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Investing £5bn - how has it made a difference to you?

We’re on the cusp of reaching a major milestone – our five billionth pound invested in supporting grassroots sports across England in the last 20 years – and we want to hear your stories of how that money has made a difference to you.

2nd March 2015

In that time, our investment has included:

  • Funding for more than 100 different sports
  • Our largest investment of £120m to Wembley Stadium
  • Our smallest investment of £300 to Baghurst AFC for new kit
  • More than 2,200 schools, colleges and universities benefiting from funding
  • Almost 300 clubs helped with flood funding.

As we sprint towards hitting £5 billion of investment and prepare for a celebration later in the year, we want you to share with us your Five Billion Stories so that we can tell other people about it.

How has funding from us helped your project or initiative? What can you do now that you couldn’t before?

Use the hashtag #fivebillionstories on Twitter or Facebook and tell us your story, or email fivebillionstories@sportengland.org.

We would also love to see your pictures and films of how funding from us has been used, as well as what things were like before, so get in touch. Don’t forget, we’re talking about the last 20 years – so why not dig out those albums and share your Five Billion Stories?

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