Community engagement isn't just a buzzword. It's the foundation of a sports club that lasts. Too often, clubs treat engagement as a one-off survey before a funding bid, a consultation exercise, or a social media post. But meaningful engagement is something deeper. It's about building relationships, earning trust, and creating genuine shared ownership of your club's direction. Done well, it transforms a club from being just a place where people play sport into a genuine commun

Barclays are giving grants to community sports groups who need it most. In partnership with Sported, the Barclays Community Sport Fund offers grants, bespoke support, and exclusive ticketing opportunities to make football, tennis, and cricket more accessible to women and girls in communities across the UK. Since the fund's inception in 2022, we've helped over 4,000 community groups to make sport more accessible, with over 670,000 people supported by the fund so far. About the