TOUR OF BRITAIN SUPPORTS SPORT TOGETHER FUND

The UK’s biggest professional cycle race, the Tour of Britain, has announced that it will support Beyond Sport’s Sport Together Fund in 2022.

Created by global charity Beyond Sport and launched at the Sport Industry Awards 2022 last Thursday (12^th May), the Sport Together Fund aims to help support sport-based development organisations around the world that are providing vital aid to their communities in the face of conflict, harm and insecurity.

Guided by an expert advisory panel skilled in trauma and health, conflict resolution, youth sports and social and community cohesion, the Fund will provide resources to vetted sports-based community organisations that are helping Ukrainians, especially children, survive, overcome their trauma and rebuild their lives. Support will be given through cash grants and capacity-building tools based on the specific needs of the communities. 

As part of the new partnership, in the build-up to and during the eight-stage Tour, which takes place between 4^th-11^th September, fans of the Tour of Britain will be encouraged to donate towards the Sport Together Fund.

Hugh Roberts, Executive Chairman of Tour of Britain organisers SweetSpot Group, said, “As soon as we heard the news of Beyond Sport’s initiative, we knew this was something that we wanted to support with our events.  The past two years have shown the importance of sport in our everyday lives, and it is something that in the UK we are very fortunate to be able to take for granted.  The Sport Together Fund is a great way of the sport industry being able to help those that are less fortunate and highlights how the Tour of Britain can be used as a platform to raise awareness of initiatives like this at home and abroad.”

Fred Turner, Executive Director of Beyond Sport, added, “By collaborating as a sector and placing sport at the heart of recovery, our ability to provide support for communities becomes that much more effective. The Tour of Britain has an unparalleled platform here in the UK, uniting the world’s leading cyclists with individuals and communities around the world. Beyond Sport is delighted to play a part in the Tour’s goal of affecting social change through the power of sport, by raising awareness and funds to support those facing conflict, harm and insecurity.”

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Donate to the Sport Together Fund today  

For more information on how to become a partner of the Fund, please contact Fred Turner, Executive Director of Beyond Sport, at fred.turner@beyondsport.org