Oswestry Sports Forum works towards the benefit of Sport and Physical Recreation
in the Oswestry area and attempts to improve accessibility to Sport among the people
of the area. This includes a small grants programme. The Sports Forum comprises
volunteers who represent a range of member sports clubs. Oswestry Sports Forum provides
a virtual place where members of the local sporting community can meet, discuss issues
and share best practice - a forum for local sport.
Membership
Membership of Oswestry Sports Forum is open to all organisations in the Oswestry area provided that they support and promote the objects of the Sports Forum. The Membership subscription fee is £10 per year, payable on 1st September.
Membership entitles the organisation to attend meetings of the Sports Forum (e.g. Forum Evenings, the annual Sports Awards presentation evening and the AGM). Each member club has one vote at the AGM. Members who provide an email contact address will also receive updates concerning sport in the area, funding for clubs, coaching opportunities etc. Member clubs are also eligible to apply for grants on the small grants scheme (see Grant Conditions).
To apply for membership, please complete the Membership Form and return it to the Secretary.
We also host annual Sports Awards to recognise local sporting performance and club volunteers. We arrange Forum meetings on topics of interest to local sports men and women. During the Oswestry Games 2012, we created a Hall of Fame for local sports stars, past and present, which is on permanent display in Oswestry Leisure Centre.
See our Privacy Policy here.
Grants
The closing date for the next Grants round is Monday, 20th January 2025. Grants will be decided at a meeting at 7.00 pm on Thursday, 6th February. Applicants must attend or be represented at this meeting. Full conditions and application forms can be downloaded from the “Grants” page - see tab on left-hand side of this page.
The area of benefit is any club or individual who lives or trains in Oswestry plus the area within 10 miles’ radius. It includes St Martins, Ellesmere, Baschurch etc. Clubs and individuals based within Oswestry Town will be eligible for the funding awarded to Oswestry Sports Forum by Oswestry Town Council. Click on the Grants tab for how to apply.
If you would like to find out more about Oswestry Sports Forum or if you have a question about Sport in Oswestry, please contact us!
Secretary:
Susie Hancock
Chains Cottage
Old Racecourse
Oswestry
SY10 7PQ
Susie(at)oswestrygames.co.uk
NB. We have avoided showing the @ in the email addresses on this site in order to avoid spam to those addresses.
Hall of Fame
New members are inducted into the Oswestry Sporting Hall of Fame during an annual Forum Evening. Suggestions for new members would be welcome. Hall of Fame members are people from the Oswestry area who have achieved national importance in sport e.g. by representing their country (at Senior level, not age group) in international competition. Please see the Hall of Fame page for more information.
Dan Jones, and Sam Martin inducted into Oswestry Sporting Hall of Fame.