Deejay the national lottery has been a big scam from day one..
I know this because I used to run coaching sessions 3 evenings a week and every second sunday for 3 years for Tag Rugby and Baseball..
And because I did not charge these kids because there parents could not afford it I was not eligable for any funding that was a total of over a hundred kids a week slapped in the face....
With crb checks and insurance and first aid training it was costing me 5 and a half grand a year but we were not classed as a worthy cause.
So after 3 years me and my missus could not afford to carry on..
To apply for funding you have to fill in a 72 page application have a bank account in the clubs name with 2 signature's have been running for at least 2 years,
Cater for all age groups, sexies and disabled, and prove that you have at least 20% of the kids from ethnic minority's.....
Then you must also submit 2 years financial statements for the organisation and explain how you funded it......
It was total bullshit if you do not have an accountant and a lawer helping you then forget it.....
But the biggest Laugh It was the Major League Baseball who tried to help us out the most by supplying all the baseball equipment...An American organisation not British. They even helped by covering the kids with Insurance. And the rugby league a bunch of wankers who not only charged us £500 each for our qualifications in tag rugby they wanted us to pay them £65 per child a year for insurance........
In this country if you are not connected or paying someone off you do not stand a chance.....