SPORTS clubs from across Richmondshire have received money to help their members.

Richmondshire Local Sports Association handed out money to 14 applicants as part of the 2014/15 Sports Clubs Grant Scheme.

The awards were made possible after the association received £2,500 from the communities opportunity fund at Richmondshire District Council.

Councillor Peter Wood, chair of the association, said he was delighted to be able to hand out the cheques to the clubs.

The recipients were: British Gurkha and Nepalese Community Youth Club; Brompton-on-Swale Cricket Club; Catterick Crusaders Rugby League Club; Catterick Garrison Football Centre; Catterick Village Cricket Club; Chi Taekwondo; Gunnerside Table Tennis Club; Leyburn Badminton Club; Richmond Junior Hockey Club; Richmond Town Football Club; Richmond Tri Kudu Junior Triathlon Section; Richmondshire Cricket Club Junior Section; Richmondshire Rugby Union Football Club and Spennithorne & Harmby Cricket Club.

Twelve recipients attended a presentation evening on Thursday, March 26 at Richmondshire Rugby Club.

Richmondshire Local Sports Association will hold its Junior Sports Awards in early July 2015 after the event had to be cancelled last year.

Nomination forms for the awards are available at www.richmondshire.gov.uk