- More funding for spectator sports to help with third lockdown
- Gyms call for help to be extended after ‘brutal’ 12 months
Spectator sports in England are to be given a boost in Wednesday’s budget, with the government expected to announce extra emergency funds to help clubs survive the impact of the third lockdown.
Multiple sources say the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, is planning to extend the £300m Sport Winter Survival Package, announced last November, to the spring and summer of 2021 to help clubs stay afloat – and to recognise the significant effort sport has made to keep the nation’s spirits up during the pandemic.
