How the money is spent

Every penny we raise goes back out to local sportspeople and clubs. Below is our full record of every grant the Armchair Club has awarded — who received it, when, and how much.

£351k awarded to local sport
393 grants awarded since 1994
1982 first grant awarded

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If you coach, run or support a sportsperson or club in Mansfield or Ashfield who needs a hand with kit, coaching, travel or competition costs, we would like to hear from you. Grants are normally between £250 and £1,000.

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Every grant awarded

Most recent first.

August 2026Ewan McGregor (Marial Arts)£250
August 2026Scarlet Almqvist (Swimmer)£250
August 2026Mille-Ray Vardy (Martial Arts)£250
July 2026Marie Mayers (Martial Arts)£250
July 2026 Isla Brook (Volleyball & Basketball)£500
April 2026Jackson King (Darts)£250
April 2026Milana Mustafaeva (Skating)£250
March 2026Oscar McCulloch (Scotland U19 Rugby League)£250
February 2026Brandon Lee (Triple Jump)£500
January 2026Charlotte & Harry Callaghan-Whetton (Swimming) £500
December 2025Mansfield Harriers£480
December 2025Mansfield Giants£500
November 2025Clipstone Colts Girls£250
November 2025Callum Mills (Ice Skating)£250
November 2025Alex Smith (GB Deaf Football)£500
November 2025Amie Grainger (Endurance Riding)£250
October 2025Freya Percival (Dressage)£380
October 2025Jack Hill (Trial Cycling£500
September 2025G3A Leverkusen (U10 Football£250
July 2025Ambitious Athletes£500
July 2025Shirebrook Cobra’s (U7 Football)£500
July 2025G3A Madrid (U7 Football)£500
June 2025Emily Diacopoulos (Gymnastics)£250
May 2025Raven Defensive Arts (Martial Arts)£500
May 2025Sherwood Colliery SC (Swimming) Photo£250
April 2025Revolution Gym£500
April 2025Langwith Cricket Club Photo£500
April 2025Freya Percival (Dressage)£500
March 2025Matt Smart (Athletics)£500
March 2025Dylan Helme ( Fencing)£250
March 2025Theo Nelson (Golfer) Photo 1/Photo 2/Photo 3£250
February 2025Ashfield Spartans£450
January 2025Theo Nelson (Golfer) Photo£250
December 2024Theo Nelson (Golfer) Photo£500
September 2024Jessica Hammond£250
September 2024Brandon Lee (Athletics)£500
September 2024Mansfield Triathlon Club (Jiu Jitsu)£250
September 2024Sutton Swimming Club£1000
September 2024Yu Martial Arts Club£500
August 2024Mansfield 776 Gymnastics Club£500
July 2024Ambitious Athletes£500
July 2024Dakota Dawson Martial Arts£250
July 2024Sherwood Colliery Cricket Club£750
June 2024Meden Vale Colts£1000
June 2024Mansfield Harriers and Athletic Club£1000
May 2024Sam Hammond / Climbing£250
May 2024Asher Blythe / Carting£250
April 2024Callum Mills / Ice Skating£250
April 2024Freya Percival / Dressage£250
April 2024Mark case / Jiu Jitsu£250
March 2024Dylan Helme, Fencing£500
March 2024Freya Percival / Dressage£250
March 2024Mansfield Cricket Club£500
December 2023Mansfield Bowling Club£250
December 2023Mansfield Badminton Club£250
December 2023Sherwood Wolf Hunt£250
December 2023Matthew Smart£360
November 2023Callum Mills£250
November 2023Kerrie Allen£250
November 2023Amie Grainger£250
August 2023Lawrence Burton£250
June 2023Olivia Mitchell - Photos£250
May 2023Ambitious Athletes Scheme£500
May 2023Meden Vale FC£500
May 2023Sam Hammond£500
May 2023Ethan Potter£500
May 2023Manor Gymnastics£500
March 2023Rainworth & Blidworth Boxing Club£250
March 2023More Leisure Community Trust£427
March 2023Football in the Community£500
Feb 2023Callum Mills£250
Jan 2023Brandon Lee£500
October 2022Oliver Galonowska£484.76
Oct 2022Elliott Clogg£500
Oct 2022Amelia Allen - Photos:1,2,3
£500
Oct 2022Jack Adamson McMinn£250
Sept 2022Mansfield Rugby Club£718
Sept 2022Levie Charles Kids Football £250
Sept 2022Millie-Rae Vardy£250
June 2022Lawrence Burton£500
June 2022Rebecca Gillespie£500
May 2022Ed Simmons£250
April 2022Rossi Starbrook£500
April 2022Sam Hammond£500
April 2022Lily Hammond£500
April 2022Callum Mills£350
January 2022Jenny Bryan£500
January 2022Ross Lamb £585
December 2021Elliott Clogg£800
October 2021Amelia Allen£500
February 2021Mansfield Harriers£1000
January 2021Amelia Allen £100
December 2020Exoress Coaching£500
October 2020E Clogg - Info,Interview,Update,MRS Training & Recue Post
£500
April 2020Sherwood Wolf RLC£500
April 2020C Allsop£250
April 2020B Allwood£500
April 2020R Gillespie£500
April 2020O Spiers - Photos - 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11


£500
April 2020D Ramsey£250
February 2020H Gowan£500
February 2020C Mills£250
February 2020Walesby Juniors£250
January 2020M Hallam£250
January 2020H Poxon£250
January 2020A Allen£500
December 2019E Clogg£1000
October 2019Oliver Golanowska£484
July 2019Ramsey£250
July 2019L Burton£250
June 2019Clipstone Welfare Colts£1000
June 2019Mansfield Junior Badminton£600
June 2019Foundation£500
June 2019N Leivars£500
June 2019Mansfield and Ashfield Schools FA£180
April 2019Luca Sheldon£500
April 2019Sam and Lily Hammond £500
April 2019Daniel Ramsey£500
March 2019Gymstarz£370
March 2019Jenny Bryan£500
March 2019Killian Ryan£500
January 2019776 Gymnastics£583
January 2019Ross Lamb - News£500
January 2019Callum Mills£250
January 2019Sam Lloyd£300
December 2018Chloe Bowers£100
November 2018Libby Coleman£500
October 2018Foundation£500
September 2018Molly Cooper£250
August 2018Charlotte Freeman£500
August 2018Della Spina£250
August 2018Ethan Davies
£600
August 2018Coxmoor Junior Section
£200
June 2018Charlotte Henshaw - Charlotte Henshaw won KL2 200m para-canoe gold at the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021, with team-mate Emma Wiggs clinching silver by setting a new Paralympic best time of 50.760 seconds. Wiggs, won VL2 gold on Friday but secured the ParaGB 1-2 and capturing a silver, finishing 0.649secs behind Henshaw. Video £300
April 2018Elliott Clogg£1000
February 2018Notts Schools Athletics Association£750
January 2018Ross Lamb£250
January 2018Callum Mills£750
December 2017Blidworth Blacks FC£225
August 2017Kieran Harby£688
July 2017Sherwood Colliery Swimming Club£1000
July 2017Mansfield Taekwondo Academy£580
July 2017Huthwaite Boxing Club£600
July 2017Phil Edwards Golf for Schools£550
July 2017Jordan Boulton£500
March 2017Bailey Lowe£500
February 2017Ella Hughes£500
February 2017Aspire and Achieve Foundation£840
December 2016Sutton Squash Club£275
December 2016Callum Mills£500
December 2016Kieran Sheppard£250
December 2016Market Warsop Girls FC£250
December 2016Ethan Davis - Skiing£600
December 2016Luke Duffy - Athletics £250
December 2016Ben & Tom Birchall£1000
November 2016Ross Lamb£250
November 2016Zenith Sports£150
November 2016Callum Mills£500
November 2016Keira Shepherd£333
November 2016Market Warsop Girls £250
September 2016Jordan Boulton£500
September 2016Lewis Kane£200
September 2016Emily Witts £200
September 2016Darren Kissane – Badminton £200
August 2016Mansfield Rugby Club£135
August 2016Mansfield Junior Badminton Club £500
August 2016Clipstone Welfare Colts £348
August 2016St. Josephs FC under 9s – Sabre Sports £517
August 2016J. C. McFarlane for Meg £250
August 2016St Josephs U9's FC£500
July 2016Mansfield RUFC Girls Section£150
July 2016Mansfield Junior Badminton Club£500
July 2016Clipstone Welfare Colts FC£348
July 2016Nottingham Power Chair Football£3500
June 2016Mansfield Lawn Tennis Club£375
April 2016Ella Hughes – Cross Country£250
March 2016Ethan Davis – Skiing£250
March 2016Ella Hughes – Cross country£250
February 2016 Callum Mills ice skating£250
January 2016Tom Cumberland – Golf£500
December 2015Lyla Easom -Brazilian Jiu Jitsu - Photo£250
November 2015Thomas Atkinson  £250
September 2015Elliot Clogg swimmer£500
July 2015Sam Hay Squash£250
July 2015Billie Jo Smith Golf£500
July 2015D. Brewer Taekwondo - Photo
£500
May 2015Glapwell Colliery Cricket club£500
May 2015Freya Christie Tennis£500
May 2015Selston Town Cricket club£250
April 2015Martin Jenks BHP special chairs£240
April 2015Lily May Boseley – Swimmer£350
March 2015Joshua Tarry - Ice Skater£250
October 2014 Oliver Pratley Swimmer£300
September 2014J. & B. Whiteman Skating£250
June 2014Alissia Barlow£500
May 2014Reuben Haines Taekwando£250
May 2014Joseph New - Cricket£250
April 2014Ethan Davis – Skier£250
March 2014Ollie Hynd – Swimming£350
March 2014Charlotte Henshaw – Swimming£350
December 2013F. Swinbank Epee fencer£200
November 2013Ben King – Tennis£250
July 2013Hannah Thorpe - Skater£250
July 2013Mansfield Hosiery Mills£500
April 2013Farnsfield CC£250
March 2013Freya Christie – Tennis£500
March 2013Oliver Pratley – Swimming£500
March 2013Jamie Whiteman – Skating£250
September 2012Freya Christie – Tennis£500
July 2012Luke Pearce – Gymnast£250
May 2012Andrew Zawadzki – Swimming£250
March 2012Jordan Boulton – Golf£250
February 2012Oliver Pratley – Swimmer£250
October 2011Freya Christie – Tennis£1000
August 2011Coxmoor Junior Girls Team£200
July 2011Bailey Lowe – Karate£250
July 2011Rachel & Charlote Gair – Hammer Thrower & Discus250
May 2011Mansfield & Pleasley Cricket Club£500
May 2011Freya Christie – Payment on behalf of AC Trust£1000
May 2011Shannon Rose Burrows – Martial Arts£320
March 2011Paula Robinson – Wheelchair Badminton£150
March 2011Jake Norris – Power lifting, Dubai£300
February 2011Oliver Pratley- Swimming£250
February 2011Jamie Whiteman – Skating£250
February 2011Farnsfield Cricket Club£100
February 2011Daniel Barkes – Runner£264
February 2011Jennifer Clarke – Snow Boarding£250
February 2011Emma Dallman – World Transplant Games£329
September 2010Sports Aid£500
September 2010Ben King – Tennis£250
September 2010Jamie Whiteman – Ice Skating£250
September 2010Bethan Whiteman – IceSkating£250
August 2010Oliver Pratley – Swimmer£250
August 2010Portland College TableCricket£250
August 2010Colin Radmore – Canoeist£250
July 2010Rachel & Charlotte Gair – Hammer Thrower & Discus£200
June 2010Stephen Lisgo – Runner£500
June 2010Freya Christie – Tennis£250
December 2009England Girls Basketball£150
December 2009Freya Christie – Tennis£1000
October 2009Ben & Tom Birchall – Motorcycle Sidecar Champions£500
October 2009Stephen Wells- Martial Arts£250
August 2009Freya Christie – Tennis£250
July 2009C. Radmore – Canoeist£500
July 2009Jamie & Bethan Whiteman – Ice Skating£300
July 2009Ben King – Tennis£150
May 2009Jamie Allen – Taekwondo£250
April 2009Katie Gillies – Swimmer£250
April 2009Farnsfield Cricket Club£1000
March 2009Ruby Straw – Gymnast£500
February 2009Joanne Tollervey – Karate£333
February 2009Freya Christie Tennis£500
November 2008Emma Dallman – World Transplant Games£500
September 2008Mansfield Olympic Gymnast Club£500
August 2008Freya Christie – Tennis£250
August 2008Glapwell FC – Lawn Mower£500
August 2008Glapwell Cricket Club£500
August 2008Heidi Gregory – Swimmer£250
May 2008Glapwell FC£500
May 2008Rachel Gair – Hammer Thrower£250
May 2008Charlotte Gair – Discus£250
May 2008Sam Hynd – Swimming£250
May 2008Daniel Mills – Swimming£250
May 2008Rachel Murray – Girls Soccer£250
May 2008Alicia Robinson Hockey£250
May 2008Sam Walker – Table Tennis£250
May 2008Sarah Perks – Table Tennis£250
May 2008Tom Pereira – Basketball£250
May 2008Charlotte Henshaw – Swimming£250
April 2008Rebecca Adlington – Swimming£1000
March 2008Mansfield Bowling Club£500
February 2008Jamie Whiteman – Ice Skater£500
February 2008Sam Hynd – Swimmer£200
January 2008Mr G. Graney – Cricket Umpire£300
January 2008Mansfield Maulers Wheelchair Basketball£500
October 2007David Mills -Sports Aid£250
October 2007Samuel Walker -Sports Aid£250
October 2007Rachel Murray -Sports Aid125
August 2007Darren Winfield Stanesby – Weight Lifter£500
August 2007Rebecca Adlington – Swimmer£500
June 2007Rachel Gair – Hammer Thrower (Sports Aid)£250
May 2007Emma Dallman – World Games, Thailand£500
January 2007Thomas Pereira – Sports Aid East Midlands£250
January 2007Lee Graney – Rugby£250
July 2006Natalia Cresci – Athletics£250
July 2006Tony Grisman -Sports Award£100
July 2006Glapwell Cricket Club£250
July 2006A Place to Call Our Own£100
June 2006Jamie Walker Charitable Fund£250
May 2006Sports Award Charlotte Draycott£100
April 2006Alicia Robinson -Sports Aid£150
April 2006Sarah Perts -Sports Aid£150
February 2006Sports Awards Sam Hynd£100
February 2006Sports Awards Daniel Mills£100
December 2005MTFC UK 2006£750
May 2005Christopher Adcock -Badmington£500
March 2005T. Calladine – Three Counties Rugby Tour£250
March 2005J. Williams – Three Counties Rugby Tour£250
March 2005A. Symocox – Three Counties Rugby Tour£250
January 2005Farnsfield Junior Cricket Club£250
January 2005Mansfield & District Youth Cricket League£500
January 2005Manor 4th Woodhouse Football Club£350
January 2005Carsic Colts£257
January 2005Rainworth Rangers Under 11s£250
Nov-04Polar Challenge West Notts College£500
nov-04Angela Holmes – Coach to British Deaf Swimming Squad£500
Aug-04Q. E. Nippers FC£500
Aug-04Sally Hopkins – Modern Pentathalon£250
Apr-04Mansfield Town FC (Stags) Community Trust£2678
Apr-04Mansfield & District Youth Cricket League£360
Apr-04Welbeck Warriors Youth Scheme£500
Dec-02A & K. Tranter – Taekwondo£500
Dec-02Mansfield Express Basketball£250
Dec-02C. Lawson – Swimming£250
May-02J. Farnsworth – Golf£250
May-02Welbeck Colliery Cricket£250
May-02Teversal Cricket Club£500
Apr-02Tibshelf PTFA£500
Feb-02Rebecca Adlington – Sports Personality£300
Feb-02Christopher Adcock – Sports Personality£100
Feb-02K. Chiverton – Sports Personality£100
Feb-02Kathryn Goodall – Sports Personality£100
Feb-02Stags Supporters Association£40
Oct-01Jamie Farnsworth – Golfer£500
Oct-01Mansfield Athletic FC£275
Oct-01Mansfield Referees Assoc£100
Oct-01Mansfield Express Basketball£250
Oct-01Rainworth Tigers£275
Oct-01Clipstone Rovers£50
Oct-01Travis Binnion – Cricketer£250
Jul-01R. Cooper – Motorcyclist£100
Jun-01A. Foulkes£300
Jun-01Teversal Cricket Club£500
Jun-01Welbeck Colliery Cricket£300
Jun-01Russell Todd£300
Jun-01J. Cooper Mansfield Harriers£150
Feb-01Sports Personality£700
Jun-00Welbeck Colliery Cricket£800
Jun-00RR. Soos Runner£150
Jun-00Sutton Celtic Youth Football Club£100
Jun-00Glapwell Football Club£500
Jun-00Mansfield Referees Assoc£100
Apr-00Edwin Arthur Care Homes Cricket League£300
Apr-00Glapwell Colliery Cricket Club£500
Apr-00TibshelF Junior FC£500
Mar-00M. Newell – Cricketer£1000
Feb-00G. Walker – Sports Personality£300
Feb-00D. Richards – Sports Persoanlity£100
Feb-00T. Morley – Sports Personality£100
Feb-00A. Bennett – Sports Personality£100
Jan-00Sutton Celtic Youth Football Club£200
Jan-00Mansfield Swimming Club£500
Sep-99A. Tranter – Taekwondo£500
Apr-99A. Tranter – Taekwondo£250
Apr-99E. Lilley Mansfield Harriers£150
Apr-99R. Newton – Hurdler£150
Apr-99M. Holden£200
Mar-99Sports Personality£550
Mar-994th Mansfield Woodhouse FC£100
Mar-99Jessica & Chelsey Haywood – Ice Skating£100
Mar-99Lisa Cater – Athletic Kit£100
Mar-99Mansfield Referees Assoc£250
Mar-99Langwith Cricket Club sponsor shirts£250
Mar-99Louise Gill – Taekwondo£100
Mar-99Edwin Arthur Care Homes Cricket League£300
Mar-99Welbeck Colliery Cricket£500
Nov-98Mansfield & District Table Tennis League£100
Nov-98Kevin Evans Benefit Dinner£1000
Sep-98Mansfield Chinese Boxing£500
Sep-98Shirebrook Town FC£500
Jul-98Elizabeth Regan – International Guide Camp Japan£100
Jun-98Lisa Cater – Spikes and road shoes£100
Apr-98Mansfield Town FC Youth League£500
Apr-98Kirsty Thomas – Women Professional Golfers European Tour100
Apr-98Edwin Arthur Care Homes Cricket League£100
Mar-98Sports Personality£650
Feb-98Jan Davis – Canoe Polo£250
Jan-98Mansfield Town FC Football in the Community£200
Jun-97Verity Green – World Games for the Deaf£500
May-97Danielle & Kumei – Asan Karate Girls£500
May-97Mansfield Town FC Youth League team visit£1000
Mar-97Sports Personality£600
Oct-96Andy Pick Benefit£1500
Jul-96Olympic Appeal Midland Bank£2000
Mar-96Mansfield Youth League£3050
Dec-95Benefit Dinner – Paul Johnson£1441
Sep-95N. Banbury – Raleigh Challenge£100
Jul-95K. Barlow – Raleigh Challenge£100
Jun-95Mansfield Town Football Club£2500
Feb-95P. Franks – Chad Personality£500
Feb-95E. Goodall – Chad Personality£50
Feb-95L. Spick – Chad Personality£50
Feb-95R. Styles – Chad Personality£50
Sep-94Stacey Wilkinson£100
Sep-94Trent Bridge£2000
PreviousDonations£189000

The grants listed above are those for which detailed records remain available. However, the Armchair Club has been supporting local sportspeople, teams and organisations since 1982, and records from many of its earlier years are incomplete. Taking this long history of support into account, we estimate that by 1 September 2026 the Club had donated approximately £351,000 to local sport. The true impact is greater still, with our grants often helping to unlock additional fundraising, match funding, sponsorship and community support – multiplying the value of every pound the Club gives.