PITCH ADVISORY SERVICE UPDATE | INVESTMENT
GMA SECURES £3.9M INVESTMENT TO HELP BOOST GRASSROOTS SPORT The newly named Pitch Advisory Service gains further support from Sport England and its NGB partners to help improve natural turf pitches across football, cricket, rugby union and rugby league
8 GROUNDS MANAGEMENT | JUNE 2021
Jason Booth GMA COO
I’M THRILLED TO REVEAL that the GMA has secured a £3.9m investment from the Premier League, The FA, the Football Foundation and Sport England to help deliver the third phase of the pitch improvement programme that supports local communities and players. Since 2014, we have grown stronger with each phase of delivery. Now, six years later, we’re seeing huge progress through enhanced education and training of both volunteer and professional grounds managers. Formally known as the Grounds and Natural Turf Improvement