'We're fighting to survive' – Jill Douglas sounds alarm for grassroots sports as £500k lifeline opens

TV presenter Jill Douglas has raised concerns about the financial struggles facing grassroots sports clubs, describing their situation as a 'constant scramble' to survive amid rising costs during the cost-of-living crisis. A £500,000 lifeline funding package has opened to help support these clubs. Douglas is urging attention to the plight of community-level sport, warning that many clubs are 'fighting to survive.'