TeamMCR awarded funding from the Garfield Weston Foundation

Manchester Schools PE Association (TeamMCR) is delighted to have been awarded grant funding by the Garfield Weston Foundation.

The funding will support TeamMCR’s core costs in delivering our programme of universal and targeted programmes in Manchester. Our programmes are delivered through physical activity, sport, wellbeing, leadership opportunities and PE and had over 25,000 attendees during 2025/2026.

At a time when budgets for us as a charity and for the schools and community organisations we work with are tight, this funding will have significant impact.

TeamMCR’s Chief Executive, Vicky Marshall, commented;

“I would like to thank Garfield Weston for their funding and support. This grant allows us to extend the impact we are able to provide for Manchester’s young people and provides increased financial sustainability for our charity.”

The Garfield Weston Foundation is a family founded grant-maker supporting charities operating in a wide variety of sectors across the UK that make a positive difference within their communities. Established by W. Garfield Weston in 1958 through an endowment of shares in the family business – now known as Associated British Foods plc – the Foundation continues to be guided by the Weston Family. The Trustees, each of whom are direct descendants of the founder, play an active, informed role in its work. This successful model has ensured that the Foundation’s charitable donations have grown as the businesses have grown, enabling the Foundation to award grants totalling nearly £1.7 billion since its establishment. The most recent financial year 2024-2025 saw the Foundation give away almost £130 million to 2,967 charities.