My name is Anthony McGill and I’m the chairman for the NWASA Snooker in Derry, Northern Ireland.

In the past year I have ran a few snooker Exhibitions around the Northwest bringing the likes of snooker professionals Mark Allen, John Higgins to name but a few. There has been a massive surge in young ones coming off the streets and playing snooker and even coming to watch these guys play at the exhibitions. The only problem is, these professionals aren’t cheap and I have to charge a fee at the door, in which a good few young ones as well as old, can not afford this.

This is the main reason why I’m asking for funding, to basically bring these guys over, free entry and to give these young guys a chance, bring them off the streets for good and in playing in local halls.