enfinium, a leading UK energy from waste operator, has today announced grant funding for a multi-sport after school programme for children in North Smethwick, Sandwell. The grant will support the Tee’s Titans project, delivered by the North Smethwick Development Trust. This support has been awarded as part of a £50,000 Community Benefit Fund from enfinium’s nearby Kelvin facility.
The Tee’s Titans project will help the North Smethwick Development Trust run 46 after-school sessions over a 12 month period (from 1 January 2026 to 29 October 2026) for children between the ages of five and 12. The free sessions will take place at the Brasshouse Community Centre and are designed to improve young people’s physical health, confidence and teamwork skills.
Thanks to support from enfinium, qualified coaches will deliver weekly structured sessions offering a wide range of activities, including football, basketball, athletics, dodgeball, indoor cricket, badminton, indoor tennis and team building games. The programme has been designed to be fully inclusive and accessible, with sessions tailored to different abilities so that all participants can take part and progress without financial or social barriers.
Jennifer Harrison, Chief Executive Officer at North Smethwick Development Trust, said: “Our goal is to offer an engaging programme of activity that can make a meaningful difference to the lives of young people. Our multi-sport offering will help children to build confidence and resilience, while boosting their physical health. We’re really grateful to enfinium for their support, it means we can create a lasting impact that extends the benefits of sports and character development to children who need it most.”
Robert Foster, Plant Manager at enfinium Kelvin, said: “It’s important to us that our commitment to Sandwell runs deep into the communities in which we’ll be operating and as part of this we want to be good neighbours to the people who live and work there. That’s why we’re delighted to be supporting the amazing work that the North Smethwick Development Trust does and will do through Tee’s Titans, in enriching the lives of young people through sport. We look forward to seeing how our grant makes a positive impact on the local community.”
enfinium’s £50,000 Community Benefit Fund has been made available to community groups and organisations in Sandwell and the surrounding area through enfinium Kelvin, which is currently under construction and scheduled for completion in 2026.
Applications to enfinium’s Community Benefit Fund are open and will be accepted from projects or organisations that will directly benefit the communities neighbouring the facility’s site. Organisations who are based outside of this area are also eligible to apply for grants, as long as they can prove how the award of funding will have a beneficial impact on these communities. Applications are welcomed from registered charities, schools, places of learning, not-for-profit companies, community organisations and groups – including those supported by public funding.
All applications must demonstrate that the project or event in question will either deliver environmental benefits (such as the promotion of clean energy, waste reduction and / or recycling improvements), improve standards of health, safety and wellbeing or enhance the wider community. This could mean promoting skills and educational development, environmental improvements or activity that helps boost community cohesion.
Application criteria and application forms can be downloaded from the project website: www.enfinium.co.uk/facilities/kelvin. For more information please call 0800 422 0036 or email kelvin@enfinium.co.uk.
About enfinium
enfinium is a leading UK energy from waste operator with five operational sites in the UK, in West Yorkshire, Kent and Flintshire, and one in construction. enfinium diverts 2.7 million tonnes of unrecyclable waste from climate-damaging landfill, putting it to good use by turning it into home grown energy, enough to power 600,000 UK homes. enfinium’s ambition is to transform its facilities into local ‘decarbonisation hubs’ powered by the millions of tonnes of unrecyclable waste the UK will produce for decades to come. Using existing energy from waste infrastructure, enfinium could contribute to heat networks, produce electrolytic hydrogen, or use carbon capture technology to provide durable, high quality carbon removals which will be critical for the UK to achieve net zero by 2050. For more on enfinium, please visit www.enfinium.co.uk.
