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grassroots sport
T
he government’s drive to get a mil-
lion people playing more sport is to
be promoted by nine new champi-
ons, one for each region in England.
The Regional Champions for Commu-
nity Sport will act as advocates for
grassroots sport and Sport England’s
Baroness Sue Campbell CBE,
plans to increase participation.
chair, Youth Sport Trust
They will help to develop and take
The new appointments are aimed at
forward local partnerships that improve
increasing grass roots participation
sports provision and take-up, as well
as securing continued investment for Dave Long (West Midlands), and Yuri F
ifteen years ago the Youth
Sport Trust was established as
an independent charity with a
grassroots initiatives. Matischen (Yorkshire and Humber). Each mission to build a brighter future for
Announcing the move, sports minister will be expected to commit an average young people through PE and sport.
Gerry Sutcliffe named the appointees as of half a day a week to their new roles. Working with partners across the pub-
Stephen Castle (East of England), Man- Sutcliffe said: “Our new champions lic, commercial and charitable sectors,
jula Sood (East Midlands), Shaun Dawson have an important role in taking forward we set out to create a world-leading
(London), Peter Rowley (North East), the spirit of partnership that is essential system that reached all young people.
Pam Jervis (North West), John Cove to making our aim of getting many more Since then, there has undoubtedly
(South East), Tim Coventry (South West), people playing sport a success.” been a significant transformation;
more young people are participat-
ing, leading and performing in
New sports complex for Rochdale
school sport than at any point in
our history. Investment from central
government and lottery sources will
P
lans for a major new swimming with the launch of cultural trust Lin- exceed £2.4bn between 2003-2011
pool and sports complex in Roch- k4Life. Other projects forming part of and there has been significant ad-
dale, Lancashire, have taken a the capital programme include the ditional resource from local councils
step forward after the local authority £14m Middleton Arena, which opened and across the private sector.
set aside £8.2m for the scheme. in January 2009; a £300,000 extension The recent 2010 Sports Colleges
The new facility will replace the out- to Hollingworth Lake Water Activity Conference, enjoyed by 2,000 head
dated Rochdale Baths on Entwisle Road, Centre; an £80,000 upgrade at Bowlee teachers and key-decision-makers
forming part of a wider £33.8m capital Park Sports Centre and the construc- in sport and education, showcased
programme announced by Rochdale tion of the £10.3m Sports, Culture and this transformation, which has often
Borough Council in July 2007 to coincide Leisure Village in Heywood. been referred to as a ‘quiet revolu-
tion’. The challenge now is to make
some noise about the great things
that are happening.
UNIVERSITY REVEALS SPORTS CENTRE PLANS
While it is important to recognise
and celebrate progress, we need to
Plans for the development of a new (OCC) for the development of a new make further advances, and at
multi-million pound sports complex on tennis centre but is now aiming to a faster pace, if we are to reach
the site of the University of Oxford’s gather comments on the sports centre every young person and ensure they
existing Iffley Road facility have been proposals before submitting a plan- experience the very best PE and
unveiled at a new public consultation. ning application in spring. school sport has to offer.
Designed by FaulknerBrowns Ar- Proposed facilities at the new Iffley The spotlight now shining on
chitects, the project will see the Iffley Road complex will include one double- school sport is a result of this prog-
Road centre overhauled to provide fa- sized and one single-sized sports hall ress and a growing belief that PE and
cilities for more than 80 indoor sports, linked by a timber and glass structure. sport can make a major contribu-
while the existing swimming pool will This structure will house the main tion to many agendas; educational
be integrated into the main venue. entrance and atrium foyer, a two- achievement, public health, commu-
The university has already received storey gym, a café/restaurant and nity cohesion and, of course, sporting
approval from Oxford City Council multi-use sport rooms. performance at the highest level.
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