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Sports minister eyes increase in minimum reinvestment from sale of television rights By Pete Hayman


Sports minister Hugh Robert- son has revealed that the Central Council of Physical Recreation (CCPR) is to review its voluntary broadcasting code to boost grassroots sports. Under the current terms of


the code, national governing bodies (NGBs) agree to reinvest a minimum of 5 per cent of revenues gained from the sale of broadcast television rights for major events. However, Robertson believes


the code should be changed so that NGBs – including the Football Association and the England and Wales Cricket Board – reinvest a minimum of 30 per cent in grassroots sports. While the review will focus


on the contribution of NGBs, other signatories including the


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Grassroots sports could net a greater share of broadcast revenue


Premier League and golf's PGA European Tour will also be given consideration in a bid to further boost grassroots. Robertson said: "National


governing bodies have a duty to ensure that they have the strongest community structure possible. A thriving grassroots


is only going to help the sport at the top end." CCPR chief executive Tim


Lamb added: "All signatories reinvest signifi cantly more than 5 per cent, but a potential increase to 30 per cent would provide even more of a guarantee for grassroots sport."


New Trifi tness facility set for Scottish Borders Trifi tness will offer facilities


By Tom Walker


Borders Sport and Leisure Trust has teamed up with Heriot- Watt University and Borders College to create a fi tness centre for the Scottish Borders. The new £400,000, 760sq m


(8,181sq ft) club – to be called Trifi tness – will be located in Galashiels and boast a fi tness suite offering a wide range of cv, resistance and free weight equipment. The facility will also offer a


purpose built dance studio that will be used to host a pro- gramme of exercise classes.


The signing of the agreement by all three Boarders partners


The centre will be managed


by Borders Sport and Leisure Trust and replaces an existing facility based at the Jackson Building in Galashiels.


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for both Borders College and Heriot-Watt University students and staff and will house the College's Borders Academy of Sporting Excellence. Heriot-Watt University's


secretary Peter Wilson, said,


"These joint proposals provide all users with improved facilities and which, for our students, are closer to the campus. "The arrangement also means


that our existing staff, who have experience and commit- ment to serving their customers, will be able to continue to do so at the new centre."


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