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FA launches new Women’s Super League competition PETE HAYMAN
T e Football Association (FA) has launched a semi-professional competition for women – the Women’s Super League (WSL). Chelsea Ladies played Arsenal Ladies in
the inaugural game of the league on 13 April, which took place at Tooting and Mitcham United Football Club’s ground and was screened live on ESPN television. In addition to Chelsea and Arsenal, six
other teams will compete in 14 rounds of matches – Birmingham, Bristol, Doncaster, Everton, Liverpool and Lincoln.
Glenrothes contractor named PETE HAYMAN
Graham Construction is to build a £21m sports and lei- sure centre in Glenrothes, which will replace the existing Fife Institute for Physical and Recreational Education. Designed by B3 Architects
and Crea8 Architecture, the facility will be delivered in stages to ensure minimal dis- ruption to services during the construction process. T e new complex will com-
prise a 25m x 17m, eight-lane swimming pool with a view- ing gallery for 250 spectators. A 20m x 10m training pool with moveable fl ooor, a 11m x 5m teaching and remedial pool, a strength and conditioning studio and an 80-station gym will be among the facilities. Meanwhile, a wetside changing area with
adjoining health suite, a regional-standard, eight-badminton court sports hall and an
T e venue boasts Essex’s fi rst Olympic-size pool
Final cost of hosting 2012 Games ‘going down’ PETE HAYMAN
New fi gures published by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) have shown a £35m drop in the anticipated fi nal cost (AFC) of hosting the 2012 Games. According to the government’s May 2011
Quarterly Economic Report, the overall funding package for next summer’s event remains at nearly £9.3bn. However, the AFC of the Olympic
Delivery Authority programme now stands at £7.266bn – a decrease from the £7.301bn revealed in February’s quarterly fi gures.
Study: Parents ‘concerned’ about children’s fi tness PETE HAYMAN
A quarter of parents and guardians are wor- ried that kids are not taking part in enough physical activity, according to the Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week survey. More than four-fi ſt hs (81 per cent) said
they believe sport plays an important role in a child’s development, while 92 per cent fully back their kids taking part in sport. T e survey – commissioned to explore
attitudes of adults with school-age kids – comes ahead of the Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week from 27 June-1 July.
T e new Glenrothes facility will include an 25m x 17m swimming pool
aerobics studio are also planned, in addiiton to outdoor facilities such as an enhanced athletics track and a full-size synthetic turf pitch. Graham Construction regional director Neil
McFarlane said: “T e new sports and leisure facility will provide the people of Fife with an important and stunning civic amenity.”
Big Splash swimming campaign launches PETE HAYMAN
Big Splash, a new campaign to increase the number of peo- ple swimming and to help improve the nation’s health, has been unveiled by British Swimming and the BBC. The initiative aims to
encourage the UK’s existing 13 million swimmers and inspire more to take up the sport, as well as helping to improve water safety and save lives. It is believed that a fi ſt h of
adults are unable to swim and a fi ſt h of kids leave primary school unable to swim – two statistics that Big Splash aims to change. British Swimming chief executive David
Sparkes said: “T e Big Splash is part of our ongoing drive to increase the participation in swimming. It’s got fantastic health benefi ts
British Swimming hopes the campaign will help increase participation
and it saves lives. Working with the pools and the BBC, we expect to see many more people getting active as we move towards the great- est sporting event in the world, the Olympic Games, coming to London next year.”
Pick Everard to work on grassroots scheme PETE HAYMAN
Pick Everard has been appointed by Sport England to provide procurement support as part of a new £135m grassroots scheme. T e company will work with the funding agency on the Places People Play programme
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in a bid to help meet Olympic and Paralympic legacy goals from the London Games. Pick Everard will be tasked with developing
a number of national framework deals that will guide the selection of specialist contractors to deliver modernisation/expansion schemes.
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