sport New £8m fund for disabled sport


Sport England has joined forces with Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson for the unveiling of a new £8m fund to boost sports participation among disabled people Te Inclusive Sport initia-


tive was launched to coincide with the 100-day countdown to the 2012 Paralympic Games and will allow groups to bid for grants of at least £10,000. According to Active People


Survey 5, just 17.6 per cent adults aged 16 and over with a limiting disability or illness play sport on a regular basis. It is hoped Inclusive Sport will increase the


Te fund aims to increase the number of disabled people playing sport


number of disabled people taking part in sport, as well as removing barriers such as a lack of specialist equipment or transport issues. Sport England chief executive Jennie Price


said: “It is an uncomfortable truth that dis- abled people enjoy fewer opportunities to get


involved in sport. Sport England is commit- ted to changing that.” Baroness Grey-Thompson added: “I am


delighted this new funding is available and is specifically targeted at improving access to grassroots sport to more disabled people.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=a8t0d


Te Welton project boasts a new sports pavilion Work starts on £5m Welsh football centre


ISG has moved in to com- mence groundwork at the site of Wales’ new £5m National Football Development Centre at Newport International Sports Village (NISV). Newport City Council is


working with the Football Association of Wales (FAW) and the Welsh Football Trust on the scheme, which was approved earlier this year. ISG was appointed follow-


ing a tender process held by the FAW, with Boyes Rees Architects and structural engineers Shear Design also involved. A FIFA 2-Star 3G artificial pitch will be


Te National Football Development Centre will be located in Newport


among the facilities and is to be made avail- able to local clubs and community groups as part of an agreement with the FAW. Facilities also include a multi-purpose venue housing


the FAW’s office and administration headquar- ters and extensive changing facilities. Elsewhere, the centre will comprise physio-


therapy and treatment suites with an ice bath, as well as a hi-tech video analysis facility. Read more: http://lei.sr?a=K5a4z


QPR named as preferred bidder for London sports ground


Queens Park Rangers Football Club (QPR) has been named as Ealing Council’s preferred bid- der to take on the lease of the publicly-owned Warren Farm sports ground in Southall. Te Premier League club is proposing to develop the site as its new training ground,


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which will also provide new facilities for com- munity use – including a new pavilion. Improved football and cricket pitches; an


artificial training pitch; and a multi-use games area also form part of QPR’s proposals. Details: http://lei.sr?a=C5m3c


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Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul chase 2020 Olympic Games


The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has shortlisted three locations - Tokyo, Japan; Istanbul, Turkey; and Madrid, Spain - to host the summer Olympic Games in 2020. Two other cities - Doha (Qatar) and Baku (Azerbaijan) - were also among the five applicant cities, but lost out in the race to be named candidate cities follow- ing a technical assessment. All three shortlisted cities will now pre-


pare a candidature file with an in-depth description of their “Olympic project”. Details: http://lei.sr?a=K0J8z


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Football Foundation grant for Lincolnshire scheme


Welton-by-Lincoln Parish Council has received a Football Foundation grant worth more than £250,000 towards new commu- nity facilities in Welton, Lincolnshire. Te scheme represents a total invest-


ment of £500,000 and has also been given support by West Lindsey District Council; WREN; and the parish council itself. LK2 Development Services is working in


conjunction the parish council to deliver the development, which will include the refurbishment of existing facilities to pro- vide a new sports pavilion. Details: http://lei.sr?a=G1N9r


FT Leisure secures two UK leisure centre contracts


Swimming pool engineering specialist FT Leisure has been appointed to work on new the leisure centre developments at Kings Cross in London and Holt Park, Leeds. Te group will work on swimming pool


facilities at both schemes, with the Kings Cross centre to include a 25m, four-lane pool with a counter current swim unit. Holt Park will include a 25m pool, a


learner pool and a hydrotherapy pool. FT Leisure will supply and install the water treatment and filtration systems for each. Details: http://lei.sr?a=b6F8O


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