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London playing fields ‘under threat’


Te London Assembly has called on the government to better protect the capital’s playing fields. In a letter to culture secre- tary Hugh Robertson, the Assembly cites its concerns over “potentially serious gaps in information and strategies” that are designed to monitor and protect fields. Local authorities are responsible for


protecting playing fields under threat. According to Sport England guidelines, each authority should have an up-to-date strategy setting out local need and site pro- vision. Details: http://lei.sr?a=X7r0m


A public spending watchdog has declared this year’s London Olympics and Paralympics a success, stating the total pub- lic sector spend is likely to come in under budget. The National Audit Office’s post- Games review, presented to parliament on 12 December, revealed there is likely to be a £377m underspend in the £9.3bn Public Sector Funding Package, set in 2007. Areas of uncertainty, such


as the final cost of converting the Athletes’ Village and set- tling outstanding contracts with suppliers, mean the exact public expen- diture will not be known until 2014. Head of the National Audit Office, Amyas


Morse, said the Games were a success by any reasonable measure. “Te construction pro- gramme was completed on time and within budget, 11 million tickets were sold and our


Te museum was designed by Mather & Co


Wolves launches new stadium museum


Wolverhampton Wanderers FC has opened a £1m interactive museum in the new Stan Cullis Stand at Molineux Stadium. Wolves Museum features 25,000 pieces of mem- orabilia, including shirts, medals, old programmes and trophies collected over the club’s 135-year history. Te museum is split into different zones;


history, stadium, sport science and games. Twenty-two touch screens, one of them called ‘Glory of Wolves,’ are placed around the museum. Details: http://lei.sr?a=t7a4s


North Lanarkshire Leisure facing cuts in services


Spending cuts are forcing leisure trust North Lanarkshire Leisure (NLL) to make some difficult choices with its leisure pro- vision. It is proposing to close the Iain Nicolson Recreation Centre and reduce the opening hours at three other swim- ming pools. It has also been proposed that the Aquatec Leisure Pool and Health Suite be converted into a soſt play facility. Other cost savings include a review of overtime payments and swimming teachers’ con- tracts. Details: http://lei.sr?a=9w9y9


18 Team GB’s triumphs at 2012 have been followed by financial success


athletes excelled. Crucially, the Games passed off without major transport disruption or secu- rity incident,” he said. Te report noted £500m for venue security


was not factored into the original budget, but the total spend was still less than expected. Details: http://lei.sr?a=m6c1u


UK Sport and Sport England merger ‘off’


Te planned merger of UK Sport and Sport England is “likely to be scrapped” accord- ing to the Guardian. Following on from a previ-


ous report in the newspaper in January, the Guardian claims that the plans have now been cancelled in the wake of Team GB’s Olympic success in the summer. Both UK Sport and Sport England declined to comment. When contacted by Leisure


Management, a spokesper- son for the Department for Culture Media and Sport said the matter was as yet undecided. “No final decision has been made,” he said.


Team GB’s success at London 2012 might see merger plans shelved UK Sport is the country’s elite sport fund-


“But we’re looking to ensure the strongest approach to community and elite sport on the back of a successful London 2012.”


ing body while Sport England distributes public and lottery money to NGBs as well as invests in grassroots sports infrastructure. See UK Sport interview on p50


Wellness watchdog to be set up in Derbyshire


A new health and social care watchdog is being set up to improve the quality of services in Derbyshire. Healthwatch Derbyshire will oper- ate as an independent organisation and is set to launch before April 2013. It will replace the existing Local Involvement Network (LINks)


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and will gather views, information, concerns and experiences and feed them into the devel- opment and delivery of local health services. Te scheme aims to ensure that feedback


on topics such as GP referrals is collected and relayed back. Details: http://lei.sr?a=o3v7a


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