SPORT MPs: Concussion being ignored


A group of prominent UK politicians have led a damning report on the approaches towards con- cussion in sport, with many MPs stating that more needs to be done to protect people from serious injuries. Te Concussion can Kill


report – led by Labour’s Chris Bryant, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, Conservative MPs John Glen and Chris Heaton- Ha r r is and Lib eral Democrat peer Lord Addington – has called for the British sporting community to stop debat- ing and start taking action on the issue. Te report criticised rugby union’s Pitchside


Suspected Concussion Assessment, labelling it “insubstantial”, while also calling for different protocols to be introduced on the issue of head- ing in football, specifically to protect children.


Fleetwood Town training complex gets green light


Newly promoted League One side Fleetwood Town FC has won planning per- mission for a new £6m training complex. Designed by architects Croſt Goode, the


facility will become home to Fleetwood Town’s first team, Tornton-Cleveleys FC and members of the local community. The site, based on Poolfoot Farm in


Tornton, Lancashire, will house a full-size 3G pitch, as well as a number of grass pitches, associated changing rooms, classroom facili- ties and other community-centered facilities. A contemporary pavilion-style clubhouse


Te report calls for more coherent action to form concussion protocols It also urged a full parliamentary inquiry


into the issues surrounding concussion, cit- ing the example of Barack Obama in the US – who recently called for a summit on the issue, as well as government-led research into the topic – as a strong example of moving for- ward. Details: http://lei.sr?a=u5Z4k


Funding for Glasgow Games legacy park


Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS) has secured Commonwealth Games legacy funding for its landmark park project set to be constructed in Glasgow. Located inside a “loop” on the River


Clyde – across the water from the Glasgow 2014 athletes’ village – the £5.7m new Cuningar Loop woodland park has been described as the Commonwealth Games Park and is an integral part of Glasgow 2014 Games legacy plans. It will be open to the public at some


point in spring 2015 and aims to attract more than 100,000 visitors by 2021. FCS said it will use the funding from


Te park is across the water from the athletes’ village (right)


the Legacy 2014 Active Places Fund to expand the proposed Activity Zone at Cuningar Loop. Facilities at the activity zone will include


two separate bicycle tracks – suitable for moun- tain biking, BMX and dirt jump bikes – as well as Scotland’s first outdoor bouldering area and an adventure play area. As well as Legacy 2014


funding, the project has been supported by sportscotland’s Sports Facilities Fund. Te 15-hectare Cuningar Loop is the larg-


est of FCS’s network of 14 Commonwealth Woodlands and is being developed in partner- ship with Clyde Gateway Urban Regeneration Company. Details: http://lei.sr?a=B7N2k


Leisure centres rally in support of Drowning Prevention Week


A drowning prevention campaign, which aims to cut the hundreds of deaths caused by acciden- tal drowning in the UK every year, is receiving huge support from the leisure industry. Leisure centres across the nation are sign- ing up to support Drowning Prevention Week


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2014, which runs from 21-29 June. Te centres are running events and activities using the free educational resources provided by the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK), including a ‘Perry Pack’ exclusively designed for pools. Details: http://lei.sr?a=4N3A3


Twitter: @leisureopps Schools will get grants of up to £30,000


600 English schools share £18m Sport England funding


More than 600 primary schools in England will be able to improve their outdoor sports facilities and physical activity spaces follow- ing a funding boost from Sport England. Te £18m investment, from the Primary


Spaces Facilities Fund, will see 601 schools receive grants of up to £30,000. Te new spaces will enable schools to improve PE lessons, increase recess activities and open up playgrounds to the community. Sport England has prioritised schools


which have limited existing outdoor sport- ing spaces to be in receipt of the grants. Sebastian Coe, the Prime Minister’s


Olympic and Paralympic Legacy ambas- sador, said: “A positive first experience of PE and sport at primary school is crucial to encouraging young people to be active throughout their lives, but for those schools with little or no outside space this can be extremely challenging to deliver. “Tis funding will provide better outdoor multi-activity play areas at schools across the country usable within the curriculum and outside school hours by local commu- nities.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=N4U6r


Read Leisure Opportunities online: www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/digital 3


is to complement the outdoor facilities and will incorporate changing rooms and a gym- nasium. Details: http://lei.sr?a=a7c4H


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