SPORT Tigers’ stadium plans push ahead


Castleford Tigers Rugby Football Club’s plans to build a new stadium have taken a step forward after the gov- ernment decided not to call in the planning application. The proposed 10,000-


capacity stadium is part of a £135m mixed-use Five Towns Park development in Glasshoughton, consist- ing of a 50-acre country park and a 53,000sq m retail and entertainment complex. Developed by Lateral


Property Group, the sheer size of the project meant the plans had to be considered by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG). Wakefi eld Council had approved the original planning application back in February. DCLG decided, however, not to call the proposals in for further scrutiny, which could have delayed the stadium opening date. Tigers CEO Steve Gill said he was “thrilled”


that the project has now cleared its last planning hurdle. “It’s a huge relief to hear the


T e stadium will form part of a £135m mixed-use project


application is not being called in,” Gill said. “We’re now in a great position to deliver the Five Towns Park project to our local com- munity. T ere are a lot of excited people in Castleford at the moment, but we still have work to do before we start the groundwork.” Construction work is now expected to begin


this year, with the new stadium ready for the 2017 season. Details: http://lei.sr?a=y3M8x_O


Fresh thinking drives up golf participation


England Golf ’s renewed emphasis on structured coaching


courses


providing regular playing opportunities has led to a marked surge in new players taking up the sport. A new impact report by


the national governing body shows that there were 8,500 new club memberships taken up in the year to March 2015 – which could equal £7.2m in annual subscriptions. The report also spot-


lights large increases (43 per cent) in the number of people taking structured golf coaching and the number of people playing weekly has gone up 48 per cent since 2014. The increases are credited to England


Opportunities for regular playing sessions have increased for all ages Claire Roberts, England Golf ’s head of


Golf ’s new strategy of providing fewer one-off taster sessions and placing more emphasis on coaching and off ering regular sessions which are more likely to lead to club memberships. T e new approach supports the England


Golf Strategic Plan for 2014-17 which has seven key aims, including creating more players, more members and stronger clubs.


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participation, commented: “Our research tells us that it is golf club members who play golf most oſt en and our county network has, therefore, concentrated on creating more regular players and more members. “T e results of the past 12 months have


been very encouraging and England Golf will continue to work with counties and clubs to promote regular coaching and ways to recruit and retain club members.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=G8R5W_O


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