NEWS UPDATE
Sports clubs receive hosepipe ban guidance
Sport England has made new guidance available to help sports clubs cope with the effects of a hosepipe ban now in effect in a number of areas across the country. Te agency has worked with national
governing bodies to produce the advice, with water a crucial part of maintaining the quality and safe performance of surfaces. Te new guide includes how to maintain
pitches and courts in a time of drought, as well as how to work with water companies to negotiate possible exemptions. Details:
http://lei.sr?a=Q5s3H
Tennis and judo hit by funding cut
Sport England has reduced the amount of funding to the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) and British Judo Association (BJA) as a result of “disappointing participation figures”. Te LTA has renegotiated
its participation aims with the funding agency aſter agree- ing a cut of £530,000 due to its failure to achieve its initial growth targets between 2009 and 2013. Meanwhile, the BJA has
also revised its growth target aſter agreeing a £353,000 cut. Te decisions follow “lengthy negotiations” between the bodies and Sport England. Sport England’s Active People Survey has
Tennis has suffered a £530,000 cut aſter missing its participation targets
the number of people taking part at least once a week and at least once a month. Sport England chief executive Jennie Price
shown a decline in the average number of peo- ple playing tennis at least once a week from 487,500 (2007-08) to 375,800. Participation in judo over the last two years has been described as “flat” – both in terms of
Te track will be able to host international races
Major new BMX facility for London’s Burgess Park
Southwark Council has approved plans for the development of a “national standard” BMX track in south London’s Burgess Park, which is undergoing an £8m revamp. Proposals include a 400m (1,312ſt) track
with a starting hill, banked hairpin turns and a variety of jumps. It has been designed for use by people of all ages and abilities. Due for completion in January 2013, the
new venue will be capable of hosting inter- national races and will be one of the first in London to accommodate both summer and winter national events. Details:
http://lei.sr?a=x3N8N
Final approval for Saracens’ stadium vision
Saracens rugby union team has secured final approval for the multi-million pound rede- velopment of London’s Copthall Stadium from communities secretary Eric Pickles. Te Aviva Premiership team’s vision for
Copthall Stadium was approved by Barnet Council in February, with the development expected to cost £18m. Both the national governing bodies for
athletics and rugby union support the plans, which include new permanent facilities and the installation of temporary seating. Read more:
http://lei.sr?a=d7D1J
Firms appointed to sport’s Legal Panel Framework
A number of law firms have been appointed to the new Legal Panel Framework, which is to provide services to national governing bodies for sport and recreation organisations. Sport England, Sport Wales, UK Sport and the Sport and Recreation Alliance have set up
the framework, which is formed of 10 firms selected through a procurement process. It comes aſter it was found that sector organ-
isations face challenges in terms of finance and resources when accessing legal services. Details:
http://lei.sr?a=Z9r5G
Windsor Park scheme moves forward
The multi-million pound redevelopment of Belfast’s Windsor Park stadium has taken a step forward after the Irish Football Association (IFA) confirmed that initial funding is now in place. A Letter of Offer has been
received by the national governing body from the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL), which will release the first tranche of a £25.2m funding package towards the scheme. IFA is working with DCAL,
said: “Sport England has been clear that failure to achieve the agreed growth in a sport would lead to a governing body’s overall funding levels being reviewed.” Details:
http://lei.sr?a=T6g7N
Te Letter of Offer paves the way for work to begin at the Belfast venue
Sport Northern Ireland and Linfield Football Club on the plans, which will transform the existing venue into an 18,000-capacity national stadium for football. Te next stage of the project, following the appointment of a planning consultant, will see
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an integrated consultant team selected to draw up designs for the new-look Windsor Park. A planning application is expected to be
submitted in December, with the phased con- struction process to begin in August 2013. Details:
http://lei.sr?a=w4h1p
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