NEWS UPDATE


NGBs ‘holding back’ from bidding for major events


Hosting major sporting events is becom- ing a global growth market, but UK NGBs are thinking twice about bidding due to the fi nancial risks attached to the process. A report by the Sport and Recreation


Alliance shows that 67 per cent of UK NGBs see the risk of investing into the oſt en costly bidding process as the main obstacle to launching a bid. Bidding for events has become increasingly competitive, as hosting is oſt en seen as providing three benefi ts; a fi nancial boost for organisers, increasing a sport’s profi le and improving facility infra- structure. Details: http://lei.sr?a=9n3N0


Landmark for Olympic Truce scheme


The UK government has delivered more than 80 Olympic Truce events around the world as part of the global legacy plans for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Led by the Foreign and


Commonwealth Offi ce (FCO), the events have been organised in partnership with the United Nations (UN), National Olympic Committees, parlia- mentarians, and other public and private partners across fi ve continents. The projects have ranged


T e Olympic Truce initiative is one of the 2012 legacy programmes


from a youth football tournament in Lesotho to a sports day in Sri Lanka. T e latter was inspired by the Paralympics and brought together former adversaries – disabled soldiers from both sides of the island’s long-running and brutal civil war. In the UK, Olympic Truce events have already been organised in more than 20,000


Sheff Wed – likely to change owners in near future


BDO survey: third of club owners considering selling


A third of all club owners in the Football League are considering selling their club in part or completely over the next year, a survey by accountants BDO has revealed. BDO representatives spoke to fi nance


directors at 66 clubs from across the Premier League, Football League (FL) and Scottish Premiership and found 36 per cent of League One clubs and 28 per cent of FL clubs in general have said they’re considering a full or partial exit. Details: http://lei.sr?a=L0V1l


Drive to teach PE as a core subject in Wales


Experts have recommended that PE should be give the same status as maths, English, science, and Welsh in schools to help tackle the obesity problem in Wales. Current core subjects in Welsh schools don’t include PE, which is categorised as a foundation subject. More than one-third of the Welsh pop-


ulation are either overweight or obese, costing the Welsh NHS more than £70m a year. A group chaired by Paralympic gold medallist, Baroness Tanni Grey-T ompson says if that step was taken, it would be the first country in the world to make the move. Details: http://lei.sr?a=D9S2W


schools though the Get Set programme set up by LOCOG in 2011. Lyall Grant, UK ambassador to the UN, said:


“International Inspiration, which is London 2012’s international sports legacy programme, has already enriched the lives of more than 11 million children in 20 countries through sport and play. Details: http://lei.sr?a=K1P2W


GAA to give grant aid for £4m Ruislip revamp


The Gaelic Athlet ic Association (GAA) is to provide grant aid to help the London County Board carry out a £4.2m revamp of its headquarters in Ruislip, London (UK). T ough planning permis-


sion is yet to be granted, the GAA has given the London County Board its backing for the redevelopment. If plans are approved the


redevelopment could see the capacity of the Emerald Grounds increase to 5,000, with the ground including a 2,400-seater stand and terracing. A new playing surface may also be constructed. It is thought build- ing could start in June 2014, with the project reaching completion in time for the Connacht SFC quarter-fi nal in May 2015.


T e investment is part of GAA’s plans to expand Gaelic sport in the UK “T e total project will cost over £4m and


will result in a ground they can be proud of,” said GAA president Liam O’Neill. “T e plans will be revealed when planning permission comes through but we have given it the go- ahead.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=Q8k8i


Scottish rugby and football given £3.15m facility fund


A £3.15m grant has been created to develop a Scotland-wide network of full-sized 3G pitches for youth football and rugby. T e CashBack for Pitches Fund will use


money seized under the Proceeds of Crime Act to help install synthetic grass pitches, with


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a focus on projects working with young people in areas that experience problems with anti- social behaviour and crime. T e grants – of up to £300,000 – will also prioritise pitch facilities that will be used to drive youth participation. Details: http://lei.sr?a=2u7z4


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