NEWS UPDATE DCMS inquiry into women’s sport


Women’s Sports Trust launches to


A new grant giving body has been launched to raise the profile and to change the per- ception of women’s sport in the UK. Women’s Sport Trust (WST) will be


the only grant provider focused solely on female sport and is backed by a diverse range of elite female athletes along with representatives from business and media. Anna Watkins MBE, Olympic gold


medal rower and Patron of the WST, said: “We see ourselves as much as a movement as a grant giving body - focused on attract- ing new funding and profile for women’s sport. Details: http://lei.sr?a=u0W1Q


Te Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee will under- take an inquiry into women and sport in the UK. During the process the


committee will investigate what barriers remain to wom- en’s participation in sport and how to overcome these. The focus will be on


facilities, training, finance (including sponsorship and prize money) and media cov- erage – as well as the variety of sports on offer to girls at school. Te inquiry comes on the first anniversary of the London 2012 Games and at a time when the legacy of the Games is being questioned. In a statement, the committee said: “It was


hoped that the successes of Team GB’s female athletes in the Olympics last year would result in greater prominence for women’s sporting achievements and encourage more girls and


Te charity uses football as a catalyst for change


Homeless FA handed Big Society Award


Homeless FA, England’s national foot- ball charity, has been given a Big Society Award for its work in improving the lives of homeless people. Te charity uses foot- ball as the catalyst to give homeless people in England the opportunity to develop their skills and abilities, to gain self-respect and confidence, to improve their health and ultimately to transform their lives. Since it was set up in 2012, the Homeless


FA’s Training Centre programme has involved more than 400 players with 250 people receiving coaching qualifications. Details: http://lei.sr?a=O5w3M


Rugby stadium plans approved for Edinburgh


Plans to build a community rugby stadium on the site of the first ever international rugby match in Edinburgh, Scotland, have been approved. City of Edinburgh Council gave the green light to the plans, submitted by rugby league club Edinburgh Academicals, which will see a £8m stadium being built in Stockbridge – where an inter- national between Scotland and England was played on 27 March 1871. Facilities at the 5,000-capacity venue


will include a rugby museum, conferenc- ing facilities and nine retail units.


£40m legacy windfall for grassroots sport


A further £40m ($62m, €47m) of National Lottery fund- ing will be made available to grassroots sport during 2014- 17. Sport England said it will extend its Inspired Facilities Olympic and Paralympic leg- acy fund, designed to improve local facilities – from new playing surfaces to floodlights and better changing rooms. So far, 1,361 grassroots


sports facilities have ben- efitted in the two years since Inspired Facilities was launched, with a total of £69.9m being invested. Sport England chair Nick Bitel said: “A year


Bids for the next round of funding will be accepted from 21 October


on from the Olympics, it’s inspiring to see how our investment is transforming sporting facil- ities in hundreds of communities. Te great news for sports clubs across the country is


that we’re putting an extra £40m into Inspired Facilities so many more projects will benefit in the coming years.” Bids for the next round of Inspired Facilities


funding will be accepted from 21 October 2013. Details: http://lei.sr?a=H1M0L


Majority say Olympic budget was money well spent


More than two thirds of the UK public feel that the £8.77bn cost of hosting the London 2012 Olympics was worth it, according to a survey of 3,218 adults conducted by research consultancy firm ComRes for the BBC. Te findings also suggest that 74 per cent would


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support the event coming back to Britain, while participation figures suggest 11 per cent of people are exercising more than they did a year ago. Tis figure then increases to 24 per cent for those aged between 18 and 24 years old. Details: http://lei.sr?a=D2y6L


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Te inquiry will look into facilities and coverage of women’s sport


women to participate in sport. However, it appears that women’s sport still faces a num- ber of disadvantages compared with men.” Te committee is inviting written evidence


from the sport industry for the inquiry. An online portal for submissions will run until 19 September. To submit evidence, visit www. parliament.uk/cmscom


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