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Mills calls for joined up approach
Speaking at the ukactive Summit held today in London (7 November 2013), Sir Keith Mills, founder of Nectar and Air Miles and former deputy chair of LOCOG, criticised the way in which efforts are made to increase partici- pation in sport. Mills, who was asked to oversee the aborted
attempt to merge UK Sport and Sport England, said: “We spend, depending how you calculate it, between one and two billion pounds of pub- lic money in this country each year on sport. From school sport, local authority facilities, through to Sport England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, UK Sport, 70-plus govern- ing bodies of sport and so the list goes on. Many of them do a good job – but sadly, some don’t, and there is one thing that is clearly evi- dent and that is that there is very little focus or joined up thinking. Most of these organisa- tions are doing their own thing. We need to adopt a more strategic joined up approach.” Mills was making his comments at the ukac-
tive Summit, an event which brought together more than 400 delegates with an interest in improving the health of the nation by getting more people, more active, more oſten. At the Summit, ukactive launched a national
ambition to turn the tide of physical inactiv- ity, highlighting that a 1 per cent reduction in inactivity rates for five years would save an estimated £1.2bn.
Sir Keith Mills spoke at the ukactive Summit Fred Turok, ukactive chairman, said:
“Reducing inactivity is where we can deliver the biggest public health gains, tackle health inequalities and get the maximum financial return on our investment.” Tis call has been backed by Prime Minister
David Cameron, who said: “Turning the tide of inactivity is essential to the health of our nation. I am delighted to support ukactive and its drive for making physi- cal activity part of the DNA of our country.” Details:
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£102m earmarked for grassroots football
Grassroots football facilities in England are set to bene- fit from £102m of investment over the next three years. Te Premier League & Te
FA Facilities Fund will pro- vide financial aid to hundreds of grassroots facility projects across the country, aimed at improving the experience of playing the national game at the lowest levels and help to increase participation in football. The funding will be provided jointly by Sport England, the FA and the Premier League and deliv- ered by the Football Foundation. Many of the facilities created by the
fund will be designed to strengthen the connection between professional football clubs and their local communities, particu- larly in the most deprived areas of the country, through the professional clubs’ community trusts’ outreach work.
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Te money will be used to provide better facilities for players of all ages Launching the new fund at a school in cen-
tral London, minister for sport and equalities, Helen Grant, said: “Tis partnership between the Premier League, the FA, Sport England and government shows what can be achieved when the public and private sectors work together to help strengthen our national game. Details:
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