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Wasps return thanks to heat detection camera
Premiership rugby team Wasps has installed a heat detection camera at its Broadstreet training facility as part of the club’s efforts to help safeguard players, staff and visitors during the Covid-19 pandemic. The hi-tech Vodafone camera was installed as Premiership rugby clubs
across the country returned to non-contact training. The camera is located at the main entrance to the training ground and will screen the body temperature of everyone coming in. Signs around the club will tell visitors about the camera and what it’s for. Stephen Vaughan, CEO of Wasps Group, said: “The heat detection
camera will be a useful tool in helping to safely reopen our facilities, and to provide reassurance to our staff, players and visitors that we are providing as safe an environment as we can. We have a very strong partnership with Vodafone which allows us to work together to use their cutting-edge technology to help our club” The heat detection camera combines thermal imaging and Vodafone’s
Internet of Things (IoT) technology to screen the temperature of people as they enter buildings, and quickly analyse the results. The camera can check the temperature of up to 100 people per minute. Thermal images are streamed securely and in real time to a laptop or
Championship at The Belfry
The Belfry will play host to golf’s UK Championship from 27 to 30 August. The championship, which
concludes the European Tour’s new ‘UK Swing’ competition format, is to take place on the historic Brabazon course, which has played host to the Ryder Cup on four occasions. Following the suspension of
the season due to Covid-19, the European Tour announced its plans for the resumption of the 2020 campaign with the
launch of the six-week ‘UK Swing’. James Macbeth Stewart,
resort director at The Belfry, said: “We are very proud to be hosting the UK Swing’s UK Championship and to be playing a part in getting golf back up and running. “After a tough few months,
we are delighted to see a positive outlook for the future of golf, and we look forward to welcoming players back on the course.”
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Hot spot: the heat detection camera in action
mobile device where instant analytics provide a discreet alert that a person may have a raised temperature. These alerts should then be further investigated using standard clinical
evaluation methods in order to determine whether any further action is necessary. IoT provides reliable and secure connectivity and enables standalone installation with no additional IT requirements. *Wasps has announced a range of contingency ticketing plans if supporters
are not able to attend the remainder of the club’s home games this season, regardless of whether the campaign carries on or not. Season members and ticket purchasers will be offered pro-rata credit
that they can either put towards a season membership or match tickets for next season, while those who wish to donate their credit to support the club able to do so. Refunds are also available.
England star joins Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club has signed former England star Tim Bresnan on a two-year deal. The 35 year-old bowler has
joined the Edgbaston based club from Yorkshire, who he helped to back-to-back County Championships in 2014/15. He also was part of England’s
team that won the Ashes in Australia for the first time in 24 years in 2010 and then retained the urn on home soil in 2013. He said: “I’m thrilled to be
joining Warwickshire. It’s a club that I’ve always admired, and I’ve always thoroughly enjoyed playing at Edgbaston with Yorkshire and
Tim Bresnan
England. “I have still got a strong desire to
continuing playing at the top level and to win, so hopefully I can pass on a bit of my experience to the young players who are coming
through. “I know quite a few of the
players well, so I can’t wait to move down and get cracking.” Warwickshire’s sport director
Paul Farbrace said: “With multiple trophies to his name, Tim is a winner and he knows exactly what it takes to perform and to ultimately succeed at the highest level.
“Having him on board is a
fantastic move for the club.” *Brewer Marston’s has been
named as Warwickshire’s shirt sponsor for the knockabout 20- overs tournament in a two-year deal.
School to host blind games event
King Edward’s School, Birmingham will be a host venue for two sports in the 2023 International Blind Sport Federation (IBSA) World Games. Birmingham will be the host city of the Games,
which will take place from 18 until 27 August 2023. King Edward’s School will host the cricket and powerlifting, with other events being staged at the University of Birmingham and across the region. King Edward’s boasts outstanding facilities with a 1st XI cricket ground and pavilion at Eastern Road and
three junior pitches on the school playing fields, with practice facilities including a four-lane all weather net complex. Dr Katy Ricks, chief master of King Edward’s School,
said: “Sport is an integral part of life at King Edward’s so we are delighted to be involved in the 2023 IBSA World Games. We look forward to hosting the cricket and powerlifting tournaments and welcoming athletes and supporters from all over the world to our beautiful campus.”
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