2012 Sports Champion Named
Sir Steve Redgrave, one of the greatest ever Olympians, has been appointed as the Government's 2012 Sports Champion. Sir Steve will champion the shared commitment to ensure London 2012 leaves a lasting sporting legacy of a world-leading sport system >>more
RFL 'Touchline Managers' Qualify
Held in conjunction with Whitehaven RLFC and the RFL two courses were held at the club in early October, Head Coach Ged Stokes with players Ade Adebesi, Andy Gorski along with representatives from Egremont Rangers, Frizington ARLFC, West Cumbria u18s all qualified as “Touchline Managers”. The course embraces the RFL`s Respect programme. The follwoing evening 'Time to Listen' course dealt with Safeguarding & Protecting children within Rugby League >>more
BBC Power of Sport Award
Nominations are now open for the BBC Power of Sport Award, supported by Sport England - an opportunity to celebrate grassroots sporting projects that have really changed people's lives. The prestigious award is being contested in all 12 BBC regions for the first time.
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Investing in sustainable sports facilities
Innovative projects that will transform the places where people take part in sport have secured investment through Sport England's new Sustainable Facilities Fund. Sport England launched the programme to encourage multi-sport developments that are viable in the long term, delivered through partnerships between public, private and commercial organisations. The next round of the sustainable Facilities Fund opens 26th October 2009 and closes on 21st December >>more
Rugby Sevens admitted to the Olympic Programme for 2016
The IOC executive board has voted to admit rugby sevens to the Olympic programme for 2016. Rugby union is played in more than 100 countries, from Andorra to Zambia. Many of the smaller nations already use sevens as a stepping stone to the full 15-a-side version of the game. As the Sevens World Series so often shows, the standard of play throughout the world is steadily increasing. An Olympic sevens tournament will only inspire smaller nations to improve further and encourage more people to get involved at the grass roots of the game, whether as players, coaches, officials or supporters >>more
£14 million revamp plan for Carlisle's Sands Centre
There are plans for a 25m swimming pool to replace the main pool at The Pools in James Street, while a new sports hall will free up the existing hall as a venue for shows and conferences. The gym will be enlarged and a “school of sport” provided for the University of Cumbria. The first phase – the sports hall and new entrance – should be ready early in 2011. The whole scheme is due for completion by autumn 2012 >>more
Cumbrian golf teen out to beat the Irish
Teenage Cumbrian golf star Seb Crookall-Nixon will be aiming to help England Under-16s to victory over Ireland this weekend. The 16-year-old, from Workington, will be hoping for a repeat of last year’s success over the Irish when both sides do battle, starting 10th October at Hunley Hall in Yorkshire >>more
Apply for a laptop and a year's free broadband
BT Community Connections is an award scheme which enables community and charitable organisations to get online and make use of information and communication technology (ICT). Groups can apply for a laptop and a year’s free broadband connection. There are more than
1,000 award packages available to give to groups who can demonstrate how an award will benefit their work and the local community >>more
Dowdales School gain RFL 13 Aside Match Official award
Pictured are pupils from Dowdales School, Dalton in Furness after successfully gaining a RFL 13 Aside Match Official award, the course held in partnership with the RFL culminated in 9 students gaining the qualification. “The newly qualified officials will have an opportunity to officiate over the coming weeks and put the skills and knowledge which they have acquired into practice” said Peter Wharton the RFL`s Match Official Development Officer for the region.
Register as a local supporter - Change 4 Life
Change4Life nationwide movement now has 22,605 local supporters. Being part of this campaign has given supporters the opportunity to promote the Change4Life message through your own activities and doing what you do already: talking to people as a trusted source of helpful information. To help you make the most of your efforts, you'll receive free materials, advice on how to talk about Change4Life, tips and ideas for fun activities, access to logos and images, plus regular updates so you can see what we've all been up to >>more
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