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120.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black'>Sent:<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>                               </span></span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black'>25 November 2011 17:28<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:120.0pt;text-indent:-120.0pt;tab-stops: 120.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black'>To:<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>                                   </span></span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black'>Honorary Secretary - Gloucester - Tricia Perris<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:120.0pt;text-indent:-120.0pt;tab-stops: 120.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black'>Subject:<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>                          </span></span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black'>The latest from the pitch<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=700 style='width:525.0pt;mso-cellspacing:0cm;background:#2F5A0E;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm' id=OuterTable> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;height:58.5pt'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:58.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:white'><img width=700 height=78 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://i.dmtrk.net/CmpImg/2009/14163/435444_Banner.jpg" alt="the latest from the pitch"></span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;height:1.5pt'> <td colspan=2 style='background:white;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:1.5pt'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:white'><img width=1 height=2 id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://i.dmtrk.net/CmpImg/2009/14163/435448_spacer.gif"></span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm' id=ContentPadding> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=8 style='width:6.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm' id=PaddedCell> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm' id=MainContent> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm' id=Header> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:white'>the latest from the pitch |&nbsp;25 November 2011</span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="mailto:thepitch@sportengland.org" title="Why not tell us what you think of this edition of the latest from the pitch?"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'>Sport England | Creating sporting opportunities in every community</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <!--Header--> </table> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;height:7.5pt'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:7.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:7.5pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:white'><img border=0 width=1 height=10 id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://i.dmtrk.net/CmpImg/2009/14163/435448_spacer.gif"></span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;background:#4D732A; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm' id=Story1> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="http://dmtrk.net/AXF-MA6B-18VFDA-8K85V-1/c.aspx"><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin'><o:p></o:p></span></a></span></p> <p><strong><u><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:white'><a href="http://dmtrk.net/AXF-MA6B-18VFDA-8K85V-1/c.aspx"><span style='color:white'>£3 million 2012 legacy investment for West Midlands sports facilities</span></a></span></u></strong></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=280 rowspan=2 valign=top style='width:210.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal><span class=author2><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:white'><a href="http://dmtrk.net/AXF-MA6B-18VFDA-8K85V-1/c.aspx"><face=arial><span style='text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 width=352 height=250 id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://i.dmtrk.net/CmpImg/2009/14163/1736509_davidjenniejeremy.jpg" style='display:block' alt="David Green, Jennie Price and Jeremy Hunt" align=center></span></a></span></b></span><b><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:white'><br> <span class=author2>The Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, Jeremy Hunt (right) and Sport England Chief Executive, Jennie Price, present Professor&nbsp;David Green&nbsp;of the University of Worcester with a £1.5 million award from Sport England's </span><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Iconic Facilities</span></em><span class=author2>&nbsp;fund </span></span></b><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </face=arial> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;background:#2F5A0E; padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'><br> Two stunning community sports facilities are to be created in Worcester and Telford after receiving £3 million of National Lottery funding from Sport England s <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Iconic Facilities</span></em> Olympic legacy fund. <br> <br> The Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, Jeremy Hunt, joined Sport England to make the announcement during an event at the University of Worcester. <br> <br>  From sporting beginners to experts, everyone in the Telford and Worcester areas can now look forward to playing sport in world-class facilities, said Jennie Price, Sport England Chief Executive. <br> <br>  This is an inspirational legacy that will improve lives in these communities for generations after the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. &nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <!--Story1--> </tr> </table> <p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'>&nbsp;<br> Part of the £135 million <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Places People Play</span></em> legacy programme, <em><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"'>Iconic Facilities</span></em> is bringing state-of-the-art sports facilities to communities across England. <br> <br>  This £3 million investment will transform community sport in Worcester and Telford, helping to create a lasting sporting legacy from London s Olympic and Paralympic Games, said Jeremy Hunt, who was visiting the region as part of his nationwide  2012 tour .  Sport England s <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Places People Play</span></em> programme is a fantastic programme, bringing the magic of a home Olympic Games into communities across the country. <br> <br> The University of Worcester has received £1.5 million to transform a derelict site into the Worcester Community Sports Arena, which will offer: <o:p></o:p></span></p> <ul type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:white;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>A new 12-court sports hall that will be a thriving sports hub for students, the local community and sports governing bodies <o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:white;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>A welcoming home for local sports clubs in basketball, netball, badminton, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair fencing and blind football <o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:white;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>A centre of excellence for disability sport. <o:p></o:p></span></li> </ul> <p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'> The Worcester Arena will provide outstanding new opportunities to engage in sport, said Professor David Green, Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive, University of Worcester.  Inclusive by design, we hope it will become  home from home for many athletes with a mobility impairment. We are delighted that Sport England has chosen to make this coveted £1.5 million <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Iconic Facilities</span></em> award to the Worcester Arena. The University will ensure that this funding and facility is imaginatively used to promote sport, inclusion and education. <br> <br> Dawley Sports and Learning Community will also receive £1.5 million to help bring to life Telford and Wrekin Council s vision for: <o:p></o:p></span></p> <ul type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:white;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>A new eight-court sports hall, health and fitness suite and national standard BMX outdoor track <o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:white;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>A new artificial grass pitch and high-quality grass sports pitches <o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:white;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>A major regional base for cycling, rugby league and table tennis <o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:white;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Co-location of sport with education and health services and improved school and club links.<o:p></o:p></span></li> </ul> <p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'>Councillor Arnold England, Telford &amp; Wrekin Council s cabinet member for Leisure and Wellbeing, welcomed the funding from Sport England.  I am delighted at the news that Telford &amp; Wrekin Council will be receiving this money and it is a real boost for our plans for the Dawley Learning Community, he said.  It will mean that we can create fabulous sporting facilities at the new site for use by both school pupils and the local community. <br> <br> Sport England is currently inviting bids to the second £10 million funding round of <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Iconic Facilities</span></em>, which will support multi-sport facilities that help increase participation and deliver a sustainable sporting legacy beyond 2012. <br> <br>  This is a fantastic funding project that will deliver a real legacy from the London 2012 Games, said Seb Coe, LOCOG Chair.  It will provide a whole range of sporting opportunities for young people through improved facilities and will I hope inspire them to take up sport. <br> <br>  We hope that lots of people will be inspired to take up sport by ParalympicsGB s performance next year, said Tim Hollingsworth, British Paralympic Association CEO.  Facilities such as these will be a vital way of meeting that demand. <br> <br> <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Places People Play</span></em> is being delivered by Sport England. We are working in partnership with the British Olympic Association (BOA) and the British Paralympic Association (BPA) with the backing of The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) and the London 2012 Inspire mark.<br> <br> <a href="http://dmtrk.net/AXF-MA6B-18VFDA-8K85W-1/c.aspx"><span style='color:#F2F9F8'>Find out more about <em><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"'>Iconic Facilities</span></em> and how to apply</span></a>.&nbsp;<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;</p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:3'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <hr size=1 width="100%" noshade style='color:#4D732A' align=center> </span></div> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:4'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:white'>To find out more about Sport England's strategy <a href="http://dmtrk.net/AXF-MA6B-18VFDA-8K7W7-1/c.aspx"><span style='color:white'>click here</span></a></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:white'>If you would like copies of 'the latest from the pitch' sent to another email address please <a href="http://dmtrk.net/AXF-MA6B-18VFDA-8K7W8-1/c.aspx"><span style='color:white'>click here</span></a></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:5'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <hr size=1 width="100%" noshade style='color:#4D732A' align=center> </span></div> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:6;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:white'>This email was sent by Sport England, our <a href="http://dmtrk.net/AXF-MA6B-18VFDA-8K7W9-1/c.aspx"><span style='color:white'>privacy policy</span></a> can be found on our <a href="http://dmtrk.net/AXF-MA6B-18VFDA-8K7WA-1/c.aspx"><span style='color:white'>website</span></a></span><span style='color:white'> <br> </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:white'>If you wish to unsubscribe from all future email updates then please <a href="http://dmtrk.net/AXF-MA6B-8018VFDAB4/uns.aspx"><span style='color:white'>click here</span></a></span></p> </td> </tr> <!--MainContent--> </table> <!--PaddedCell--></td> <td width=8 style='width:6.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 width=8 height=1 id="_x0000_i1031" src="http://i.dmtrk.net/CmpImg/2009/14163/435448_spacer.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <!--ContentPadding--> </table> </td> <!--OuterTable--> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td> </tr> </table> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1032" src="http://dmtrk.net/AXF-MA6B-18VFDA/o.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </img></div> </body> </html>