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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'>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 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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 | 22 December 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><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:white'>Huge Christmas legacy boost for </span></strong><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'><br> <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>hundreds of local sports clubs </span></strong></span></b><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td width=280 rowspan=2 valign=top style='width:210.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:white'><face=arial><img border=0 width=352 height=250 id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://i.dmtrk.net/CmpImg/2009/14163/1806984_oldmanboxing.gif" hspace=7 vspace=3 align=center><span class=author2>Oxford Boxing Academy is one of 350 facilities to receive&nbsp;Olympic legacy&nbsp;funding</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><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:white'><br> 350 local community sports groups are celebrating today after being offered a total of £17.4 million in Olympic legacy funding from Sport England s Inspired Facilities Fund.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:white'>The fund is part of the £135 million Places People Play National Lottery-funded legacy programme that is bringing the magic of a home Olympic and Paralympic Games into communities across England. All 350 facilities will carry the London 2012 Inspire mark  celebrating the link to the Games.<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'><br> Sport England s Chair, Richard Lewis, said:  For hundreds of clubs and tens of thousands of people, 2012 will be the year their local sports facilities got better. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:white'> We ve had unprecedented demand for this fund, which has really hit the mark with sports clubs. It shows we re offering the sporting legacy that people want. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:white'>The investments announced today will breathe new life into tired facilities that can be unattractive to sports participants, difficult to maintain and run. Grants have also been offered to convert existing buildings into venues that are suitable for grassroots sport and to allow local clubs to buy the facilities they use.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:white'>The investments include:<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"'>£46,000 to buy a new permanent home for a boxing club in Oxford that was at risk of being closed down<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"'>£28,000 to resurface two tennis courts at Windermere Lawn Tennis club, where tree roots had made the existing courts unsafe<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"'>£50,000 to replace the roof at Worcester Citizens Swimming Pool which currently has a number of serious leaks that were threatening its future<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"'>£50,000 to upgrade a 35-year-old clubhouse at Great Eccleston cricket club in Preston, including disabled access with changing and toilet facilities. <o:p></o:p></span></li> </ul> <p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:white'>Minister for Sport and the Olympics, Hugh Robertson MP, said:  We want to use the Olympic and Paralympics next summer to inspire a generation to get involved in sport across the country. This is why as part of the £135 million Places People Play legacy programme we invited community sports clubs to apply for funding to upgrade their facilities. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:white'>Inspired Facilities has been designed to be as simple and accessible as possible for potential applicants, with a shorter form and a catalogue of ready-made options to choose from. This is the first of five funding rounds of Inspired Facilities; the second round opens on 1 February 2012, offering hundreds more local groups the chance to bid for a further £10 million of funding.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:white'>Places People Play 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:white'>LOCOG Chair, Seb Coe, said:  This is a fantastic funding project that will deliver a real legacy from the London 2012 Games. 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. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:white'>Today s announcement was welcomed by the Local Government Association. Cllr Chris White, Chair of its Culture, Tourism and Sport Board, said:  In spite of budget pressures, councils are striving to keep supporting local sports clubs and want to work with them in creating a lasting and meaningful Olympic and Paralympic legacy. This much-needed funding will hopefully act as a catalyst to further strengthen local partnerships between councils and sports clubs and get more people playing sport. </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:3'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></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'>If you would like copies of 'the latest from the pitch' sent to another email address please <a href="http://dmtrk.net/AXF-MWE6-18VFDA-8S2YU-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'></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-MWE6-18VFDA-8S2YV-1/c.aspx"><span style='color:white'>privacy policy</span></a> can be found on our <a href="http://dmtrk.net/AXF-MWE6-18VFDA-8S2YW-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-MWE6-8018VFDAB4/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_i1029" 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_i1030" src="http://dmtrk.net/AXF-MWE6-18VFDA/o.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </img></div> </body> </html>