![]() ![]() ![]() “And that’s why Sport England has invested £35 million to do just that. Which also makes it a platform on which we can build a true legacy. “The Games is a wonderful, fun, social event that brings us all together. The video below gives a flavour of some of the projects that are already benefitting from our funding including the Balsall Heath-based Saheli Hub, that provides women-only exercise opportunities, and Tyseley’s Impact Fitness Hub that engages disadvantaged children, young people, women and families with activities such as judo, wrestling and boxing.Ĭhris Boardman, Sport England chair – speaking directly to the camera in the Impact Fitness gym, and then over a montage of community groups getting active in ways such as walking, cycling, tennis wrestling, boxing and judo: That will help us in our mission to tackle inequalities, create more active communities and level up access to physical activity. We’re working with partners within communities because they are best placed to know what local people need and how to break some of the barriers that people face. One of our major focusses will be supporting community groups to help local people get involved with sport and physical activity, and our B2022 Places and Spaces Fund – backed by National Lottery Funding – is still open for applications. We’ve invested £35 million of National Lottery and government funding into the Games, on everything from ensuring key venues such as the Sandwell Aquatics Centre are not just fit for the Games but also long afterwards as a community facility, to providing support for the School Games and the Daily Mile to spread the impact of the Games to children and young people across the country. Since December 2017 when Birmingham was announced as the host city, we’ve been working to ensure those facilities, and Games as a whole, have a lasting impact on both the West Midlands and the wider population. ![]() "There's a lot of thinking going on at clubs these days, it's not just a matter of getting 16 players, a manager and a trainer and turning up at the ground," Robinson added.The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games kick off with what’s sure to be a spectacular opening ceremony this evening.Ī decade and a day on from the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony, England will again play host to a festival of sport with athletes coming from all corners of the globe to show off their talents in world-leading facilities and in front of sell-out crowds. Kicking off early would also allow them to live stream games and avoid a 14:15 to 17:15 blackout imposed by the Football Association. He is encouraging clubs to be proactive, perhaps showing Premier League games in clubhouses to encourage supporters to come to their grounds early. "What it's going to be on the new energy costings, we don't know - but certainly for league matches if clubs can go to a 12:30 kick-off or even if they just come forward an hour or so, they can save themselves some money." "We've done some work as to how much floodlights actually cost, and we know in cup competitions we allow £75 to £85 for floodlights, but is that enough? It used to be," Robinson told the BBC Non-League Show. The League expects the issue to become more acute later in the year when floodlights are needed for games - and is also aware that high fuel costs are also having an impact as clubs travel to away fixtures. How will UK households cope with soaring energy costs?.I haven't forgotten it and everything has got worse since then." ![]() "I said not this season but we will work it for next season. "In March, I went to a ground when things were just starting to go up and the clubs said to me 'our energy bills have gone up this amount - can you help us, can we kick off early?' If the two of them agree, they can bring forward the kick-off," said chairman Nick Robinson. "We want to make sure that our clubs are aware of the rules. The new season starts on 13 August, although they are involved in FA Cup preliminary round ties this weekend. ![]()
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