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One of Scotland’s remote Highland communities has today secured its sporting future with an award of £66,000 through sportscotland’s Sports Facilities fund.
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As two of Britain’s top judoka were training at judo’s National Training Centre in Edinburgh today, with their sights firmly fixed on the World Championships in August, sportscotland announced an investment of £414,940 to further develop the sport ahead of its return to the Commonwealth Games programme in Glasgow in 2014.
sportscotland today announced an investment of £144,255 for the sport of table tennis in Scotland and this morning Sports Minister Shona Robison will see for herself a club that is leading the way in the sport’s development, as she visits Drumchapel in Glasgow.
A ‘Walk-Jog-Run’ partnership in Moray, that is thought to be the first of its kind in Scotland, has just launched its own user-friendly website.
Shiskine Golf and Tennis Club on Arran is the latest club to benefit from investment by sportscotland through its Sports Facilities Fund in a drive to improve the nation’s sports facilities.
As some of Scotland’s top paddlers returned from the weekend’s European slalom action sportscotland today announced £476,600 of investment in the Scottish Canoe Association (SCA) to support the development of the sport in Scotland and in turn the next generation of top Scottish paddlers.
SkillsActive’s annual conference, Reaching Higher – A Well Trained Workforce, provides Minister for Public Health and Sport, Shona Robison with the platform to launch a brand new sports industry initiative.
sportscotland today announced an investment package of £110,000 to support the development of the sport of shinty through the Camanachd Association.
Scottish Rugby has received widespread support for the groundbreaking ‘Are you ready to play rugby?’ initiative which aims to make the game safer and more enjoyable for all.
A new generation of Scotland’s talented young sports stars have been offered scholarships at university or college as part of the Winning Students network, an initiative which aims to put Scotland’s sporting talent on the world stage.
As of the 5th June 2009, sportscotland’s Youth Development Manager embedded within the Camanachd Association, Garry Reid, is to be promoted to partnership manager.
1 May 2009 marked the start of the selection period for the 2010 Commonwealth Games and today sportscotland backed up athlete aspirations to make the team by investing over a million pounds of funding in Commonwealth Games sports.
There was a budget boost for Scottish Swimming today when sportscotland announced over a million pounds of investment in the sport with more than £900,000 coming from lottery funding.
Stirling’s largest single phase sport and leisure development for more than 30 years was officially opened earlier today (Friday, April 3rd), creating 90 new jobs in the process.
Today, sportscotland opened the doors of its new interim headquarters in the East End of Glasgow. Louise Martin CBE, Chair of sportscotland was there to welcome the Minister for Public Health and Sport, Shona Robison MSP and other invited guests who viewed the new office accommodation and had the opportunity to meet staff members.
Golfers in Spean Bridge near Fort William will be celebrating this Saturday (28 March) with the official opening of the new clubhouse at Spean Bridge Golf Club.
With the European hockey championships only five months away, Scotland’s preparations were given a helping hand today with an increased investment totaling £876,900 from sportscotland.
As Scotland’s national cricket team prepares to fly to South Africa for the start of their World Cup qualifying campaign, Louise Martin CBE, Chair of sportscotland and Sports Minister Shona Robison were on hand to provide added support by announcing £415,320 of sportscotland investment into the sport in Scotland.
The community of Cowie, near Stirling, are celebrating today thanks to an investment by sport scotland in Cowie United FC to upgrade Berryhills Pitch in the village.
At the Scottish Association of Local Sports Councils (SALSC) Annual Conference at Airth Castle on Saturday 28 February, sportscotland Chair Louise Martin CBE announced annual funding to the organisation.