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Mission unveiled to build a new team of Young Leaders for Glasgow 2014 and for Scotland
3 February 2012
Over 1,000 pupils and students the length and breadth of Scotland are gearing up to be part of the ground-breaking Lead 2014 youth leadership and volunteering campaign ahead of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Sunday Mail Young Scot Awards 2012
2 February 2012
Thursday 26 April, Hilton Hotel, Glasgow

Music Nation: A Sporting Fanfare
2 February 2012
Sat 3 Mar 7:30pm–10pm, SECC Glasgow

Scotland to invest in world-class sports officials
2 February 2012
A specialist programme, the first of its kind in Scotland, has been launched which could give up to 600 Scots the unique opportunity to train as world-class technical officials for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Plans get underway for World Sport Day
25 January 2012
Schools and colleges across the UK are encouraged to start planning how they are going to celebrate the athletes and cultures of the world on London 2012 World Sport Day on Monday 25 June 2012.

New Role to Boost Opportunities for Disability Sports in the Borders
24 January 2012
Borders Sport and Leisure Trust (BSLT) is continuing its drive to encourage sporting participation for all through the creation of the new post of Sports Development Officer for Disability. The Trust is currently recruiting for the role which will focus upon coordinating, implementing and facilitating opportunities for the participation in sport and physical activities for individuals with a disability living in the Scottish Borders.

New 'Go For It Scotland!' Bursary launches
23 January 2012
sportscotland has teamed up with Quality Meat Scotland for a brand new sport and healthy activity bursary.

Sport Relief 2012: Go the extra mile
19 January 2012
Jimmy Carr gets a ‘Fearne’ hand as Sergeant Cotton puts him through his paces as they help to launch Sport Relief today (Thursday 19th January). The public will be relieved to know that they don’t have to go through boot camp to do their bit, they can simply walk, skip or jog the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile on Sunday 25th March.

Local Golf Clubs Given Opportunity to win RBS Junior Golf Awards
23 January 2012
The 311 Scottish golf clubs and facilities developing their junior sections through national junior programme ClubGolf have the opportunity to gain national recognition when the RBS Junior Club and Volunteer Awards are presented at a prestigious event in March.

Aberdeen confirmed to host Cameroonian Olympic team
19 January 2012
A joint bid by Aberdeen’s top sporting facilities to host the Cameroonian Olympic team prior to the London 2012 Games has been successful.

Carol Smillie backs Games fitness mission..
16 January 2012
TV Star Carol Smille is urging Scots to Step Up and be part of Glasgow 2014's 'Sport your Trainers' campaign to kick-start a positive new attitude to exercise and lifestyle.

Lord Coe gets set to Pass the Baton to boost benefits for Glasgow 2014
13 January 2012
Lord Coe, the Chair of LOCOG, today pledged to continue strengthening links between the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games as he prepares to ‘Pass the Baton’ to Scotland.

Scotland’s Biggest Urban Snowsports Festival Celebrates World Class Athletes
22 December 2011
Scotland’s biggest urban snowsports festival celebrated the UK’s best ski and snowboard athletes, at the weekend, when the Scottish Snowsports Festival turned Edinburgh’s City Centre into a world-class ski resort.

BOA Reveal 2011 Olympic Athlete of the Year Winners
22 December 2011
The British Olympic Association (BOA) has today announced the list of recipients of the 2011 Olympic Athlete of the Year trophy.

Commonwealth Games legend and aspiring athletes officially open Glasgow 2014's new HQ
7 December 2011
Sir Peter Heatly, one Scotland's greatest ever Commonwealth athletes and two young Scottish sporting talents have officially opened Commonwealth House, Glasgow 2014's new HQ in the east end of the city.

Midlothian Snowsports Centre at Hillend – £1/2million plans
24 November 2011
Snowsports enthusiasts are being given a sneak peek at how the proposed £1/2million slope developments might look at Midlothian Snowsports Centre at Hillend.

Inch Park Goes the Extra Mile
16 November 2011
A bold ground-breaking initiative, which will boost access to sport for 80,000 people in Scotland’s capital, is unveiled today (Tuesday 15 November).

New board elected for Commonwealth Games Federation
14 November 2011
For the first time in seventeen years the Commonwealth Games Federation has a new President, with the retirement of The Hon Michael Fennell and the election of HRH Tunku Imran from Malaysia to the top position.

East Dunbartonshire’s Coach and Volunteer Awards
11 November 2011
East Dunbartonshire’s top coaches and volunteers have been recognised at an awards ceremony hosted by East Dunbartonshire Leisure and Culture Trust in partnership with sportscotland at Kirkintilloch Leisure Centre.

Sports Minister opens world’s first, artificial avalanche transceiver training facility in Scottish Highlands
9 November 2011
Shona Robison MSP, Minister for Sport and Communities, today (Tuesday 8 November) officially opened the world’s first permanent, artificial avalanche transceiver training facility, specifically designed to help develop the skills of winter mountaineers and ski mountaineers of all abilities.

NVA’s Speed of Light offers runners a once in a lifetime opportunity to illuminate an iconic Scottish landscape
3 November 2011
Public art charity NVA today put out a call for runners to participate in Speed of Light, which will bring people together from all over the UK in an extraordinary programme of cultural activity and presentations. NVA’s Speed of Light will climax with a series of mass participation performances that will take place in August 2012 on Edinburgh’s iconic Arthur’s Seat as part of the Edinburgh International Festival and London 2012 Festival.

Games Legacy Website Launched
28 October 2011
All Scots are being asked to get online and get involved with our 2014 legacy through an interactive website.

Competition launched to design Glasgow 2014’s official mascot
27 October 2011
Glasgow 2014 has joined forces with the BBC to launch a children’s competition to design the official Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games mascot with exactly 1,000 days to go until the Opening Ceremony.

Youth Games Star Turns Out for 'Games for Scotland'
14 October 2011
Glasgow 2014 Chief Executive David Grevemberg and Scottish Commonwealth Youth Games medallist Kimberley Reed have shown their support for the Games for Scotland programme.