To Upgrade London Olympics Sport Facilities £17.4m Invested

In order to upgrade the community sports facilities all over England, approximately £17m has been handed over as a major part of 2012 Olympic legacy.

In 350 clubs, cash from Sport England has been invested to boost participation in the sport. From £52m Inspired Facilities Fund, this is the first round of handout. Richard Lewis of Sport England said, “For hundreds of clubs and thousands of people, 2012 will be the year their local sports facilities got better.”

The second round will open on 1st February 2012, where the sports groups can bid for £10m of funding. Mr. Lewis said, “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.”

According to the Sport England, this investment will be lease of new life into all the tired facilities. The investment details would be as follows:

• £46,000 to buy a permanent home for a boxing club in Oxford that was at risk of being closed down

• £28,000 to resurface two tennis courts at Windermere Lawn Tennis club where tree roots had made the existing courts unsafe

• £50,000 to replace the roof at Worcester Citizens' Swimming Pool which has a number of serious leaks that were threatening its future

• £50,000 to upgrade a 35-year-old clubhouse at Great Eccleston cricket club in Preston, including disabled access with changing and toilet facilities.

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