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New Five-Year Youth and Community Sport Strategy Launched

Monday, 30 January 2012 21:32

'Creating A Sporting Habit For Life' New Five-Year Youth and Community Sport Strategy Launched!

Sport England and Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt have announced details of a new five-year youth and community sport strategy that will deliver on Lord Coe’s 2012 Games bid promise to inspire a generation to get involved in sport.

Between 2012 and 2017 over £1 billion of National Lottery and Exchequer funding will be invested to create a meaningful and lasting community sport legacy by growing sports participation at the grassroots level.

Under the new strategy, every secondary school in England is set to host a community sports club, and £10 million will be made available to open up school sport facilities for wider public use.

Volley Sport 2 v 2

Sunday, 04 September 2011 23:55

Volley Sport is the introductory element of Lets Play Volleyball and is aimed at beginners or young players with little or no experience of volleyball. For schools it is aimed at Key Stage 1 and 2 age groups.

VolleySport helps young people to:

Sitting Volleyball in Schools

Sunday, 04 September 2011 23:21

Sitting Volleyball is a great game that can be played by absolutely anyone. Many Schools up and down the country use the sport as part of inclusive sports days or Paralympic sports days. The final version of the game can be adapted to suit the needs of any group. Please click here to see what Volleyball England suggest for schools for Sitting Volleyball.

Two East Midlands Schools to receive grants from Ruth Nicholls Volleyball Foundation

Thursday, 21 January 2010 00:00

Following the announcement in December of £2500 of funding for schools; Portland School and Ashfield School (Nottinghamshire) will recieve £250 of equipment grants to work on developing volleyball at grass roots level.

Joseph Whitaker Celebrate 1000 days to go to the Paralympics in style...

Monday, 07 December 2009 00:00

On Thursday 3rd December 2009, Joseph Whitaker Sports College in Mansfield celebrated 1000 days till the start of the Paralympic Games in London, by holding an Interform event for pupils in Years 7, 8 and 9.

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