Sport England’s Community Sport Director, Mike Diaper, explains how the organisation’s new five-year youth and community sport strategy which embraces its legacy programme, Places People Play, will create a meaningful and lasting community sports legacy from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games by making better connections between school and community sport
Teamwork yields great result for community
A successful joint venture between a Gloucestershire school and its town council has resulted in the construction of a new £1.2m sports hub and could prove to be a useful co-operative model for other small towns across the UK
Creating a buzz around sport
As the Olympic and Paralympic Games loom, will they inspire and excite young people to engage in sport and physical activity? Or will a preoccupation with the concept of sport hinder progress?
A floor with the comfort factor
David Carter of flooring specialist Gerflor, member of the Sports & Play Construction Association, offers advice for anyone specifying or buying flooring for sports halls
Beneath the surface
The choice of site and installation of a synthetic sports surface can be a minefield. Mike Abbott, from the Sports and Play Construction Association, offers a comprehensive guide
Intellect Education Group will highlight their views on making the Education Market more supplier friendly and how it will benefit both schools & suppliers
