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Extra date for Team Manager Training (workshop one)
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An extra date has been added to the current Team Manager Training programme. Workshop 1, Foundations of Effective Team Management, will now been re-run on Saturday 17th March 2012 at the Sport Wales National Centre in Cardiff. The cost is £50 for members of a Governing Body and £80 for non members.
This extra date provides an ideal opportunity for anyone who was unable to attend workshop one last year and would like to make progress with Team Manager Training, as Workshop two is being held at the Wales National Pool, Swansea, the following day... more
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Stephen Morris included in GB Team for INAS World Indoor Athletics Championships
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The UK Sports Association for People with Learning Disability (UKSA), has announced that Stephen Morris from Cardiff has been included in the Team representing Great Britain at the 7th INAS World Indoor Athletics Championships in Manchester from 14th – 18th March 2012...more
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John Rawlins co-opted onto WSA board
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Peter Gomer has left the board of WSA due to the pressures of other commitments. The board expresses its grateful thanks to Peter for his efforts whilst with the WSA and wishes him well. The board has co-opted John Rawlins, a senior lecturer in sports at UWIC Cardiff and Programme Director for Sports Development & Coaching as his replacement... more
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Business rates – all you need to know
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The Welsh Government has developed a guide to business rates. The guide explains how rates are calculated and what reliefs and exemptions are available - including hardship relief, relief for empty properties etc... more
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Work due to start later this year on the Pwllheli sailing centre
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Construction work is due to start later this year on the Pwllheli National Sailing Academy and Events Centre. When completed the new centre will enable Pwllheli to attract larger and more frequent sailing events, and help the surrounding area to become a sailing destination for world-class sailors... more
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Young tennis stars head for Spain
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Some of Wales’ most promising young tennis talent will be heading to a new coaching academy in Spain this summer. Masia Tennis Academy in Valencia will welcome eight boys and girls from Wales for a five-day stay, as part of a new partnership with Tennis Wales... more
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The very latest Active Young People (AYP) for the autumn of 2011 shows that secondary school participation in Badminton has gone through the roof... more
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Unfair dismissal rules may change
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Currently workers have to have been employed for 1 year before they have the right not to be unfairly dismissed. The government has announced that with effect from 1 April 2012 they plan to change this period to 2 years... more
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Call for national teams to include the EU flag on their shirts
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By an overwhelming majority, the European Parliament has backed a call for national sports teams to wear the EU flag on their shirts, and for the EU flag to be flown at major international sporting events in Europe... more
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New sports complex looks set to be built in Ystrad Mynach
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The site of a former hospital in Ystrad Mynach is to be redeveloped into a £6m Centre of Sporting Excellence for football and rugby union. Current proposals for the site include two 3G surfaces with associated lighting and terracing... more
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Welsh players triumph in veterans’ championship
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Players from Wales came home with two doubles titles from the British Open veterans indoor championships in Dudley, Chris Hill from Abertillery won the over-55s doubles, and Alistair Alexander of Cardiff won the over-45 doubles, while Peter Boshier-Jones from Penarth reached the semi-final of the over-75s competition... more
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Rhondda Cynon Taff Community Sports Awards
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International sport is about to descend on Great Britain with London 2012 fast approaching. Every one of these international sports stars started their sporting journey in grassroots, local opportunities. Sport is full of amazing people who work tirelessly, going out of their way to make a difference and provide these opportunities. The Community Sports Awards, organized by Sport Rhondda Cynon Taf, recognize and reward... more
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SkillsActive launch an updated version of activepassport
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On 20 January, SkillsActive launched an updated version of activepassport incorporating feedback from users. New features include... more
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Olympic flame due to arrive in UK on 18 May
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The Guardian has reported that the Olympic flame, lit by the morning rays of the sun on Olympia in Greece, will arrive in the UK at RNAS Culdrose in Cornwall on the 18th May. In an hour long ceremony the torch will be lit in the ancient ruins of the Temple of Hera in Olympia on the 10 May, and will then be relayed around Greece, arriving at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens on the 17th May for the official handover... more
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Changes to Heritage Lottery Fund small grants programmes
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From April 2012, the maximum grant limit for Heritage applications will increase from £50,000 to £100,000... more
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Tax – records and scammers
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The tax-man has the power to impose fines of up to £3,000 simply for failure to keep records correctly and HMRC is now proceeding with checks on small businesses. As tax revenues drop in the economic slowdown it appears clear that the revenue will be going all out to maximise receipts.... more
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Caernarfon open & veterans tournament attracts large entry
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The first open and veterans tennis tournament at Arfon Tennis Centre, Caernarfon, attracted a large entry from as far away as Devon, Cambridge, Cumbria and Lancashire... more
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