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Welcome to the July 2009 issue of the WSA e-newsletter. Whilst Greta is on maternity, please send any articles for the WSA newsletter or web site to: paul.dancey@welshsports.org.uk
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At this year's AGM we said goodbye to two of our longest serving officers, Bob Turner, WSA Chairman, and Graham Crimp WSA Treasurer.
Bob and Graham have served on the WSA Board and it's predecessor the WSA Executive Committee for many years, and have both made enormous contributions to the success and stability of the WSA in challenging times... more
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WSA one to one support programme
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As sport in Wales continues its journey of modernisation, attention has turned to the needs of the smaller National Governing Bodies, and the increased demands that modernisation often places on volunteer run and limited staff NGBs... more
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The Chief Medical Officer for Wales lends his support to the ‘Easy Exercise Guide’
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Dr Tony Jewell, Chief Medical Officer for Wales, recently attended the launch of the new "Easy Exercise Guide" to show his support for the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) "Move for Health" campaign... more
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Griff Rhys Jones takes to the water
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Canoeists are to renew their fight for the "right to float" on rivers in England and Wales. The previous campaign resulted in a Government ruling that access for canoeists is best regulated by voluntary agreements for each river ... more
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Possible structural changes ahead for UK Sport & Sport England
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David Cameron's pledge that the Tories would scrap or slim down Britain's quangos if they win the next election could signal changes ahead for UK Sport & Sport England ... more
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Welsh Gymnasts to Compete for Great Britain for the first time
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The two Romaeo sisters, Venus and Angel, have both received their first call ups to compete for Great Britain in Germany, in a four way international with Switzerland, France and the host team Germany on the 27th and 28th June ... more
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Opening Meeting at New Racecourse a Sell Out
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Around 8,500 race-goers bought tickets for the opening meeting at Ffos Las Racecourse in Carmarthenshire. With almost £30m invested in the 600 acre development, Ffos Las is the first new turf racecourse to open in Britain for more than 80 years ... more
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Standard CRB checks to cost less
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The Home Office has announced that it will be cutting the cost of standard Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks from £31 to £26 from October ... more
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£25 Million Funding Boost For The Green Economy
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Jane Davidson, Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing, has announced a new £25 Million investment in Two flag ship schemes, Communities and Nature, and the Wales Coastal Path, which will focus on stimulating the economy through the development of sustainable leisure and tourism in rural Wales ... more
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Tycroes Golf Range re-opens with improved facilites
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The Tycroes Golf Range in Ammanford has re-opened with new and improved facilites. The £150,000 redevelopment of the site, part funded by £70,000 from the Ryder Cup Wales Legacy Fund, has enabled the existing nine hole, par three course to be restored and redesigned ... more
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Proposed new clause to the Equality Bill clause aims to protect volunteers from discrimination
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Tim Boswell, Conservative MP for Daventry, has proposed an amendment to the Equality Bill that would give volunteers the same rights as employees in cases of discrimination ... more
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Wales Win on a River Reborn
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The Welsh Rivers Fly-fishing Team were comfortable winners of the first UK Fly-fishing Rivers International to be fished in South Wales. The competition was hosted by Merthyr Tydfil Angling Association on the River Taff, a river reborn from the ravages of Merthyr’s industrial past ... more
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Speedway comes to Cardiff
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Cardiff's Millennium Stadium launched it's second decade with the British Speedway Grand Prix, with Jason Crump of Australia racing to victory ahead of Denmark's Hans Andersen, Sweden's Fredrik Lindgren and USA's Greg Hancock ... more
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Welsh Gymnasts to Compete with Beth Tweddle at World University Games
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Two Welsh girls make up the 5 strong British gymnastics women’s squad travelling out to the world university games in Belgrade. They will both compete alongside Olympic, World and European medallist Beth Tweddle ... more
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Public benefit reporting requirement for charities
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The Charities Act 2006 includes a provision that requires all charities to demonstrate the public benefit conferred by their activities ... more
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International caps for four Cardiff footballers
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Aaron Hollaway, Talia Jenkins, Hannah Daley, and Ellis Parsons have been awarded international caps for representing Wales at under-16 level ... more
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Teenage participation in sport falls to a new low
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An in-depth Aviva survey of families across Great Britain has revealed that children between the ages of 12 and 16 are now spending around 45 hours per week watching TV or using computers, compared to only two hours per week playing sport ... more
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Ramblers Scotland hit by a £300,000 budget cut
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Ramblers have slashed the budget of their Scotland arm by £300,000, and as a result look set to make all seven staff employed there redundant ... more
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Flintshire's Super Woman Awarded Prestigious Title
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Claire Woolfe, who works at Connah's Quay High School, has been named 5x60 Officer of the Month for June, Claire is just one of the motivators recruited by the Sports Council for Wales’ 5x60 scheme ... more
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