For detailed information about any of the vacancies listed below, please click on the individual job title.

Directors
Scottish Sports Association
Closing date: Wednesday 25 July 2012

Football Development Officer
Welsh Football Trust
Closing date: Friday 27th July 2012

Championship Manager
Golf Union of Wales
Closing date: Friday 27th July 2012

Operations Manager
Wales Squash & Racketball
Closing date: Monday 31st July 2012

Further information about the jobs listed above is also available on the recruitment page of our web site.

If you'd like to advertise a vacancy on our web site or in future editions of this e-newsletter, please email Paul Dancey or telephone Wendy on 029 2033 8237.

Details of future training/workshops for NGBs will be published in due course on the Training Programme page of our web site, when our 2012 training programme has been finalized.

Please send all articles for our web site or future editions of this newsletter to: paul-dancey@welshsports.co.uk

Wrexham is gearing up for two weeks of world class tennis as the AEGON GB Pro-series rolls into town – and is offering free entry to spectators. This kicks off with the women's $25,000 tournament which runs from 23 – 29 July at the North Wales Regional Tennis Centre... more

In a report published in the Lancet during the run up to the London Olympics, co-author Dr I-Min Lee claims that "Being inactive increases your risk of developing chronic diseases", and that around one third of adults are simply not doing enough physical exercise on a regular basis... more

Changes to the current vetting and barring system will come into force on 10 September 2012. A summary of the changes is available in a Home Office leaflet entitled "Changes to disclosure and barring: what you need to know", which is available on the Home Office website... more

The Welsh Petanque Association's Ladies Qualifier took place recently at Pentwyn Leisure Centre, Cardiff with four Ladies Triples Teams representing the following clubs: Caerleon RFC PC, Penarth PC, Wenvoe PC, The Wheatsheaf PC and The Monkstone Inn PC, competing to represent Wales at the Ladies European Championships to be held between 1st and 4th November 2012 in city of Ghent... more

On Thursday 7th of June 2012 Badminton Wales was the first Welsh Governing Body to deliver the newly developed ‘Leadership Award in Badminton’, in partnership with Sports Leaders UK, at the Dome community centre in Pentwyn. Six leaders participated in the course tutored by Kerry Ann Sheppard... more

The regulations put in place following last month's outbreak of blue-green algae in Llangorse lake have now been relaxed. Whilst Powys council's environmental health service has confirmed that the algae is still there... more

The UK government is continuing to ask the public for their views on what can be done to reduce red tape through Red Tape Challenge website. They are now seeking the public's views in area of civil society... more

This is a joint consultation by the Welsh Government and the UK Department of Education on proposals to reform the procedures safeguarding children who take part in performances. The proposals affect people under school leaving age (ie aged 16 or over on the last Friday in June) performing or playing in front of a paying audience... more

First Minister Carwyn Jones has presented Jubilee medals to four Welsh rescue teams at an event held in the headquarters the Western Beacons Mountain Search and Rescue Team. The unique medals, which were struck to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, were awarded... more

A adiZone outdoor sports facility has been officially opened in Aberystwyth by Regeneration Minister Huw Lewis AM following a financial contribution of £250,000 by the Welsh Government’s Regeneration Fund. The facility at Min y Ddol in Penparcau is the latest of its kind to open across the UK... more

Following his appointment as president of the Sainsbury's School Games, HRH Prince Harry has urged more schools from across the UK to sign up to this Olympic-style sports competition which has been specifically designed for young athletes... more

More than 1,000 pupils from 55 schools took part in the AEGON North Wales Primary Schools Tennis Championship. "This competition always generates a lot of interest, and it was great to see so many youngsters taking part... more

UK Sport has confirmed a goal of top four in the medal table and an overall target of at least 48 medals from at least 12 different sports at the London games. In return for more than £300 million invested in Olympic and Paralympic sports and athletes over the past four years alone, each sport agreed a performance target range with UK Sport... more

The National Singles Championship was held this year at Penarth Pétanque Club, located at The Kymin. 16 players competed. The initial part of the competition was a Round Robin, where players were put into pools of 4, the top two players from each pool qualified for the chance to win the Championship... more

A statutory licensing scheme for adventure activities will remain in place in Scotland. The Scottish Government’s decision follows a consultation in Scotland in light of the UK Government's plan to replace the statutory Adventure Activities Licensing Authority (AALA) with a new voluntary code of practice... more

Applications for grants of up to £7,500 from the Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust opened on the 1st June. The Trust's regional scheme is open to not-for-profit organisations with a remit to cover a region or local authority-wide area of Wales... more

The last major competition before the London 2012 Paralympic Games saw Welsh Success at the IPC European Athletics Championships. Seven Welsh athletes were part of the GB & NI squad competing in Stadskanaal, Netherlands over the last week, winning 10 of the 28 medals, which equates to 36% of the total won... more

Welsh Commonwealth Games silver medallist Frankie Jones (pictured right, courtesy Steve Pope) has won her sixth British rhythmic gymnastics title in style at Fenton Manor in Stoke-on-Trent. Frankie scored an impressive 99.125 points to take the gold ... more

Sport Wales has agreed a landmark £250,000 investment into the Welsh language youth organisation, the Urdd, to ensure thousands more children and young people get hooked on sport for life... more

Jonathan Davies has hailed Radyr Lawn Tennis Club after they unveiled a host of new facilities. The investment into the club is the biggest in Welsh sport in 16 years and will now offer year round access at one of Cardiff’s biggest outdoor clubs... more