Legacy fund available to sports hubs

Lomond and Clyde Disability Hub is celebrating receiving a funding boost to help create new sporting opportunities in the area.

A £250,000 legacy fund called GO LIVE! Get Active has been established to celebrate the Glasgow 2018 European Championships, taking place from August 2 to 12.

The fund allows community sport hubs across the country to bid for a share of the fund to establish a new sport or physical activity for people in their communities, with the aim of improving health, wellbeing and social cohesion.

The hub will use the £4500 to work in partnership with Kilpatrick ASN School and Active Schools to identify young people living with a disability to engage them in activities and encourage them to join local clubs.

The project will also give young people the opportunity to become volunteers sports coaches as well as providing valuable life experience to support their development to become confident and independent members of the society.

David McLean, community sport hub officer, said:“We are delighted to receive this funding which will enable us to work with young people living with a disability in the local area and support them to join clubs and programmes within the hub.

“We will also support and train young people to help deliver these sessions too.

“We are looking forward to getting started.”

The network of 181 community sport hubs across the country will be putting on new activities and opening up even more opportunities for local people to get active and enjoy sport.

Priority has been given to identifying and training local volunteers to deliver the new sessions will play an important part in ensuring the activities are sustainable.

Community Sport Hubs were a sportscotland legacy commitment from the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

The number of hubs has continued to grow since 2014 with more than 50 established in the last four years.

Stewart Harris Chief Executive of sportscotland said:“The growth of Community Sport Hubs right across Scotland has shown that with careful planning and partnership working, it is possible to derive a tangible legacy from hosting major events.

“We are delighted that the Scottish Government has continued its legacy commitment to Scottish sport as part of the staging of the European Championships and has recognised the significant contribution of Community Sport Hubs.”

For more information on community sport hubs visit www. sportscotland.org.uk/hubs.