The aid should allow public sports facilities to prepare for their reopening, scheduled for April 12.
(23-3-2021). The UK has agreed to set up a £100m aid fund to support a total of 266 publicly owned sports centres.
England comes to the rescue of public sports facilities. It has agreed a £100 million (€116 million) aid package to support the recovery of these centres affected by the pandemic.
The aid package, funded by the government and managed by Sport England, aims to prepare facilities to reopen on April 12.
This £100m is in addition to the £270m emergency fund provided by Sport England for the physical activity and grassroots sport sectors.
Sport England chief executive Tim Hollingsworth said: “Sports venues have a vital role to play in supporting the health of the nation and, in particular, serving our most deprived communities. They have been particularly hard hit over the past year, so this investment is vital and will help thousands of people reopen where possible, supporting the recovery and helping people get back to the activity they have missed. “Sport England has worked quickly to enable the investment to be distributed as quickly as possible and remains committed to doing everything we can to continue supporting this important part of our sector.”
But it is striking that this aid was approved when the British Executive refused to set up an aid fund for health and fitness clubs in the public and private sectors across the country.
