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COMING IN SEPTEMBER 2008: Shaping Places Through Sport
Sport England's new publication explaining how sport can help develop healthy, sustainable rewarding communities.
Copies will be available to download from the Sport England website.
Sport Playing its Part
Sport isn't just about winning medals, scoring points and lifting trophies.
Sport can enrich people's quality of life, raise self esteem and confidence levels and provide enjoyment to individuals.
It also has a much larger part to play in building stronger, safer communities, strengthening the economy and developing the skills of local people, meeting the needs of children and improving everyone's health.
Sport Playing its Part is a new series of publications that gives policy makers and practitioners the proof that sport works.
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Building safe, strong and sustainable commuities
Sport can strengthen community involvement, identity and civic pride. It can improve the quality of the built and natural environment, encourage sustainable travel and create a sense of place. This brochure shows how sport can bring communities together.
Building Safe, Strong and Sustainable Communities (PDF 773Kb)
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Meeting the needs of children and young people
Sport helps children become fit and healthy, it diverts many away from crime and disorder and builds their self-esteem and confidence. Sport can also help young people get back into mainstream education and be a stepping stone into employment and formal training. This brochure show how.
Meeting the Needs of Children an Young People (PDF 834kb)
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Healthier communities
The role of sport in promoting physical and metal health and its contribution to reducing obesity and chronic heart disease is being increasingly recognised. This brochure shows how sport has reduced health inequalities and delivered other health benefits to communities.
Healthier Communities (PDF 534Kb)
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Economic vitality and workforce development
Sport can improve the economic vitality of a local area, transforming the environment and developing the workforce. This brochure shows where sport has enhanced the physical fabric of communities, stimulated the local economy and improved and area's image with investors and tourists.
Economic Vitality and Workforce Development (PDF 565Kb)
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Executive Summary
A concise summary of the latest available information and evidence on the contribution that sport can make, with current examples to show how strategic planners and policy makers can use sport to achieve their aims.
Executive Summary (PDF 843Kb)
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