Massive sports drive boosts trampoline fun
01/07/2010 Some £340,000 will be invested in a massive sports drive across London this summer.
Mayor of London Boris Johnson announced PlaySport London: Free Sport will award sports clubs and community groups with grants of up to £1,500 each.
Trampoline exercise is one of the key sports championed by the project, alongside other forms of outdoor exercise. The fun begins on July 1st 2010 and will continue throughout the summer until September 30th 2010.
It is hoped the programme will greatly encourage people to take up outdoor activities either for the first time or after a period away from exercising outdoors.
Kate Hoey MP, commissioner for sport, said: "A key imperative for us is to ensure a legacy from the 2012 Games that sees healthier, more active Londoners."
Free Sport is part of the mayor's £30 million commitment to sport, all building up to the Olympic Games in 2012. Mr Johnson said he hoped the drive would inspire people in the lead-up to the Games.
"We want to inspire and encourage more Londoners to get active and have a go for themselves - particularly the youngsters who could be this country's sporting stars of the future."
Mayor of London Boris Johnson announced PlaySport London: Free Sport will award sports clubs and community groups with grants of up to £1,500 each.
Trampoline exercise is one of the key sports championed by the project, alongside other forms of outdoor exercise. The fun begins on July 1st 2010 and will continue throughout the summer until September 30th 2010.
It is hoped the programme will greatly encourage people to take up outdoor activities either for the first time or after a period away from exercising outdoors.
Kate Hoey MP, commissioner for sport, said: "A key imperative for us is to ensure a legacy from the 2012 Games that sees healthier, more active Londoners."
Free Sport is part of the mayor's £30 million commitment to sport, all building up to the Olympic Games in 2012. Mr Johnson said he hoped the drive would inspire people in the lead-up to the Games.
"We want to inspire and encourage more Londoners to get active and have a go for themselves - particularly the youngsters who could be this country's sporting stars of the future."
