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OCS - Young sports Person Awards |
“On
Your Marks …. "
The OCS Young Sports Person
Awards are now open! These Awards give out over £35,000
to up and coming young sports people. The Awards are now in
their tenth year and have supported the likes of Beth Tweddle,
James Willstrop, Kate Haywood, Louis Smith and Paul Drinkhall
in the past.
The deadline for applications
is 1st June, following which interviews will be made in September.
The Award ceremony will be held in the OCS Stand at the Brit
Oval on Thursday 22nd November with a whole host of celebrity
guests.
OCS is a privately owned company
with business across the UK and worldwide offering a comprehensive
range of property support services. They have always been
involved with sport, ranging from individual sponsorships
including golfer Jamie Spence and cricketer Mark Butcher to
match sponsorship at Wembley to kit sponsorship for school
sports.
For more information visit
the website at www.ocsyoungsportsperson.co.uk
or call 0870 442 0990.
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National
Tourism Awards - "Golf as it Should be" category |
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2007 National Tourism Awards have just been announced. There’s
a ‘Golf as it should be’ category and people can
download application forms from the site – click
on ‘Enter the 2007 Awards’ Golf
as it should be
In Wales you can play golf as it should be played, you can
play your own game, at your own unhurried pace and savour
the fantastic scenery. This is ‘Golf as it should be’.
Whether you’re a golf
club, resort, tour operator or accommodation provider offering
golf packages, this award will reward an organisation raising
the profile of Wales as a golf destination, increasing the
value and volume of golf tourism, and maximising the opportunities
in relation to the Ryder Cup in 2010.
In 2007 the prestigious awards
will be held in the grounds of Bodelwyddan Castle, North Wales,
on Thursday 4 October, and promises to be a night to remember.
We want you to be part of this very special night by completing
an application form to ensure you or someone you know is recognised
for their sheer professionalism.
Closing date for all entries
is Friday 1st June 2007.
http://www.walesonshow.co.uk/nta.aspx
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Ryder Cup Wales - Legacy Fund |
GOLF
facilities in Wales are set to benefit from another bumper
injection of cash following the latest agreement to provide
support, in principle, to the tune of over £600,000
to a variety of golf clubs throughout Wales.
This support will be provided by
the Ryder Cup Wales Legacy Fund, set up as one of the commitments
given in Wales' successful bid to hold the 2010 match against
the Americans.
The fund, provided by the Welsh Assembly
Government, will comprise a £2m investment in total
into grassroots golf and is intended to help local authorities,
schools and golf clubs throughout Wales to develop facilities
accessible to the public where new players can be encouraged
into the game. The fund is
administered by the Sports Council for Wales, representing
Ryder Cup Wales.
"One of the objectives of the
Legacy Fund is to provide Wales with a lasting legacy of
improved golfing facilities long after 2010," said
Ryder Cup Wales chairman John Jermine. "Golf
clubs and local authorities are able to come to us with
proposals for innovative ways of providing facilities particularly
targeted at new players in their area and we've been delighted
and impressed with the quality of many of the submissions."
The development of new courses, the
creation of junior practice areas specifically designed
for young users and ground-breaking concepts, such as drop-in
"have a go" golfing bays, all feature in the submissions.
The grants have been approved for
a wide range of organisations that are spread across nearly
all of Wales' local authority areas.
Sports minister Alun Pugh said, "The
Ryder Cup is a fantastic event and when it is held at The
Celtic Manor Resort in 2010, it will put Wales, and particularly
golf in Wales, firmly in the international sporting spotlight.
"The legacy fund will
help ensure that golfers in Wales benefit in the long term
and that hosting the Ryder Cup will leave a real legacy
for future generations."
The Ryder Cup Wales Legacy Fund is
administered by a sub-committee of the Ryder Cup Wales Board
and reviews proposals that, with some financial assistance,
can significantly improve people's access to, and enjoyment
of, the game.
Projects currently identified for potential support will
be revisited by the assessment team and their sponsors asked
to finalise their detailed proposals.
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Clubs attended Child Protection
Workshops |
86 Clubs in Wales have sent representatives on the SportscoachUK
workshop on Child Protection and Welfare.
These are listed below. Further workshops will be arranged for
the New Year, so please click
here for the Child Protection page for further details.
Clubs
| Abergele |
Cardigan |
Glyn Abbey |
Machynlleth |
Northop |
Prestatyn |
St Pierre |
| Abersoch |
Celtic Manor |
Gorseinon |
Machynys |
NWCGA |
Pwllheli |
St.Melyd |
| AGU |
Clays |
Hawarden |
Maesdu |
Old Padeswood |
Radyr |
Summerhill |
| Anglesey |
Chirk
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Holyhead |
Maesteg |
Pyle & Kenfig |
Raglan Parc |
Tenby |
| Ashburnham |
Coed y Mwstwr |
Holywell |
Milford Haven |
Padeswood & Buckley |
Rhondda |
The Gower |
| Baron Hill |
Conwy |
INCO |
Mold |
Palleg |
Rhos on Sea |
The Grove |
| Betws y Coed |
Cradoc |
Knighton |
Morriston |
Parc |
Rhuddlan |
Tredegar Park |
| Borth & Ynyslas |
Denbigh |
Llandrindod Wells |
Mountain Ash |
Penmaenmawr |
Rhyl |
Trefloyne |
| Brynhill |
Dewstow |
Llanfairfechan |
Neath |
Pennard |
Ruthin & Pwllglas |
Wenvoe Castle |
| Bull Bay |
Dolgellau |
Llantrisant |
Nefyn |
Pontardawe |
St Andrew Major |
Whitchurch |
| Caerleon |
Flint |
Llanwern |
Newport |
Pontnewydd |
St Deiniol |
Whitehall |
| Cardiff |
Garnant Park |
Llanymynech |
North Wales |
Porthmadog |
St Mellons |
Wrexham |
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