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Thought Piece from Charlie Raeburn for Reform Scotland

Our Founder and Board member Charlie Raeburn has contributed a piece to the Devolving Scotland forum. He writes: "Too often these days Sport is thought…

Lesley Duncan24 August 2023

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Community ‘club’ is a key magnet for older people to keep active

OLDER people with a range of long-term health conditions need the motivation of a community club to take part in regular exercise, according to a…

David Ferguson5 May 2023

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New sport policy could address decline and strengthen Scottish society

Research Q: The Value of Sport, Beyond Physical Activity - does public policy underestimate the value of sport to social benefit, population health and wellbeing?…

David Ferguson28 April 2023

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Boxing and the sweet science behind schools intervention

Each month, we feature a guest article from one of the OSS Ambassadors. This month, RHYS McCOLE explains how he is using boxing to engage…

David Ferguson17 April 2023

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Scotland’s No1 now smashing barriers to badminton

The Observatory for Sport in Scotland Ambassadors support the ethos and aims of the OSS, and are passionate about the life benefits of community sport…

David Ferguson22 March 2023

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Cost of living crisis: Opening school facilities to support communities

ukactive have partnered with Vivify to help schools across England ensure their facilities are more easily accessible and hireable, with the aim to give more…

David Ferguson15 February 2023

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Big Swim Day urges communities to back local pools

With a number of swimming pools across Scotland being earmarked for closure under local authority plans for budget cuts in 2023-24, a 'Big Swim Day'…

David Ferguson10 February 2023

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How to make sport and leisure sustainable: Sport England

COMMENT By MARTYN ALLISON (UK adviser on sport, leisure and culture) It was a pleasure and a relief to see Sport England publish the…

David Ferguson9 December 2022

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Leisure trusts in crisis mode as facility closures dominate planning

THE Scottish Government has been told that almost 90% of sport and leisure trusts are 'at risk' after pressures brought by Covid, Brexit and the…

David Ferguson7 December 2022

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Students and community sport form new partnership

Scottish ClubSport has partnered with Scottish Student Sport to ensure that more students and young people have access to support, further training, and volunteer/placement opportunities.…

David Ferguson11 May 2022