Daily Archives: November 16, 2014

The Scottish Parliament

More worries, and ideas about Scottish community and school sport

November 16, 2014 · by · in School Ethos, School Sport, Scottish Local Authorities, Sport in the Community, Sports Governance, Volunteers · Leave a comment

I am prompted to write by the number of events , and press releases  concerning the competitive sport success of 2014. Whilst agreeing that Scotland did enjoy considerable success at elite /performance sport levels – this clearly came at a price, and in my view is not reflected in Scottish community or in extracurricular school […]

Community Self Management of Sports Facilities – A Discussion Paper

November 16, 2014 · by · in Scottish Local Authorities, Sport in the Community, Sports Governance, Volunteers, Youth Sport · Leave a comment

Introduction This paper is written to aid discussion about the self management of sports facilities by “the community”. It is written at a time of unprecedented increase in sports facility hire charges. Often brought about by the fiscal challenges being faced by the country and in particular by the owners of most sports facilities in […]