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Sport and recreation organisations urge Government to act

Source: Activity Alliance   13/01/2023

https://www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/7795-sport-and-recreation-organisations-urge-government-to-act

On Monday 9 January, the Government announced its new Energy Bill Discount Scheme, with sport and leisure centres excluded from their priority list of ‘energy and trade intensive industries’.

The Sport and Recreation Alliance, as part of its position in the National Sector Partners Group (NSPG), called for an immediate review of this decision as a matter

Sector leaders call for urgent action from Government as energy costs put leisure facilities and pools at risk of closure within six months

Source: UK Active 02.06.22

https://www.ukactive.com/news/sector-leaders-call-for-urgent-action-from-government-as-energy-costs-put-leisure-facilities-and-pools-at-risk-of-closure-within-six-months/

 

A coalition of leading bodies in the physical activity sector has written to the Government calling for urgent support to save leisure facilities from going under as they face a rise in energy costs of up to 150% on last year.

ukactive, the Local Government Association, the Chief Cultural and Leisur