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Today I called for efforts to be made to ensure that the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014 have an impact on Dundee and indeed the whole of Scotland. I was responding to a Scottish Government announcement on the legacy of the Commonwealth Games.
I put out the statement below:
A Dundee Legacy of the Commonwealth Games
Councillor Richard McCready, the Scottish Labour Spokesperson for Leisure, Arts and Communities on Dundee City Council today called on Dundee City Council to examine the ways of delivering a legacy to Dundee from the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Councillor McCready was speaking after the Scottish Government announced its Commonwealth Games legacy plan.
Councillor Richard McCready said, 'I supported Glasgow's bid to host the Commonwealth Games and I hope that it will be a great success. It is important that the Commonwealth Games have an impact right across Scotland. The Scottish Government has announced finding for legacy proposals. The funding is £23.5 million and while this will not go very far when shared across 32 local authorities in Scotland it is important that Dundee gets its share.'
'One of the ideas for using the funding is to create a network of community sports hubs across Scotland. These community sports hubs should raise the profile of sport and physical activity and hopefully lead to increased participation across Scotland. I have written to the Leisure and Communities department of Dundee City Council asking them to get involved in promoting sports hubs in Dundee and to ensure that they are doing all they can to achieve appropriate levels of funding for these projects.'
'The Olympics in London followed by the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow provide an excellent opportunity to promote sport across the country and especially in Dundee. This is one of the reasons why I brought forward proposals for a replacement for the Olympia Centre when I was Convener of Leisure, Arts and Communities. There is more we can do and I want Dundee to be at the forefront of promoting sport.'
The Scottish Government news release can be found here http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2009/09/01150529
Councillor Richard McCready, the Scottish Labour Spokesperson for Leisure, Arts and Communities on Dundee City Council today called on Dundee City Council to examine the ways of delivering a legacy to Dundee from the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Councillor McCready was speaking after the Scottish Government announced its Commonwealth Games legacy plan.
Councillor Richard McCready said, 'I supported Glasgow's bid to host the Commonwealth Games and I hope that it will be a great success. It is important that the Commonwealth Games have an impact right across Scotland. The Scottish Government has announced finding for legacy proposals. The funding is £23.5 million and while this will not go very far when shared across 32 local authorities in Scotland it is important that Dundee gets its share.'
'One of the ideas for using the funding is to create a network of community sports hubs across Scotland. These community sports hubs should raise the profile of sport and physical activity and hopefully lead to increased participation across Scotland. I have written to the Leisure and Communities department of Dundee City Council asking them to get involved in promoting sports hubs in Dundee and to ensure that they are doing all they can to achieve appropriate levels of funding for these projects.'
'The Olympics in London followed by the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow provide an excellent opportunity to promote sport across the country and especially in Dundee. This is one of the reasons why I brought forward proposals for a replacement for the Olympia Centre when I was Convener of Leisure, Arts and Communities. There is more we can do and I want Dundee to be at the forefront of promoting sport.'
The Scottish Government news release can be found here http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2009/09/01150529