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New £140m fund is announced
A NEW £140m fund to boost sport and fitness through free swimming for over 60s has been announced as part of the Government’s plan to ensure a lasting sports legacy from the 2012 Olympic Games.
The Legacy Action Plan was unveiled last month by Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Andy Burnham and Secretary of State for Health, Alan Johnson.
Tessa Jowell said: “There is something for everyone in our plans - every part of the country, every section of the population.
“Ten million people stand to benefit from our exciting free swimming plan alone. I hope that this is just the beginning and that by 2012 we can offer free swimming to all."
A NEW £140m fund to boost sport and fitness through free swimming for over 60s has been announced as part of the Government’s plan to ensure a lasting sports legacy from the 2012 Olympic Games.
The Legacy Action Plan was unveiled last month by Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Andy Burnham and Secretary of State for Health, Alan Johnson.
Tessa Jowell said: “There is something for everyone in our plans - every part of the country, every section of the population.
“Ten million people stand to benefit from our exciting free swimming plan alone. I hope that this is just the beginning and that by 2012 we can offer free swimming to all."
Boxer Nicky takes a chance on gym venture
FORMER European featherweight champion Nicky Cook is set to take on the fitness industry following the launch of his first gym in Dagenham.
The boxer, 28 – who is training for the world title – will be building up his business at a rented gym in Crow Lane, which he is setting up with an eye to the future when his own fighting days are over.
He said: “I'm coming to the end of my career, I have been in some kind of fitness my whole life – this is what I know. I’m not going to come out of boxing and become a builder – fitness is what I do best.”
Nicky said if the gym takes off he will look to invest in his own fitness centre when he retires. He even had plans to build a gym in his 150 sq ft back garden but because his girlfriend is pregnant again he has decided to put this on hold.
FORMER European featherweight champion Nicky Cook is set to take on the fitness industry following the launch of his first gym in Dagenham.
The boxer, 28 – who is training for the world title – will be building up his business at a rented gym in Crow Lane, which he is setting up with an eye to the future when his own fighting days are over.
He said: “I'm coming to the end of my career, I have been in some kind of fitness my whole life – this is what I know. I’m not going to come out of boxing and become a builder – fitness is what I do best.”
Nicky said if the gym takes off he will look to invest in his own fitness centre when he retires. He even had plans to build a gym in his 150 sq ft back garden but because his girlfriend is pregnant again he has decided to put this on hold.
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