09/10/14 10:00
Active Places Fund
Funding for new Games legacy projects.
BMX tracks, new paths on the Union Canal and a refurbished bothy in Glen Affric are among projects awarded Games legacy funding today.
47 projects across Scotland will share £2.4 million from the Legacy 2014 Active Places Fund, the Scottish Government’s £10 million pot to upgrade or create new sports and physical activity infrastructure.
Cabinet Secretary for Commonwealth Games and Sport Shona Robison was today at Crags Community Sports Centre in Dumbiedykes, Edinburgh to see plans for new city centre mountain bike, BMX and trail bike tracks. (Photos available by calling number below)
Ms Robison said: “The Commonwealth Games was Scotland’s biggest ever sporting event and the Active Places Fund is creating a lasting Games legacy of better facilities tor sport or physical activity.
“The Active Places Fund is about creating new and different ways of getting people walking, running or taking part in sport, often in imaginative ways. This new round benefits 47 projects and takes the total number of initiatives across Scotland to 156.
“From upgrading existing facilities to taking on entirely new challenges, communities are embracing the Games legacy and coming together to deliver fantastic projects that are helping people become more active.”
Angus Calder of the Braidwood Bikepark Group said: "The SKELF bike park project is about creating a fantastic and fun bike play space for local young people. The Dumbiedykes area is one of the 20% most deprived areas in Scotland with real problems with poor health and unemployment, while the Braidwoods are a haven for anti-social behaviour.
“Creating the SKELF bike park bike park will attract people and life back into the woods, making a real community asset of a currently wasted resource. The project will also be a safe place for local schools to run bike skills classes and PE.”
Stewart Harris, Chief Executive of sportscotland said: “It is terrific news that a further 47 deserving ventures will benefit from the latest Active Places Fund tranche, which has already invested in over 100 projects. sportscotland is committed to providing more and better opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to participate in sport and physical activity, and this Fund is a key component of delivering that objective.
“We are working closely with the Scottish Government to continue implementing the successful sporting legacy from Glasgow 2014 and, consequently, Scotland’s sporting system is the most sophisticated it has ever been.”
Background
The news comes as the final Glasgow 2014 Highlights Report is published, which highlights its achievements for Glasgow and Scotland. Updated information includes ticket applications, accessibility, Park & Ride and shuttle services, workforce, as well as more information on Scotland House and the Commonwealth Business Conference. See: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/ArtsCultureSport/Sport/MajorEvents/Glasgow-2014/Commonwealth-games/Indicators/Publications-Reviews/Highlights-report
The Legacy 2014 Active Places Fund is part of the Scottish Government’s Commonwealth Games Legacy 2014 programme, which will give communities across Scotland more and better places to be active, and is administered by sportscotland, the national agency for sport.
Grants up to £100,000 are available to help build or upgrade local facilities such as new bike or skate parks, outdoor adventure facilities, walking routes, or new projects within school estates. Applications for the fifth and final round of the Active Places Fund are being accepted now, with a closing date of 1 February 2015. http://ow.ly/CqwZD
For more information on Legacy 2014 visit: www.legacy2014.co.uk or follow @Legacy2014scot
For more information on sportscotland’s work on Games legacy, visit: http://www.sportscotland.org.uk/games/games_contribution/
| Title | Description | Award | Local Authority |
| Tarland Development Group | Mountain bike trails in Drummy Woods on the edge of Tarland. | 44,147 | Aberdeenshire |
| Mormond Community Hub | Redevelopment of derelict tennis courts. | 66,174 | Aberdeenshire |
| Active Play for Oban | Two adventure areas; for under fives and five to 15 years. | 85,725 | Argyll & Bute |
| Eas Urchaidh Riverside trail and Car Park | New car park with access path to Forest bridge and a new riverside access trail. | 66,537 | Argyll & Bute |
| SKELF Bike Skills Park | A city centre mountain bike, BMX and trail bike skills facility. | 76,275 | City of Edinburgh |
| Active Playground | New sand play, tyre walls, amphitheatre, grass embankments & den building areas. | 19,689 | City of Edinburgh |
| Alloa Skatepark Project | Customised skatepark/bike facility for all abilities and ages. | 100,000 | Clackmannanshire |
| Bhaltos Outdoor Activity Centre | New facility for outdoor activities and learning | 100,000 | Comhairle nan Eilean Siar |
| South Road Park Local Skate Park | Create skatepark within South Road Park. | 35,000 | Dundee City |
| Community Sport for All | Multi-use games area, free play area and associated equipment, on unused ground | 54,931 | East Ayrshire |
| Longniddry Tennis Courts | Resurface block of two courts, add practice wall. | 23,030 | East Lothian |
| Neilson Park Tennis Courts, Haddington | Tennis courts, cricket wicket and rugby pitches, enhancing current provision. | 82,189 | East Lothian |
| Helix North Paths | Upgrade 2.86km of path through Cobblebrae and Abbotshaugh Community Woodlands. | 85,000 | Falkirk |
| Pitch Upgrade - Head of Muir Primary | Upgrade pitch to grass for school and community use. | 15,232 | Falkirk |
| John Muir Way - Community Connections | Create new and enhance existing off road path links of from the John Muir Way to the South Falkirk path network. | 15,000 | Falkirk |
| Kinneil Bike Trails - Phase-1 | Upgrading the existing informal trails and further expand the trail network | 22,298 | Falkirk |
| Greenrig MTB Skills Course | Construction of a mountain bike skills course | 23,237 | Falkirk |
| Active Travel on the Union Canal | Almost 3km of high quality paths following the Union Canal from Falkirk High Station to the Falkirk Wheel. | 100,000 | Falkirk |
| Cairneyhill Play Park Project | Upgrade of both sites | 52,175 | Fife |
| Warout Outdoor Learning Space | Trim trail and play equipment to encourage active play | 15,578 | Fife |
| Skate Colinsburgh | Provide a skatepark in Colinsburgh Football Park. | 20,000 | Fife |
| Benarty Skatepark & MUGA Facility | Multi use games area and skatepark | 100,000 | Fife |
| Queens Park Pavilion - Upgrade | Upgraded, accessible facility | 39,460 | Glasgow City |
| Alexandra Park Community Sports Hub | Renovated hub for restored facility linking bikes, golf, bowling, a café and bike workshop. | 77,500 | Glasgow City |
| Glasgow Education Services | Drying and storage containers for watersports | 16,686 | Glasgow City |
| Camlachie Park | Paths and skatepark. | 77,000 | Glasgow City |
| Glasgow Life | Reconstruction of seven tennis courts at Victoria Park. | 53,000 | Glasgow City |
| Abhainn Deabhag Footbridge | New footbridge over the Abhainn Deabhag river near Tomich, Glen Affric. | 11,061 | Highland |
| Speyside Way Extension | A route to increase walking, cycling and horse riding between Aviemore and Kincraig. | 90,500 | High |