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London 2012
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International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Official website of the Olympic Movement |
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International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
The International Paralympic Committee is the international governing body of sports for athletes with a disability. |
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London 2012
The London 2012 Official Website |
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Olympic Delivery Authority
The Olympic Delivery Authority has been designed to be the single delivery body responsible for creating the infrastructure for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in London in 2012 |
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ParalympicsGB
The official charity of SAPCA |
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Sports Governing Bodies
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Badminton England
The National Governing Body for Badminton |
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England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)
National governing body for cricket in England and Wales. |
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England Basketball
National governing body for basketball in England. |
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England Hockey
National governing body for hockey in England. |
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England Netball
National governing body for netball in England. |
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English Bowling Association (EBA)
The National Governing Body for Men's Outdoor Lawn Bowls |
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English Indoor Bowls Association (EIBA)
The Governing Body in England for level-green Indoor Bowls for men |
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Federation Internationale De Basketball Amateurs (FIBA)
The international governing body for basketball |
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Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
International governing body for football. |
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Fédération Internationale de Hockey (FIH)
International governing body for hockey. |
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Football Association (FA)
National governing body for football in England. |
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Football Association of Ireland (FAI)
FAI is the governing body of football in the Republic of Ireland. The role of the Association is to promote, foster and develop this activity. |
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International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)
International governing body for athletics. |
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International Rugby Board (IRB)
International governing body for rugby union |
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International Tennis Federation (ITF)
International governing body for tennis. |
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Lawn Tennis Association (LTA)
National governing body for tennis in Great Britain. |
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Rugby Football League (RFL)
The Rugby Football League (RFL) is the governing body for the game of Rugby League in the UK. |
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Rugby Football Union (RFU)
National governing body for rugby in England. |
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Scottish Hockey
National governing body for hockey in Scotland. |
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UK Athletics (UKA)
National governing body for athletics in the UK. |
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Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)
European Governing Body for Football. |
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Sports Councils
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Sport England
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Sport Scotland
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Sports Council for Northern Ireland
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Sports Council for Wales
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UK Sport
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Other Funding Sources
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Awards for All
Awards for All is a grants programme set up up to help small groups. It is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Arts Council of England, Sport England, the New Opportunities Fund and the Community Fund. |
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Big Lottery Fund
Big Lottery Fund is a new organisation that will hand out half the money for good causes from the National Lottery. Big Lottery Fund was created by merging the New Opportunities Fund and the Community Fund. |
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Football Foundation
The Football Foundation was launched in July 2000, by the football authorities and the Government, to provide investment into the grass roots of football. The Foundation represents a unique partnership of the FA Premier League, the Football Association, the Department of Culture, Media and Sport/Sport England who jointly contribute £53m that the Football Foundation distributes in grant aid. |
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Foundation for Sport and the Arts
The Foundation for Sport and the Arts give grants to a wide range of projects to sports and arts organisations. |
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Play England
Play England's aim is for all children and young people in England to have regular access and opportunity for free, inclusive, local play provision and play space. |
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Sports Match
Sportsmatch is the government's grass roots sports sponsorship incentive scheme, funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport through grant aid from Sport England and administered in England by the Institute of Sports Sponsorship. |
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Other Useful Organisations
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British Association of Golf Course Constructors (BAGCC)
Promoting the development of the golf course construction industry in the UK and abroad |
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British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI)
The voice for contractors, designers, industry suppliers and training providers and to raise professional standards across the landscaping industry. |
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BSI
The British Standards Institution |
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BTCA
The British Tennis Coaches' Association is an independent professional body, run by coaches, for coaches with the national office based at the Wolverhampton Lawn Tennis and Squash Club. |
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Business in Sport and Leisure
Business In Sport and Leisure is an umbrella organisation representing the interests of over 100 private sector companies in the sport, hospitality and leisure industry. |
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Central Council for Physical Recreation (CCPR)
The CCPR Promotes, Protects and maximises opportunities in Sport and recreation for society, by providing leadership, service and Support to its members. |
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Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE)
The international body which represents and provides services to the building services profession. |
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County Playing Fields Associations
Representing County Playing Fields Associations from around the British Isles |
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
UK Government Department for sport. |
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Fields in Trust (Formerly the NPFA)
National organisation with specific responsibility for acquiring, protecting and improving playing fields, playgrounds and playspace. |
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Institute of Groundsmanship (IOG)
Representing groundsmen, and all others involved in the management of sports pitches in the UK.
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Institute of Sport and Recreation Management (ISRM)
The Institute exists to advance and promote public health for the benefit of the public in particular through the provision of education, training and advancing medical and other sciences and technologies and by encouraging active participation in sport and other recreational activities.
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Institute of Sport, Parks & Leisure (ISPAL)
ISPAL the professional body for sport, parks and leisure professionals. |
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Institution of Lighting Engineers (ILE)
The Institution of Lighting Engineers (ILE) is the UK and Ireland's largest and most influential professional lighting association, dedicated solely to excellence in lighting. |
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International Association for Sports Surface Sciences
An association of technical experts involved in the investigation, development & testing of sports surfaces. |
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National Specialist Constructors Council (NSCC)
The National Specialist Contractors Council (NSCC) is the umbrella trade organisation for specialist contractors in Great Britain. NSCC has 28 trade organisations in membership representing over 6500 specialist contractors covering the broad spectrum of building specialists within construction. |
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Quarry Products Association (QPA)
The key national contact for every aspect of the UK quarrying industry. |
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Sports Turf Research Institute (STRI)
The UK’s National Centre for consultancy in Sports and Amenity Turf |
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Swimming Pools and Allied Trades Association (SPATA)
SPATA is the trade association for the swimming pool industry in the UK. Its 250 or so members comprise Pool Builders, Retailers, Designers, Service Engineers and Trade Suppliers in the UK and overseas. It covers both domestic and commercial installations. |
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Tennis Industry Association
The TIA's mission is to increase participation in tennis and to promote, foster and protect industry growth and vitality in the UK. |
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Youth Sports Trust (YST)
Our vision is to create opportunities for all young people to receive a quality introduction to physical education (PE) and sport and structured pathways for them to continue participating and progressing. |
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Publications
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Sports Management
The official magazine of SAPCA. |
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Tennis Today website
SAPCA's official tennis publication |
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Interesting Sites
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BBC Sport
The sport section of the UK's best known media website. |
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MapQuest
Where to go and how to get there! |
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OnlineWeather.com
UK and World weather forecasting service |
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Pitchcare
"Free on-line magazine featuring Groundsmen and Greenkeepers across the country, chat, barter, jobs, shop, message boards and much more..." |
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The Met Office
UK Government weather forecasting service |
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