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Lord Coe selects Stoke
Futurebuilders ready
Alan Lewis to offer support
alan.lewis@gopublishing.co.uk Mandeville Stadium for 2012 Futurebuilders England, a
01823 431767 Lord Sebastian Coe, Chairman of the London Organising Committee unique £215m government-
has selected Stoke Mandeville Stadium as an official training venue for backed fund offering support
Co Publisher: athletes preparing for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. and investment to third sector
Tony Weston The Stadium, operated by Leisure Connection on behalf of WheelPower, (not-for-profit) organisations who
tony.weston@gopublishing.co.uk has been included in the Pre-Games Training Camp Guide. The Guide will deliver public services, could be
01474 814919 be released this summer and will promote facilities for preparation of used more by sports
international athletes in the lead up to the London 2012 Games. organisations in the UK.
Sub Editor: Stoke Mandeville Stadium is the birthplace of the Paralympic Games That’s the claim of the company
Andrea Hartshorne and the National Centre for Wheelchair Sport. who offer loans-based investment
thewordsmiths@hotmail.co.uk The stadium aims to support Olympic and Paralympic teams as they packages, combined with targeted
prepare for London 2012 by providing training facilities, accommodation, grants and professional support.
Operations Director & Design: catering and all the additional elements that an athlete will require. The Fund currently provides
Jon Wadeson The stadium offers a number of Olympic and Paralympic Sports investment to third sector
jon.wadeson@gopublishing.co.uk including: archery, athletics, badminton, basketball and wheelchair organisations working in the public
020 8306 8150 basketball, fencing, football, handball, handcycling, table tennis, service delivery areas of
triathlon, volleyball, shooting (air weapons), swimming and powerlifting. community cohesion; crime;
Advertisement Sales: Lord Coe said: “We said that we wanted the London Games to be children and young people;
Terry Arnold for athletes, and the facilities listed in this Guide will really help overseas education and learning; and health
terry.arnold@redactive.co.uk athletes prepare well. It also provides a great opportunity for towns and social care. On 1 April 2008,
020 7880 6222 throughout the UK to get involved in our plans. The process we have the fund opened to organisations
been through shows a great spread of high quality facilities throughout working in all areas of public
UK Leisure News is printed by the UK that can be used by elite level athletes.” service delivery, which will include
Stones the Printers Martin McElhatton, Chief Executive of WheelPower, the organisation environment and waste
Unit 10 Acre Est, Wildmere Road, which owns Stoke Mandeville Stadium said: “Stoke Mandeville Stadium management, recycling, sports
Banbury, Oxon, OX16 3ES has become known as the ‘home of wheelchair sport’ and the and leisure and legal aid.
‘birthplace of the Paralympic Games’ so we are delighted that the See www.futurebuilders-
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