§ Tony CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much money has been spent in Workington from the Sports Action Zone covering Allerdale, Copeland and Barrow; and on what projects. [82447]
§ Mr. CabornProjects in the West Cumbria and Barrow Sport Action Zone from which Workington benefits are as follows:
£ Sport Action Zone investment Total project cost Workington Wards Salterbeck Sports Coordinator 54,000 110,000 Allerdale District Allerdale Baton Relay 2,500 6,000 Grassroots Sport SOS1 10,000 31,600 Allerdale Community Chest 21,000 21,000 West Cumbria Sport for Health Manager 30,000 70,000 Sport Directory 11,200 19,700 Zone-wide Monitoring the impact of sport social wellbeing of communities 7,320 14,640 County-wide Adults Other than Teachers Programme 7,500 24,800 1Three year project In addition the following projects are currently being developed which impact on Workington:
Feasibility study to attract the world mountain marathon to the District of Allerdale (Sport Action Zone £3,000);Three year dance project in partnership with Allerdale and Copeland Borough Councils and Keswick Theatre by the Lake (Sport Action Zone £9,000);'Engaging in Football'— A five year programme in partnership with NACRO in West Cumbria. Workington target wards are Salterbeck, St. Michael's; Northside (Sport Action Zone £ 28,000);Three year enhancement of passport in the Zone, in partnership with Cumbria Outdoors and Cumbria Sport. Workington target being the Leisure Centre (Sport Action Zone £ 9,000);170WTwo year pilot programme: Bridging the Gap through Sport in the Zone. Two year pilot programme with rugby union, rugby league and tennis. Aims to link the social inclusion agenda and National Governing Bodies of Sport (Sport Action Zone £36,000);SAZ Newsletter to raise awareness of the Zone's progress (Sport Action Zone £ 2,000);Education through Sport in the Zone. A three year programme aiming to develop five programmes linking education and sport agendas, to increase numbers of coaches; develop Top Tots; training community sports coaches; create opportunities for adult volunteers and increase community exercise instructors (Sport Action Zone £ 40,000).