August 2015 - DCMS blog

‘I’ve seen the massive effect improved facilities have on encouraging people to get active’

Dan Walker, August 27, 2015 — Sport

I’ve loved playing sport for as long as I remember – football, of course, as you might expect from the presenter of Football Focus, but all sorts of other sports too. I’ve been privileged to have a job that has taken me to some of the world’s best stadia, as well as the training grounds of…

‘We need to embrace fresh perspectives to galvanise sport participation in the UK’

Jane Ashworth OBE, CEO of StreetGames, August 25, 2015 — Sport

There are just six weeks remaining before the DCMS public consultation on the UK’s sport strategy closes on October 2nd and I’m really excited to see what new ideas are put forward. With UK sports participation declining, now is the time to be brave and creative. We must embrace all views as we need fresh new approaches to…

BBC Charter Review – What the BBC does: scale and scope

#yourBBC, August 17, 2015 — Media, broadband and creative industries

In this, the second of our series of blogs exploring the BBC Charter Review public consultation and the questions it rises, we consider what the BBC does – in particular the scale of it and its scope.

‘I want sport participation to become part of our country’s DNA’

Tracey Crouch, August 14, 2015 — Sport

Minister for Sport, Tourism and Heritage

It’s no secret that sport has always been a particular passion of mine. I think most people would expect it to be, given that I’m the Sports Minister. When I was growing up, I enjoyed every sport going, graduating from playing in local teams to becoming an FA-qualified football coach and managing, until recently, an…

BBC Charter Review, exploring the Mission, Purpose and Values theme

#yourBBC, August 10, 2015 — Media, broadband and creative industries

In the first of a series of blogs exploring our BBC Charter Review public consultation and the questions it raises, we take a closer look at the opening questions, focussed on the BBC’s Mission, Purpose and Values.

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Dan Purvis, August 6, 2015 — National Lottery

Marking one year to go until the Rio Olympics, Scotland’s Gold medal winning gymnast Dan Purvis talks about his preparations and bid to make Team GB I can’t believe it’s only a year to go to the next Olympic Games! Training’s going really well at the moment; a lot of clever training is needed when…

HMS M.33: an incredible story of survival from Gallipoli

Sir Peter Luff, August 4, 2015 — First World War

On 7th August, the only ship to survive from the 1915 Gallipoli campaign, HMS M.33, will open to the public for the first time following a major National Lottery funded restoration. The Heritage Lottery Fund invested almost £2 million in the project and the Fund’s Chair Sir Peter Luff, talks about his personal connection to the…

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Monthly Archives: August 2015

‘I’ve seen the massive effect improved facilities have on encouraging people to get active’

‘We need to embrace fresh perspectives to galvanise sport participation in the UK’

BBC Charter Review – What the BBC does: scale and scope

‘I want sport participation to become part of our country’s DNA’

BBC Charter Review, exploring the Mission, Purpose and Values theme

#EveryRoadtoRio

HMS M.33: an incredible story of survival from Gallipoli

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