£200,000 for new sports scheme
A new project aimed at getting more people playing sport has been launched in Cumbria.
Two hundred thousand pounds of lottery money will help run the scheme which is part of the legacy of the London 2012 games. It was a promise made by Lord Coe in the wake of the Olympics, a chance for more teenagers and young adults to participate more in sport.
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