COLIN BEATTIE WELCOMES SUMMER OF SPORT FUNDING FOR MIDLOTHIAN NORTH

​BOOST FOR MIDLOTHIAN NORTH YOUNG PEOPLE IN WORLD CUP AND COMMONWEALTH GAMES YEAR
 
Local MSP Colin Beattie has welcomed the £229,000 given to Midlothian as part of the ‘summer of sport’ programme for schoolchildren in Midlothian North by the Scottish Government - part of £12m awarded to local authorities across Scotland. 
 
Over the summer, thousands of young Scots benefit from a range of free and low-cost sport activities, freeing up time for hardworking families and promoting healthy living.  
 
The £20m total fund came as part of the recent Scottish Budget, which also set the ball rolling on the SNPs plan to expand free swimming lessons to every single primary school child in Scotland. 
 
The fund is supporting young people getting involved in sports in a year to remember for sports in Scotland - returning to the World Cup for the first time in nearly 30 years and hosting the Commonwealth games. 
 
Commenting, local MSP Colin Beattie said:  
 
“I’m really pleased that young people in Midlothian North are set to benefit from the summer of sport funding, something I was proud to back as part of the SNP government's budget for this year.
 
“Between the World Cup and hosting the Commonwealth games, this has been a year to remember for sport in Scotland, and I hope this funding will contribute to that feeling for our young people.
 
“The SNP is taking action to improve the opportunities and livelihoods of our young people here in Midlothian North and across Scotland.”  
 
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