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<p>Sports and physical activity facilities play a crucial role in supporting adults
and children to be active. Outdoor swimming pools have been able to open from 11 July,
and from 25 July indoor gyms, leisure centres (including sports halls) and swimming
pools in England should be able to reopen. These facilities will be able to offer
on-site services to customers, provided they are COVID-secure and follow Government
guidance.</p><p>Sport England have announced a £195 million package of support to
help community clubs through this crisis. It recently boosted its Community Emergency
Fund by a further £15 million to meet the demand, taking the total up to £210 million.</p><p>The
income scheme announced on Thursday 2 July by the Secretary of State for Local Government,
aims to support local authorities who have incurred irrecoverable loss of income from
sales, fees and charge which they had reasonably budgeted for. Further guidance will
follow on the principle of the scheme.</p><p> </p>
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