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<p>Walking football is a fantastic way to help people who would not otherwise take
part in sport to get active. To support this, Sport England is investing £11.3m in
its ‘Get Healthy Get Active’ scheme which encourages inactive people to play sport.</p><p>
</p><p>Three of the ‘Get Healthy Get Active’ projects will offer walking football
as part of the programme of sports that participants can choose from and, as part
of its ‘Inclusive Sport Fund’ to encourage people with disabilities to be more active,
Sport England has also invested £168,141 into a project delivered by the Rotherham
Community Sports Trust which features a walking football programme for people with
early onset dementia.</p>
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