with rising energy costs. the fear is gyms and pools will close, something one former olympian says puts lives at risk. fundamentally, it is obviously children that learn how to swim. but, actually, there is adults that get themselves into danger. there are so many drownings that are happening each year and it s getting worse. a lot of parents that don t take their children swimming or can t afford to, the school has that responsibility. but if these pools are closing, well then how can the school even access them? mark looks after this lido in london. he told me grassroots sports will be hit hard. the clubs will find it increasingly difficult to survive because we have to put the prices up to them, they have to pass it on to the kids and, again, it s the poorer families that will suffer. the government say they provided £18 billion to help clubs, schools and businesses this winter. but today, those in the industry have appealed for help. this letter sent to the prime minister, rishi
but actually there s adults that get themselves into danger. there s so many drownings that are happening each year and it s getting worse. a lot of parents that don t take their children swimming, or can t afford to, the school has that responsibility. but if these pools are closing, well then how can the school even access them? mark sesnin oversees a number of venues, including this outdoor lido in london, and told me grassroots sports will be hit hard. the clubs will find it increasingly difficult to survive because we have to put the prices up to them. they have to pass it on to the kids. and again, it s the poorer families that will suffer. the government say they provided £18 billion to help clubs, schools and businesses through the winter, plus an extra one billion to help the leisure sector through the pandemic. but today, those in the industry have written an urgent appeal for help. this letter, sent to the prime minister rishi sunak, has been signed by more than 200 organis
families that will suffer. the government say they provided £18 billion to help clubs, schools and businesses through the winter, plus an extra one billion to help the leisure sector through the pandemic. but today, those in the industry have written an urgent appeal for help. this letter, sent to the prime minister rishi sunak, has been signed by more than 200 organisations and people, all pleading with the government not to cut the funding. some of the national sporting bodies on here include british cycling and england netball and some of the olympians and paralympians include sharron davies and jonnie peacock. the organisation behind today s letter say funding cuts will lead to further closures and more ill health, an issue already costing the country billions every year. you ll see multi sport facilities being restricted, including football. you ll see bespoke programmes for women, for people from ethnically diverse communities, from disabled people as well, all being restricted.
with rising energy costs. the fear is gyms and pools will close, something one former olympian says puts lives at risk. fundamentally, it is obviously children that learn how to swim. but, actually, there is adults that get themselves into danger. there are so many drownings that are happening each year and it s getting worse. a lot of parents that don t take their children swimming or can t afford to, the school has that responsibility. but if these pools are closing, well then how can the school even access them? mark looks after this lido in london. he told me grassroots sports will be hit hard. the clubs will find it increasingly difficult to survive because we have to put the prices up to them, they have to pass it on to the kids and, again, it s the poorer families that will suffer. the government say they provided £18 billion to help clubs, schools and businesses this winter. but today, those in the industry have appealed for help. this letter sent to the prime minister, rishi
and it s getting worse. a lot of parents that don t take their children swimming, or can t afford to, the school has that responsibility. but if these pools are closing, well then how can the school even access them? mark sesnin oversees a number of venues, including this outdoor lido in london, and told me grassroots sports will be hit hard. the clubs will find it increasingly difficult to survive because we have to put the prices up to them. they have to pass it on to the kids. and again, it s the poorer families that will suffer. the government say they provided £18 billion to help clubs, schools and businesses through the winter, plus an extra one billion to help the leisure sector through the pandemic. but today, those in the industry have written an urgent appeal for help. this letter, sent to the prime minister rishi sunak, has been signed by more than 200 organisations and people, all pleading with the government not to cut the funding. some of the national sporting bodies on