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.
some of the national sporting bodies on here include british cycling and england netball. the organisation behind the letter say cuts will lead to closures and more ill health something costing the country billions each year. you ll see multi sport facilities being restricted, including football. you ll see bespoke programmes for women, for people from ethnically diverse communities, for disabled people as well, all being restricted. withjust under a month until the budget, those working in the leisure sector are now pleading for a little more help to stay afloat. matt graveling, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here s helen willetts. you look like you are on your summer holiday. ! you look like you are on your summer holida . ., , , , you look like you are on your summer holida. ., , , , ., holiday. i do but this is scotland made beautiful holiday. i do but this is scotland made beautiful sunshine. - holiday. i do but this is scotland made beautiful sunshine. this l holid
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. withjust under a month until the budget, those working in the leisure sector are now pleading for a little more help to stay afloat. matt graveling, bbc news. let s talk now with olmypic skier chemmy alcott who has signed the letter to prime minister rishi sunak. as someone as someone who has competed in no
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
is turbulence which is of russian making and yet neither of these governments have mentioned that at these meetings. governments have mentioned that at these meetings- these meetings. stephen mcdonell, many thanks- the high cost of energy is jeopardising the future of gyms and swimming pools, according to a group of almost 200 sports governing bodies. they ve written to the prime minister, urging him to provide further support to leisure centres. from april, they are due to lose government help towards their energy costs. our sports correspondent, matt graveling, has more. in at the deep end. in just six weeks, facilities like this will see their income dive. from april, the leisure sector falls from a government scheme to help with energy costs. the fear is gyms and pools will close, something one former olympian says will put lives at risk. fundamentally, it s obviously children that learn how to swim, but actually there s adults that get themselves into danger. there s so many dr