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Games legacy plan takes shape
18/12/2008
A blueprint to secure a lasting legacy from the 2014 Commonwealth Games has moved a step closer.
The Scottish Government has published an interim Games legacy plan.
It outlines a vision of how the Glasgow Games and other major events, such as the Ryder Cup, can bring wide ranging benefits for Scotland.
The interim plan is the product of extensive engagement with individuals, groups and organisations across Scotland.
It has health as a unifying theme and details proposed programmes covering sport, education and learning, culture, volunteering, the greener agenda, business, tourism, skills and employment.
Over the coming months, this will be developed into a full, detailed legacy plan that will be published in summer 2009.
Deputy First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon said:
"The legacy's importance cannot be overstated. It's about more than hosting a two-week sporting festival - it offers us the chance to make real improvements to people's lives, to raise our sights as a nation.
"Our vision is of a legacy which helps people live longer, healthier lives, in strong, supportive communities, valuing and protecting the built and natural environment, with new and better skills development, employment and volunteering opportunities.
"I want everyone - individuals, groups and communities - to engage in this process and to think creatively about how the Games can help in their area."
The plan has been shaped by three pieces of consultation:
- a written consultation launched in February by the Scottish Government
- sixteen public meetings which were held across the country between May and September
- a consultation commissioned by Young Scot to seek the views of young people, exploring their opinions on how they felt the Games could benefit them, their families, their friends, their communities and their country.