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Update from
Parliament
Sir Mike Penning MP
I welcome plans to build on this and that the Government is committed to getting 3.5 million more people active in sport by 2030 .
Throwback to Sir Mike Penning MP receiving the Man of the Match award at a Commons and Lords RFC charity match at Twickenham
Millions of people across the UK play , watch and enjoy sport every day .
Throughout my time as an MP , I have visited numerous local grassroots clubs and am always impressed with the hard work and dedication of the volunteers who run them . It takes a lot of people to keep a sports club going at full strength .
I used to be a keen rugby player myself , and am very proud to have played in the green and red kit of the Commons and Lords RFC . Only very recently have I finally had to acknowledge that it is time to hang up the boots .
Sport and physical activity are vital to our mental health and physical wellbeing and it is excellent news that since 2021 , the Government has helped deliver new facilities or improvements at almost 2,400 sites across the UK , getting more than 120,000 people active .
As part of this campaign the Government has allocated £ 93 million of funding to grassroots sporting facilities . This includes a massive £ 708,000 in this constituency – largely a contribution to the new artificial grass pitch at Kings Langley School .
As a very proud President of the Tudors ( despite recent performance ), I am pleased to see that Hemel Hempstead Town Youth Football Club and Kings Langley Youth Football Club have also secured funding for new goalposts . Apart from regularly supporting football , I also really enjoy supporting Hemel Storm . If you ’ ve never been to a basketball match , I strongly recommend you try it . It really is great fun for all the family .
I would always encourage anyone to take up sport and become more active . Now that Spring is here and the weather is ( hopefully ) improving , there is no time better than now !
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