Councillors in Kendal have kicked off a debate about the future of football.
Kendal Town Councillors voted to support the principles in Fair Game’s manifesto ‘Solutions for our National Sport’ at their council meeting on Monday night.
Town Mayor, Cllr Doug Rathbone said, “The council is delighted to support this initiative, which reflects the value of football at the very heart of our communities.”
The motion was brought by Cllr Chris Hogg (Heron Hill ward), who said: “Kendal has kicked off a debate that every town hall in this country should be having. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to safeguard and strengthen football clubs as civic and community assets and to avoid some of the disasters that have arisen from inadequate oversight and dubious decision making.”
The council called on Minister for Sport, Nigel Huddleston MP, to endorse the ethos behind Fair Game’s campaign, and join them in reasserting the values of sustainability, integrity and community in our national game.
Niall Couper, chief executive officer of Fair Game, said: “Kendal’s move will hopefully be the first of many. Where Kendal have led, we hope that others will now follow and echo the case for reform in town halls throughout the country. It is the start of the journey for us at Fair Game and we want MPs, clubs and councils to join us.”
