Caithness schools could benefit from Commonwealth legacy

PUPILS in Caithness could be throwing balls, hitting shuttlecocks and reading stopwatches which will have been used at next month’s Commonwealth Games.

As part of the Glasgow 2014 legacy plan, Highland Council is among the 32 local authorities which will receive an allocation of equipment used at the games through SportScotland Active Schools Network.

This means schoolchildren in the far north could next term be playing with the very items which top sportsmen and women used to gain medals.

In addition, those who play seven of the sports included in the games programme – aquatics, athletics, boxing, rugby, shooting, table tennis, and wrestling – will benefit from the chance to apply for larger items of equipment.

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