Explain the evolution of the initial sports council to its current role as sport England. Give examples of its aims and objectives through the years and comment upon the current status with mass participation, elite sport and the development of facilities

Sport England has only been around for the past three years. Before Sport England was founded it was known as The Sports Council. This was an independent body under the department of the National Heritage.
The sports council was founded in 1972. In its first year of operation, the sports council set out to identify itself by launching a Sport for All campaign to create wider public awareness of the value of sport and physical recreation and to call for action to improve its facilities and to increase participation.
The following list is the campaigns that the sports council released to get more people involved in Sport:
• 1972-77 - Sport for all
• 1977 - Sport for – Come alive
• 1980-81 – Sport for all – Disabled people
• 1983-84 – 50+ and all to play for
• 1985-86 - Ever thought of sport? For young people
• 1987-88 – What’s your sport?
• 1988 - What’s your sport? For women
• 1989 – Milk in Action for women.
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