Chess tables costing £2,500 pounds have been installed in parks across the region as part of the Government's Levelling Up Investment Fund. the provision o f new chess tables in parks and public spaces is part of a cross government strategy to deliver on three key objectives.
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00:00Chess tables costing £2,500 have been installed in parks across the region as part of the government's Leveling Up Investment Fund.
00:09The provision of new chess tables in parks and public spaces is part of a cross-government strategy to deliver on three key objectives.
00:16Increase participation in chess amongst primary school aged children, support elite level chess competition and increase the visibility and public presence of chess.
00:26Local authorities which received funding under the Leveling Up Parks Fund were invited to apply for an additional £2,500 for the installation of a chess table and accompanying seat or benches.
00:3620 stone boards, which do not include pieces, have been placed around Merseyside, Lancashire, Cumbria and Greater Manchester.
00:43However, community groups have questioned whether the money could have been spent more effectively.
00:48The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is investing £500,000 in the English Chess Federation over two years in order to assist current grandmasters and up-and-coming players.