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| − | '''4Play Squash''' is a London based squash group for gay and lesbian squash players and their friends, based in [[Islington]]. The group welcomes players of all ability levels. | + | [[File:Outplay.png|thumb|Club logo]]'''OutPlay Squash''', formerly '''4Play Squash''', is a London based squash group for gay and lesbian squash players and their friends, based in [[Islington]]. The group welcomes players of all ability levels. |
| − | The group attracted controversy when it received a grant of £6,500 from Sport England to help it encourage more lesbians to play squash, but the grant | + | The group attracted controversy when it received a grant of £6,500 from Sport England to help it encourage more lesbians to play squash, but the grant was welcomed by Cllr [[Terry Stacy]], leader of the [[Liberal Democrats]] on [[London Borough of Islington|Islington Council]].<ref>http://news.pinkpaper.com/NewsStory/4709/25/01/2011/criticism-after-6500-is-donated-to-squash-club-to-recruit-lesbians.aspx</ref> |
==External sites== | ==External sites== | ||
| − | + | *:https://outplaysquash.com/. OutPlay Squash website. Accessed: 2016-02-11. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6fDVQjzd1) | |
| − | http://www.4playsquash.org/ | + | *http://www.4playsquash.org/ Former 4Play Squash website, now dead. Archived version at https://web.archive.org/web/20130518070752/http://4playsquash.org/ |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Squash]] | [[Category:Squash]] | ||
[[Category:London]] | [[Category:London]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Former Consortium members]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:20, 10 February 2018
OutPlay Squash, formerly 4Play Squash, is a London based squash group for gay and lesbian squash players and their friends, based in Islington. The group welcomes players of all ability levels.
The group attracted controversy when it received a grant of £6,500 from Sport England to help it encourage more lesbians to play squash, but the grant was welcomed by Cllr Terry Stacy, leader of the Liberal Democrats on Islington Council.[1]
External sites
- https://outplaysquash.com/. OutPlay Squash website. Accessed: 2016-02-11. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6fDVQjzd1)
- http://www.4playsquash.org/ Former 4Play Squash website, now dead. Archived version at https://web.archive.org/web/20130518070752/http://4playsquash.org/
