CashBack for Communities is a programme of diversionary activities for young people to increase the opportunities they have to develop their interests and skills in an enjoyable, fulfilling and supported way, using funds recovered from criminals.

It includes a range of partnerships with Scottish sporting, arts and business associations to provide diversionary activities for young people in Scottish communities.

The initiatives provided are open to all children and young people, although resources are focused on areas of high crime. The initiatives address both participation and diversion and aim to increase the likelihood of positive long-term outcomes for those who take part.

Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill launched the scheme for badminton as well as four other new sports (tennis, squash, athletics and hockey) at Craiglockhart Tennis Centre in Edinburgh on Friday 18 June 2010.

The five sports are to benefit at grass-roots level from a £1.5 million investment over the next two years using funds from the Government's Cashback for Communities initiative. The funding will provide new participation opportunities for more than 10,000 young people across Scotland, and adds to existing sports programmes in football, rugby and basketball.

Since it’s launch in 2007 by Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill, CashBack for Communities has reinvested £44 million back into communities across Scotland through sporting, cultural, youth and third sector organisations. To date over 600,000 young people have benefited. View the BADMINTONscotland annual report for 2010 - 2011

For more information about Cashback visit their website by clicking here

For further information on badminton specific CashBack activities check out our Free Activity page or contact Kirsty Partridge on 0141 445 1218

Organisers of free Cashback Badminton can down load the promotional poster here