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This chapter reflects on how volunteering in sport and grassroots sports’ organisation may contribute to community development, engagement and cohesion in rural communities. This subject has particular relevance in the context of debates on the legacy of the Olympic and Paralympic Games held in Britain in the summer of 2012; the backdrop against which much of this community-based research was undertaken.
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Wright, R., Mendiwelso-Bendek, Z., Herron, R. (2013). Sports Volunteering and Community Engagement. In: Mayo, M., Mendiwelso-Bendek, Z., Packham, C. (eds) Community Research for Community Development. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137034748_10
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