Fiona Bruce MP supports bid to host Lacrosse World Cup
Last week the English Lacrosse Association launched their Bid to host the 2017 Women’s World Cup in the UK with the help of the Minister for Sport and the Olympics, Hugh Robertson and MPs including Congleton Constituency MP, Fiona Bruce.
Fiona Bruce MP helped demonstrate her support by signing the ‘Back the Bid’ England flag.
Cross –party Parliamentary support came from Prime Minister David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband.
Sue Redfern, Chair of the English Lacrosse Board said ‘We were delighted with the response and support that we received from Members of Parliament yesterday and with over 10% of the House behind us, we believe that this puts English Lacrosse in good position in the bidding process.’
Fiona said: ‘Hosting this tournament, as with so many sporting fixtures, will stand the country in good stead in terms of its support for sport of all types, especially for young people. If the UK bid succeeds it will be yet another cause for sporting celebration in this Olympic year. I wish the ELA every success.’
The final decision will be made by the Federation of International Lacrosse in June this year. Lacrosse is becoming an increasingly popular sport internationally - 30 nations are expected to compete in the FIL Women’s World Lacrosse Cup in 2017 in comparison to the 16 countries that competed in Prague in 2009.
