Find out how the Commonwealth Games in 2014 has been a golden opportunity for Scotland.
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The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games brought social, cultural and economic benefits to the whole of Scotland.
The Scottish Government remains committed to working with legacy partners to ensure benefits continue to be realised for years to come.
The Legacy Newsletter
13/03/2017
General / Sport and physical activity
The story of our legacy
15 February 2008
Games Legacy consultation launched
27 May 2008
First of sixteen public meetings across Scotland
1 November 2008
Big Lottery Scotland launches 2014 Communities Grant
1 February 2009
Business Club Scotland launched
1 May 2009
Funding announcement for Gold4Glasgow sporting talent initiative
1 September 2009
A Games Legacy for Scotland plan launched
6 January 2010
Work starts on the Commonwealth Area and velodrome
10 March 2010
Sport Relief partnership launched
25 March 2010
Youth Legacy Ambassadors recruited
25 June 2010
National Schools Sports Week 2010
12 July 2010
Launch of Games for Scotland 2010
23 August 2010
Launch of first Community Sports Hub
23 August 2010
Opening of refurbished Bridgeton Cross
1 September 2010
Glasgow 2014 Exhibition launched at the Lighthouse Exhibition Centre
3 October 2010
2010 Commonwealth Games - Delhi, India
5 October 2010
Get Scotland Dancing launched
14 October 2010
Delhi Handover Ceremony
5 November 2010
Sustainability Conference and launch of the Games Sustainability Plan
20 January 2011
Event Team Scotland launched
1 May 2011
100th Scottish business to win London 2012 contract
23 May 2011
Scotland secure 2015 World Gymnastic Championships
8 June 2011
Construction work starts on Glasgow 2014 athletes' village
27 June 2011
National School Sports Week 2011
28 June 2011
M74 completed ahead of schedule and within budget
1 July 2011
Launch of Games for Scotland 2011
1 July 2011
Opening of Red Tree Business Suites in Rutherglen
27 July 2011
Cultural Plan for 2012 and 2014 launched
3 August 2011
Lanarkshire International Children's Games
1 September 2011
First cohort of Climate Change Saltire Fellowships
27 September 2011
St Machar Academy wins first London 2012 Get Set School of the Month
27 October 2011
1000 days to go to Glasgow 2014
1 November 2011
Final participants on Personal Best Glasgow Pilot graduate
15 November 2011
Games jobs success in Glasgow's East End
17 November 2011
Lee McConnell answers pupils questions live on Glow network
9 December 2011
Jonathan Edwards gives inspirational talk to pupils in Wester Hailes
15 December 2011
Glasgow Business Portal launched
23 January 2012
Go for It Scotland! Sports Bursary launched
31 January 2012
Building the legacy for learning national event held by Education Scotland
3 February 2012
Launch of LEAD 2014 youth leadership and volunteering campaign
8 February 2012
Scottish Sport Relief Home and Away Programme announced
13 February 2012
Take Life On campaign launched to promote benefits of children exercising
21 February 2012
Plans to deliver Scotland's first National Performance Centre for Sport
10 March 2012
New £10m legacy fund for active places
10 March 2012
New £5m legacy fund for youth employment
12 March 2012
Mount Florida Primary marks Commonwealth Day
12 March 2012
Sport Your Trainers 2012
20 March 2012
Royal Commonwealth Pool reopens
25 March 2012
Sport Relief Mile events take place across the country
17 April 2012
Glasgow 2014 tartan designed by school pupil
18 April 2012
Go for It Scotland! Sports Bursary winners announced
16 May 2012
Ramblers Scotland Medal Routes launched in Glasgow
11 June 2012
National School Sport Week 2012
5 July 2012
First projects receive Sport Relief Home and Away funding
23 July 2012
Two years to go until Glasgow 2014
26 July 2012
Games for Scotland 2012 national programme announced
30 July 2012
Youth Legacy Ambassadors help out at Scotland House in London
20 September 2012
Game On Scotland education programme announced
23 October 2012
Legacy 2014 Active Places Fund opens for applications
14 November 2012
Stars back Legacy 2014 to inspire a generation
5 December 2012
£4m cultural fund to celebrate Games
11 December 2012
More projects benefit from Scottish Sport Relief Home & Away funding
14 January 2013
Volunteer applications open for Glasgow 2014
10 March 2013
500 days to go to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
11 March 2013
Queen's Baton Relay international route announced
16 April 2013
First grants from £10m Legacy 2014 Active Places Fund announced
30 April 2013
Launch of £4m Celebrate fund
1 May 2013
Art competition launches Game On Scotland education programme
15 May 2013
Go for It Scotland! Sports Bursary 2013 winners announced
21 May 2013
Launch of Pilotlight partnership to help social enterprise flourish
22 May 2013
Launch of Scotland's Best training scheme for 1,000 young jobless Scots
30 May 2013
Games for Scotland 2013 national programme announced
11 June 2013
Network of Commonwealth woodlands launched
3 July 2013
First grants from £4m Celebrate fund
16 July 2013
Cultural programme unveiled as nationwide celebration
23 July 2013
One year to go until the Opening Ceremony
24 July 2013
Your Legacy 2014 Tour starts its journey across Scotland in Shetland
20 August 2013
Forty new projects benefit from the Legacy 2014 Active Places Fund
4 September 2013
SFA kick off Malawi football coaching programme
27 September 2013
Street Soccer Scotland nets £300,000 Legacy 2014 funding
30 September 2013
Record levels of investment in Commonwealth Games sports
10 October 2013
Queen’s Baton Relay began its journey around the Commonwealth
11 November 2013
Host Broadcaster Training Initiative for students launched
25 November 2013
Crown Primary in Inverness awarded first Game On Scotland plaque
28 November 2013
33Fifty Commonwealth youth leadership programme launched
12 December 2013
Hockey player Holly Cram named as Game On Scotland Ambassador
17 December 2013
Construction works begins at Dalmarnock Legacy Hub
23 January 2014
Search begins for 3,000 people to star in Opening and Closing Ceremonies
29 January 2014
5,000 Games tickets to say ‘thank you’ to Legacy 2014 projects
30 January 2014
Forty-two new projects announced as part of Culture 2014
4 February 2014
Lead 2014 launches its 2014 youth leadership programme
20 February 2014
Scotland's Games Legacy published
24 February 2014
Legacy Week - a nationwide celebration of the benefits of hosting the Games
7 March 2014
Celebration of unity and diversity throughout Commonwealth Week
18 March 2014
£1m Legacy 2014 Sustainable Sport for Communities Fund opens
20 March 2014
£1.5m for the Legacy 2014 Sport Relief Home and Away Programme
3 April 2014
Game Changer Awards celebrate legacy from colleges and universities
3 April 2014
Get Scotland Dancing programme announced
10 April 2014
Launch of GREEN2014 exhibition showcasing environmental legacy
14 April 2014
100 days to go until the Games
21 April 2014
Physical Activity Awareness Week (21-27 April)
14 May 2014
Games for Scotland 2014 launched
27 May 2014
Multi-million pound regeneration boost announced
3 June 2014
50 days to go until the Games
9 June 2014
Legacy Week - showcasing the benefits of hosting the Games
14 June 2014
The Queen’s Baton Relay arrives back in Scotland
3 July 2014
Legacy training milestone: 1000 apprencticeship opportunities
9 July 2014
New £20 million investment in sports facilities
14 July 2014
Stalled Spaces Scotland brings vacant land back into use
23 July 2014
Glasgow 2014 Opening Ceremony: The Games begin!
7 August 2014
Games legacy continues with £6 million investment in para-sports
14 August 2014
Report highlights success of Games
26 August 2014
Glasgow 2014 equipment distributed to facilities across Scotland
24 September 2014
Legacy funding to help young people
9 October 2014
Active Places funds new projects
23 October 2014
Game On Scotland Athlete Visits Programme launched
13 November 2014
£282million Games tourism boost
17 December 2014
Funding support for local sports groups
23 January 2015
Six months on the Games continue to inspire
20 February 2015
First residents move in to the athletes' village
9 March 2015
Legacy Week - 9 - 15 March 2015
10 March 2015
Publication of More Than 11 Days of Sport: The Legacy of the XX Commonwealth Games
12 March 2015
£600,000 legacy funding boost
12 March 2015
Accounts Commission and Auditor General for Scotland report on Commonwealth Games 2014 published
22 April 2015
£1.5m Active Places funding for new projects
8 June 2015
Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme evaluation published
1 July 2015
More Sustainable Sport for Communities funding awarded
19 July 2015
New Legacy 2014 Physical Activity Fund announced
23 July 2015
First Anniversary: Post-Games Report published
23 July 2015
60th national Legacy 2014 programme announced
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Another inspiring Legacy Funded Partners Meeting today. It was great hearing about all the fantastic work taking place across the country
28 June 17
The Scottish Government is proud to work with partners across Scotland to deliver a lasting legacy from the XX Commonwealth Games
Tha Riaghaltas na h-Alba moiteil a bhith ag obair an com-pàirteachas air feadh Alba a lìbhrigeadh dìleab bhuan bho Gèamaichean Co-Fhlaitheis XX