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Motion that recognises sports clubs role in improving Mental Health is passed
Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.A motion that the council recognises the stigma of mental health and the role that sports clubs can help in improving lives has been passed.The call was made at Thursday’s full council meeting which was passed by elected members.The SNP’s Craigneuk councillor Agnes Magowan put forward the motion, seconded by her colleague Lynne Anderson, and cited Dalziel Rugby Club who recently ran a very successful ‘Time to Talk’ evening which involved 160 boys and girls who play rugby, discussing methods of supporting and signposting friends who are anxious or stressed.She said: “I was delighted that my motion on training personnel in North Lanarkshire Sports