Sunday, February 17, 2008
Bowling for all
Ian Roberts was able to lend his business expertise to Plymouth bowlers, helping them to write a very successful business plan in a very short time. The Plymouth Bowling Group contacted Mandi Barnett,who does business liasion at the College and she contacted Ian. Ian found himself presenting the plan about 4 weeks later.
The sport is very popular and plays a major part in providing sporting opportunities to a range of people. Recently, facilities have been lost. Ian's efforts led to Plymouth City Council agreeing to provide superb new facilities for bowlers to the value of £3.1 million, which promises to revitalise the sport locally.
The whole exercise shows the importance of 'knowledge transfer' activities, an important area of applied research for the College. The goodwill alone must have been priceless!
The sport is very popular and plays a major part in providing sporting opportunities to a range of people. Recently, facilities have been lost. Ian's efforts led to Plymouth City Council agreeing to provide superb new facilities for bowlers to the value of £3.1 million, which promises to revitalise the sport locally.
The whole exercise shows the importance of 'knowledge transfer' activities, an important area of applied research for the College. The goodwill alone must have been priceless!
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