A 4% increase in sports participation
National cross-sectoral survey of culture & sport in England and associated local surveys
A Sport England briefing note provides an overview of the new cross-sectoral survey for culture and sport in England which will provide national and regional data on sports participation. It also provides an update on progress to put in place a comprehensive local participation survey that will provide data to enable benchmarking of performance for every local authority in England.
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Towards an Excellent Service Final Report
Sport England East Midlands is co-ordinating a project that seeks to create an excellence framework for sport and recreation services and provide a basis for self-assessment that will enable services to achieve continuous improvement.

This report published in July 2005 is the final review and report of this phase of the project and was submitted to the ODPM and to Sport England as the formal end of the project.
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The most successful sporting region
Towards 2012 - follow up report
A report on the recent Towards 2012 conference looks at how the Games can inspire young people and how the lasting legacy will impact on the region. This report also contains a highlight of the speeches as well as details on business and tourism opportunities.
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Audit & research of performance sport in the East Midlands
The Regional Sports Board established a Performance Action Group to oversee work on the the East Midlands being the most successful sporting region in England. An audit of performance sport was commissioned by the group in late 2004 in order to outline the vision, value, potential and priorities for the region. The final report is both inspirational in the outstanding features of the region and aspirational in vision to be a truly world class region.
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Performance Sport in the East Midlands
A briefing note providing details on how the region leads the way in performance sport, including facilities, events, and sports medicine and science.

English Institute for Sport in the East Midlands
A briefing note providing information on how the EIS supports the region's athletes.

Reduced inequalities
East Midlands audit & infrastructure needs for equity in sport
The Regional Equity Reference Group functions as a sub group of the Regional Sports Partnership, which is responsible for implementing policy set by the Regional Sports Board (RSB).

The group contains reprensentatives from the RSB, English Federation of Disability Sport, VOICE East Midlands (representing BME communities), National Governing Bodies and Sport England in an advisory capacity.

The group has recently commissioned research into the equality infrastructure in the East Midlands
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Executive Summary (137 Kb) PDF

Asians Can Play Football
A follow up report from the Asains in Football Forum exploring to see if there has been any change or progression since the publication of the groundbreaking 'ironically named' study Asians Can’t Play Football from 1996.
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Enterprising Women in the Business of Sport
Women have a positive impact at all levels in the business of sport within the East Midlands. This leaflet produced by Sport England East Midlands and East Midlands Development Agency celebrates and illustrates this, as well as identifying the very real challenges that women face to reach their potential.
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Women and Girls in Sport Toolkit
The Women and Girls in Sport Project has produced a toolkit to raise awareness amongst teachers of some of the issues and barriers which affect girls participation in sporting activities, and to offer a number of intervention strategies to support PE departments in offering a more girl-friendly curriculum.
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Improved health
Fit Active Braunstone - 2005 Update
FAB supports people to take the first step towards a healthy lifestyle, by providing intensive, tailor-made one to one support to identify and overcome barriers to physical activity.
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Investment for Health
Investment for Health is the public health strategy for the East Midlands. Its overall objective is to improve the health of East Midlands residents by reducing health inequalities. Physical activity is one of the key goals.
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East Midlands health profile 2003
This profile gives a picture of health in the region. It shows where we stand in relation to other regions in England, and gives some European context. The profile complements Investment for Health.
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Emphasis
This website offers up-to-date information about the activities of emphasis, the public health network for the East Midlands.
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Stronger and safer communities
Sport and Physical Activity - Changing Lives
Sport plays a vital role in society, but its strengths are not always fully utilised. A new publication from Sport England East Midlands sets out practice in sport and physical activity across the region, celebrating where sport is making a real difference to peoples lives. The document also reflects the key themes of the Governement's new Local Area Agreements for local authorities.
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Sports-Link Annual Report
Sports-Link is a Sport England funded project hosted by Charnwood Arts to develop sport and recreational opportunities focusing on cohesion and access issues in the Loughbrough and Chrarnwood area of Leicestershire.
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Safer Communities through Sport Annual Report
Safer Communities through Sport, a Sport England funded project  focused on the High Peak and Derbyshire Dales areas with high levels of anti-social behaviour and low participation in sport, has produced it's annual report
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Sport and community Infrastructure posts in the East Midlands
This executive summary evaluates the impact of sport and community development posts and provides qualitative information on how the projects have worked in enabling individuals to participate in sport and/or be more physically active.
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Improved education and lifelong learning
Sport & the Further Education Sector
The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills have sponsored the development of case studies in the East Midlands. Each of the five County Sports Partnerships were asked to select a project that they felt highlighted the contribution of the further education sector to the delivery of sport within the region. Whilst the selected projects represent a wide diversity of activity, their methods and outcomes do provide some common examples of good practice and sources of relevant information that can benefit all the County Sports Partnerships when adopting a regional approach to working with the FE sector.
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Sport and the HE/FE Sector in the East Midlands
Sport England, University College Sport and British College Sport has engaged consultants PMP to produce a report into "Sport and the HE/FE Sector in the East Midlands".

The finding of the report are due to be presented to the UCS East Midlands group at their meeting in June. The project has been co-funded by Sport England, University College Sport, British Colleges Sport, University of Nottingham and The University of Leicester.
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Learning through PE and Sport: A guide to the physical education, school sport and club links strategy
A national document assessing the Department for Education and Skills and the Department for Culture Media and Sport’s national strategy for PE & School Sports Clubs Links (PESSCL) and the programmes that support it.
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Physical education and school sport web site
The website provides news and updates on the Government's national strategy and the programmes that support it. The site also has the latest news and also access links to publications, and useful information about key partners.
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Young people in sport 2002
Sport England research on the attitudes and participation of young people.
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Strengthened local economy
Living Spaces
A guide to the ways in which culture can support the development of sustainable communities in the Milton Keynes and South Midlands Growth Area, including Northamptonshire. Sport England has worked to ensure that sport and active recreation is firmly embedded in the guide.
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Economic Impact of Sport
This study has been published by emda following recognition of the growing significant of the sport industry to the region’s economy. The study identifies where sport can have the greatest economic impact and growth potential, both at a regional and sub-regional level.
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The Business of Sport
Social Enterprise East Midlands has produced a pamphlet explaining how to turn a sport or physical activity into a self sustaining social enterprise.
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International Synchronised Skating Nottingham Cup 2005
An executive summary report on the economic impact of the event held at the National Ice Centre in Nottingham.
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Nottingham Tennis Open Report
A report on the Nottingham Tennis Open 2004  identifies the impact of the event on the local economy, and considers the levels of visitor satisfaction with particular elements of the event.
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Tourism Beyond The Boundary
A summary pamphlet of a study of the local impact of the England v South Africa Test Match at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, in August 2003.
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Sport in the East Midlands: the Role of Social Enterprises
East Midlands Development Agency (EMDA), Sport England East Midlands and Social Enterprise East Midlands (SEEM) have commissioned a study that identified 80 social enterprises in the East Midlands that have sport or exercise as a core component of their activities.
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Directory of International Sporting Facilities and Events in the East Midlands
As part of the East Midlands International Connections (EMIC) initiative, a directory of the major international sporting facilities and events in the East Midlands has been published.
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Value of Sport and the Economy
Sport England has published a major national study which assesses the economic value of sport in England and reported for the first time on its value across all of the English regions.
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Economic Impact of the British Grand Prix
GHK has completed a study to assess the economic impact of the 2002 British Grand Prix at Silverstone in Northamptonshire.
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A better sports system
Sports volunteering in England
Recent research from Sport England on the vital role volunteers play in sport.

Sports volunteering in Lincolnshire
Research conducted by the University of Lincoln.
For further information contact Robin Wright