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Minister opens Taunton Vale Hub Club
The Minister for Sport Gerry Sutcliffe officially opened the Taunton Vale Hub Club on 21 October 2008 (view ITV Local video). The project was funded by CCDP, CIF (SW Region), Football Foundation and Viridor Credits (a landfill company). Our £250,000 investment further develops the multi sport aspects of the regional plan for sport. The facility includes 3 outdoor netball courts marked out also for tennis, a covered netball court and a 3G artificial grass 7-a-side football and hockey practice pitch. The newly built Regional Netball Centre provides a high quality environment for schools, leagues, clubs and tournaments. Much credit must be given to Colin Johnson and his team from Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership for their hard work and commitment bringing the project through to fruition. For more information on Taunton Vale Sports Club or to make a booking, please call 01823 252225.
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BBC West Sports Awards 2008
Sunday 7 December 2008 (4pm to 8pm) - Sports Training Village, University of Bath
We are delighted to be working with BBC West on its Awards, covering the areas of Gloucester, Somerset, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath, Bristol and parts of Dorset. Sport England will be paying special tribute to the West County's Olympians and Paralympians as part of the overall celebrations. We are also extending its reach into the community with public able to access the event for the first time ever. We will maximise the benefit of public attendance by co-coordinating a Marketplace of local clubs and Sports Development Units from the above TV and Radio areas. If you would like to take part and promote your club and facilities please contact Jason.Lyons@sportengland.org or telephone 0207 273 1840 for further information. Exhibitors will be given complimentary refreshment and tickets for the ceremony. Photo: 2007 Award winner, Andy Hurry.
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Nominations invited for BBC Sports Unsung Hero 2008
Part of this year's BBC Sports Personality of the Year programme provides an opportunity to recognise the dedicated, and often voluntary, work of people who give so much of their time, effort and talent to encourage others to excel in grassroots sport. This is exactly the type of work Sport England will be focusing on under our new strategy. This award salutes the work of those people. The fifteen local winners chosen by 15 BBC Nations and Regions will join a star-studded guest list at the Sports Personality of the Year awards ceremony at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on 14 December. Bursaries of up to £2,500, provided by award supporters Robinsons, are also available to winners of each regional award to help them with their work in sport and the community. So if you know someone in your area who goes an extra mile to change the lives of others through sport and deserves recognition, the BBC want to hear from you. Closing date for nominations Friday 31 October 2008. Read more.
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Life's out there - Be active in the south west
We take a look back over the past four years of the Regional Plan for Sport in the South West and share with you and celebrate our collective successes, highlighting areas of further potential development. Our vision focused on changing the way sport is provided to drive a 1% a year increase in activity. We aimed to deliver this vision through four strategic themes:
- Delivering community sport
- Encouraging active living
- Influencing strategic planning
- Raising the profile of sport
Download review of the last 4 years.
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Celebrations in Newquay and Plymouth mark Paralympic Handover
Over 30 young people with disabilities from across Cornwall and 100 people in Plymouth took up London 2012’s invitation to lead the celebrations and welcome the Paralympic Games home on 17 September 2008 when London Mayor Boris Johnson received the Paralympic Flag during the Closing Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Special guest local girl Cassie Patten, Olympic Bronze medalist in the 10km open water swim opened the Celebrations at Newquay Sports Centre. Inspired by the amazing performances by ParalympicsGB in Beijing, the young people celebrated Paralympic Handover by taking part in a a multi-sport festival including trampollining, table tennis, judo, boccia and basketball. Cornwall's Paralympic Swimmers Jonathan Fox achieved one silver and Matt Whorwood 2 bronze medals in Beijing. View news release. At the YMCA in Plymouth, pupils from 8 schools took to 18 rowing machines in a relay and smashed the original target of 147,000 metres, totalling 262,000! More proof that sporting success is achieved when teams work effectively together. View article.
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