People who feel good about themselves produce good results

Photo: Vicki Gregory (Marketing & Communications Officer, Cornwall Sports Partnership), Rachel Marriott (Workplace Development Officer, Cornwall & Isles of Scilly PCT) and Ben Sedgemore (Director of Sport, Corporate Games ) at the Official Launch of the Cornwall Corporate Games

"First of all apologies that I am not in a position to share with you further details on our strategy for 2008-2011. Unfortunately, the announcement has been delayed and should now be announced by mid June. As soon as I can share fuller details with you I will.

On a more positive note, I am pleased to report than the South West is now the most active region in the Country according to the latest Active People 2 Survey results, when comparing the six month period mid Oct 07 – Mid April 2008 results with the same period of Active People 1 data. It’s fantastic to see all our collective hard work and that of our community sport providers bearing fruit – here’s to an equally good summer of sport in the Region! ITV Westcountry are featuring this news. Read more and see how your County area is fairing.

For the Active People diagnostic users amongst you, the results are now available under APS2 interim results tab. www.webreport.se/apd/login.aspx. This includes national, regional, CSP, County Council and Sports results.

Please also take time to review our year with the Region’s Annual Review document for 2007/08. We have also produced a DVD that will shortly be available on our youtube account that includes a formal review by me, hopes and aspirations going forward by Chief Executive Jennie Price, edited highlights from the Regional Sports Conference and a selection of good practice projects and inspirational people within our County making a real difference to sport within our communities.

"Within this month's edition, I would highlight the up and coming UK School Games 2008 happening in Bristol and Bath from 28th to 31st August 2008. Find out more about and how to sign up and be one of the 250 volunteers. Come and join me and my regional team who are also volunteering at the event and help us make a difference to the UK’s elite young athletes.

Please continue to advise your schools, clubs and groups about our reduced entry @Bristol LoveSport Exhibition promotion and the last chance for leisure providers to join the Asda Sporting Chance physical activity campaign starting this summer.

The newly updated funding bulletin has also proved popular and would urge those of you who have not signed up directly for the updates to do so. The funding advisors are also keen to receive your thoughts and feedback so please take the opportunity."

Kind Regards.

Jim Clarke
Regional Director
Sport England SW
Jim.clarke@sportengland.org

Active People

South West most active region in the Country

Latest research from Sport England’s Active People Survey* shows that 62,000 more adults in the South West regularly take part in sport and active recreation – an increase of 1.5% when comparing to the same 6 month period of Active People 1 (mid October 2005 – mid April 2006) to the same period in Active People Survey 2 (mid October 2007 – mid April 2008).

Sport England’s Active People Survey 2 indicates the South West is currently the most active region in the country, with the number of adults participating in at least three 30-minute sessions of moderate activity a week increasing by 1.5% percent , from 20.6% to 22.1% , when compared to the same period in Survey 1.*

Interestingly, most of the growth came from women’s participation which increased over the six month period by 38,000 (1.8%percent) and lower socio-economic groups increased by 1.7% percent (from 16.6% to 18.3%).

View Active People press release

Publications

Annual Review 07/08

In our fourth year of the Regional Plan for Sport, our vision focused on changing the way sport is provided to drive a 1% a year increase in activity. We aimed to achieve the vision through four strategic themes and some critical success factors:
- Delivering community sport
- Encouraging active living
- Influencing strategic planning
- Raising the profile of sport

View our progress against these objectives by downloading the Annual review 07/08 (7.5Mb pdf)

School Sport

UK School Games - Be one of the 250

Join the Sport England SW regional team and Wesport County Sports Partnership in making a difference at this year's UK School Games

- Do you want to be involved in what is one of the South West region´s major sporting events this year?
- Do you want to be part of a fun and engaging atmosphere?
- Do you want to be a volunteer at the UK School Games 2008?

Plans are now finalised to find a 250-strong volunteer team of all ages to help deliver the 2008 UK School Games in Bristol and Bath.

The UK School Games is a multi-sport event for the UK´s elite young athletes of school age. Each of the nine sports are combined into a four-day Games environment designed to replicate the feel of major events such as the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. The UK School Games seeks to create an inspirational and motivational setting which encourages more young people to take part and succeed in sport.

Please volunteer and share this advert, volunteer application form and poster with your network.

UK School Games reaches local Schools

The UK School Games Official School Supporters Programme, headed up by Jason Gardener, seeks to involve as many young people in the Games by providing a link to the competing teams, and engage with the UK School Games through physical education, school sport and whole school activities. Over 40 teachers from schools across Bath, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire attended a day of workshops at the University of Bath in April 2008 to explore the many different ways in which they could involve the young people in the UK School Games, whether this meant inspiring them to qualify as a competitor through the relevant National Governing Body of Sport pathway, write school newspaper articles about their own school teams inspired by the UK School Games, or attend the four day event itself to sample the atmosphere and excitement of a major multi-sport event.

Read more

Bristol Festival of School Sport

Around 1,200 pupils from 16 Bristol schools took part in the inaugural Bristol Festival of School Sport at the University of Bristol´s Coombe Dingle Sports Complex from 26 to 28 March 2008.

The inaugural three-day festival, part of the Community Programme linked to the UK School Games, celebrated sports participation and achievement at all levels and was specifically aimed at pupils who do not usually represent their school in sport.

Comprimising 12 different sports, including extreme golf, lacrosse, ultimate frisbee, tag rugby, table tennis, cycling, boccia, t-ball, rowing, orienteering, mini-tennis and indoor athletics, the Festival of School Sport catered for entrants at a participation level, aiming to give these young people a positive experience of sport and advice on how to get involved in regular sporting activities in their local area.

The event was funded and delivered by a unique partnership of the following organisations; Bristol City Council, The John Rutley Sport Fund, the University of Bristol, West of England Sport Trust (Wesport), Healthy Schools and the School Sport Partnerships - Ashton Park, City Academy and Portway. The event was supported by student volunteers from the University of Bristol and Filton College and the School Sport Co- ordinators

More on Bristol Festival of School Sport

Promoting Sport

Lloyds TSB Local Heroes champions future Olympians and Paralympians

- Over £1 million to be given to promising young sportspeople across Britain on the journey to London 2012
- Lloyds TSB to profile the young sportspeople in regional advertising campaigns in their local communities

Lloyds TSB, the first Official Partner of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, has launched its nationwide programme, ´Lloyds TSB Local Heroes´. ´Lloyds TSB Local Heroes´ will provide up to £1,000 to 250 emerging young sportspeople identified each year across Britain, in the run up to London 2012 and beyond. By investing more than £1 million in ´Lloyds TSB Local Heroes´ over the next five years, the bank will play a major role in supporting Great Britain´s young sporting talent. Local Heroes will be delivered in partnership with SportsAid.

Athletes receiving support through Local Heroes are already performing at a top GB or European level within their age group, but they have not yet made their ´breakthrough´ performance into senior competition. This is a critical period in their development. Costs are significant but athletes have not yet achieved World Class lottery funding status, they do not have the profile to secure commercial interest and are still in full time education or just starting on the job ladder.

Speaking about ´Lloyds TSB Local Heroes´, LOCOG Chairman Lord Sebastian Coe said: "This initiative is exactly the kind of support British sport needs over the next five years. These young athletes are potential Olympic and Paralympic medal winners at London 2012 and beyond and the support ´Lloyds TSB Local Heroes´ provides to them will make a real difference to their development."

´Lloyds TSB Local Heroes´ is the bank´s first initiative to deliver its London 2012 vision of inspiring and supporting young people, businesses, and communities across Britain. The partnership with SportsAid aligns Lloyds TSB Local Heroes with the pathway for athlete development recognised by British sport.

Read more on Lloyds TSB Local Heroes.

Cornwall Corporate Games 2008

19-21 September 2008, Newquay

Launched at the Eden Project in April, the Games are expected to attract thousands of participants from every corner of the county, making it the biggest ever multisport participation event in Cornwall of any kind.

Dr Maureen Johnston said "... It will bring together from every size and kind of organisation the everyday athletes who play sports for the fun, health and fitness it provides. All are there to represent their company, institution or workplace. They are not elite, but they play hard and enjoy the camaraderie and respect that real competition in sport and life can offer."

Newquay is an ideal and beautiful site for the Games which will feature Badminton, Beach Volleyball, Bellboat Racing, Cricket 8s, Golf, Netball, Rounders, Touch Rugby, Running, Football 6s, Football, Squash and Tennis. All sports are open to everyone.

View Games information and contact details.

Get sporty with At-Bristol - calling all Schools, Clubs and family and friends!

Sport England has teamed up with South West tourist attraction, At-Bristol, to offer fantastic group discounts on entry to its interactive LoveSport exhibition.

For group bookings of 10 or more people, At-Bristol is offering special entry prices from just £3.95 for children and £6 for adults ­ that´s a 50p discount on the normal ticket entry price! Or for advanced booking and production of the promotional voucher we can offer £1.50 off family entry or 50p off per person. Supported and funded by Sport England and the Millennium Commission.

View promotional video

Discover what's on offer and download your promotional voucher.

To book tickets, or for more information, contact the At-Bristol bookings team, quoting the Sport England Discount Offer, on 0845 345 1235, or email information@at-bristol.org.uk.

The exhibition runs until 7 September 2008. Visit the exhibition website.

ASDA Sporting Chance

Unveiled by SportsAid ambassadors, Olympic and Paralympic legends, Roger Black and Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson, 'Sporting Chance´ will give up to 500,000 youngsters access to free sporting sessions every summer for the next five years.It will also provide thousands of hours of sports coaching free each year and will provide investment of more than £2million to the UK´s top emerging young athletes.

The Sporting Chance free sports sessions are designed to keep children both active and entertained during the summer holidays and will be offered through local community sports providers such as leisure centres and health clubs every July - until 2013! From fencing to football, badminton to basketball and trampolining to table tennis, all you need to do is pick up a leaflet from any ASDA store to redeem your free session.

Andy Bond, CEO and President of ASDA says: "Sport has always been integral to my life and it gives me a sense of tremendous pride that ASDA is now helping to provide a wealth of sporting activities for kids in the community at no extra cost to mum."

As well as encouraging thousands of children to play more sport, SportsAid and ASDA are also working closely together to help the next generation of talented sports men and women finance their full potential with individual awards of £500.Over 700 young sports stars, both non-disabled and disabled, aged between 12 and 16 years old, will be selected in two phases each year from now until 2013 and each ASDA store will help raise their profile in the local community.

Tim Lawler, Chief Executive of SportsAid says: "There is a real need to support our future medal hopefuls from an early age. More investment is essential to ensure we continue to help talented young athletes who can represent Great Britain in the future. ASDA´s commitment is a fantastic boost to British sport."

Read how you can get involved in the programme being rolled out across the Country. Leisure providers such as Greenwich Leisure Ltd, DC Leisure and Parkwood Leisure are amongst the private / public / trust owned and LA run organisations already signed up.

Regional Sports Board

Minutes

Download Minutes of 19 Mar 08 meeting

Profiles

The Board’s role is to set strategy, allocate resources, scrutinise the work of the Regional Office, and join up sport with the priorities of other agencies across the region. In this edition, we feature

Steve Nelson

A professional Basketball player for 15 years, Steve achieved 18 senior international caps, captained the GB World Student Games Team, and part of numerous teams gaining cup and league success at national level. Whilst continuing to play at the highest domestic level, Steve was appointed Sport Development Officer for Worthing Borough Council towards the end of his playing career.

In 1998 he was appointed National Development Manager for the English Basketball Association with responsibility for all participation programmes, player development pathway, club development, coaching, regional performance and the regional network. During his four years with the Association, he worked to instigate a new regional professional and voluntary structure. This enabled the Association to be more pro-active in its development at a local level. In 2002 he left the Association to become County Sports Partnership Manager for Sussex. He enhanced the position of the partnership to become one of the early Sports Partnerships.

In March 2005, Steve took on the role of Director for the West of England Sports Partnership (covering Bath & NE Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire). Steve led the development of the partnership, creating an independent organisation that has achieved charitable trust status in June 2006. He is now Chief Executive of the West of England Sport Trust ­ the strategic lead agency for sport / physical activity in the West of England sub-region ­ a County Sports Partnership. This is beginning to bring together the many agencies and organisations whose roles impact on sport, physical activity, active recreation and other areas such as health and social inclusion.

A member of the Regional Sports Board since September 2005, Steve brings a wealth of business and sporting knowledge, and wide experience gained working across different levels within sports development. He has also recently been appointed to the board of Culture SouthWest. He is committed to, and has a great passion for sport and physical activity. He believes that people within organisations can make a difference and works to bring the best out of colleagues, staff, managers and all others whose roles influence organisational success.

Conrad Humphreys

A world class yachtsman who has circumnavigated the globe three times, Conrad became the youngest skipper to lead a team to victory in the 2000-2001 BT Global Challenge at just 28 years of age. Most recently, he finished 7th in the Vendée Globe 2004-2005 Race.

Conrad founded his company O6T Limited in 2001, which has developed into a sports marketing and performance improvement business, providing turnkey solutions in sponsorship, marketing, communications, team development and event management projects in ocean racing. His passion and vision for sport in the south west makes him ideally placed for an active role within sport.

View more profiles.

Coaching

3rd UK Coaching Summit

Representatives from the coaching landscape gathered at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry on April 22-23 for the 3rd UK Coaching Summit.

The theme of the conference, which was attended by over 550 delegates, was 'Building the Coaching Workforce' to develop and deliver a world-leading coaching system in the UK. The two-day event saw keynote speeches from key figures such as sports coach UK CEO Pat Duffy, Sport England CEO Jennie Price and Chair of UK Sport and the Youth Sport Trust, Sue Campbell.

Delegates also had the chance to network and attend a range of workshops around the 'Building the Coaching Workforce' theme. These workshops included UK Coaching Framework: Connecting Coach Development Support and UK Coaching Framework: Enhancing the Management of Coaches. The Summit also saw the formal launch of the UK Coaching Framework, that was attended by the Minister for Sport Gerry Sutcliffe, and who in a speech to delegates joined Jennie Price, Sue Campbell and sports coach UK Chairman Ian McGeechan in giving their backing to the Framework.

View launch of UK Coaching Framework press release.

View an Executive Summary of the Framework.

The Governing Body representatives on the Coaching Advisory Group were also announced at the Summit, following a nomination and voting process. View details on the Coaching Advisory Group.

Click to view featured case studies currently posted on the South West section of the sports coach UK website.

View sports coach UK South West Partner Updates.