Engaging Communities
Minister for the Olympics Tessa Jowell and Guy Lavender on a recent visit to Weymouth and Portland.
"Welcome to the new look Sport England SW e-newsletter. We hope you find the format helpful and not too much of a surprise as we are now in line with the e-communications being developed across the region with the seven County Sport Partnerships.
"Sport England's key focus is increasing and sustaining adult (16+) participation in sport and active recreation. We will continue to work collaboratively with partners to strengthen existing ways of working and encourage new ways to develop community sport. Working with other partners in the Delivery System for Sport who are focused on school sport and elite sport, we need to manage the key transition points very carefully to make sure nobody drops through the gaps.
"Please take time to review the outcomes of the recent 'Together for Sport' Conference that took place on the 27 & 28 June in London , attended by many of the key partners in the Delivery System.
"For a more regionalised view on South West community participation, volunteering, club membership and coaching please download our advocacy Regional Plan Bulletin 7 on Community Participation.
"I hope you will find the summary of the recent changes within Government useful too, following Gordon Brown's appointment as Prime Minister.
"The SW Coaching Conference is coming up fast and will be held at the University of Bath on 26 July 2007. With a formidable line up of speakers and workshop presenters, including the likes of Olympic javelin silver medallist Steve Backley and hosted by John Inverdale its sure to be a lively event.
"Can I wish you all a pleasant summer, wherever you are spending it."
With best wishes
Jim Clarke
Regional Director
Sport England SW
Jim.clarke@sportengland.org
Headlines
Photo: Active Dorset Community Sports Coaches at Weymouth
SW Conference - Making an Impact on Coaching
26 July 2007 - Bath University Training village
Coaches across the South West are encouraged to come along to this valuable one day conference being hosted by Sport England South West and sportscoach UK. The motivational day will enable you to transfer learning and adapt skills as well as providing great networking opportunities.
Amongst the confirmed speakers is Olympic javelin silver medallist Steve Backley, while the day will conclude with a chance to put questions to world-renowned coaches.
Hosted by TV and Radio sports personality John Inverdale, the panel will include high profile coaches / sports personalities and Joslyn Hoyte Smith - who won bronze in the women’s 4x400m relay at the Moscow Olympics.
All coaches, whatever sport or standard, are welcome to attend.
Closing shortly please pass on details to your coaching contacts. Download the flyer and click to access a booking form.
Help, advice and support for South West coaches is available from Mike Fisher of scUK. You can contact Mike on 07980 584402.
Together for Sport
Sport England’s ‘Together for Sport Conference’ took place on 27 & 28 June 2007 at London’s Royal Lancaster Hotel. The event focused on opportunities for partners to create new and strengthen existing ways of working collaboratively to increase participation in community sport through the Delivery System for Sport.
View Conference resources including keynote speeches, information from themed sessions and technical updates.
Participation
Regional Plan Bulletin 7 - Commmunity Participation
The Regional Office have produced a bulletin on benchmark information relating to the levels of participation amongst communities in the South West.
Following the Active People survey, it provides information on participation, volunteering, club membership, coaching, organised competitive sport and satisfaction in sporting opportunities across the Region.
Download Bulletin 7 (PDF)
Sport England Online Participation Survey
We want to know what you would do to increase participation in sport. How can we use the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games? Which groups should we target for investment? As we write our Plan for Community Sport 2008 - 2013, due to be launched early next year, we need to know what you think. The deadline for responses is 10 September 2007.
Click to complete an online survey or
Download a Word version (MS Word)
Sport Playing its Part Newsletter
Sport England's policy team have produced the latest issue of it's regular newsletter, providing a snapshot of policies and initiatives from across a wide range of social policy areas, and highlighting opportunities for Sport England and its partners.
View newsletter online.
Bristol's Summer of Sport
If you're looking for activities in the Bristol area over the summer holidays, look no further than Bristol's Summer of Sport. The packed programme gives you all you need for a fun, active summer. Click for more information on activities, times and venues.
Guide to Running Roadshows
Written last year, this guide may help those of you planning your own.
London 2012
Tessa Jowell impressed by preparations for 2012 sailing events
Olympics
Minister Tessa Jowell has revealed how impressed she is with the hard
work going into preparing South West England for hosting the 2012 sailing
events.
On a visit to Weymouth and Portland, the Olympics Minister said visitors were in for a ‘real treat’ when watching the sailing in five years time. She also praised the work around cultural, business, community and sporting aspects of hosting a key part of the Games.
Met by South West England director for the 2012 Games Guy Lavender, the minister enjoyed a briefing on the 2012 plans in Weymouth before jumping into a fast rib boat to speed across the bay to Portland to see the sailing venue – the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy.
Tessa Jowell said: “The South West is a great example of how the benefits of hosting the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games will be spread far and wide across the country.
“Visitors to the sailing events in 2012 are in for a real treat and I am particularly pleased by the work that the Academy is doing to promote the sport of sailing at all levels of ability and encourage the local community to take part.”
Guy Lavender, who leads Team South West, the directorate co-funded by Sport England, said preparations were advanced and the local community would benefit.
“I am delighted Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell has come to see the ongoing work and preparations being undertaken in Weymouth and Portland. We aim to deliver a superb sailing event and maximise the opportunities for the local community and South West England,” added Guy Lavender.
The BBC, ITV and local media also took the opportunity for a 2012 update and to speak to the minister about South West England’s role in the Games.
London 2012 Summer Roadshows
To
mark five years until the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games,
a branded double-decker bus will be visiting 27 stops in England, Ireland,
Scotland and Wales during a ten-week tour.
The theme of this year’s Roadshow is ‘Join In,’ aiming to encourage everyone - particularly young people - to be inspired by sport with a long-term aim of increasing their participation in the run up to 2012, creating a lasting legacy for the UK. Taster sessions will be on offer.
Click for more information and tour dates.
DCMS
DCMS
Annual Report
The Department for Culture, Media and Sports annual report for 2007 has been published. Words of people around the country are used to illustrate some of the changes in our society that DCMS has helped to bring about. It covers a busy year with some significant landmarks.
Part
01 PDF (503kb)
Part
02 PDF (791kb)
Part
03 PDF (933kb)
Part
04 PDF (594kb)
DCMS Annual Report RTF (985kb)
DCMS promise for 2012
When London won the right to host the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, DCMS promised to create a sustainable legacy for London and the UK.
DCMS are committed to ensuring that this legacy – the imprint that the 2012 Games make on the UK – begins to take shape now and lasts until well after 2012.
- Make the UK a world-leading sporting nation
- Transform the heart of East London
- Inspire a generation of young people to take part in local volunteering,
cultural and physical activity
- Make the Olympic Park a blueprint for sustainable living
- Demonstrate the UK is a creative, inclusive and welcoming place to
live in, visit and for business
The following publication is therefore a call to action – we have five years to make these commitments a reality, but only your imagination, commitment and involvement can make it happen.
Our Promise for 2012: Forward by Tessa Jowell PDF (1.3mb)
Our Promise for 2012: Chapters 1-5 PDF (878kb)
Events and Conferences
Promoting your Events
The Sport England South West website is near to launching a Regional Events page. It will carry details of all high profile events happening in the Region that help to raise the profile of Sport and conferences likely to be relevant to partners working within the sector.
Please email any requests for inclusion to Jason.Lyons@sportengland.org
Upcoming
The National Riding Festival (Equestrian Event)
14 August 2007 - Pippin Equestrian Centre, Gillingham, Dorset.
This year in the South West there will be an open day designed to encourage partners to learn more about the sport and even have a go! For more details visit www.nationalridingfestival.co.uk
School Sport Partnership Conference 2007
28 & 29 November 2007 - Telford
The Youth Sport Trust has announced the date of this annual conference. Please note in your diary.
Equality South West Events
For events and training opportunities throughout the South West which help to tackle discrimination, please go to the Equality South West site events page at www.equalitysouthwest.org.uk/events.html
Outcomes
Natural England Health Conference
This conference brought together local authority, primary care, private, independent and third sector representatives to help understand and use the health benefits of the natural environment.
To download presentations and view the results of particpant voting, go to www.naturalenglandhealthconference.co.uk
Active Ageing Conference
The conference on 28 June 2007 in Birmingham explored active ageing initiatives aimed at helping the most excluded older people. Interactive workshops were an important and valued part of the conference programme, highlighting some of the practical programmes and initiatives taking place at community level.
View workshop presentations.
Visit Equality and Diversity Forum
NGBs
Sport England give £325,000 to England Basketball
Earlier this month, Sport England made money available to England Basketball with immediate effect to help them reform and realise the potential of the sport.
- Edition 7 - July 07
- SW Coaching Conference
- Together for Sport
- Regional
Plan Bulletin 7
- Online
Participation Survey
- Sport Playing its Part
- Summer of Sport
- Running Roadshows
- Tessa
Jowell visit
- London 2012 Roadshow
- DCMS Annual Report
- DCMS promise for 2012
- Promoting your Events
- National Riding
Festival
- SSP
Conference 2007
- Equality South West
Events
- Natural England
Conference
- Active Ageing Conference
- England Basketball
- Contacting Us
- RSB Agenda and Minutes
- Volunteer Case Studies
- Tell us your story
- Goalden Globe Awards
- Fresh thinking
- New Sports Minister
- Jobs
- Sport for everyone
- And Finally
Important changes to our contact details
In response to customer feedback, we have made it easier for you to contact the Sport England SW office.
You can now call us DIRECTLY by telephoning 01460 73491.
For funding applications and initial enquiries, please call our funding line on 0845 8 508 508.
Regional Sports Board
Next meeting
Thursday 12 July 2007
The minutes from 15 Mar 07 meeting of the Regional Sports board and agenda for the forthcoming meeting are available on the website. Last meeting minutes will be uploaded after sign off at the Board meeting.
The Board has responsibility fpr delegated decision making on lottery grants and investment priorities, as well as providing the strategic direction on the work of the Regional Office.
View RSB minutes archive.
Volunteering
Video Case Studies
In this issue we feature the successful volunteer programs of:
- Taunton Tornadoes, a Community Sports Club
- Axminster FC
- Hayle Runners
View video channel
Tell us your story
Are you a sports volunteer? Then we’d like to hear your story. Tell us what’s good, what’s bad, why you do it and what you’ve learned in the process through the Sport England volunteering blog
England Netball SW Goalden Globe Awards
Saturday 28 July 2007 (11:45am - 3:15pm) at the beautifully picturesque venue of Dillington Country House, Ilminster, Somerset.
Do you want to celebrate? Have a great time amongst friends and other Netball enthusiasts? Yes? Then read on:
Volunteers are extremely important to aid the development of Netball across the country, especially here in the South West. Without you and others like you, Netball would simply not exist! Every one knows of one or more members who go over and beyond the call of duty, and this is our chance to get their time and efforts recognised and celebrate their achievements. It is for this reason, among many others that we would like YOU to be a part of the 2nd annual Volunteer Goalden Globe Awards celebrations.
Tickets are priced £10 per person and limited. They are on a first come first served basis so please contact Rebecca Ward, Event Organiser (01225 383774 / southwest@englandnetball.co.uk) to arrange for your's now. By attending the awards you will be greeted with a wine reception, enjoy a lavish awards ceremony and dine on a selection of exquisite food - excellent value for money!
Contact Rebecca to secure your place and avoid disappointment.
Fresh thinking
MySociety has a novel list of volunteer activities so why not check them out.
If you feel inclined you could volunteer and if you don't you could shamelessly take their ideas and think of how you could adapt them to your own needs.
New Sports Minister
Unsurprisingly Gordon Brown made some radical changes in the days following his appointment as Prime Minister, both in terms of personnel and machinery of Government.
The new Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe (Bradford South) is the former leader of Bradford Metropolitan Council. A Government Whip, junior Trade and Industry Minister and Home Office Minister, he was campaign manager for Alan Johnson in his unsuccessful bid to succeed John Prescott as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.
Sutcliffe is a sports enthusiast, spending a number of years as captain, coach and goalkeeper for the House of Commons football team. He was behind a syndicate to buy a large television screen to watch the 1998 World Cup in a Commons conference room. He supports Bradford City, Manchester United and Bradford Bulls rugby league team.
Sutcliffe, on his appointment said: "As a sports fanatic, this is not just an incredible challenge but a true privilege too. Sport has tremendous power not just to inspire and delight but to change lives for the better. Be it on health, crime or social inclusion, I will be looking to harness that power and cement sport's place at the heart of government policy”.
Meanwhile former Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Tessa Jowell, will move to be based in the Cabinet Office as Minister for the Olympics (and Minister for London), while Richard Caborn, as expected, moves on from his role as Sports Minister and has taken a non-ministerial role as the PM's World Cup Ambassador leading England’s bid for the 2018 World Cup.
The Prime Minister’s close ally, Ed Balls, will run the new Department for Children, Schools and Families. The new Department will play a strong role both in taking forward policy relating to children and young people, and coordinating and leading work across Government on youth and family policy. The new Department will assume responsibility for promoting the well-being, safety, protection and care of all young people and will also be responsible, together with the Department of Health (DH), for promoting the health of all children and young people, including measures to tackle key health problems such as obesity, as well as the promotion of youth sport with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
The Department will also be responsible for promoting the wider contribution of young people to their communities. It will assume responsibility from the Home Office for the Respect agenda. In addition it will lead a new emphasis across government on the prevention of youth offending, through joint responsibility with the Ministry of Justice for policy and funding of the Youth Justice Board.
A new Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) has also been established from parts of the Department for Education and Skills and the DTI, to be run by John Denham MP. Other interesting appointments for sport include Jacqui Smith MP as Home Secretary, Hazel Blears MP as Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Alan Johnson MP as Health Secretary, Jack Straw MP as Justice Secretary, Ed Miliband as Cabinet Office Minister while Baroness Julia Neuberger (a Liberal Democrat) will work with the Prime Minister, the Government and the voluntary sector to champion volunteering. Neuberger already leads on the Commission on the Future of Volunteering which is undertaking an inquiry into how the role of volunteers is changing and what support is needed from central government to deliver 21st century support for volunteering.
Jobs
Click for job opportunities in sport throughout the South West
Resources
There is a sport for everyone!
For some people it’s finding ‘the one’. For others it’s all about variety and taking part in lots of different sports.
Click to find out more about a sport, from abseiling to yoga.
And for details of your nearest footy pitch, swimming pool or netball court, remember Active Places from Sport England can help.
Visit www.activeplaces.com
And finally..
Deadline for submission of items for inclusion in next month’s newsletter - 31 July 2007.
Please email
kate.berrington@sportengland.org
www.sportengland.org/southwest
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