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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.

South West England celebrates the start of the Cultural Olympiad
The weekend of 26-28 September 2008 saw the South West celebrate the start of the four year Cultural Olympiad. There were plenty of opportunities for people to visit great places and spaces and to get involved in new and imaginative thought-provoking, creative activities. As Guy Lavender, South West England Director for the 2012 Games said: "The London 2012 Games are not just about sport - they celebrate people, cultures and languages. We have just celebrated the handovers from Beijing to London of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games and now we are joining in this weekend with over 40 events across South West England. This will truly show our compelling and diverse culture and will be a great start for the next four years. " The Open weekend included art exhibitions in Salisbury, Lyme Regis and Trowbridge, dance acts in Swindon, Plymouth and St Ives as well as music performances in Weymouth, Bristol and Bath. Full details can be found on the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad pages.

RDA to invest £6.6m in Weymouth seafront
The multi-million pound regeneration of Weymouth seafront has been given the go-ahead following a decision by the South West RDA to invest £6.6 million in the project. The Esplanade Regeneration Project, which is being led by Weymouth and Portland Borough Council, will transform the seafront in time for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games when the eyes of the world will be on Weymouth and Portland. The RDA's investment is being seen as a massive boost in confidence for the town and will leave a lasting legacy for residents, businesses and visitors long after 2012. With funding now secured the procurement process will begin immediately and construction is expected to start in the spring of next year with the aim of it being completed before 2012. The South West RDA has also just agreed to increase its budget by £5.75 million at Osprey Quay on Portland. The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy was opened in 2005 and the Olympic Delivery Authority is currently investing £7 million in extensions to the boat park, slipways and pontoons for 2012. Read press release.

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.

Paralympic handover at Newquay Sports Centre

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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Click to download the Annual Review 2007/8 (7.5Mb pdf) to view our progress against key objectives.

Click to view Case Studies of Inspirational People in the South West.

Click below to download Regional Plan bulletins to update partners and stakeholders on our progress

Active Play and Informal Sport
Building Schools for the Future
Community Investment Fund Strategy
Community Participation
Community Sport Networks
Delivering Community Strategies
Delivery System Policy Statement
Economic Impact of Sport in the South West
Local Area Agreements / Local Public Service Agreements
Social Enterprise
The development of multi-sport environments
Volunteering

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Download The London 2012 Cultural Olympiad in the South West Update 2.

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Archive editions in html format:

Edition 19 - Sep 08
Edition 18 - Jul 08
Edition 17 - Jun 08
Edition 16 - May 08
Edition 15 - Apr 08
Edition 14 - Mar 08
Edition 13 - Feb 08
Edition 12 - Dec 07
Edition 11 - Nov 07
Edition 10 - Oct 07
Edition 9 - Sep 07
Edition 8 - Aug 07
Edition 7 - Jul 07

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