April 07 Monthly Blog

Advise

What we do and how we do it
This new document sets out Sport England’s role (what it does, how it does things and how it measures the difference it makes) and its links and interaction with the Youth Sport Trust and UK Sport. More

Further information on Sport England's future way of working was recently annouced by Derek Mapp, Sport England Chairman (see Sport England to seek £50m in private sector funding below).

Active People Bulletin
The first edition of the Active People bulletin is now available, aiming to raise awareness of the Active People survey and present headline data relating to activity and inactivity across the East of England. It shows regional and local participation data by gender, age and other socio demographic factors. More

Planning Across Boundaries
In 1999 Sport England published ‘Planning across Boundaries’, providing guidance to local authorities on the production of sport and recreation strategies.

This guidance has now been completely revised and re-launched as an electronic toolkit, taking into account significant policy changes since 1999. More


Invest

Sport England to seek £50m in private sector funding
Derek Mapp has announced his intention to enter into sponsorship agreements with the UK’s leading companies to raise an additional £50 million for community sport. More

Setback to community sport legacy
Derek Mapp has described the Government's decision to divert a further £55.9 million of Sport England’s share of Lottery income between 2009 and 2012 to fund the 2012 Olympic/Paralympic Games as a cut too far that seriously endangers the creation of a sporting legacy from the 2012 Games. More

NGB funding criteria to be reviewed
Sport England is reviewing the way it funds sport’s national governing bodies (NGBs) to make sure its investments are focused on driving up participation. More

Funding Ideas in Beds and Luton
team BEDS&LUTON has now been operational for a year and in this time has successfully secured funding to help increase participation in sport and physical activity. team BEDS&LUTON are inviting clubs, organisations and individuals involved in sport and physical activity in Beds or Luton, to share ideas on how this funding can be used to encourage more people to play sport and be physically active.The event is to be held at Barton Rovers Football Club (Sharpenhoe Road, Barton Le Clay) on Thursday 26th April 15.00 – 17.00 or 18.00 – 20.00. Please R.S.V.P. to lisa@teambedsandluton.co.uk by Monday 16th April.


Promote

Count Me In
With just over 9000 people registered with the English Federation of Disability Sport's Count Me In campaign, the challenge is to hit the 10000 target by the end of March. Signing up means showing your support to raise the profile of disability sport, create and extend access to sport and physical activity for disabled children, young people and adults and encourage all organisations involved in the provision of sport to demonstrate a commitment to giving disabled people the same opportunities as non-disabled people. Sign up now at http://www.efds.co.uk/

On Your Marks
The OCS Young Sports Person Awards are now open. These Awards give out over £35,000 to up and coming young sports people. The Awards are now in their tenth year and have supported the likes of Beth Tweddle, James Willstrop, Kate Haywood, Louis Smith and Paul Drinkhall in the past.
The deadline for applications is 1st June, following which interviews will be made in September. The Award ceremony will be held in the OCS Stand at the Brit Oval on Thursday 22nd November with a whole host of celebrity guests. For more information visit the website at www.ocsyoungsportsperson.co.uk or call 0870 442 0990