County Sports Partnership Update

For the latest news on SASSOT's Coach and Sports Club Accreditation Funding that are open for business take a look at the County Sports Partnership update....  

Staffordshire Athletes Youth Olympic Success

Two young athletes from Staffordshire have helped ensure a successful Youth Olympic Games for Team GB in Singapore by securing medals in their respective sports. The inaugural Youth Olympic Games took place from 14-26 August 2010, involved all 26 sports on the summer Olympic programme, with 3,600 athletes, aged 14-18, from over 200 nations taking part....

Community Games - Get involved - Become an Advocate!

Community Games provide a great opportunity for you to bring your community together to take part in sporting and cultural activities inspired by, and in celebration of, the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games...

Free London 2012 Sports Volunteering workshop

You are invited to an exciting workshop organised in partnership with Volunteering England and YouthNet, which will enable your organisation to use the 2012 Games to create and promote new Games-inspired volunteering opportunities...

Staffordshire Cricket News

August's update from Staffordshire Cricket brings news from the Taunton Festival, Greg Massingham being selected for the ECB U15 development squad, and new programmes for one-to-one coaching....  

Over 35's Football Festival & Ability Counts League

Staffordshire FA are looking develop Veteran's Football across the County. The Festival will give teams a chance to continue to participate in football at a time and day that suits their needs...

The Staffordshire Football Association is pleased to announce the continuation of the Staffordshire Ability Counts League for the 2010/2011 football season...

AB Pupil celebrates 'Supreme Champion' win at Royal International Horse Show

Abbots Bromley School for Girls' pupil, Abigail Boulton (aged 15) celebrated an outstanding win at the Longines Royal International Horse Show (RIHS) at Hickstead  during the  weekend  of 14/15 August  by winning the 'Supreme Ridden Pony Championship' prize...

Burntwood youngster wants repeat show after Youth World Powerboating Debut

Young Burntwood powerboater Tiegen Goodfellow admitted she has been bitten by the racing bug and would love to represent Great Britain again after making her international debut at the 2010 UIM Formula Future World and Continental Championship...

Rugby news

August 20^th to Sept 5^th will see the Women's Rugby World Cup take place in Guildford, Surrey, with the Final taking place at the Stoop... 

From the 9^th-20^th of August Staffordshire's RFU Community Rugby Coaching team have lead a highly successful rugby project at HMP & YOI Brinsford...

The Community Rugby Coaching team in Staffordshire have been running high quality rugby camps throughout the year, following successful 2&3 day camps at Burntwood, Uttoxeter, Stoke and Burton rugby clubs earlier in the year...

Step out in September with Walking for Health

Natural England are working with Change4Life and WalkEngland on a campaign in September to get more people out walking...

'Chase It' Blake Family Activity Day

Cannock Chase Council's Community Wellbeing Team have been commissioned by South Staffordshire Primary Care Trust to work in partnership with Blake Valley Technology College and the local community to put on a 'Chase It' Activity Day for all the family...

Sports news from Stafford Borough Council

Stafford Borough Council and partner organisations recently worked together to hold a Community Fun Day to give young people in the area something to do in the summer holidays...

The first week of the school holidays got off to a fantastic start with many young people taking part in a skills course designed to improve the way that they use their wheelchairs...

The Sports Development Team at Stafford Borough Council ran a successful golf coaching course for young people as part of their summer holiday activities programme...

Funding Available - Staffordshire Community Foundation

The Grassroots grant scheme available at Staffordshire Community Foundation is coming to an end.  Grants will run until March 2011. There is still a considerable sum of money available and I would urge any groups that are eligible to make their application no later than October 2010, as any money that is awarded has to be spent by the deadline of March 2011...

Free Grantfinder funding searches for sports clubs

SASSOT can offer sports clubs and organisations a new service by providing a free Grantfinder funding search to help you find the correct funding stream for your specific project...

Sports Grants and Funding Workshop

Sport Across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent are running a new Sports and Grants Funding workshop to help to improve sports clubs/organisations chances of securing funds...

Funding available from The Coalfields Regeneration Trust

The Coalfields Regeneration Trust is looking to encourage community, voluntary, charitable groups (this could include community centres, churches, miners welfares, residents associations, sports clubs etc) to apply for capital funding from their Main Grants programme...

Free Disability Training Courses

Sport Across Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent have compiled a selection of training courses around disability to help develop the workforce within the County...

Hundreds of people across Staffordshire have 'Olympic Moment' as part of the London 2012 Open Weekend

Hundreds of people from across Staffordshire had their very own 'Olympic Moment' at a series of 15 events from 23 to 25 July that took place across the County as part of London 2012 Open Weekend...

Staffordshire Biscuits Go for Gold

The oaty biscuits produced in the Staffordshire Moorlands are going for gold, to feed the Olympics.  Sarah Gayton, who six years ago followed in her Grandfather's footsteps by starting a bakery in the Staffordshire Moorlands, is passionate about ensuring that the produce from our farms in the UK are on the Olympic menu...

Promoting Positive Activities for Young People

Catch up on the September edition of the YouFind Activity News Sheets, check out YouFind's new facebook page and apprenticeships are available in schools and county council offices across Staffordshire...

Sport England Update

Catch up on all the latest news as Sport England seeks views on how best Lottery funding might support the new Olympic and Paralympic style school sports competition, help is on hand to help organisations involved in sport improve the way they plan facilities provision and drive efficiency savings, Ping! launches in London and London Youth Games is a record-breaking success....

And Finally

And finally to find out about 're:stoke' - a collective of three artists; (dance, visual, and musician) and the latest news from Aston Cricket Club and the Equality Standard for Sport, check out our 'notice board' page....