Sports Club Accreditation

Funding - 6th Round Open 

The SASSOT Sports Club Accreditation funding scheme aims to increase the number of sports clubs being accredited or re-accredited with Clubmark, NGB Accreditation or the SASSOT QualityMark.  

 

The 6th round is now open and up to £500 worth of funding is available to sports clubs who require financial assistance to achieve and pass their accreditation criteria.

 

All sports clubs benefiting from this funding must be based within Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent to qualify and commit to achieving accreditation within 6 months.

 

Applications can only be received from sports clubs, National Governing Bodies of Sport, Local Councils or school partners.

Sports clubs requiring funding for coaching qualifications can apply to the SASSOT Coach Scholarship funding scheme.

 

Born to Bike, Burton Uxbridge Table Tennis Club, Kano Judo Club, Oakamoor Cricket Club and Staffordshire Youth Anglers were all successful in securing funding in Round 5 for club accreditation or re-accreditation.

 

Please click here to find out how to apply.

Applications can only be submitted electronically and the 6th round of applications must be submitted to me by Friday 7th January 2011.

 

Chris Turner
Club Development Manager
T: 01785 619681
E: cturner@staffordbc.gov.uk

 

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ACCESS Across Staffordshire

Funding Scheme

 

Thanks to the success of inspirational projects that have gone through this funding scheme, the County Sports Partnership is making a further £5,000 available for individual awards of up to £500 through its ACCESS Across Staffordshire scheme.
SASSOT would like to encourage you to put forward any potential projects that will help to address inequality in sport.

 

What is ACCESS Across Staffordshire Funding?

 

This funding scheme is designed to support projects which enable widened access to sport for the county’s under-represented groups including:

• Women and Girls
• Disabled People
• Black Minority Ethnic Communities
• Low Socio-Economic Groups

What Projects Does It Target?

 

The ACCESS Across Staffordshire Fund is open to Local Authorities and National Governing Bodies of Sport, School Sports Partnerships, other relevant agencies and non for profit organisations who require financial assistance to support or develop a new project which has an equalities theme and fits into one of the following categories:

Club Development:

• To increase the opportunities for under-represented groups to access sports clubs
• To initiate work towards EFDS accreditation standard
• To develop new clubs / teams

Workforce Development:

• Increase the training opportunities for under-represented groups
• Up skill the knowledge of the existing workforce on engaging with under- represented groups
• Increasing volunteering opportunities

Marketing & Communications:

• To develop a ‘one-stop shop’ for opportunities available for under- represented group
• To raise the profile of under-represented groups participating in sport and physical activity

Please find the grant guidance document and application form attached below. The closing date for applications is the 21st January 2011.

 

For more information contact:

Naomi Bird
Knowledge, Communications & Equalities Manager
Tel: 01785 619585
E: nbird@staffordbc.gov.uk

 

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Aiming High: Disability Sport and Physical Activity

 

Disabilit-e News provides information about what is happening within the county, nationally and in the elite world of disability sport. It will also advertises courses, clubs, events and success stories to motivate and inspire.There is also a dedicated section on Aiming High and the good work it is doing to promote activity based short breaks for disabled children and families.  

 

 

This publication will be produced twice a month and you can see previous editions and subscribe to receive Disabilit-e News directly on a page of SASSOT's website.

 

Disabilit-e News Issue 17

Disabilit-e News Issue 18

 

If you would rather wait, both publications will be linked to this newsletter each month for you to view.

 

Mark Fosbrook
Aiming High Disability Sport + Physical
Activity Development Officer
T: 01785 619398
M: 07800 619683
E: mfosbrook@staffordbc.gov.uk

 

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Sport Across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent (SASSOT) wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 

 

2010 has seen some fantastic work across the Partnership and SASSOT would like to thank all Partners who have contributed to making a real difference to improving sporting opportunities for everyone across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.

 

SASSOT Core Team: Mark Thornewill, Jane Kracke, Ben Hollands, Naomi Bird, Chris Turner, Lee Booth, Mark Fosbrook, Nici Hill, Claire Greenwood, Kam Webster, Elaine Cuirrier & Leigh Morton

 

www.sportacrossstaffordshire.co.uk

 

Please note that our offices will be closed from 3.30pm on 24 Dec and to 8.30am on Tues 4 January 2011.

  

  

If you need to raise funds for your facility, club, community group, or to improve your skills there are new funding opportunities up for grabs now.

 

Big Lottery Funding Bulletin

*** everything you need to know ***

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Barclays Community Sports Award

 

The Barclays Community Sports Award is a new award to recognise the outstanding achievements of individuals and groups that use sport to benefit communities across the UK. If you would like to nominate a person, group or not for profit organisation which has recently used the positive power of sport to make a real and lasting difference in their community, then this is the award for you. 

Each monthly winner will receive £1,000 for their group or organisation, a limited edition trophy and will be entered into the end of season award to win a further £5,000, all donated by Barclays Spaces for Sports. The end of season award winner will also receive a VIP trip to London to be presented with their award by Gareth Southgate.

www.barclayscommunitysportsaward.com

  

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New Look Foundation

We have agreed our New Look Foundation charity partners for 2010/11 and will not be looking for new partners until 2012. We will however continue to support local charities and organisations and will consider applications that meet our local giving criteria as follows:

• schools, community groups, and charities registered in England and Wales
• educational activities aimed at helping people to help themselves
• activities aimed at regenerating local communities and promoting a positive 'community spirit'
• activities which help people to feel included in local community life who might otherwise feel excluded
• activities which promote positive self-esteem and confidence

The Foundation is unable to support requests for donations for:

• individual sponsorship (such as marathon runners)
• organisations motivated by political or religious aims
• organisations whose purpose or reputation could potentially undermine our ethical aims.

Please forward applications to foundation@newlook.com

 

http://ww7.investorrelations.co.uk/newlook/en/sustainability/foundation

  

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Wells Sports Foundation

 

The Wells Sports Foundation, a unique sporting charity created and funded by Barrie Wells, is offering grants of between £500 and £2,000 to sports clubs to support sustainable grassroots projects. Funding is available for:

• Clubs that need equipment that is specially focused on increasing participation;
• CRBs for volunteers;
• Coaching qualifications;
• Refereeing/umpiring courses. 

To be eligible to apply for funding, projects must support the development of grassroots sport for young people between the ages of 5 and 18; clubs must have achieved Clubmark status, have at least one partnership agreement with a local state school, have raised at least 50% of the required funds for the overall project, and total project costs must not exceed £5,000.

 

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Jubilee People’s Millions awards

 

The Big Lottery Fund in partnership with ITV, and with the approval of Buckingham Palace, is marking the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with a special rollout of 60 Lottery grants.

 

The £60,000 Jubilee People’s Millions awards are being made to go to new projects next year that will inspire or improve local communities.

 

Community groups across the UK are being invited to bid for a share of the £3.6 million from the Big Lottery Fund good cause pot. Finalists will be showcased on ITV regional news when the public will vote and decide which projects receive the Lottery Diamond Jubilee funding.   

“We want to encourage as many people as possible to think about what they could do with £60,000 of Lottery money in their local area with the benefits being reaped during the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee year.”

 

Details of how to apply can be found on www.biglotteryfund.org.uk or by phoning 0845 10 20 30. Groups have until 4 February 2011 to get their entries in. The projects that receive the most votes will be awarded the funding next summer (2011), in order to be up and running in time for the Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee year, 2012.  

 

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Sport England
Sportsmatch

Sportsmatch will be re-opening to new applications on the 17 January 2011 for projects starting after the 1 April 2011.The Sportsmatch guidance will be updated in the New Year ready for the re-opening of the programme, so it is advisable to revisit Sport England's site prior to submitting a new application.

View the dedicated page

 

Chris Turner
Club Development Manager
T: 01785 619681
E: cturner@staffordbc.gov.uk

 

Sport England, in partnership with the Department of Communities and Local Government, has published a new guide to planning applications aimed at sports clubs who want to improve their facilities.

 

We know that poor quality facilities are a significant barrier to increasing participation in sport at a grassroots level. All too often the planning system is viewed as an obstacle as opposed to a means of securing the best possible outcome, and when approached incorrectly can result in frustration, financial loss and damaged relationships.

Making a planning application provides practical advice that will help clubs across the country prepare their case and application in order to maximise their chances of success.

 

Step-by-step guidance is provided on the five stages of applying for, and securing, planning permission:

• Reviewing the options
• Preparing the application
• Submitting the application
• The decision
• Implementing the decision.

Small sports clubs can find it difficult to get planning permission for improving their facilities, from getting floodlighting for tennis courts to changing the surface of a football pitch. That’s why Sport England have produced this guidance for sports clubs on how to improve the quality of their planning applications.

This practical and informative guide takes clubs through the whole process, giving them the best chance of getting the new facilities they need.

 

Chris Turner
Club Development Manager
T: 01785 619681

E: cturner@staffordbc.gov.uk

 

Volunteers have been integral to both Summer and Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games since they were used for the first time at London 1948. So in 2012, the volunteer programme will be coming home to the city where it all began! 

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) is seeking to attract, recruit, select, and train up to 70,000 ‘Games Makers’ to volunteer during London 2012 - representing the largest workforce mobilisation in peace time the UK has ever seen.

The application window closed on the 27 October, and we’ve been delighted with the level of public response.  To help us find the best and most passionate Games Makers we are planning on inviting and interviewing up to 120,000 candidates on a face-2-face basis at one of our selection events.....and this is where we would like your help.

 

We need approximately 50 committed and passionate volunteers to help out with our selection event at Warwick University between 22 June and 15 July 2011.

 

As a selection event volunteer, you’ll conduct interviews, support the check-in desk and provide information to Games Maker applicants. We need volunteers to help out for a minimum of four shifts, and we'll provide one mandatory day’s training in competency-based interview skills at Warwick University on the 4 June 2011

 

If you're interested in applying, please find the enclosed selection event volunteer application form.

If you have any questions about being a selection event volunteer, please read our FAQ document.  We want London 2012 to be everyone's Games, and this means having a diverse selection event volunteer team. To help us check how we are doing, we'd like all selection event volunteer applicants to complete the diversify and inclusion form.

 

Applications will close at 5pm on 14 January 2010.

 

Chris Turner
Club Development Manager
T: 01785 619681
E: cturner@staffordbc.gov.uk   

 

 

Community Games is a programme that aims to get people staging their own Games between now and 2012. It has the potential to ‘touch’ the lives of thousands of people across the county, providing many of them with their own personal “Olympic or Paralympic moment”. It is one of the programmes inspired by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, bringing people of all backgrounds together in cities, towns and villages to feel part of the Games. 

 

What is the link with the Olympics and Paralympics?

The Community Games are supported by Legacy Trust UK and are part of the West Midlands Culture Programme for London 2012, and aim to bring communities together, giving them the confidence and skills to organise events, leaving a legacy far beyond the end of 2012. The Staffordshire/Stoke-on-Trent target is to have 88 Community Games taking place in different communities by the end of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

 

What are the key features of a Community Games?

A Community Games includes both sporting and cultural events, and some sort of ceremony, ideally an opening and/or closing ceremony.

 

What will a Community Games Event look like?

They will all look different – some on one day at one venue, some over a week at multiple venues. Some will involve an element of sporting and cultural competition, others will focus on participating in new activities. The important thing is that each event will reflect the wishes of the community it is organised by and for.

 

Who will actually be organising the Community Games Events?

We are looking for people to volunteer to engage and celebrate their community by organising a Community Games. Although one person will be the Lead Organiser it is an ideal opportunity to involve other people, particularly young people, to give them valuable experience.

 

What help is available for Community Games Organisers (CGOs)?

There is a Community Games toolkit, which is available online. This contains a wealth of valuable information and tips for organising an event. The answers to many of the detailed questions that prospective CGOs may have can be found in the toolkit.

 

In addition, a Support Programme is being developed which includes the following elements:

• Local advocates and advisers to help CGOs to shape their ideas 
• Free access to training on how to organise and market successful events
• A Community Games website which will include all the resources, as well as examples of what others are doing

For further details please visit the website: www.communitygames.co.uk 

 

Chris Turner
Club Development Manager
T: 01785 619681
E: cturner@staffordbc.gov.uk

 

Priority Sportshall Athletics competition rises in South Staffs & Stafford and Stone School Sport Partnerships

 

 

The priority Sportshall Athletics competitions continue to grow in popularity in Nick Richards’ double district School Sport Partnership (SSP) areas of South Staffs and Stafford and Stone.

 

Due to the success in Sportshall Athletics last year, both partnerships have been awarded extra places for other schools to experience competing at a higher level.

 

Stafford and Stone SSP had thirty schools from Primary, Middle and High Schools compete in competitions hosted at several High Schools throughout the district during November.

 

 

St Austins Catholic Primary Yr 5/6, Sir Graham Balfour Yr 7 and 8 Girls, Yr 8 Boys. Walton Priory Middle Yr 7 Boys, Blessed William Howard Yr 8 Girls and Walton High Yr 8 Boys will represent the Stafford and Stone Partnership at the County Finals in January.

 

South Staffordshire SSP had thirteen schools from Primary, Middle and High schools compete at Cheslyn Hay Sport and Community High School and Ounsdale High with the final held Aldersley Stadium.

 

South Staffordshire SSP will be represented by Glenthorne Primary in the small schools competition and Codsall Middle Yr 5/6, Yr 7 + 8 Boys and Girls along with Perton Middle Yr 7 Girls.

 

Young pupils who attended a leadership academy course on Sportshall Athletics in October assisted with scoring, judging and time keeping and this enabled each event to run smoothly throughout the competition.

 

 

“The success in both partnerships from last year’s County Final enabled more schools to experience competing at a higher level.” said Nick Richards Competition Manager for South Staffordshire and Stafford and Stone School Sport Partnership.

 

Nick Richards
Competition Manager
South Staffordshire/Stafford and Stone
M: 07837082288  
E: nrichardscm@hotmail.com  

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Priority Badminton Competition grows in popularity in South Staffs & Stafford and Stone SSPs

 

The priority badminton competitions continue to increase in Nick Richards’ double district SSP areas of South Staffs and Stafford and Stone.

 

The badminton competition involves four players competing in two singles and three doubles games against each school in a series of round robin games.

 

Stafford and Stone had six schools compete in competitions hosted at King Edward VI High School.

 

The partnership  champions were Blessed William Howard in boys Yr 7, 8, 9 and 10, 11 and  Alleynes High School Yr 7,8,9 and King Edward VI winning the girls competition in Yr 10/11.

 

South Staffs had four High Schools and two Middle Schools competing in competitions hosted at Cheslyn Hay Sport and Community High School and Ounsdale High.

 

Cheslyn Hay and Wolgarston High Schools Yr 10/11 will play Ounsdale High School Yr 10/11 to decide which school will represent the partnership.

 

“More schools entered this year and the quality of the games played had improved from last year” said Nick Richards Competition Manager for South Staffordshire and Stafford and Stone School Sport Partnership.

 

Nick Richards
Competition Manager
South Staffordshire/Stafford and Stone
M: 07837082288  
E: nrichardscm@hotmail.com  

 

 

A variety of competitions have taken place over the past few weeks covering sportshall athletics, speed stacking and table tennis.

 

Sports Stacking Festival

 

The first East Staffordshire Sports Stacking Festival took place at Queen's Street Community Centre, on the 9th December. The event involved 38 pupils from five schools competing in individual and team challenges. There was an individual competition for KS1 and KS2 pupils and a team relay involving both KS1 and KS2. The KS2 Individual competition was won by St Modwen's with some impressive times and the KS1 competition by All Saints Alrewas. The team relay was won by The Mosley School in a tense head to head final. The event was kindly supported by Ron Parker from Speed Stacks UK who provided sport stacking equipment and donated the team trophy.  

 

 

 

Ability Table Tennis Competition

 

Tuesday 23rd November 2010 saw an Ability Table Tennis Competition take place in Uttoxeter.

 

Fifteen young people from Ryecroft Middle School, Windsor Park Middle School, The Henry Prince First School and Picknall's First School attended a competition at Ryecroft Middle School. Students took part in a range of different challenges from trying to knock down bottles, to landing the ball on a specific target. Once the students had completed the seven challenges they took part in table tennis match play. 

 

The competitors were supported by young leaders from Ryecroft Middle School during the event, who organised the individual challenges and umpired the matches. The event was part of the East Staffordshire School Sport Partnership ability pathway, ensuring competition for every young person. Students have now been invited to attend a county assessment day in April, led by Sport Across Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent.

 

The event was part of the Ability Pathway, a playground to podium intervention, introduced in 2008 designed to springboard the development of a sustainable pathway for young people with disabilities within East Staffordshire. This has included the delivery of competitions and identification events which, to date, have been attended by 141 young people from 18 primary and 10 secondary schools, supported by school staff, particularly the special educational needs co-ordinators.

 

 

These events have also been run by young sports leaders who enrich the sporting experiences for the young people through their ongoing involvement within the community ability clubs, in particular Burton Uxbridge Ability Table Tennis Club which operates weekly at Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Sports College.

 

Indoor Athletics

 

Tuesday 7th December 2010 saw seven schools from across East Staffordshire competing in indoor athletics for a place at the county finals. 

Meadowside Leisure Centre had over 130 pupils from All Saints Alrewas Primary, William Shrewsbury Primary, Oldfields Hall Middle School, St Modwen’s Primary, Holy Trinity Primary, Shobnall Primary and Rykneld Primary school, competing in running throwing and jumping events to score points for their respective school. 

Pupils from Burton College and Paulet high school helped run the event by recording times, distances and scores of the young people’s efforts throughout the evening.

Throughout the evening parents, staff and young people cheered their teams on in what turned out to be the closest scoring final in recent years. All Saints Alrewas came out victorious to retain the title of East Staffordshire district final winners. Young people from All Saints Alrewas will now go on to represent East Staffordshire against schools from across the whole of the county on 10th January at Fenton Manor Leisure Centre in Stoke. 

 

Dave Rudman Competition Manager for East Staffordshire School Sports Partnership said “It was fantastic to see so many young people from schools across the district enjoying the opportunity to compete against each other in such an event.”

 

Caroline Smith
Partnership Development Manager
East Staffordshire School Sport Partnership
T: 07502 039072 
M: 01283 749463
E: c.smith@essp.org.uk
W: www.esssp.org.uk

 

 

Athletes from across the West Midlands region competed at the annual indoor Sportshall event hosted by Stafford Special Olympics at Cannock Leisure Centre on Sunday 5th December.

Nearly 200 athletes between the ages of eight years to adults took part in this annual event and competed in events such as indoor javelin, speed bounce, standing long jump and a variety of running events including relays.

This annual event gives athletes the chance to come together to experience various events in a safe supportive and enjoyable environment. The event was supported through sponsorship by ABB who provided volunteers for the day.

The team from Special Olympics Worcester made a sweep of the trophies up for grabs on the day although the junior under 11’s team from Stafford picked up the team trophy.

Clive Gibson, Co-ordinator and Head Coach of Stafford Special Olympics said "This is the fourth year that we have staged this event and it has gone from strength to strength as it is the only indoor event in the West Midland Region. This is something that we are truly proud of and I would like to extend my thanks to all involved, athletes, coaches, volunteers, parents and carers for making this event such an enjoyable day."

The parents and carers of the athletes played their part too by setting up a tombola stall which raised over £150 for club funds.

More information about the Stafford Special Olympics group can be found at www.freewebs.com/sostafford  or nationally at www.specialolympicsgb.org.uk

Special Olympics GB is the country’s largest sports training and competition programme for learning disabled children and adults of all ability levels and works towards “Transforming Lives Through Sport.”

 

Clive Gibson
Stafford Special Olympics Co-ordinator
T: 01785 604371
E: clive.gibson@live.co.uk

 

 

Pupils at The Chancel Primary School, Rugeley, are being given the opportunity to enjoy an Introduction to Angling course thanks to Staffordshire Youth Anglers. The course, which is part of the Sport Unlimited programme, is being delivered by coaches from the club and offers pupils a brilliant chance to take part in one of the UK’s biggest sports.

 

‘Sport Unlimited’ is a three-year, £36 million national programme funded by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport to get more children taking part in sport outside of school. The programme targets the 50% of young people who are classed as ‘semi-sporty’ and offers them the chance to attend an 8-10 week block of sessions introducing them to a new sport or giving them the chance to improve their skills in something they’ve already tried and enjoyed. 

 

 

Angling is an ideal sport to offer to this target group, as it is something that most young people are unlikely to have tried already and will appeal to those that are don’t enjoy traditional team sports.  The angling course covers a wide range of areas, including fish identification, appreciation of the environment, safety, basic first aid, as well as key fishing skills with both classroom workshops and pool sessions. 

 

Nigel Kuhn, UK level 2 Angling Coach comments: “This is a great opportunity for youngsters to take part in a different sport, something that they wouldn’t normally be offered in the school environment. Fishing can bring whole families together, and often grandparents too, and is a great way to show young people how much the outdoors has to offer.  We have had an overwhelming response from the pupils at Chancel Primary, and from staff at the school.  I hope that this will be the first of several schools that we can offer this opportunity to."

 

For more information about Staffordshire Youth Anglers, please contact Carol Parkes, 07505 833319

 

For more information about Sport Unlimited, please contact Jane Kracke, Sports Manager (Sport Across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent), 01785 619187 / jkracke@staffordbc.gov.uk.

 

Carol Parkes
T: 0705 833319

 

 

A visit in October to Hednesford Valley High school by Emma Pass GB Basketball player was inspirational.

As part of the Sport Unlimited bid Emma was enthusiastic to visit the students and motivate them "to be the best they could be" and challenged them to try new activities.

 

 

A collapsed timetable on the day allowed students to choose a variety of “Health Related Activities” as part of the Curriculum Enrichment programme. Street Dance by Gil Lyons from the Cannock and Rugeley School Sport Partnership led sessions, Louise Day from British Cycling ran a workshop and some Go Ride Races, students went swimming to Cannock Leisure Centre and Emma led a Basketball class.

 

Emma gave a presentation of her pathway into Basketball with slides, GB Shirts and plenty of stories, she was so inspirational the students were very impressed.

 

 

Hednesford Valley has been running a Cycling Club through Sport Unlimited funding for three terms now and it has gained in popularity. We have seen a huge impact in the skill levels and confidence of the students even to the extent of their enthusiasm to participate in small competitive races.

Rose Brown
SSCO Cannock and Rugeley SSP
M: 07752522339
E: rosebrown@hotmail.co.uk
W: www.cannockrugeleyssp.net
 

 

 

 

Please find information on a Boxing Club Development evening jointly organised by the Amateur Boxing Association of England / SASSOT and an ABA Boxing tutors course.

 

 

Boxing Club Development Evening

Find out about local funding and development opportunities for your club with the Amateur Boxing Association of England & SASSOT. Boxing clubs/organisations are encouraged to bring as many representatives as they wish. 

 

Date:  Monday 10^th January 2011

Time:  7 - 9pm (Tea & Coffee from 6.45)  

Venue:  The Emerald Club (1st Floor), 31 Marston Road, Stafford, ST16 3BT

Booking:  To book a place at this free event please contact Matthew Williams, ABAE National Club & Coach Manager: matthew.williams@abae.co.uk / 07515 333032. 

 

ABA Boxing Tutors course

The aim of the ABA of England One Day Boxing Tutors Course is to qualify participants to deliver and organise the ABA Boxing Awards in Schools, Colleges, Universities, Youth Centre’s and Sports Centres. The course is open to anyone 16 years of age and over.

 

Date: Tuesday 15th March 2011

Time: 08.30 to 16.00

Venue: The Emerald Club (1st Floor), 31 Marston Road, Stafford, ST16 3BT

Tutor: England Advanced Coach - Quinton Shillingford

Cost: £100 plus VAT

Booking: Please find attached an introductory letter and registration form which needs to be returned to the event organiser, Andy Whitehall on rightstuffboxing@hotmail.co.uk / 07779059375

 

Chris Turner
Club Development Manager
T: 01785 619681
E: cturner@staffordbc.gov.uk

 

 

Staffordshire Club Development Seminar 2011

 

The Staffordshire Club Development Seminar will take place on Monday 31st January 2011 at Cannock Cricket and Hockey Club near to junction 12 of the M6.

 

This meeting will start at 7pm and the evening will consist of advice and information on NatWest CricketForce, Funding, Facilities, County board update and Volunteers (How to attract and sustain).

 

There will be a free raffle on the evening for the following prizes with many thanks to our supporters. To qualify your club representatives must be in the room at the time of the draw and have 3 or more representatives at the seminar.

• Weekend In a 3 Series BMW Convertible  (Courtesy of Knights BMW)
• Two Test Match Tickets (Courtesy of Warwickshire CCC)
• Four sets of multi stumps (Courtesy of ClubTurf)
• A Free Level 1 or 2 Coaching Course (Courtesy of Staffordshire Cricket)
• £100 Voucher For Trophies (Courtesy of Trent Trophies)

All clubs will be invited to attend and will be given the opportunity to have four tickets each on a first come first served basis with a maximum capacity of 200.

 

Tickets can be ordered by contacting Andy Grice andy.grice@ecb.co.uk or 07831 158522. Tickets will be free initially but if a club orders tickets then doesn’t use them there will be a charge of £10 per ticket to the club.

 

We advise that clubs should think about sending the following four key members. Chairman or Secretary, First Team Captain, Tea Lady or Groundsman and Junior Co-ordinator. It is vital to your club that you get a cross section of the club to come to these meetings to gain a forward thinking and diverse approach to come from your attendance.

 

The evening will be attended by various ECB staff including ECB Club Programmes manager Dave Leighton, John Huband (ECB Midlands Funding and Facilities Manager), Richard Lightbown (ECB Midlands ‘V’ Manager) plus Staffordshire directors and development team members.

 

We hope to announce several NatWest CricketForce supporters will come along on the evening to talk about the various offers available to clubs.

 

Staffordshire Cricket Development Manager Jason Britton said of the seminar, “We see this as a perfect opportunity for clubs to help themselves to see a bright future. In the cricket community and sport in general we are going to find funding harder to come by and we need to realise there are several opportunities for clubs to find extra assistance."

 

Britton who has just completed the county strategic plan to 2013 continued “Staffordshire Cricket wishes to be at the forefront of all ECB initiatives and we hope to announce help in club programmes shortly into the new year. We urge all clubs to consider attending this seminar and to find ways to not only fundraise but also fundsave as well as learning new skills in the recruitment and retention of volunteers”.

 

Please also check our website at www.staffordshirecricket.co.uk for more details.

 

Clubs already signed up : Abbots Bromley, Bloxwich, Blythe, Cannock, Caverswall, Cheadle,  Fordhouses, Himley, Kidsgrove, Leek, Meir Heath, Porthill Park, Tamworth, Walsall, Wednesbury, Wombourne, Yoxall.

 

 

One To One Coaching Available

 

Staffordshire Cricket is now operating a one to one coaching programme at all ages.

 

Development work in all areas of the game is now available with specialist coaches taken from the representative teams of the county.

 

For more information please contact Andy Grice on 07831 158522. Andy can also be contacted by email andy.grice@ecb.co.uk

 

The England Hockey Board (EHB), the National Governing Body for hockey, has been named Governing Body of the Year at the 2010 UK
Coaching Awards.

The EHB came out on top at a glittering ceremony at the Brewery in London on Tuesday night, being chosen ahead of the PGA and Home Nations Golf Unions Great Britain & Ireland Partnership, and the Rugby Football League. EHB Chief Executive Sally Munday was presented with the gong.

Recognised as a ‘trailblazer’ sport by sports coach UK, the EHB has developed its coaching system significantly in recent years, integrating coaching into all other areas of the EHB and the hockey environment in line with The UK Coaching Framework. A clear coaching pathway has been built around the Single System player development pathway with the support of Centrally Contracted Coaches and Coach Educators. Complementing this, the governing body has launched a new Level 4 Award and CPD coach performance programme Embracing new technology, the EHB has launched a series of interactive coaching DVDs and working closely with the other British hockey home nations (Scotland and Wales), is leading the development of a clear Coaching Strategy for Great Britain.

At the top level, the EHB’s commitment to coach development has contributed to recent podium successes, including the England Hockey women’s hat-trick of bronze medal wins this summer, the England Hockey men’s Champions Trophy silver medal and podium positions achieved by the National Age Groups.

Stuart Guise, Head of Governing Body Support at sports coach UK, said: "The EHB thoroughly deserves this award for its forward thinking and the commitment demonstrated to the development of coaches and coaching. It is great to see that in a sport the size of hockey, the EHB can have so much impact on its coaching workforce and be recognised for its work as a leading NGB in coaching."

 

Sally Munday, Chief Executive of the EHB, said: "This is great recognition for a number of years’ hard work by a lot of people in our sport to radically change our approach to coach development. We are midway through a journey of significant improvement built around our Single System development pathway and it is fantastic to be recognised for the progress we have made in the last few years."

 

David Faulkner, Performance Director at the EHB, said "I am personally delighted that an independent body has recognised the work that the NGB and our volunteers in hockey are doing - it is a true team effort. This award is for all those who have believed in and contributed to what the EHB is trying to achieve in developing our player and coach pathway."

 

Jamie Fleet
Development Officer
Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire & Staffordshire.
T: 01509 228676
M: 07718 980510
E: jamie.fleet@englandhockey.org
W: www.englandhockey.co.uk
 

  

The second British Indoor Kayak Championships were held at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, North London over the weekend of 27 & 28 November with the 200m individual and 5000m team events on Saturday and the 500m and 1000m events on Sunday.

Burton had a strong presence on the first day of the programme with 25 paddlers representing the Club, including probably the biggest entry of any club in the team events with 6 teams in all and returned with five individual National Championships gold medals and one team gold as well as two silver and two bronze medals.

Youngest entrant was Ross Orme in the boy’s U12 category, picking up the bronze medal with 52.2s for the 200m race.  In the Boy’s U14 class, Ollie Barker of Paget High School finished 8th in 47.1s and James Bowley of Paulet High School finished 10th in 52.5s. a bit slower than his heat time.

Matthew Bowley, Paulet High, a Junior Great Britain International, was third in the U16 class, collecting the bronze medal with 37.9s whilst Micheal Walters in the U23 class was 14th in 44.1. Tim Lawrenson, of Derby University, in the overall ranking list was 15th in 36.1s.

In the veteran classes, Tim Barker was 8th in the V35’s in 43.0s. whilst Howard Blackman won the first of his gold medals and National Championships, in the V45 class in 38.5s.

The Junior Ladies were to bring more success for the Burton squad. The first of their gold medals was to come from Grace Draper of Paulet, won the Girl’s U14 National Championship in a personal best of 45.5. The U16’s saw two medals come to Burton, a silver for Sarah Walters of William Allitt High School, 44.8s and gold for Lauren Barker of Paget in 43.1s, the third National Champion of the day.  Completing the medal run Stephanie Roberts of Robert Sutton High School, coming equal second in the U18’s with 45.2s.

Following the lunch break, the 5000m team event started. These were the most exciting and physically demanding races of the weekend with teams of 4 to 6 constantly swapping to keep up the virtual “boat” speed, each member repeatedly doing a 200 to 500m sprint with short rests in between efforts.

Race 1 had 3 Burton teams, the U18 girls of Barker, Walters, Roberts and Simone Orme of Ashby Grammar, the U14 girls of Draper, Lily Draper of Paulet, Libby Marlow and Sophie Bancroft, both of Paget, and the U14 Boys team of Bowley (J), Barker, Orme, Joe Marlow and Nathan Cox, both of Paget.  Each team work extremely hard with the U18 girls near the front throughout the race and eventually finishing second in 24m 51.5s behind an U18 boy’s team from Norwich and just ahead of an U18 girl’s team from Wey. The U14 girls were fifth in 26m 19.7s whilst the U14 boy’s were 6th in 27m 08.8s.

  

Lauren Barker in the foreground with Grace Draper third
up and Joe Marlow just beyond.
Photo credited to: Antony Edmonds

Race 2 saw two more Burton crews, the men’s team of Neil Orme, David Walters, Adrian Roberts and Micheal Walters and a mixed team of Debbie Crump, Hannah Wheeler, Ju Walters and Steve Ball.  Again, both crews worked incredibly hard with the Men’s team reaching third at times before eventually finishing 5^th in 24m 10.1s whilst the mixed crew were 7th in 26m 01.3s.

Race 3 had the top crews, with a Burton team of Lawrenson, Bowley, Blackman and Barker. Again, another thrilling race ensued with the crowd roaring all the teams on. Burton were challenging for third throughout the race but eventually had to settle for fourth with 18m 34.3s. When all the races were compared, there was more good news for Burton as the U18 girls had set the fastest time of the day in the ladies class and collected a further gold medal.

After the excitement of the previous day, Sunday was a quieter, calmer day. Most of the team had gone home and only Howard Blackman remained. Blackman was to extend the Burton medal haul with wins in the 500m and 1000m event for the V45 age group, receiving his medals from Olympic Champion, Tim Brabants.

A great weekend for Burton, one that will encourage further hard work over the winter ready for the new season.

 

Burton Team 

Bill Lawrenson
Local Club Coach - West Midlands
Canoe England
T: 0845 3709549
M: 07794 051293
E: bill.lawrenson@canoe-england.org.uk
W: www.canoe-england.org.uk

 

 

How many of you are involved in volunteering?

How many of you love netball?

How many of you want to get recognised?

 

Brought to you by the England Netball Youth Advisory Group the 'Pass on your Passion'  programme aims to recognise the countless number of young volunteers in netball. It aims to provide you with opportunities, ideas and rewards to help you on your leadership and volunteering journey. No matter what your role in netball, we want you to Get Involved and Get Recognised.

It's time to share your passion with other young people, so register now and get volunteering!

 

Who is it for?

 

It is for every young person aged 12 - 25 that is actively volunteering in netball whether that's as a coach, official, committee member, event helper, school team helper...the list is endless!

 

What are the benefits?

 

You'll get rewards once you've completed 10, 25, 50, 100, 200 and 400 voluntary hours in netball.

• 10 hours - England Netball water bottle and certificate
• 25 hours - Squissle and certificate
• 50 hours - Coaching clipboard and certificate
• 100 hours - England Netball hoodie and certificate
• 200 hours - £50 England Netball course discount and certificate
• 400 hours - Trophy presented at the annual Goalden Globe Awards and certificate

Not only will you get rewarded for the hours you complete, but just by registering as a member of 'Pass on you Passion' you'll get access to:

• FREE Regional Training Days where top coaches and officials will be on hand to pass on their knowledge.
• E-newsletters to keep you up to date with the latest information and voluntary opportunities.
• Invitations to volunteer at National and International netball events.

How does it work?

 

Once you've registered you will receive your welcome pack and logbook. Just log your voluntary netball hours and send back the slips to England Netball to receive your rewards in the post! It's as simple as that!

 

How do I register?

 

Log on to: www.englandnetball.co.uk.

The registration form is within the Volunteer and the Youth heading.

 

Further information is available on

http://www.englandnetball.co.uk/youth/POYP.

 

Sally Kendrick
Netball Development Officer
Staffordshire & South Staffordshire 
M: 07545 924957
E: sally.kendrick@englandnetball.co.uk
W: www.englandnetball.co.uk

 

 

 

Stoke-on-Trent Rugby Club were invited to Twickenham on Saturday 13th November to be presented with their Whole Club Seal of Approval certificate at half-time of the England v Australia match.

 

The club was the first in Staffordshire and also the West Midlands to achieve the award and was hence voted the region's Seal of Approval Club of the Year 2010.

 

For further information on the club please visit http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/stokeontrent/

 

The generic name for Seal of Approval is Clubmark, which is a cross-sport quality accreditation for clubs with junior sections and is rapidly becoming the national standard for quality sports clubs. More national governing bodies of sport are adopting the scheme and over 240 clubs throughout Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent have now achieved Clubmark/NGB accreditation.

 

 

Sport Across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent (SASSOT) are working with sports organisations and local councils to encourage more clubs to raise standards and join.  

 

 

Clubmark was introduced by Sport England to:

• Ensure that accrediting partners apply core common criteria to ensure that consistent good practice and minimum operating standards are delivered through all club development and accreditation schemes.
• To empower parent(s)/carer(s) when choosing a club for their children.
• To ensure that Clubmark accredited clubs are recognised through a common approach to branding.
• To provide a focus around which all organisations involved in sport can come together to support good practice in sports clubs working with children and young people.

Clubmark accreditation is awarded to clubs that comply with minimum operating standards in four areas:

• The Playing Programme
• Safeguarding and Protecting Children
• Knowing your Club and its Community
• Club management

Parents looking for quality clubs, whatever sport, are likely to seek out the accredited clubs awarded the Clubmark status. The accredited clubs, of all sports, will be added to the list on the Sport England Clubmark and SASSOT website. They will be promoted by Local Councils in their publications, when approached by parents and with their dealings with schools and colleges looking for clubs for their pupils.

 

Clubs awarded Clubmark can be proud of what they have achieved. Parents can be assured that their children belong to a safer club. Members can be sure their club is a well-managed club, striving to offer the best in coaching and sports development. By striving to achieve higher standards clubs are likely to attract more members and build a sustainable future. 

 

The goal is for every club in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent to reach higher standards of safety, fairness, coaching and management. That way the sub-region's sports club infrastructure will be safer, stronger and more successful.

 

For further information on Clubmark please visit www.clubmark.org.uk or contact Chris Turner.

 

Chris Turner
Club Development Manager
T: 01785 619681
E: cturner@staffordbc.gov.uk

 

 

The vRugby Staffordshire Young Leaders' Day is a Leadership day that hosts 24 of the best 15-18 year old young leaders within Staffordshire.

Young leaders from across the country will gather at Burntwood RFC for an action-packed day on 24th February 2011.

The day focuses on the development of leadership skills through Rugby Union, offering a good blend of practical and theory-based sessions. There will be two key areas of leadership focused on during the day; coaching and club development.  Each area will be facilitated by tutors who specialise within their section of sports development.

After the Young Leaders' Day, the Young Leaders will go on to join their local vRugby team as Club Activators and lead vRugby projects at their local clubs.

The Staffordshire Young Leaders' Day has also set aims to achieve throughout the day. These are:

• To inspire young leaders to go into the county and organise projects as part of the vRugby programme.
• To give young volunteers the opportunity to develop teamwork and leadership skills.
• To achieve the RFU Tag Rugby award  

 

Invitation
 

vRugby

 

v is a volunteer organisation; its mission is to make volunteering opportunities so diverse, compelling and easy to get involved with that giving up your time to help others becomes a natural lifestyle choice for 16-25 year olds in England.

Since its launch in May 2006, v has worked with over 500 charities and community organisations to create over 925,000 youth volunteering opportunities. Of these, 467,000 are short term or taster opportunities, 421,000 are part time, and 20,000 are full time.

vRugby is a programme where volunteers aged 16-25 plan and run rugby related projects in clubs, schools, colleges and universities across the country.

The strands to the programme include vRugby Fun (running a project to get more people playing rugby), vRugby Life (spreading the rugby ethos), vRugby Cash (raising funds for the club) and vRugby Force (improvements to the club).

For further information about vRugby or the vRugby Staffordshire Young Leaders' Day please feel free to contact Tom Bartram or Alex Thompson on the below contact information. 

                                                       
Tom Bartram
Rugby Development Officer – Staffordshire 
T: 07841 156 806                  
E: tombartram@rfu.com                                 

 

Alex Thompson
Volunteer Executive - Midlands
T: 07894 489756
E: alexthompson@rfu.com 

 

Stone sailor Sarah Norbury will receive one of youth sailing’s most prestigious awards – the West Midlands RYA Regional Young Sailor of the Year Award 2010 – at the Tullett Prebon London International Boat Show in January in recognition of her achievements throughout this year.

 

The 13-year-old South Staffordshire Sailing Club talent enjoyed a great 2010 winning the British Ladies Optimist Championship title on the 2012 Olympic waters at Weymouth and Portland in August and also represented RYA Team GBR at the Optimist Europeans in Poland in July, where she finished top British girl.

 

 Sarah Norbury

But Sarah, who is part of the RYA’s prestigious National Junior Squad, admits she was shocked to hear she had been named RYA Regional Young Sailor of the Year.

 

She said: “I knew my club had nominated me but I really didn’t expect to win, it’s amazing and I’m really pleased and proud. I’ve had a lot of highlights this year but the turning point probably came at the Braassemermeer Easter Regatta in Holland when I finished first lady and fourth overall against 223 sailors from all over the World. I suddenly realised I could sail and win against the best.”

 

Sarah and her family were introduced to sailing at South Staffs SC by friends and the family have fully embraced life at the Gailey Reservoir-based club. Although Sarah can spend six weekends training with the RYA National Junior Squad at Weymouth and Portland or Pwllheli, North Wales every winter and competes all over Europe in the summer, she still tries to do as much club racing as she can at South Staffs SC.

 

Sarah admits sailing changed her life.

 

“Sailing’s given me so much confidence. When you’re on the water you’ve got to think about so much and make so many decisions that you learn making some wrong decisions isn’t the end of the world, which makes you less scared to try new things. I’ve also travelled to so many countries and made so many friends around the world that I wouldn’t have done if I didn’t sail.”

 

Sarah Norbury in action. Credit Paul Wyeth/ www.pwpictures.com   

With 2011 looming Sarah is already focussed on her goals of qualifying for the British team to compete at the Optimist Europeans in Portugal in July and the Worlds in New Zealand in December. But the down-to-earth youngster knows there is a lot of hard work to do first.

 

“Probably the most nerve-racking event will be the Selection Event in May. This is four days where the top ranked sailors in Britain compete for places for the team to go to the Worlds, Europeans and French Nationals. I’d love to get into that team.”

 

Sarah will join 12 other RYA regional award winners from across Britain for a VIP day at the Tullett Prebon London International Boat Show on Saturday 8 January.

 

RYA Chief Executive Sarah Treseder said: “Winning an RYA Regional Young Sailor of the Year Award is a fantastic achievement. I’m delighted to recognise the talent of these young people and the dedication they show for our sport. So many young sailors are out there on the water enjoying themselves and achieving brilliant things.”

 

Some of Britain’s most successful ever sailors have passed through the Optimist class on their way to the biggest prize in World sport including Skandia Team GBR’s multiple gold medallists Ben Ainslie, Iain Percy and Sarah Ayton.

 

Karenza Morton
RYA West Midlands Regional Communicator
T: 07837 707630
E: press@tenpointstick.co.uk
w: www.rya.org.uk

 

 

StreetGames delivered a 5 aside football tournament for young people based in Stoke-on-Trent held at Dimensions on Saturday 20th November as part of Tunstall Respect week; a week aimed at uniting the community and making it a better place to reside.
 

StreetGames were asked to organise a celebratory
5 aside football tournament for young people aged from 11-18 in order fit in with the end of the Respect Week held in Tunstall. The tournament was funded via Safer City partnership who do a lot of positive work in communities trying to reduce the levels of anti-social behaviour, obviously sport fits into this category. The tournament was split into 2 age ranges and open to all young people who attend StreetGames sessions but specifically targeting young people who attend the sessions in the North of the City.

 

On the day of the tournament, although the weather was cold, there was a good uptake with 3 teams entering the younger age group and 5 teams entering the older age group. The young people attended from various places across the city with the majority of young people attending from the North of the City and in particularly around Tunstall. The 3 younger age groups came from Mill Hill, Tunstall, the PVFC StreetGames session, Burslem and the Bankeyfields Estate, Tunstall. The older age groups had teams from the Dimensions StreetGames session, the Bankeyfields Estate, Tunstall, a team from the Fenton StreetGames session and 2 teams from the Greenfield Road StreetGames session. The Greenfield Road sessions had the added bonus of having members of the Greenfield Residents' association come down and support the event.

 

The event was done in a Champion's League style format therefore all had a number of games to play before going through to the finals. The tournament went very smoothly with the games of football played in a good spirit with sportsmanship being shown from all teams and spectators throughout the day. As with all tournaments there needs to be winners and the younger age group was won by the Bankeyfields Estate, Tunstall and the older age group was one by the Team from Fenton. All teams stayed behind for the presentations of the trophies and medals showing the spirit of the event.

 

In total over 50 young people participated and there were another 10 young people and adults spectated. There was some excellent football on display and more importantly it was great for the community and everyone went home with a smile on the face following an enjoyable experience. 

 

David Hardwick
StreetGames Officer
T: 01782 235001
E: David.hardwick@stoke.gov.uk

 

 

Burton Uxbridge Ability Table Tennis Club provided both finalists in an official English Table Tennis Association (ETTA) One Star Junior Standing Disabled competition on Sunday 14 November at Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Sports College.

 

Weekly training paid off when Charles Sketchley and Josh Arslam battled out three games with attacking returns and clever use of the entire table resulting in victory for Charles Sketchley.

 

Head Coach, Duncan Stewart said: “With the help of young sports leaders the club has developed and is now attended by more than 16 young people at Robert Sutton Sports College on Tuesday evenings from 5pm-6.30pm.

 

“All the youngsters who attend have a great time as well as improving at table tennis which has seen some players progress to perform in junior open ETTA events."

 

The next ETTA One Star event is on Sunday 20 February 2011.

 

For more information about Burton Uxbridge Ability Table Tennis Club contact:

 

Duncan Stewart
M: 07876 740713
E: duncanstewart4@hotmail.co.uk

W: http://www.uxbridgettc.co.uk/

 

 

 

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Bringing sports consumers into focus

A new online tool from Sport England will help sports organisations to know more about their potential customers so they can offer the right sport in the right place, targeted in the right way.

In just a few clicks, sports clubs, governing bodies, councils and other providers can find out which sports local people are likely to play – or would consider playing.

Find out more?

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Understanding participation - Variations

Why do some people, particularly in harder to reach groups, not take part in sport and physical activity? And what public interventions successfully manage to change behaviours and reduce barriers?

Variations in participation between local areas and across sports

In September 2009, Sport England commissioned the Futures Company and Mindshare to undertake a project to better understand factors that affect sports participation.
The research looked at both; variations in sports participation between local areas, and across 11 sports. The research undertaken used statistical modeling to better understand a range of factors affecting sports participation and qualitative research to provide further insights into variations in participation.

Find out more about understanding variations in sports participation between local areas

Find out more about understanding variations in participation across sports

 

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Gold Challenge launches: your chance to be
part of London 2012's sporting legacy

Adults across the country can now sign up to Gold Challenge, which is harnessing the inspiration of a home Olympic and Paralympic Games to give everyone the chance to be part of the sporting legacy.

This independent initiative is part of the Places People Play mass participation legacy plan we announced last month.

Find out more?

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Dive drive set to boost number
of sub-aqua leaders

Sport England has invested £15,000 in a new project set to increase the number of Dive Leaders working in diving and sub-aqua clubs across the country.

The funding, which will be matched by The British
Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC), will help existing trained divers to progress to what is seen as an ‘aspirational diving grade’ for many participants – Dive Leader.

The investment comes from Sport England’s Impact and Improvement Fund which supports smaller national governing bodies of sport as they develop and expand their activities.

Find out more?

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New Year resolutions to be funded under public health drive

Millions of people will be given help to stick to their New Year's resolution to get fit with free vouchers to attend the gym, go swimming and eat healthy food. 

 

Among a raft of measures to be unveiled by Mr Lansley are plans for a £250 million scheme to be called “The Great Swapathon,” which will see members of the public trade their lifestyle for a healthier one.

Vouchers will be given out in supermarkets and doctors’ surgeries, as well as being printed in newspapers, which the public will be able to exchange for free gym membership, swimming sessions, and healthy food and drink.

Launched just after the New Year, the Great Swapathon will be funded by the private sector, with firms wishing to offer food vouchers required to pay for the scheme.

Vouchers will be given in chequebook form. Five million chequebooks will each contain 20 healthy lifestyle vouchers including offers for half-price swimming sessions and reduced-rate gym taster packages.

To redeem them, consumers will be directed to a website where they will be able to search for their nearest participating venue, and type in a code to access an e-ticket. Three million of the voucher chequebooks, containing discounts of around £5 each, will be available in Asda supermarkets, a million more will be obtained through a Sunday newspaper, and another million from GP surgeries, schools and other bodies run by the state.

View the full news article  

(Article credited to The Telegraph (30 November 2010)

 

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Exercise in the Community

Lumps & Bumps

 

Exercise, learning and

friendly support for new

and expectant mums

(and new babies)

Includes health checks

Thomas Boughey Children’s Centre

Starts January 6th, 1.30pm

 

Poster

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Promoting Positive Activities for Young People News Sheets – Issue 8

 

Please click here to view the December edition of the YouFind activity news sheets.

 

Inbox too full?

 

As you will see there is a change to the way we are issuing the activity news sheets. We had a lot of feedback to say that unfortunately our news sheets were filling up your inboxes, so taking this into account we have uploaded the news sheets on www.youfind.me.uk where you will be able to download them.

  

Making it easier to renew and add your activities to www.youfind.me.uk

 

After 12 months, activities on www.youfind.me.uk expire and the user is asked to re-submit the entry. This used to involve the user logging in and changing the start and end date of the activity. As this can be quite time consuming, we will now e-mail you a link which you can use to automatically renew your activities for another 12 months.  

 

When adding an activity which runs everyday of the week, you used to have to go through a process seven times adding a different day each time. There is now an option where you can select ‘Everyday’, ‘Week days’, or ‘Weekends’.

 

January News Sheets

 

If you would like to promote your activities in the News Sheets you need to register on www.youfind.me.uk and input your organisation, activity and venue details. Follow YouFind on facebook and be updated with local news, activities and guidance:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/YouFind-things-to-do-places-to-go-for-young-people-in-Staffordshire/111344878919063?ref=search

 

If you have any queries about the YouFind website or news sheets, please e-mail jemma.matthews@staffordshire.gov.uk. If you have any queries about any of the uniform activities included in the news sheets please call Staffordshire Council of Voluntary Youth Services on 01785 240378.

 

Thank you

 

Thank you for your continued support over the past year, the YouFind website would not be such a success without so many organisations registering and adding their activities. Finally we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  

 

Jemma Matthews
Administrative Assistant County Services
Staffordshire Young People's Service
T: 01785 278782
E: jemma.matthews@staffordshire.gov.uk

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Staffordshire Young People’s Service
Newsletter - November 2010

 

November's edition brings with it a round up of good news about the excellent work that we are undertaking with young people, and also a brief update from me on some of the changes that are currently taking place.

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MTV WANTS YOUR DREAMS!

Have you or has someone you know, got an extreme, bizarre and downright ludicrous wish? A dream you want to fulfil, but have never had the guts or the means to do it? Now’s your chance...

 

LET MTV MAKE THAT DREAM COME TRUE!

 

Remember the guy who flew over the English Channel in his office chair using nothing but balloons? Or the guy who turned his 1 bedroom house into the Starship Enterprise?

 

WELL THAT COULD BE YOU!

We are developing a new series for MTV to help you to realise your dreams. We’re particularly keen to feature a sport related wish, and so long as it’s crazy enough (and legal) we’ll do our best to make it happen.

THINK BIG and contact the team now to make your dreams a reality.

 

takepart@gallowgatetv.com

0207 297 9814

Please include full details of your wish
and a contact phone number

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Sport & Recreation Alliance

Catch up on the 1st Policy Update from the Sport and Recreation Alliance, formely CCPR. It has important news about a range of subjects and how developments might affect your organisation.

 

Sport & Recreation Alliance Policy Update - December 2010

 

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