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Sport England Update |
DCMS - New Chair announced for Sport England – Friday, 20 February
Richard Lewis to Chair Sport England
Staff structure for the West Midlands office
SE announced the first ‘themed’ funding round – rural communities
Investing in sporting opportunities for rural communities 27 February 2009 Sport England today unveiled a £10 million investment fund that will create sporting opportunities for people in rural areas. The first in a series of themed funding rounds, it will open for business on 1 April 2009. Themed rounds will enable us to tackle specific challenges and opportunities that we know exist in grassroots sport as well as helping to ensure that our investment is effectively distributed across the country and across different communities………………………
Read the full release on the SE website
Active People 2 – Sports Facts sheets Many of you will have received information on these factsheets in the SE newsletter ‘The latest from the pitch’. You will see from the list on the Sport England website that there are only 35 sports covered. The reason for this is that for some sports with lower participation rates there is insufficient data from the survey i.e. the once per week participation target for the NGBs.
Where possible there is regional data included in the factsheets.
The sports are (with live links): Angling, Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Baseball/softball. Basketball, Bowls, Boxing, Canoeing/kayaking, Cricket, Cycling, Fencing, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Hockey, Horseriding, Judo, Mountaineering/climbing, Movement and Dance, Netball, Rounders, Rowing, Rugby league, Rugby union, Sailing, Shooting, Skiing/snowboarding, Squash, Swimming, Table tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Volleyball and Weightlifting .
Active People Survey – measurement categories extended
As a result of discussions with the Department of Health about the measurement and reporting of the ‘two million target ‘* Sport England has agreed (with DH investment) to extend the coverage of the Active People Survey to include dance and active conservation/gardening in addition to an active travel measure included in the original survey.
This started in January 2009. The Active People Survey will therefore provide the single measurement tool for the ‘two million target.’.
* Two million people to become more active by 2013, with Sport England getting one million people doing more sport. The other million being the physical activity target.
Podium – The Further and Higher Education Unit for the 2012 Games – new website
Podium has launched a bright and dynamic new website for the Further and Higher Education sectors. The user friendly site offers a plethora of original tools to help colleges and universities get the most out of the London 2012 Games. Announcing the launch Podium Chair, Professor Simon Lee said; “Working alongside Podium every college and university in the
country can make their own unique contribution to the Games.”
Cultural demand in the West Midlands
This is a research report produced by the Bostock Marketing Group (BMG) for Culture West Midlands, in conjunction with other regional partners, was commissioned to inform the review of the West Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy (RES). The report was published January 2009 – please view here. Softball makes progress towards Olympic reinstatement (Source: Gamesbids.com) 05/02/2009 Softball is one of seven sports vying for a spot on the Olympic program starting in 2016. The IOC will meet in October in Copenhagen to vote on at least two new sports to add to the Summer Games, but for the International Softball Federation (ISF) this is a reinstatement campaign since Softball was already an Olympic event over four Olympiads starting in 1996…… Read the full article here. National Lottery Awards 2009 All Lottery-funded projects - large or small – can be nominated by the public or can enter themselves. Nominations can be made by calling 0845 070 0112 or by clicking here. Entries must be received by 5pm on Friday 13 March 2009. The Awards have seven categories, each reflecting an area of Lottery funding: Sport; Heritage; Arts; Environment; Voluntary/Charity, Health and Education. For the full details of the National Lottery announcement re the 2009 Awards – visit the NL website CCPR European Update View the January 2009 edition here. RegenWM To read the February e bulletin click here. Kate Hoey, MP, interviews Jennie Price, CE SE - article View the article from the ‘House Magazine’ 2 February 2009 here. Minister announces funding to improve facilities at sport colleges 11 February 2009
List of schools receiving funding with amounts) can be found on the DCSF site - view EU Sport Future Press release: ‘Start of project EU:SPORT:FUTURE Brussels, 10 February 2009 On February 4th and 5th the kick-off meeting of the new project EU:SPORT:FUTURE took place in Brussels in the EOC EU office. This initiative is designed as a broad discussion project, collecting the opinions of both experts and citizens to provide recommendations how the future EU competence in sport should be shaped. The project receives financial support from the European Commission’s ‘Citizens for Europe Programme’…………..’ View the full release here. DoH – Physical Activity Plan
Be Active, Be Healthy: Launched on Wednesday, 11 February – download a copy (Note: the executive summary is on pages 5-7).
For the first time ever the plan publishes the NHS costs of physical inactivity for every PCT in England, averaging £5 million per PCT every year – almost 1000 hip replacements per PCT. This information is located in Annex 1 of Be active, be healthy.’
PANMWM - Strategy Seminar Friday 20thMarch 2009 at Austin Court, Birmingham.
The recent publication of the Be Active, Be Healthy Plan is the last in the series of national strategies to influence activity levels across the nation in the run up to the 2012 Olympics. The Legacy Action Plan “Before, during and after: making the most of the London 2012 Games” , Sport England Strategy and Be Active, Be Healthy all relate to how we deliver 2 million more adults active by 2012.
This seminar aims:
To register an interest or if you have any queries please e-mail Erica.rogers@pan-wm.org.uk or call 07825915068
DoH - Healthy lives, brighter futures: The strategy for children and young people’s health
This joint DH/DCSF strategy presents the Government’s vision for children and young people’s health and wellbeing. It sets out how they will build on progress through: world-class outcomes; high quality services; excellent experience in using those services; and minimising health inequalities.
SE presence and presentation at the strategy launch event Mihir Wirty, Director, Policy and Performance, Sport England presented at the launch of the strategy. Sharing his presentation with you (although, some slides now carry overlays as they were very animated in the original ‘Powerpoint’ version –the Olympic 5 rings is one such slide). View the presentation in pdf format here. ASA swimming coordinators Linked to the announcement of the Physical Activity strategy – there will be 49 ASA swimming coordinators funded, based within CSPs, to support the delivery of the swimming activity strand of the strategy – linked to the aspirations of the ‘Free swimming prgramme’ and ‘Learn to Swim’ for adults. The funding for the posts is jointly from a number of Govt Depts and the ASA. More information on this as soon as we receive updates. Building Schools for the Future –National Audit Office report, Feb 2009 The Building Schools for the Future Programme: Renewing the secondary school estate. NAO, February 2009.
2012 Annual Report London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games: Annual Report January 2009. Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
Additional information re Sport England’s announcement on the NGB survey ‘Satisfaction with the quality of sporting experience (SQSE)
Following up on the information sent out in the ‘The Latest from the Pitch’ on the new survey, I asked 2 questions:
Answer: There are 46 funded sports, and we intended to do the survey amongst all these 46 sports. However, some are not able to provide us with the information on talent pool/club members and are too small to just survey general participants. Therefore, we will probably end up including 44 sports this year.
We will be surveying participants with a disability, but we are not anticipating that we will be able to analyse the results by individual sport, by those with a disability due to insufficient sample (although we probably can do this overall across all 44 sports). There are the disability sports which are going to be included in the survey also - wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby and boccia. View the information pageThere is a useful FAQ sheet – take a look Audit Commission - Comprehensive Area Assessments (CAA) View some useful extracts on CAA from Audit Commission Update edition 11 – 30 January 2009
Municipal Journal article re LA opposition to CAA West Midlands' web pages will change in March The regional section of the Sport England website will cease to exist from mid-March; this is in readiness for the development of a new website that will project the organisation’s new strategic direction. There will however, be a page on the main site where you can find key information on the regional office, including all contact details.
SE tracker The ‘Policy Trackers’ can now be viewed via a dedicated Sport England web page – please take a look. LA procurement efficiency - Roots review – published 19 February
During the 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR07) period (2008-09 to 2010-11), English councils are collectively required to achieve £4.9bn cash-releasing efficiency gains. Delivering Value for Money in Local Government set an expectation that nearly 60 per cent of this total (£2.8bn) would arise through smarter procurement.
This independent Report highlights that substantial actions are underway by the Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnerships (RIEPs) and others to enhance procurement efficiency. But more can be done. It sets out practical recommendations that can be acted on by relevant organisations, such as the RIEPs.
Read the LGA article on this review here. Non-governmental and other Organisations’ Press Releases Tue, 17 February 2009 | Government Body Press Release The Olympic Delivery Authority has reported that London 2012 partner British Airways has launched a £500,000 fund to help talented young people achieve their dreams. The BA Great Britons programme will provide up to 180 free flights each year to help anyone over 16 years old who needs support to develop their talent in any field - including sport, music, film and more. London 2012 Organising Committee Chair Sebastian Coe said: 'We have always said the London 2012 Games would deliver for young people and the BA Great Britons launch is another great example of our partners supporting British talent and creating a lasting legacy.' The move to unitary status in Shropshire will see more than 180 jobs lost at a cost of £11.9M. WM 2012 Volunteer Coordinator in post – news release Press release issued by AWM 12 February: ‘Advantage West Midlands has teamed up with Sport England and Regional Action West Midlands to put a new high-profile job on the starting blocks with responsibility for developing sports volunteering in the West Midlands in the lead up to the 2012 Games. Matthew Kendall, aged 29 from Moseley in Birmingham has taken up the pole position of sports volunteer coordinator………………….’
Squash Eyes 2016 Olympic Dream 18/02/2009 (Source - ?)
The sport of Squash moved a step closer to its goal of becoming one of the sports included in the Summer Olympic Games, as the World Squash Federation (WSF) submitted its response to the 80–question Olympic Programme Review questionnaire. To read more click here. 2016 Olympics: All four candidate cities submit their files to the IOC 13/02/2009 (Source: IOC)
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced yesterday that it has received the Candidature Files of the four Candidate Cities bidding to host the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in 2016. Chicago (USA), Tokyo (Japan), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Madrid (Spain) [1] all delivered their files before the deadline of midnight last night.
View the article here. 2012 ‘Open weekend’ – 24-26 July Last September, all over the UK, more than 750,000 people took part in the first ‘Open Weekend’ to launch the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. More than 80% of the events were created specifically for Open Weekend and half resulted in new participants. Due to popular demand, the event will return in 2009 - it will be bigger and better, incorporating cultural, sporting and environmental initiatives. This year’s Open Weekend will take place between 24-26 July 2009 and will be part of the celebrations to mark the three year countdown to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on 27th July 2012. Now is the time to save the date and start thinking of events that could help us celebrate. More details will be announced very soon and will be available via the London 2012 website – www.london2012.com/culture Join in and be part of this year's Open Weekend. Team GB accepts invitation to 2010 Winter Olympics Team GB press release 13 February:
Exactly one year before the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, British Olympic Association (BOA) Chairman Colin Moynihan was in Vancouver to accept the official invitation to attend the Games on behalf of Team GB………………….’
2012 Activity Calendar To view the most recent 2012 Activity Calendar click here.
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