County Sports Partnership Update

For the latest news on the Special Schools Sports Festival, SASSOT gets ready to engage with NGBs, the new South Staffordshire Athletics Network and last call for Coach Scholarship Scheme applications take a look at the County Sports Partnership update.... 

The Sport England Small Grants Programme

The Sport England Small Grants Programme has been set up to support local community sport projects which seek to increase participation, sustain participation or develop opportunities for people to excel at their chosen sport.

For example, they might help a sports club expand its age range by helping it to buy extra team kit or pay additional coaching fees. Or they may help youth clubs work together with local sports clubs to get more young people playing sport....

Ron Pickering Memorial Fund - Track and Field Athlete Grants

The Ron Pickering Memorial Fund provides grants for young athletes who are in education and may need financial help towards training or the provision of equipment....

Disability Sport Update

Find out more information about disability sport initiatives introduced by the English Federation of Disability Sport and The Caudwell Trust ......

Football Foundation small grants scheme, new Chairperson for Ability Counts League and new Staffordshire County Girls' League

Staffordshire Ability Counts League held its first Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 21^st July at the Staffordshire Football Association....

Football Foundation's - Grow the Game - small grants scheme...funding of up to £5,000 available...

Staffordshire FA Equity and Inclusion Newsletter...catch up on the latest news...

Starting for the 2009/2010 football season, The Staffordshire Football Association is pleased to announce the introduction of a new Girls' County League for Under 16s teams....

International hockey players inspire Staffordshire pupils

Budding young sports people from schools across Cannock, Lichfield and South Staffordshire joined forces to compete at a special Hockey festival at Chase Park, home to Cannock Hockey Club earlier this month....

The ASA reveals its role in the government's free swimming initiative and the aquatic workforce audit

On Tuesday 14^th July, local authorities and pool providers were invited to attend the ASA Roadshow in Cannock. This was one of many to be held across the country to launch the new ASA Strategy 2009-2013 and to explain how the recent re-structure will support the ASA's work towards a culture change in swimming....

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APSE Service Awards 2009 and the new leisure development service looks SHARP

Following a rigorous selection process Cannock Chase Council Sports Development Team, that delivers the Chase It Young Persons Activity Programme, has been selected as one of the top finalists....

Fun packed activity programme set for the summer of 2009 and the Pitch project proves inspiring for Olympics

This year's FUN PACKED Summer Holiday Programme in East Staffordshire is now available for you to enjoy. There are activities every day and evening sessions also to keep our young people healthy and happy....

The Able Too Games is on Saturday 12^th September 2009 at Meadowside Leisure Centre commencing at 9.30am - 4.30pm....

An innovative Arts project designed to celebrate the borough's role in the 2012 Olympics is one of only two in the county to receive an Inspire Mark....

Quadkids is a big hit in Newcastle

Newcastle-under-Lyme School Sport Partnership held a pilot for Quadkids.  389 young people took part in four activity events held at Wolstanton High School on 29^th June 09....

Stafford and Stone School Sport Partnership Celebration Evening 2009

On Friday 3^rd July, 2009, the Stafford and Stone School Sport Partnership held their second annual Celebration of Physical Education and Sport evening.  The evening was attended by over 300 distinguished guests and was a huge success....

Pupils skipping record attempt is unofficially smashed!!

Approximately 37,000 pupils from 264 schools across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent joined pupils in Lincolnshire to successfully skip their way into contention for a place in the World Record Books by smashing the existing world record set earlier this year at 19,000. The official confirmation will hopefully follow after the evidence has been submitted....

Attention All Accredited Clubs: Positive Activities Website Set To Launch

The Promoting Positive Activities website, www.YouFind.me.uk has been created by Staffordshire Youth Service in partnership with young people's representatives to provide an online activity search for the young people of Staffordshire. The website will act as a one stop shop where young people will be able to find out what is happening in their locality.....

For the Record: Olympics Legacy Project

Running alongside the four-year Olympics preparation is the Cultural Olympiad which also dates back to the Ancient Olympics. Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Archive Service is playing an important role in this, and wants to work with local sports organisations and individuals to record their Olympic legacies for 2012....

Eccleshall Rugby Club Awarded for its Community Spirit

Eccleshall Rugby Club is a small yet 'inclusive' club and has seen its development grow exponentially throughout the 2008-2009 season....

Volunteers needed for the IAAF World Half Marathon and EDF Energy Birmingham Half Marathon

Birmingham City Council is pleased to be staging the IAAF World Half Marathon and EDF Energy Birmingham Half Marathon on Sunday 11^th October 2009 and the organising team are looking for hundreds of volunteers to help out at the event....

Sport England Update

Catch up on all the latest Sport England news including their drive to bring 10,000 new coaches into grassroots sport, Sport Unlimited's first figures show the power of  giving young people the freedom to choose the sports they play outside of school and their website is redeveloped to help you find all the information you need....

And Finally...

And finally for some information on our 'notice board page' ...take a look at disability and inclusion training courses, level 1 hockey and tennis courses and the Spinal Injuries Association (SIA) is to hold the UK's first ever ski-a-thon on 12th Sept.