County Sports Partnership Update

For the latest news on the 5th round of SASSOT's Sports Club Accreditation Funding opening for business, SASSOT's Annual Report for 2009/10, Aiming High: Disability Sport and Physical Activity and a new member joins SASSOT's Board as Equity Champion take a look at the County Sports Partnership update....  

Olympic Trio inspire young disabled sporting hopefuls

Over 330 young disabled pupils from across Staffordshire arrived at Shobnall Leisure Complex, Burton-upon-Trent on Thursday 1st July, for a day of sports coaching, activity and enjoyment...

Your Games for Staffordshire takes place

Looked-after young people from across Staffordshire enjoyed an action packed day of sports and arts on Saturday 17 July....

Community Games - Get Involved!

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 2012 Sports Volunteering workshop

Sports organisations hoping to attract volunteers for Olympic themed projects in 2012 are being invited to a workshop where they can promote their plans and get expert advice on the best approach...

The Coalfields Regeneration Trust - Bridging the Gap funding programme

The Coalfields Regeneration Trust are fast approaching the end of their Bridging the Gap funding programme - it is important that sports groups do not miss out on this opportunity to apply for grant funding...

Brad Parkes selected as UK Angling Ambassador

Chairman of Staffordshire Youth Anglers Bradley Parkes, aged 19 years, has fought off national competition to be selected as UK Angling Ambassador. He won £2,000 worth of equipment which he has donated to his club based at Carney Pools, Stafford...

Basketball news round-up for Staffordshire

Up and coming basketball leagues and tournaments on offer so make sure you register your team today !...

Bowled over at new bowls course on offer

South Staffordshire Primary Care Trust (PCT) is encouraging people in and around the Rugeley area to get more active and meet new people by trying their hand at bowls...

Staffordshire Cricket News

July's update from Staffordshire Cricket brings news of summer camps, Stafford Prep School emerge victorious in the ASDA County open kwik cricket competition and Staffordshire  U17's  v. England Ladies in a 20/20 match....

AB girls celebrate outstanding performing arts

Abbots Bromley School for Girls in Staffordshire is celebrating this year's outstanding results in the Edexcel BTEC Performing Arts examinations with a 100% pass rate in both the BTEC First and National Certificates...

3 Hammers achieves RangeMark

The 3 Hammers Golf Complex, Coven is the first in Staffordshire and the West Midlands to be awarded the prestigious national RangeMark accreditation by the English Golf Union (EGU) and English Womens' Golf Association (EWGA)...

EHB National Volunteer of the Year Award

Laurie Alcock was awarded National Volunteer of the Year at the recent England Hockey awards evening in Nottingham. Laurie who is also actively involved in schools athletics is a stalwart of Cannock, Staffordshire and Midlands hockey and is at the forefront of running festivals, competitions and events in the area...

Local schools compete at mini tennis & golf

Eighteen schools across two partnerships compete in two events in a national priority tennis competition for years three and four...

Five high schools take to the golf course at Ledene Golf Centre in Codsall Wood...

Accreditation & Awards success for Netball in Staffordshire

Chasers Netball Club & Stafford Netball Club have achieved their Bronze CAPS accreditation from England Netball...

Congratulations to Julie Tinsley (Newcastle Town NC) & Laura Bevans (Tean Valley NC) who were winners of the 'Mary Bulloch Administrator Award' & 'Young Netball Volunteer Award ' at the annual West Midlands Goalden Globes Awards 2010...

Trentham 9 bring home Silver

Nine young people from North Staffordshire took on the best rowers from Wales, Scotland and Ireland during the weekend of 24/25 July and returned home with silver from the Home Inter-regional Regatta at Inniscarra Lake, Cork, Ireland....

Staffordshire Challenge 2010

The Staffordshire Challenge is organised by Biddulph High School and Horton Lodge Special School to improve skills, team work and promote inclusion....

Burntwood and Lichfield School Sport Partnership - July News Round - up

After a busy year, July saw a host of activity from the Partnership with competitions and coaching in cricket to fencing and dance to wheelchair basketball !..

Quest Success for Community Wellbeing Team

Cannock Chase Council's recently renamed Community Wellbeing Team (formerly Sports Development) achieved an amazing score of 90% in their recent Quest assessment...

Mini Olympics on offer for Cheslyn Hay's family of primary schools

The annual Mini Olympics for the Cheslyn Hay family of primary schools was a resounding success on a hot June day with 5 schools represented by over 100 pupils playing cricket, rounders and athletics...

Young Ambassadors from Cheslyn Hay Sport and Community High School went out to the family primary schools during National School Sports Week to work with key stage 2 pupils on the Olympic Games, London 2012, and the Olympic/Paralympic values...  

Kwik cricket and archery are a hit for over 200 youngsters

Stafford Borough Council hosted two kwik cricket festivals in June with over 200 young people taking part...

Twenty young people have taken part in a beginner's archery course as part of the Sport Unlimited programme in Stafford Borough.... 

Staffordshire Moorlands District Council Sports Awards 2010

Staffordshire Moorlands celebrated the successes of the sports people and supporters within the District at a glittering evening event in June... 

Promoting Positive Activities for Young People

The number of activities in the Holiday and Youth Club categories has grown in the August edition of the District Activity News Sheets for Young Peoples - find out what is taking place in each Staffordshire District...

Free School Trips to Play Centres - The PPA's Play4Life Schools Challenge

The Play Providers Association (PPA) is pleased to be supporting the Department of Health's Change4Life campaign by inviting Primary Schools to enter the Play4Life Schools Challenge taking place at selected Play Centres across the UK this September...

Sport England Update

And Finally

And finally to find out about a BHF Heart of England Swim in Blithfield Reservoir, a Walk Ten through Shugborough's Estate, clubs graduating from the RFU Leadership Academy, what's going on in Youth Dance across Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire Schools' Athletics Association seeks Sports Leaders and Stoke's StreetGames Festival check out our 'notice board' page....