2012 Community Games

FREE 2012 Community Games workshops

 

As part of the support programme, Sport Across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent (SASSOT) have organised the following FREE workshops to help organisers plan and market their own Community Games between now and September 2012.

 

 

 

CG1 - How to Organise Your Community Games
 
Tues 21st February 2012 - 6.30pm to 9.30pm @ Stafford (venue TBC)
Tues 28th February 2012 - 6.30pm to 9.30pm @ Lichfield (venue TBC)
Wed 7th March 2012 - 6.30pm to 9.30pm @ Newcastle under Lyme (venue TBC)
Wed 14th March 2012 - 6.30pm to 9.30pm @ Burton, East Staffordshire (venue TBC)
Tues 3rd April 2012 - 6.30pm to 9.30pm @ Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands (venue TBC)

 

The main aim of the workshop is to:

• Assist organisers in their planning for a Community Games event 

Workshop Outcomes

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Decide the scale and scope of their Community Games
• Identify the main aspects of the role of a Community Games organiser
• Understand what sporting/cultural activities can be included and how to engage with local clubs/groups
• Produce a project plan for their Community Games
• Understand the links between the Community Games and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
• Identify what funding is available to help run a Community Games event

CG2 - Promoting and Marketing Your Community Games

Tuesday 20th March 2012 - 6.30pm to 9.30pm @ Stafford (venue TBC)

Tuesday 27th March 2012 - 6.30pm to 9.30pm @ Newcastle under Lyme (venue TBC)

 

The main aim of the workshop is to:

• Assist organisers in promoting and marketing their Community Games  

Workshop Outcomes

By the end of the workshop, participants will understand: 

• The links with London 2012
• What marketing and promotion is
• What to say to key audiences - volunteers, participants and spectators
• How to reach the key audiences - volunteers, participants and spectators
• How to produce a marketing plan for their Community Games 
• What promotional/marketing resources are available free of charge

To Book

 

Please view the Community Games webpage to download the booking form.

 

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2012 Community Games

 

 

Since the Community Games programme commenced in 2009 over 43 events have been held within Staffordshire/Stoke involving over 37,000 participants!

 

Evaluation of the participant questionnaires highlight the impact the events are having on individuals and provides evidence of attracting a significant number of people who do not participant in sport, the arts and heritage activities.  

• 92% of participants enjoyed the events
• 30% of participants had never / very rarely took part in sport/art/culture activity prior to the event
• 98% of participants felt proud they were doing something for the community
• 71% were new events that hadn't happened previously

Now is the time to get planning for 2012!

Hopefully we can link the Community Games in with any community/sporting/cultural event that you are thinking of running or being part of in 2012. If you decide to link in with the Community Games programme which I hope you will do there will be help and support available to you; 

• FREE workshops taking place throughout the county next February/March on how to organise and promote successful Community Games -
• A website - www.communitygames.org.uk , with lots of helpful ideas, resources and templates
• A page on this website for your Community Games 
• A toolkit - available to download from the website
• Community Games funding guide 
• Local advisers to help you to shape your ideas 
• Community Games event and promotional posters   
• Use of the Community Games logo
• Community Games certificates for organisers/participants
• Access to the Community Games Organisers' forum on www.communitygames.org.uk where you can chat with other organisers
• A regular newsletter with information and news on what's happening elsewhere
• Posters & postcards to promote your event
• Bunting and banners to hire free of charge for your event

Please can Community Games organisers planning an event in 2012, register their games.

 

If you have any questions or queries or would like to become involved in the programme please do not hesitate to contact me.

 

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