Do you want funding to help young people across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent get 'Sportivated'?

 

‘Sportivate’ is part of ‘Places People Play’, the 2012 mass participation legacy programme which is being delivered by Sport England. A nation-wide initiative, Sportivate targets 14-25 year olds who are semi-sporty and offers them the chance to take part in 6 weeks of sporting activity, introducing them to a new sport or giving them the chance to improve their skills in something they’ve previously tried but no longer take part in.

 

This four-year programme, which began earlier this year, will see Sport Across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent receive over £600,000 of Lottery Funding to invest across the sub-region, with a target of nearly 6000 young people completing a block of sessions and then at least 40% of these participants continuing to take part in sport afterwards. 

 

At a local level, the programme is co-ordinated by a Lead Organisation for each District, who is responsible for ensuring that what is offered locally is what young people want, and for engaging with other local organisations to deliver activity.

 

“Although Sportivate activity has only just begun in our area, the results from the first round of projects have been really positive”, said Jane Kracke, Sports Manager for Sport Across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. “It shows that, by offering different types of sport, or by delivering sport in a different way, we can engage those that wouldn’t normally take part in sport. Sportivate can make a real impact on young peoples’ lives and sporting habits over the course of the four years.”

 

We are about to begin planning for Year Two of the programme, which will start on 1^st April 2012.  More details can be accessed via our Sportivate Briefing Note. 

 

At a local level, the programme is co-ordinated by a Local Lead Organisation for each District (Local Authority area), who is responsible for ensuring that what is offered locally is what young people want, and for engaging with other local organisations to deliver activity. Therefore, if you want to deliver activities in one or two Districts, you will need to see if your project meets locally-identified priorities and can be included in the relevant District plan. Please contact the relevant Local Lead Organisation(s) below to discuss this further. Please note – we are still in the process of confirming Local Lead Organisations for some Districts (those listed as TBC below) but hope to finalise this over the next week or so. Updated contacts for each Local Lead will be listed on the last page of the Sportivate Briefing Note which will be updated regularly.

 

If you want to deliver activities in three or more Districts, you may be able to apply for funding directly from SASSOT.  Please contact Jane Kracke to discuss this further (see below).

 

Local Lead Organisations

Cannock Chase	Cannock Chase Council on behalf of Chase Sports Council – Simon Davies, Sports Development Officer, 07929 207969 / simondavies@cannockchasedc.gov.uk
East Staffordshire	East Staffordshire Borough Council on behalf of East Staffordshire United (CSPAN) – Neil Brown, Sports Development – Team Leader, 01283 508192 / neil.brown@eaststaffsbc.gov.uk
Lichfield	TBC – please contact Jane Kracke in the first instance (see below)
Newcastle-under-Lyme	TBC – please contact Jane Kracke in the first instance (see below)
South Staffordshire	Gecko – Dan Smith, 07814 563934 / daniel.smith@ukgecko.com
Stafford	Stafford and Stone School Sport Partnership – Steve Glover, Partnership Development Manger, 07825 999088 / steve.glover@staffordandstonessp.co.uk
Staffordshire Moorlands	TBC – please contact Jane Kracke in the first instance (see below)
Stoke-on-Trent	TBC – please contact Jane Kracke in the first instance (see below)
Tamworth	TBC – please contact Jane Kracke in the first instance (see below)

For further information about Sportivate, please contact:

Jane Kracke
Sports Manager
Sport Across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent
T: 01785 619187 
E: jkracke@staffordbc.gov.uk