What support will your sports club need to develop and respond to the future challenges ahead?

 

Over the next 12 weeks a consultation exercise is being undertaken by Staffordshire County Council to establish what support local organisations need from a Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) Infrastructure Support and Volunteering Service that will operate in Staffordshire from 2013.  From sports clubs to scout groups and village hall committees to faith groups, we want to hear from as many organisations/groups as possible.

 

As you may be aware, Staffordshire County Council’s service is currently provided by the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Consortia of Infrastructure Organisations (SCIO) through its membership of Councils’ for Voluntary Services, Volunteer Centres and specialist organisations including East Staffordshire Racial Equality Council, Saltbox and the Staffordshire Consortium of Voluntary Youth Services (SCVYS).  Stoke-on-Trent City Council and Staffordshire District and Borough Councils also fund similar services and these may be through SCIO or directly with a SCIO member.

 

This survey consultation is a valuable opportunity to identify what your current and future support needs are and to help shape how that support is delivered to you in the future. 

 

The responses to the survey will be collated and analysed to assist in the development of the new service specification and your views and input would be greatly appreciated.

 

The survey can be accessed online and should take no longer than 15 minutes to complete.  The link to the survey is:

 

www.staffordshire.gov.uk/VCSsurvey

 

Alternatively, if you require a hard copy of the survey and a pre paid envelope or if you would like the survey in another language or format e.g. large text, please contact: 

 

Heather Innes   Tel: (01785) 278528    Email: heather.innes@staffordshire.gov.uk

 

 

The deadline for all survey responses is Sunday 20 November 2011

 

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