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A Year of Progress, Impact and Achievements 2010 - 2011 Foreword A key concern of the Health service is childhood obesity and last year Sefton Welcome from the Chairman of Merseyside Primary Care Trust commissioned MSP to Sports Partnership, John Bell assess provision of sport and physical activities for children under 5, and to produce Merseyside Sports Partnership brings a campaign to help reduce childhood obesity together the public sector (the six local levels. authorities in Merseyside, Health, Education, Police and Fire services), the Work with National Governing Bodies of private and third sector together with all sport is a main aim of the Partnership; we our sports volunteers to make sport want to help NGB’s to deliver more of their happen in Merseyside. sport to the people of Merseyside. An WELCOME example described in the report is the “No Our vision is “To improve the quality of life Strings” Badminton project which aims to for the people of Merseyside through Sport overcome the barriers that are known to and Physical Activity”. We do this by adding deter people from taking up their sport. value to sports activity in Merseyside by drawing in extra resources from bodies like Sports volunteers are invaluable in keeping Sport England and by supporting our clubs going, as well as coaching and partners to deliver more and higher quality supporting sports participants. The securing sport and physical activity to our local of funding from Sport England by the communities. Inside this report you will find a Partnership has enabled Get Qualified flavour of our activities, and the Merseyside to be established, a project achievements we have enabled others to which provides financial support to make. volunteers to help them obtain coaching qualifications and attend leadership and The 2012 Olympics and Paralympics offer a volunteering courses. great opportunity to promote sport; this opportunity has been grasped through the •Sport in communities is delivered by Sports Legacy Framework “Achieve the volunteers who can experience real potential of the games”, which was launched difficulties when running a sports club. This last year. “Be Inspired” is the strap line for report describes the support given to West the games legacy which provides Wirral Amateur boxing club by members of programmes such as Olympic themed after the Partnership, firstly to avoid closure and school sports clubs, further described on then to develop from strength to strength. It page 7. now stands at over forty young people regularly attending sessions. School sport These are just a few examples of the is a key activity in Merseyside and the Partnership in action. Much remains to be Sport Unlimited programme involve ten done over the next three years and we Contents week blocks of sports delivered on a are currently revamping our strategic plan school site for 5-16 year olds after the as a guide to develop Sport and Physical Board Members 4 school day. Activity in Merseyside. Core Team 5 The aim was to deliver sustainable I hope that you enjoy reading this report increases in sports activity, and in 2012 Olympics 6 Merseyside the programme has involved 40,000 young people and over 28,000 Market Research 8 have been retained in sport by the and Data Capture programme. In addition, Sport Unlimited enabled the start of the first Special Sports Development 10 Education Needs basketball club in John Bell England. Mersey Tigers piloted a SEN Chair of Merseyside Sports Workforce Development 12 club in Liverpool, which has 17 regular Partnership members aged 14-19. Community Development 14 Sport Unlimited 16 Events, Sponsorship 18 and Marketing Investment 20 Accounts 22 Priorities 23 Sponsors and Supporters 24 3 JOHN BELL Chair of Merseyside Sports Partnership Board Board Members PAT SHENTON GERRY KINSELLA PAM JERVIS MBE KAREN KEOHANE Director of Quality and Chief Executive Head Teacher Brookfield Regional Strategic Lead Strategic Development Greenbank Project Sports College and for CSP’s Advising Sport Advisor of Higher & Advisor of Social Regional Champion for England NW Further Education Enterprises Sport England Institutes & Vice Chair Representing NW 2012 of MSP Board Steering Group SUE DREW KEV BYRNE SALLY YEOMAN CHRIS BRIGGS Deputy Director of Partnership Chief Executive Officer Assistant Executive Public Health Development Manager St Helens CVS Director, Culture, Media Representing for Pensby SSP Representing the and Sport Representing Merseyside Primary Representing 15 Schools Voluntary & Community Host Authority for MSP Care Trusts Sports Partnerships Sector in Merseyside Core Team DAMIAN WALSH BRIAN BOYLE STEPHEN TIFFANY DAVE SOUTHERN Head of Sport and Voluntary Sector School Improvement Regional Development Recreation Representing Representative Officer for PE & PHSE Manager RFU sports development in 6 Representing Advisor of Local Representing National Local Authorities Merseyside Sports Education Authorities Governing Bodies at Councils Regional Level HOWARD COCKCROFT ANDREW FRITH GRAHAM BAYLISS Operational Director, Economic Development Director Leisure Services Culture and Leisure Manager Representing Sefton MBC Services, Halton BC Learning and Skills Representing Representing Merseyside Council Greater Merseyside Cultural Cultural Forum & Chief Merseyside Forum & Chief Leisure Leisure Officers Officers HANNAH SIMPSON COLIN LEWIS PAULINE MANNING County Development Police Inspector Project Officer Managers FA Representing Representing Representing National Merseyside Police Merseyside Sports 4 Governing Body Forum Authority Councils Core Team JEAN STEPHENS Director KERRY STEWART STEVE SULLIVAN COLETTE SHARKEY Development Manager Senior Development Officer Office Manager (Compliance (Business & Performance) (Events) & Governance) ANDREW WILEMAN KATIE CROZIER TERI WAINWRIGHT Development Manager Senior Development Officer Business Support Officer (Workforce) (Marketing) (Workforce) EILEEN FLETCHER CALUM DONNELLY JULIE LEASOR Business Support Officer Development Manager Development Manager (HR & Clerical) (Sport) (Community) KENNY CHU JOANNE SCHUMANN Business Support Officer Business Support Officer (Research) (Administration, Clerical & Information) 5 Achieve the Potential of the Athletes in the programme are expected to Games make personal appearances at local and county events and awards ceremonies. Merseyside Sports Partnership (MSP) These local sports stars will champion the launched the Liverpool City Region Sport importance of local support for potential Legacy Framework for London 2012 sporting talent and talk about their own achievements and ambitions to inspire more 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games ‘Achieve the Potential of the Games’ in young people in Merseyside into sport and May 2010. physical activity. Working in consultation with the 6 local Halton Council... authorities of Merseyside and the wider OLYMPICS partnership, the document was produced to • Aimed to increase the number of club outline our plans for the 2012 legacy, achieving accreditation and broke its target demonstrating that we are committed to of 34 by achieving 52 Clubmark clubs. working together to achieve the sporting, economic and social benefits from the • Planned to provide 530 sports qualifications London 2012 Olympic Games and including NGB, Running Sport and Sports Leaders, and achieved 1,235. Paralympic Games. • Inspired young people to participate in sport Liverpool City Region Elite through Get Inspired programme. 75% of Athlete Programme Halton schools are now registered on the Get Set schools programme. Beth Tweddle MBE The Liverpool City Region Elite Athlete Programme is aimed at supporting and Knowsley Council... profiling elite athletes from across the Merseyside area (Liverpool City Region) • Had a target of £25m spend on new to inspire others to take part in sport and facilities before 2012. With Knowsley Leisure physical activity. MSP achieved an Inspire and Culture Park, My Place youth facility, Mark for this project in October 2010. 400 metre outdoor cycling velodrome and national BMX track plus Stockbridge Village Sports men and women from across the 6 Centre and Prescot Leisure Centre, £30.5m local authorities were given free access to has been secured and signposted so far. local authority sports training facilities across the county (subject to status). The MSP core • Wanted to increase participation in team worked with all 6 local authorities to activities at the new Centre for Learning and a 5% increase achieved so far. Lucy Martin ensure the access would be throughout the county without boundaries. 6 • Aimed to recruit 94 volunteers for attending and showcasing many programmes deployment before 2012 and acquired 120 from Quad Kids Athletics to Open Weekend new volunteers in 2010-2011. celebrations. Liverpool Council... St. Helens Council... • Training Camps – negotiations are in • Aimed to increase the number of accredited progress with Oceania Group countries to use clubs to 62 and achieved 91. Liverpool Aquatics Centre and the city boxing facilities for pre-Olympic training camps. • Wanted to increase the number of sports coaches trained to 300 in the year and • Discussions are continuing with regards to achieved 471. the Park Road Gymnastics Centre as a training base. • Increased percentage of children participating in 2 hours of physical education • Participation in sport and recreation each week to 91% increased by over 170,000 (4%) in 2010/2011. • Major Sports Events - the addition of a World Wirral Council... Class Arena