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Avdc Olympic and Paralympic Action Plan 2012/13 APPENDIX D AGENDA ITEM NO. 8 AVDC OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC ACTION PLAN 2012/13 1 Purpose 1.1 To update the Committee regarding the key outcomes and outputs achieved against the 2011/12 Olympic and Paralympic Action Plan. 1.2 To seek comments on the draft action plan for 2012/13 (Appendix 1 refers). The comments received will be considered by the Leisure Services Manager in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Leisure ahead of the plan being finalised for implementation. 2 Recommendations/for decision That the Committee: 2.1 Notes the key outcomes achieved against the 2011/12 AVDC Olympic and Paralympic Action Plan and; 2.2 Reviews and comments upon the draft AVDC Olympic and Paralympic Action Plan 2012/13. 3 Supporting information 3.1 During 2012, Leisure Services’ Community Development Team has escalated its work with the Bucks London 2012 Manager and other key partners such as Buckinghamshire County Council (BCC), Wheelpower and LOCOG to offer an exciting programme of Olympic and Paralympic related initiatives. This programme will maximise the opportunities offered by the London 2012 Games to inspire and engage with residents, communities and businesses throughout the Vale and offer visitors a first class welcome. 3.2 Building on a strong foundation of work undertaken in the District over the previous four years, a number of initiatives have developed further momentum as national media coverage of the build-up to the Olympics and Paralympics intensifies. Legacy work will continue after the Games have taken place. 3.3 The role of Stoke Mandeville as the birthplace of the Paralympic Games continues to be the cornerstone of AVDC’s activity. The flagship project for AVDC’s Olympic and Paralympic Action Plan in 2012/13 will be the hosting of the Paralympic Flame Festival on 28 August 2012 in conjunction with the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG). The Flame Festival will take place at Stoke Mandeville Stadium and in Aylesbury Town Centre and will witness the lighting of the Paralympic Torch. Due to the significance and size of this event, the Paralympic Flame Festival was considered within a separate Cabinet Report on 7 February 2012. The 2012/13 Olympic and Paralympic Action Plan has been developed as an exciting but D1 also realistic and achievable plan to offer a wide range of events and activities as well as ensuring adequate resources are in place to deliver the Paralympic Flame Festival celebrations. 3.4 An outline Olympic and Paralympic Legacy Plan can be found as Appendix 3; this will be worked up in more detail over the next two months. 4 2011/12 AVDC Olympic and Paralympic Action Plan 4.1 The 2011/12 AVDC Olympic Action Plan comprised 24 actions under three key headings: Sporting Ambitions, Economic Ambitions and Social Ambitions. All bar one of the actions have been progressed. 4.2 The one action not progressed this year was to deliver a youth training programme for young people who are not in employment, which is also an action point within the Aylesbury Vale Young People’s Improvement Plan. Different delivery models which give young people a worthwhile qualification or experience have been discussed but none have been introduced this year due to timing and existing partner commitments. During 2012/13 Youth Concern Aylesbury and Connexions will be more involved in this action to reach a different range of young people focussing on employability skills rather than sports coaching skills as youth unemployment has become a more pressing issue. This action will remain in the Young People’s Improvement Plan for 2012/13 but as the emphasis has moved away from sport it will not be included as part of the Olympic Action Plan. 5 Key achievements during 2011/12 5.1 Details of the key achievements in respect of the 2011/12 action plan are set out in Appendix 2. Key highlights include the following. 5.2 Elite Talented Sports Person Grants AVDC and Aylesbury Vale Community Trust (which runs Aqua Vale and Swan Pool) each contributed £6000 to jointly supported eight local athletes aiming to compete in the London 2012 Games. 5.3 Reactivate Aylesbury Vale This programme, which is supported by Bucks Sport and aims to increase adult participation in sport, was supported by £2,500 from the AVDC Olympic and Paralympic Action Plan. 6,812 attendances have been recorded over the year with 44 different activities offered. 5.4 Buckinghamshire Manager for the 2012 Games AVDC hosts this post which supports the Buckinghamshire Partnership. Achievements of the partnership included helping to secure the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relay visits to the Vale, securing additional resources to support the County Live Site celebration events and supporting the launch of the Paralympic Tickets at Stoke Mandeville Stadium in September 2011. 5.5 Business Engagement The Bucks 2012 Partnership has facilitated a programme of business engagement events linked to the London 2012 Games, working in partnership with Bucks Business First. D2 5.6 Cultural Olympiad and Driving Inspiration The final year of the first phase of the project was successfully completed. Driving Inspiration is a creative collaboration between disabled artists, Paralympians and disabled and non-disabled young people. The project aims to tell the story of the birth of the Paralympic movement at Stoke Mandeville. Ten schools from the County took part including two from Aylesbury Vale. A showcase event took place on 14 July 2011 at Mandeville School. An online toolkit, the Mandeville Legacy website, has been developed as part of a lasting legacy of the project. 5.7 Community Events Programme – Inspire Mark The AVDC Community Development team has been working to develop a programme of community events from April - September 2012 to celebrate the Olympics and Paralympics as outlined in 6.3. The programme will be promoted under a specially developed brand called PULSE and has been awarded an official Inspire Mark by LOCOG which will be used to help promote the events. 6 AVDC Olympic and Paralympic Action Plan 2012/13 6.1 The draft AVDC Olympic and Paralympic Action Plan 2012/13 is set out in Appendix 1. There are three key objectives: sporting ambitions; economic and tourism ambitions; and community participation and events. 6.2 The work programme has been developed to capitalise on the strong foundations from previous years, to maximise the impact from landmark events such as the torch relay visits and international competitions hosted, including the Olympic and Paralympic Games competitions at Dorney Lake and to build upon nationwide LOCOG campaigns such as the education Get Set Programme, Inspire Programme and Local Leaders scheme. 6.3 The Community Development Team work plan this year will focus primarily on delivering a wide ranging programme of community events as well as developing a lasting legacy from the Games. This programme will build on previous projects and provide the opportunity to showcase much of the Olympic and Paralympic work undertaken over the past few years, including the Driving Inspiration project materials. 6.4 The key Olympic and Paralympic Action Plan events that the Community Development Team will be staging as lead organisation in 2012 are: Paralympic Flame Festival at Stoke Mandeville Stadium and Aylesbury Town Centre – 28 August 2012 The Roald Dahl Games – 7 July 2012 Aylesbury Vale Community Games – May to July 2012 Buckinghamshire Attractions Open Weekend / National Tourism Week – Took place from 10 to 18 March 2012 Aylesbury Vale Digital Olympics – April to July 2012 6.5 This events programme will be in addition to the key regular events that the Community Development team delivers every year, and many of these regular D3 events will be given a new twist or added elements to celebrate the Olympic year; these include: The Roald Dahl Festival – 7 July 2012 (which will be extended with the Roald Dahl Games, see 6.4 above) Play in the Park / National Play Day Event – 1 August 2012 (with an Olympic Games theme for 2012) Theatre in the Villages – October to December 2012 (which will include a specially commissioned play ‘The Incredible Dr. Guttmann, telling the story of Dr. Guttman’s role in the development of the Paralympics, 6.7 below refers) Global Street Beats (formerly Aylesbury Street Festival) – July to August 2012 (with an Worldwide theme for 2012) Music in Quiet Places – May to June 2012 Activate Youth Dance Festival – 1 April 2012 6.6 In addition, there are a number of Olympic and Paralympic themed events and activities which will be run with partner organisations including: Olympic Torch Relay Event in Aylesbury – 9 July 2012, with BCC 2012 Team. Live site event tying in with the annual Parklife event, with BCC 2012 Team – 1 September 2012 Reactivate Give It a Go Week with Bucks Sport – June 2012 Bucks School Games with Bucks Sport and schools across County – 19 July 2012 6.7 AVDC also commissioned Karen Simpson Productions to produce a play about the life and work of Dr ‘Poppa’ Guttmann and the legacy of his work at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. The production company subsequently received a grant of £69,000 from Arts Council England towards the play. The play will be showcased at the Aylesbury Waterside Theatre in October before it commences touring as part of AVDC’s Theatre in the Villages programme and then other rural touring and community arts centre programmes. 6.8 The key proposals within the AVDC Olympic and Paralympic Action Plan 2012/13 are as follows: Elite talented sports person grant 6.9 This aims to continue to support elite talented athletes who are competing nationally and internationally. To ensure that this award is being targeted at athletes with a realistic chance of making the London 2012 Teams, funding will be administered through the charity Sports Aid.
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