2018-19 Active Sussex - changing lives for the better through physical activity and sport Chair’s Foreword 4 Contents Strategy Objectives 6 10 Year Activity Aims 7 Highlights 8 Workforce and Insight 10 Disability and Inclusion 12 Education 14 3 Our Purpose We are not about elite sport - we are about activity for all. We help those with mental health Satellite Clubs 15 We help people who are most at risk of inactivity problems, long-term physical disabilities, young across Sussex by working collaboratively to and older people, the isolated and those living in change lives for the better through physical deprived areas, to take part in fun activities that activity and sport. improve their health and happiness in a way that Events 17 Our Vision suits them. We are passionate about what we do and support the delivery of a whole range of Driving physical activity transformation in Sussex, events and programmes. We work with partners with more people active and healthier and across Sussex so people can try something new Chief Executive’s Reflections 22 happier communities created. with people just like themselves. How We Work We bring people together to make Sussex a happier and healthier place. Join us. Active Sussex, one of the 43 Active Partnerships Income and Expenditure 24 (Engaging Communities, Transforming Lives) across England, works with local partners including local government, schools and the community voluntary sector to transform Meet the Board 25 people’s lives for the better through the power of sport and physical activity. Become an Active Sussex Supporter 26 95% of our partner organisations were satisfied or very satisfied with the support received from Active Sussex OREWORD Welcome to the 88% of our partner organisations would recommend us to a friend or colleague CHAIR’S F Active Sussex Overall Rated ‘GOOD’ by Quest external assessment team Equality Standard (Foundation Annual Report Level) organisation Safeguarding: Green RAG rating Stephanie Maurel - Child Protection in Sport Unit (CPSU) 2018-19 Independent Chair 4 It is a pleasure to welcome you to the Active levels across different geographical areas for the better and we will continue to bring quality performance scheme. Sussex Annual Report for 2018-19, after and demographics. Therefore to make the people together to make Sussex a happier and On behalf of the Board of Trustees, and working recently being appointed as the Independent most impact, driven by applied insight and an healthier place. in Sussex, I would like to take this opportunity Chair (April 2019), and serving as an Active evidence based approach, we will focus on the As well as the launch of our new strategy, and to thank trustee Paul Millman for his invaluable Sussex trustee since 2014. On behalf of the following groups to tackle inactivity across the securing funds to deliver against it, Active support as Interim Chair where he led us Board of Trustees I am delighted to say it has county: Sussex has also run a full programme of events through an external board and governance been another excellent year for both Active • Young people 14-19 during 2018/19. This included our two strategic review. Also I would like to thank Sadie and Sussex and for our partners during a major • Older people Active Sussex Network and Conference events, the passionate staff team and local partners period of change for the organisation. Over the • People with a long-term condition or the inspiring Sussex School Games and Parallel for their continued efforts to improve lives for past 12 months, our role, as an organisation, disability Youth Games, and of course, our unforgettable the better and increase investment in physical has changed significantly to focus on strategy • People living in deprived areas with high and glitzy Sussex Sports Awards – the premier activity and sport. and insight, rather than the direct delivery of rates of inactivity event of the Sussex social calendar – if we do As you read the pages of this report I hope you activity programmes. Going forward we will be continuing to work say so ourselves! are inspired by the stories of how local people This year our work has included gathering local with existing partners (notably Sport England In the delivery of these fantastic events, the of all ages and abilities are getting involved in intelligence, supporting the workforce, strategic and local authorities) but we will also look Active Sussex team has been exemplary and physical activity from Crawley Old Girls (COGs) networking, strong leadership and working in to forge new and innovative partnerships have maintained the high standards we have football group to motivated young people at collaboration. This whole-system approach is (including Public Health and community safety come to expect of them. As Chair of the Board the Sussex Parallel Youth Games. needed to help people who are most at risk of organisations) to develop opportunities for of Trustees, I was delighted by our partner inactivity across Sussex. those who are most at risk of inactivity in satisfaction rating and maintaining our We look to encourage and help everyone to Sussex. excellent standards after achieving an overall be active and stay active but we know that Here at Active Sussex we believe in the power ‘GOOD’ rating from independent external Sussex has significant variations in activity of physical activity and sport to change lives assessors of the Quest for Active Communities “Active Sussex is a reliable, hardworking and trustworthy team of people, who provide consistent, high quality advice, services and shared information.” – Partner organisation Active Sussex STRATEGY OBJECTIVES Strategy 2018-2023 (objectives) 6 3. Put activity centre stage 1. Reduce inactivity 2. Better health and wellbeing We will work with stakeholders to place We will work with stakeholders to facilitate a To improve the physical and mental wellbeing, physical activity at the forefront of new policies significant decrease in local people classed as and individual development of our communities and infrastructure projects such as housing inactive in Sussex. as a result of our work with stakeholders. developments, transport policy and public health planning. 4. Build relationships We will work more closely with voluntary stakeholders out in the community to deliver 5. Grow investment 6. Corporate support appropriate solutions for our target audiences To seek increased investment in sport and To partner with local businesses and encourage using a ‘people like me’ approach. We recognise physical activity in Sussex as a result of our them to support physical activity and the importance of engaging with new and advice or collaboration. community sport in Sussex. diverse partners to engage people to be more active, more often. 2017-18 ACTIVE LIVES SURVEY INACTIVITY BY LOCAL AUTHORITY Sussex is made up of 13 local authority areas. We are supporting our partners with interventions to increase activity rates, with a specific focus on the most inactive areas. The maps below show What will success relative physical inactivity in Sussex in 2017-18, and an indication of how we would like inactivity to reduce over the next five and 10 years, so that every area in Sussex is below the national average for inactivity. look like? 10 YEAR ACTIVITY AIMS Crawley Mid Sussex Horsham Wealden Rother Chichester Lewes Hastings Brighton & Adur Hove Arun Worthing Eastbourne 7 AIM BY 2023 AIM BY 2028 By 2023 our aim is to see 5% fewer inactive people in Sussex. By 2028 our aim is to see 10% fewer inactive people in Sussex, so that all our local authorities have activity levels better than the national average. Crawley CrawleyCrawley Mid Sussex MidMid Sussex Sussex Horsham HorshamHorsham Wealden WealdenWealden Rother RotherRother Chichester ChichesterChichester Lewes LewesLewes Hastings HastingsHastings Brighton & BrightonBrighton & & Adur Hove AdurAdur HoveHove Arun Worthing ArunArun WorthingWorthing Eastbourne EastbourneEastbourne Most inactive Least inactive Website: 140,287 page views, 70,083 sessions and 59,212 visitors 70k+ video views HIGHLIGHTS It’s been a brilliant 7,200 followers, up 1.7% on 2017/18 and busy year for 2,418 followers, up 4.8% on 2017/18 Active Sussex! 979 followers, up 63.7% on 2017/18 416 followers, up 8.4% on 2017/18 Take a look at some of our favorite moments and thanks to all those who made the past year a success! 8 WORLD CHAMPION COMPETITION OPENING CEREMONY BANNER PARADE HAVING FUN Paralympic gold medallist and double World Participants enjoy playing football, Parallel Youth Games 2018 Central Sussex area team, Sussex School Games 2018 Champion Katie-George Dunlevy starred at the Parallel Youth Games 2018 Sussex School Games 2018 Parallel Youth Games 2018 ON THE TRACK LONG JUMP CHAMPIONS OPENING CEREMONY WORKING HARD Athletics competitions, Sussex Competition in full swing, Southern Area winners, Sussex School Sussex School Games 2018 Sussex Disability Sports Network School Games 2018 Sussex School Games 2018 Games 2018 2018 delegates CLUBMARK ACHIEVERS SPECIAL GUESTS FLYING HIGH UNSUNG HERO WINNERS Hellingly Hound Dogs Youth American Football Club, Seven time Paralympian Simon Munn MBE Worthing Gymnastics Men’s Artistic Squad, Sussex Peter Witcomb (right) presented Team Santos (Brighton Table Tennis Club) celebrate Clubmark Achiever winners, Sussex Sports Awards 2018 and Active Sussex’s Chief Executive Sadie Sports Awards 2018 with the BBC Sussex Unsung Hero success, Sussex Sports Awards 2018 Mason, MBE, Sussex School Games 2018 Award by