Developing Sport & Physical Activity in Wales The Sports Council for Wales is the national organisation responsible for developing and promoting sport and active lifestyles. It is the main adviser on sporting matters to the Welsh Assembly Government and is responsible for distributing funds from the National Lottery to sport in Wales. The Council aims to be one of the main Subsequently, the Council’s main focus is to contributors to ‘Climbing Higher’, the Welsh increase the frequency of participation by Assembly Government’s strategy for sport persuading those who are currently and physical activity. It fully subscribes to sedentary to become more active and to the Assembly’s vision for a physically active encourage people, young and old, to and sporting nation, namely: develop a portfolio of activities through which to achieve healthy levels of activity. • Wales needs to be more physically active The themes of the Council’s work are: in order to be a healthier nation; • Active young people; • Wales needs healthy citizens to deliver long term prosperity; • Active communities; • Wales needs to maximise the synergy • Developing people; between sport, active recreation and the • Developing places; natural environment; • Developing performance and excellence. • Wales needs people to be more physically literate; In addition, the Council has committed to a shift from grants management to positioning • Wales needs more physically active itself as a development agency by becoming communities; an effective advocate for sport and physical • Wales needs systematic and sustainable activity, the marketing of healthy lifestyles success in the sports that matter most and intervention directed at the best use of to us. resources. In addition, the Council has committed to supporting people and organisations through training and the development of good practice. This annual report is presented for the period from 1 April 2004 to 31 March 2005. The report incorporates a separate breakdown of lottery distribution for the same period, along with a summary of the way forward for the period 2005-2007. SPORTS COUNCIL FOR WALES | ANNUAL REPORT 2004/5 Contents Chair Annual Report 2004/5 Mr Philip Carling Chair’s Statement 03 Vice-Chair A New Vision 05 Miss Anne Ellis OBE Active Young People 08 Members A Partnership Approach 12 Mr David Davies Active Communities 14 Mr Lynn Davies MBE Sportsmatch Cymru 20 Councillor Keith Evans Mrs Christine Gittoes Targeting the Hard to Reach 24 Mr Ieuan Lewis (until 31 March 2005) Black and Minority Ethnic Communities 26 Mr Philip Lloyd-Jones (until 31 March 2005) Mainsteaming The Welsh Language 28 Dr Sue Noake (sadly passed away on 10 September 2004) Success at the Highest Level 30 Mr Clive Thomas Coaching 34 Mr Huw Thomas World-Class Facilities 36 Ms Sue Williams The Welsh Institute of Sport 37 Dr Nicola Bolton Mr Bob Lowe Plas Menai National Watersports Centre 38 A Competitor Centred Approach 40 Co-opted Member Serving Our Customers 42 Mr D Robert Turner Corporate Plan Summary 2005-2007 43 Senior Management Team Physical Activity Spectrum 44 Chief Executive Dr Huw Jones Account Highlights 2004/5 Director of Corporate Development Mr Brian Goffee The Sports Council for Wales and 45 The Sports Council for Wales Trust Director, Performance & Excellence The Statement of the Auditor General 47 Mr Graham Davies for Wales to the Sports Council for Wales Director, Participation & Physical Activity Summary Consolidated Income and 48 Mrs Sara Butlin Expenditure Account for the Year Ended 31 March 2005 Head of Finance Summary Consolidated Balance Sheet 49 Mr Chris James as at 31 March 2005 Sports Council for Wales - Lottery 50 Head Office Distribution Account The Sports Council for Wales Sophia Gardens Auditors 53 Cardiff CF11 9SW Summary Income And Expenditure 54 Account for the Year Ended 31 March 2005 Telephone: 0845 045 0904 Fax: 029 2030 0600 Summary Balance Sheet as at 55 E-mail: [email protected] 31 March 2005 Website: www.sports-council-wales.co.uk Summary Cash Flow Statement 56 PART ONE | ACCOUNTS AND CORPORATE PLAN Chair’s Statement “The Assembly Government is totally committed to bringing sport and physical activity from the peripheral part of our administration to the centre stage. Our twin aims of developing mass participation and systematic success on the World stage will not be easily achieved. The upward journey will be rewarding, if sometimes arduous, but the summit is a healthier, happier and more successful Wales.” These were the words of our Sports Minister a number of organisations with the Council Alun Pugh AM when he published ‘Climbing at the Welsh Institute of Sport including: the Higher’ the Welsh Assembly Government’s Federation of Disability Sport Wales; Sports strategy for sport and physical activity at the Aid Cymru; Welsh Sports Association; Skills beginning of the year. This has been both Active Wales and the Commonwealth Games exciting and challenging for the Council and Council for Wales. has led to a reform agenda that will ensure There are also plans to locate the new Wales that we are in a position to play our part in Exercise Council, the Register of Exercise delivering the Minister’s strategy. Professionals and National Playing Fields One result has been the drafting of our Association alongside these bodies. This will ‘Framework for the Development of Sport’ help to ensure improved efficiency and which will be published later in the year. effectiveness of the sport sector as well as This will set out our response to the creating a ‘one-stop-shop’ for many of our Minister’s vision. In particular, it will partners. It also emphasises how much more re-position the Council as a we can achieve in effective partnerships with ‘development agency’ not simply as others, especially the voluntary sector. a ‘grant distributing body’. It is very pleasing to note the changes that There will be five main themes to our work: the Commonwealth Games Council for Wales Active Young People; Active Communities; has made in both governance and in the way Developing People; Developing Places; the team is being prepared for Melbourne Developing Performance and Excellence. The 2006. The new Board of Directors is to be Council’s sub-committee structure has been congratulated on moving forward so quickly modified and changes have been made to our in such a short time. We are, of course, management structure to reflect this supporting the new initiatives in every way new approach. possible and it is good to see the expertise of Council staff across the board being used in In order to improve communications and to an appropriate way. The new levels of reduce back-office costs, we have co-located 03 SPORTS COUNCIL FOR WALES | ANNUAL REPORT 2004/5 Chair’s Statement cooperation are underlined by the choice of Excellence and increased participation in our Vice Chair, Anne Ellis, as Chef de Mission sport and physical activity remain the twin for the team. objectives of the Council. The latter has become a much broader challenge, but if we It would be remiss of me not to mention with are successful in achieving these objectives much gratitude the continuing role played by almost everything else will fall into place. volunteers in Welsh sport. Volunteers range Excellence develops from participation. Every from the Chair of the Commonwealth Games Olympic medallist starts somewhere; is Council for Wales to willing parents helping inspired by somebody. The only example of with mini rugby training on wet and windy the reverse that I can think of is perhaps the Sunday mornings. Volunteers run countless disappointing British Lions tour of New cricket nets and a myriad of competitions – Zealand where an exercise in excellence the list is endless across all sports and all might be said to have become one in parts of Wales. Their overall contribution is participation. immeasurable and one of the aims of our new Coaching Programme, developed as a major This has been a challenging year during which plank of ‘Climbing Higher’, will provide the Council has needed to adjust its stance in leadership initiatives to enable them to call a number of arenas. I must personally thank on support and expertise to develop further Council Members for their positive reaction to in their vital roles. this at all times and Huw Jones, his management team and all Council staff for Our major development programmes such as their enthusiastic and professional reaction to E´lite Cymru, Dragon Sport, Disability Sport the challenges. Alun Pugh has been rightly and Community Chest continue to thrive demanding and highly supportive and it has alongside the reform agenda. We also been a real pleasure to work with him as we contributed to the Assembly Government’s try to make sure that sport and physical unique Free Swimming initiative. During the activity make a real difference to health and year we made changes to the Sportsmatch well being in Wales. scheme to ensure that it better delivered at grass-roots level and these changes will be On a very sad note, I must pay tribute to further developed next year. Dr Sue Noake, one of our Council members, who died suddenly during the year. During the The drive for excellence, a major target relatively short time I knew her, Sue was an of ‘Climbing Higher’, will continue. The year extremely inspiring member of Council; will be remembered not only for the Athens clearly not only a highly regarded head Olympic and Paralympic Games, but also the teacher but an outstanding individual. Welsh Rugby team’s historic Grand Slam. Sport and education will miss her greatly. Wales’ contribution to the success of the British Paralympic team in Athens was breathtaking and Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson has become a sporting icon.