LRS Celebration Evening Thursday 9th February 2017 Leicester Arena #LRSCelebration In partnership with #LRSCelebration Welcome to the 2017 Celebration Evening

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the inaugural Leicester-Shire and Rutland Sport (LRS) Celebration Evening in partnership with De Montfort University, here at the fantastic Leicester Arena.

This evening will help us all acknowledge the significant impact that sport and physical activity has made to improve people’s lives. We will recognise and celebrate the hard work and achievements of schools, clubs, community organisations, volunteers and our key partners that are working tirelessly across , Leicester and Rutland.

I would like to especially thank De Montfort University for their support of this highly worthwhile event and we look forward to working with them more closely in the future.

Finally, and most importantly, we hope you enjoy your evening and that you will all individually continue the excellent work you do to develop sport and physical activity in Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland. Andy Reed, OBE. Chair of Leicester-Shire & Rutland Sport Order of Celebration: 6.00pm Arrival and Refreshments 6.30 - 6.45pm Welcome Address 6.45 - 7.10pm School Sport and Young People Celebration/Awards 7.10 - 7.40pm Active Communities Celebration/Awards 7.40 - 8.15pm Clubs, Coaches and Volunteers Celebration/Awards 8.15 - 8.30pm Unsung Hero Award and Closing Remarks 8.30pm Finish

Page 2 LRS Celebration Evening: 9th February 2017 De Montfort: A Community University

Rather than hide away the huge We have formed partnerships with amount of talent, skill and Leicester Tigers, Leicester City experience we have on our campus, Football Club, Leicestershire County at De Montfort University we want to Cricket Club and Leicester Ladies use as much of it as possible for the Hockey Club and we are about good of our community. to embark on new projects with Leicester Riders Basketball Club and Leicester Squash Club too.

Our recent deal with community football club Thurnby Rangers gives business students an opportunity to work towards gaining the club charity status while architecture Through #DMUlocal and our Square students draw up plans for potential Mile initiative we have created redevelopment of facilities. opportunities for students to work with voluntary groups and other organisations around the city, helping people stay healthy, keeping the city clean and using derelict space creatively.

DMU has also won £20,000 from the FA to become a football ‘super hub’, building strong sporting links and creating footballing opportunities throughout the local community.

Our DMU Sport provision works the same way. Together with training our sports teams to reach the highest level of achievement, we are working to help provide sporting chances throughout the community.

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AMBITION 1: YOUNG PEOPLE To work in partnership with Head Teachers, Governors, PE practitioners, early years settings and sporting advocates through our School Sport & Physical Activity Networks to increase access and participation in PE, sport and physical activity for all children and young people.

2016 HIGHLIGHTS Over 32 School Sport Apprentices supported £65,000 and deployed into schools as invested in 35 Satellite part of the club sessions, engaging Apprenticeship Programme. over 450 new participants. primary school staff attended Over the Level 5 Certificate in 15 Primary Physical Education £140,000 Specialism. invested in 60 SPORTIVATE projects engaging over 2,000 11–25 year olds. of Schools competed £ £ £ £ £ in a School Games 78% competition. 403 teams EVERY and over SECONDARY SCHOOL 4,000 young affiliated to new Team people Leicestershire programme. competed in a Level 3 Over competition. 15,000 young people competed in local fixtures of which 1,320 competed in County Cup Finals. 1,779 and over 16,000 young people competed in a Level 2 competition.

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The LRS Primary PE & Sport Premium Award This Award recognises the primary school that has achieved the greatest impact through its use of primary sports premium funding. The effects of sport and physical activity on young people can go much further than being good at a sport. We look at impact on the wider school, on individual students and staff, and on the local community.

Shortlisted Nominees Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy Swallowdale Primary School

The John Buckingham Award for Developing School Sports Associations The John Buckingham Award is presented to the ‘Developing School Sports Association’ of the year, who may have grown, developed, changed or modernised their offer, to ensure more young people can access opportunities in school sport and competition.

The Hilary Johnson Award for Service to PE & School Sport

The Hilary Johnson Award is a Lifetime Achievement Award for long service to PE and School Sport. It is named in memory of Martin Johnson CBE’s mother, who was an incredibly dedicated and passionate PE teacher in Leicestershire. It is awarded each year to an individual who has consistently gone above and beyond to make PE and school sport accessible for all children and young people across Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland.

Shortlisted Nominees Dorothy Orr Nigel Williams Stephanie Magee

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AMBITION 2: ADULTS To work with locality partners and National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGBs) to increase adult participation. We do this by securing resources to develop new ways of attracting people into physical activity and sport such as campaign weeks, the Workplace Challenge initiative and by funding and promoting Back to Sport Programmes. 2016 HIGHLIGHTS invested by Leicestershire County Council Public Health Team into county 866new sign-ups to the £923,576 Locality Sport Workplace Challenge. Over 1,000 attendances at and Physical Activity Commissioning competitions and Business Plans, generating 355,953 attendances Games events. (2015/16).

Over Over user visits recorded at 7,500 programmes delivered attendances during 4,450 as part of the Sport the Active Family, This England Funding Inclusive Girl Can and Feel Alive Community Project. From 65 Campaign Weeks. Over participants were 533 recruited to the 130 Get Healthy Get Into Sport project residents took part in the Twilight Games and received a tailored sport & involving 7 Care Homes. physical activity programme. 45 nominations Over received for the Feel Alive From 65 2,000 Celebration Event – Oldest Athlete referrals received on the Exercise Referral was 95 years old! and Heart Smart programmes, resulting in over 12,300 attendances at sessions (Apr-Sept 16).

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The Workplace Health Award The Workplace Health Award aims to recognise workplaces who have fully engaged with Workplace Challenge by encouraging staff to take part in national activity log challenges and the LRS competition programme. It is awarded to workplaces who truly value the health and wellbeing of their employees. Early Years Physical Activity Awards Most Active Setting Award This award is for an Early Years setting demonstrating that they are committed to promoting the health and wellbeing of its children through excellent implementation of Purposeful Physical Play (PPP) in an effort to get their children moving. Shortlisted Nominees Ashmount School EYFS Daisy Chain Children’s Nursery Holmsdale Manor Nursery School Early Years Champion Award This award is for an individual who has shown a passion for getting their Early Years setting more active by attending Purposeful Physical Play (PPP) training and transferring this positively into their workplace. Shortlisted Nominees Katherine Mackness – Apple Tree Nursery Kayleigh Nichols – Orchard End Nursery Parental/Carer Engagement Award This award is for an Early Years setting who have shown exceptional attempts to engage with parents/carers and ensure that children stay active beyond the early years setting and into their home life. Shortlisted Nominees Fairfield Preparatory School Whetstone Baptist Playgroup

Twilight Games Award The Twilight Games was an initiative linked to the 2016 Rio Olympic and Paralympic Games. 7 care homes took part in the competitive week of adapted activities during August 2016. Each care home represented a country with flags and bunting and all embraced the ethos of the events. This award is presented to the Care Home that demonstrated true ‘Spirit of the Games’.

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AMBITION 3: PLACES TO PLAY To work with partners to support and shape the future provision of a balanced and high quality stock of sports and physical activity facilities and open spaces, in order to develop active and healthy communities. We do this by contributing to strategic planning and supporting business planning and funding applications. 2016 HIGHLIGHTS Local Authority Sports Four Facility Frameworks have £ £ £ £ been produced for Blaby, Two Harborough, North West Sport England Improvement Fund Leicestershire and Hinckley Projects for new sports facilities have & Bosworth. A further been completed at Oakham Enterprise Framework is underway in Park and , representing Oadby and . one million pounds of new capital investment. LRS supporting a number of school sites to develop new and existing sports facilities, £527,026 including Wigston Academy has been secured for nine local clubs Trust, South Wigston High and organisations from the Sport School, and South England Inspired Facilities Fund. Charnwood High School. AMBITION 4: LEGACY To maximise the benefits of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games for the people of Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland and to use the London 2012 Games, 2009 Special Olympics and other major sporting events to inspire people to play more sport and become more physically active. 2016 HIGHLIGHTS LRS supported 9 of the 11 Graduate Trainees the Level 4 National School (Legacy Makers) recruited in Games Finals 2015/16 are now employed within which took place the Sport/Physical Activity sector. at Loughborough University in September 2016, through local school engagement, volunteer and young leader recruitment and marketing and communication of the event. Graduate Trainees (Legacy Makers) LRS supported with the recruitment of 11 recruited for 2016/17. over 500 volunteers and young leaders to assist with the smooth running of the national event.

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IS YOUR COMPANY PART OF THE WORKPLACE CHALLENGE?

The Workplace Challenge provides a portal where your workforce can share their sport and physical activity levels. Created by your organisation, users can enter into online 'challenges' to gain points, populate leaderboards, set personal goals and even raise money for charity. www.workplacechallenge.co.uk

SportSuite is a set of web modules designed by, with and for Sport and Physical Activity organisations. Very much centred around its users, SportSuite makes your website work harder giving you more time to focus on the fun stuff!

Select a single app or pick-and-mix from Activity Finder, A-Z of Sport, Volunteering Opportunities. Funding Finder and much more to harness the full power and interconnectivity of the whole suite. You're in control - use as few or as many modules as you like!

[email protected] sportsuite.co.uk #LRSCelebration

AMBITION 5: CLUBS AND PATHWAYS To work in partnership with NGBs, localities, School Sport and Physical Activity Networks, schools, clubs and our sporting workforce to ensure there are high quality structures in place to deliver sport and that every participant, regardless of their ability, can fulfil their sporting potential. 2016 HIGHLIGHTS £47,750 invested from the GO GOLD Funding 511 Programme to coaches and volunteers attended CPD support 109 talented young athletes workshops organised by LRS. across Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland. individuals expressed an interest in 102 £20,000 385 sport and physical secured from Sport England activity volunteering to support 25 women into opportunities. leadership and coaching.

25 talented young leaders aged There were 15-19 received training and 4,500 development opportunities attendances as a result through the ELITE Leadership investment into the Academy. Leicester City Netball project. 4 sustainable netball groups were developed. individuals supported by the GO GOLD Talented 14 Coach programme to 57community sports clubs and groups have been given advice, guidance and support achieve Level 3 Coaching from LRS with 20 successfully receiving qualifications or funding for £220,924 from external funding equivalent. sources. £ £ £ £ £

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The Alan Kind Award for contribution to Sport (Over 21) The Alan Kind Award is to recognise volunteers, over the age of 21, who have made a valued contribution to the development and delivery of opportunities in sport over the past 12 months.

Shortlisted Nominees Razia Noormahomed Linda Harris Alison Wilcock

The Stuart Lindeman Award for contribution to Sport (Under 21) The Stuart Lindeman Award is to recognise young volunteers, under the age of 21, who have made a valued contribution to the development and delivery of opportunities in sport over the past 12 months. This may be through leadership, coaching, officiating or in any other support roles.

Shortlisted Nominees David Kennedy Beth Kenney Harry Mathers

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The Peter Walker Memorial Award for Unsung Hero The Peter Walker Memorial Award is to recognise the dedicated voluntary work of people who give so much of their time, effort and experience to encourage others to take part in sport and physical activity.

Shortlisted Nominees instrumental in their establishment Ian Crisp – Burbage 36 years ago. Almost 200 people Cricket Club currently have a membership with Ian Crisp has given the club, with Mick instrumental in years of service to the running of the club. Taking part Burbage Cricket in training sessions, Mick also has Club as a player, active roles in the organisation of groundsman and all round helper. events and coaching. Still turning out for whichever team require his services aged 64, Ian Sue Foulkes – balances playing with maintaining Leicester City Ladies the pitch and playing area. Whether FC mowing the pitch, or single- Sue Foulkes first joined handedly dragging 20ft of tarpaulin Leicester City Ladies to protect the wicket from bad FC in 1976 and 40+ weather, Ian’s dedication to the club years later, she’s still a vital part is appreciated by all around him. of the club. Retiring from the first team aged 40, Sue’s focus turned to Mick Ballard – Barrow coaching where she achieved more Runners success, but it’s away from the pitch The chairman of where she has been most integral. Barrow Runners Sue took on various roles (Chairman, for more than 25 Treasurer, Club Representative) on years, Mick Ballard committees and councils and is is affectionately known as the now supporting School-Club link ‘father of the club’, having been engagement whilst in her role as Club Secretary.

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ACTIVE LIFESTYLES in Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland Your guide to local physical activity opportunities

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THIS GIRL CAN CHARITY NIGHT OUT Friday 17th March 2017 7.00-10.00pm King Edward VII Science & Sport College, Coalville, LE67 4UW Fancy a girls’ night out with a difference? Have fun and feel great with your friends and family! Activity and Health Taster Sessions including LEICESTER-SHIRE & RUTLAND Zumba, Pilates, Hula Hooping and Health Checks Mass Clubbercise – let’s have a night out for our workout! Health, Beauty and Craft Stalls Free t-shirt and goody bag ACTIVE Tickets: £5 per person GROUP OFFER: FAMILY Buy 5 tickets for the price of 4 For more information and to book your places, visit: www.lrsport.org/thisgirlcan WEEK T: 01509 564888 • E: [email protected] Monday 13th – Sunday 19th February 2017 With Organised by Leicester-Shire & Rutland Sport www.lrsport.org/beactive (LRS) in support of LAMP

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GET ACTIVE LEICESTER-SHIRE & RUTLAND Leicester-Shire & Rutland Sport are here to help you find a range of sport, physical activity and wellbeing opportunities across Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland. Our Get Active Search Engine enables you to find local clubs, organisations, activity sessions and events near you. Get active your way! www.lrsport.org/getactive

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