CARDIFF COUNCIL CYNGOR CAERDYDD
EXECUTIVE BUSINESS MEETING: 12 OCTOBER 2006
BID FOR THE UK SCHOOL GAMES 2009 OR 2011
REPORT OF CORPORATE DIRECTOR AGENDA ITEM: 23
PORTFOLIO: SPORT, LEISURE & CULTURE
Reason for this Report
1. To seek approval to submit a bid to stage the UK Schools Sport Games for 2009 or 2011, with the Council as the proposed lead partner in a City Region bid and on the terms set out in this report.
Background
2. The UK School Games 2007–2011 will form part of a wider profile of sporting and cultural events to be delivered across the UK leading up to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The event is an important opportunity to build upon the City’s status as an Olympic venue to ensure that Cardiff and Wales achieves maximum benefits from the London 2012 Games and its legacy.
3. The Millennium Commission has appointed the UK Youth Sport Trust (YST) to organise the series of Games up to 2011 and they are now seeking applications for cities willing to host the Games between 2008 and 2011.
4. All applications (which must be from a local authority) will be assessed against set criteria and only those best able to meet them will be offered the right to host the Games. The 2008 Games have already been earmarked for Coventry and, given the probability of a clash with the Ryder Cup at the Celtic Manor in 2010, it is proposed to bid for either 2009 or 2011.
5. Regional bids will be accepted and the WAG Minister for Culture Sport and the Welsh Language, Alun Pugh, AM, invited Cardiff, Swansea and Newport to come together to submit a regional bid, led by Cardiff. Following the Minister’s letter of 31 July to the Leader outlining his views, there have been ongoing discussions with other organisations on the overall shape of a bid. A very important criterion will be the extent to which sporting events can be concentrated in and around a City to replicate the feel of a major sporting event and to foster a “community spirit” amongst athletes, supporting staff and officials.
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6. The set criteria envisage Games comprising 12–15 sports for 1,200 – 1,500 competitors aged 15–18. They will need to be inclusive for disabled athletes. Core sports include swimming, gymnastics and athletics with other sports being optional. Facilities must meet standards set by the relevant governing bodies, e.g. 50m swimming pool, 400m athletics track and provide some spectator accommodation. The inaugural Games were held in Glasgow in early September 2006.
Issues
7. This event has come about relatively quickly. There has been insufficient time and supporting information to prepare a detailed business case, with full financial information. The YST is still addressing the organisational frameworks to be put in place for future years. As a consequence, many details of the commitment, arrangements, responsibilities, funding, range of sports, etc. have yet to be clarified. However, the deadline for bids is very short – they must be submitted by 16 October 2006 with decision expected the following month.
8. Officers from local authorities – led by Cardiff - and together with Sports Council for Wales (SCW) and Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) have assembled the Application Form to host the Games (‘The Application’), attached as Appendix 1. This sets out our regional capability to stage an event in 2009 or 2011, proposed partnership arrangements regarding the planning and organisation of the event and a proposed programme.
9. If submission of the application is approved, then it is proposed to submit the same under cover of a letter, to the effect that:
(i) The bid represents the Council’s desire to enter into detailed negotiations with the Millennium Commission/YST to stage the Games; and
(ii) Before the Council could commit to holding the games it would need to :
(a) clarify the financial and other obligations it would be expected to meet and seek Council approval to the same; and
(b) be satisfied that the all requisite back to back arrangements with any partnering bodies/ owners of facilities were in place.
10. Whilst the Council is keen to bring the Games to the City and to Wales, officers are also keen to ensure that a disproportionate funding burden does not fall upon the Council in staging the event.
11. The Millennium Commission has £6 million available to stage the series of Games; but it is unclear how that will be allocated. The Youth Sport Trust is tasked with further fund raising; but sponsorship will be tightly controlled and may not be pursued locally or independently, thus
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reducing the Council’s ability to offset its expenditure. The other local authorities are not yet in a position to confirm funding and those outside of the initial core group represented at an August meeting of officers, have done no more than - in some cases - express general interest in staging events. Indeed the YST may determine that a bid encompassing more than one region of Wales is not desirable as the event would be too dispersed geographically. At the time of writing, neither the WAG nor the SCW had confirmed funding either.
12. The estimated costs of staging a Games in Wales is in the order of £2.5 million, which could prove to be an under estimate given the costs associated with transport, accommodation, food and child protection. Bidders are expected to support the Games financially with a minimum of £500,000 but as set out above the financial implications of staging the Games has yet to be clarified. Hence the proposed caveats to the application set out in paragraph 9. Further, as a result of the Minister’s wish to see a regional bid submitted, the Executive Member wrote to him (Appendix 2) seeking confirmation that the WAG will underwrite the event to the £500,000 level stipulated and this has now been confirmed by the Minister’s reply (Appendix 3).
Reasons for Recommendation
13. It is necessary to have Executive approval to submit the attached outline bid prior to the deadline.
Legal Implications
14. In order to make an informed decision whether to apply to stage the Games, the Council needs to be fully informed as to the costs and other liabilities that the Council would be required to meet. It is understood that such information is not yet available. Further, if the cost of holding the Games is outside of the existing policy and budgetary framework then the matter should be reported to Council for decision whether or not to stage the Games. Accordingly, legal advice has been provided to the effect that any application submitted should contain the following caveats. Namely, before the Council could consider and commit to holding the Games it would need to:
(a) Clarify the financial and other obligations it would be expected to meet and obtain Council approval to the same, and
(b) Be satisfied that the all requisite back to back arrangements with any partnering bodies/ owners of facilities to be used to stage the Games were in place.
15. The above caveats are important. From the body of the report, it is evident that the costs of staging the Games could be considerable. Unless the Council caveats its application to stage the Games in the manner indicated above, then in submitting the application it could be deemed to be holding itself out as prepared to meet such costs.
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16. Pending any decision as to the staging of the Games, then any negotiations with proposed partnering bodies/ owners of facilities, should be held on a subject to contract basis.
Financial Implications
17. Any successful bid will have a potential impact on the Council's future budgetary position. Once, future budgetary costs have been identified there will be a need to produce a following report that needs to be approved by Council before any agreement is reached with the Grant body.
18. A robust business case must be established before any bid submission is made and appropriate measures taken so as to ensure that all costs associated with the project are identified. All costs identified need to be reviewed so as to ensure that they are all considered eligible for grant funding. All non-financial criteria for the grant submission must also be reviewed so that the Council is fully aware of its obligations before entering in any agreement.
RECOMMENDATIONS
The Executive is recommended to:
(1) Agree that Cardiff be the lead authority for a regional bid;
(2) Approve that an Application to stage the Games be submitted by 16 October 2006 subject to the caveats set out in this report;
(3) Authorise officers to enter into subject to contract negotiations with proposed regional partners for the staging and delivery of the Games, and
(4) In the event of a successful application, a further report be submitted to Council setting out full details of the implications of staging the Games and seeking authority to proceed
STEVEN PHILLIPS Corporate Director 2 October 2006
The following Appendices are attached:
Appendix 1 - Outline Bid to host the UK School Games in 2009 or 2011 Appendix 2 – Letter to Minister for Culture, Sport and the Welsh Language, dated 13 September 2006 Appendix 3 – Letter from the Minister for Culture, Sport and the Welsh Language, dated 6 October 2006
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Appendix 1
UK SCHOOL GAMES 2007-11 GUIDANCE NOTES (pages 1-3) And APPLICATION FORM (pages 4-11)
Introduction The UK School Games 2007-11 (School Games) will form part of a wider profile of sporting and cultural events to be delivered across the United Kingdom, leading up to the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympics Games. The Millennium Commission is currently considering who will organise the School Games (the Organiser) and will be making an announcement about this toward the end of June. The Commission is now seeking applications from cities willing to host the School Games. These Guidance Notes tell you more about what we want delivered and how you can apply for consideration.
The School Games will be designed to replicate the feel of a major multi-sport event such as the Olympic Games, Paralympics Games or the Commonwealth Games.
Where will the School Games be held? It is our aspiration that the successful cities will represent a good regional/country spread across the UK. However, all applicants will be assessed against the criteria set out below and only those best able to meet them in the opinion of the Commission and Government will be offered the right to host the School Games.
Who is eligible to apply The criteria set out below are demanding and we expect that applications will come from cities. The lead applicant must be a Local Authority. Cities may form a consortium with others to make a regional consortium bid. However, it is important to note that in assessing applications we will be considering the extent to which you are able to concentrate sporting events within an area in or around a city to replicate the feel of a major sporting event and to foster a ‘community’ spirit among the athletes and their supporting staff.
Funding The Commission will be making available up to £1 million of lottery grant to the Organiser to develop the School Games. The Organiser will be responsible for raising further funding through commercial sponsorship and from a Charitable Trust fund being set up by the Millennium Commission, other lottery distributors and the Government to fund cultural and sporting events leading up to the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics Games. The Government will make £6m available to the Trust to fund the School Games although decisions on funding from the Trust will be a matter for its Trustees. It is hoped that the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) and the International Olympic Committee will permit the School Games to have a formal association with the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympics Games (2012 Games). If that association is granted, LOCOG will require that any additional commercial funds for the School Games will only be provided by the official sponsors of the 2012 Games.
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The application process You must complete the Application Form enclosed with this pack. That is the key document. However, you may also submit supplementary information if you consider it supports the content included in your Application Form. You should ensure that you have made appropriate references to any supplementary information provided. For example, if you have made a statement in your Application Form and wish to supplement this by an attached document, you must include in your application the relevant page or paragraph number in the attached document.
You will see that the Application Form allows you to include a first preference for the year in which you wish to mount the School Games and an alternative preference.
The closing date for applications There are two closing dates.
If your preference includes 2007, your application must be received by 5pm on 14 August 2006.
If your application includes years other than 2007 you must send it to us by 5pm on 16 October 2006.
A signed completed application form and four copies should be sent to:
Eddie D’Silva Policy Consultant The Millennium Commission 1 Plough Place London EC4A 1DE Telephone: 020 7880 2040
How will applications be assessed? On receipt of your application you will receive an acknowledgement. Thereafter, your application will be passed to various expert bodies, including the Organiser, for an assessment of the extent to which you meet and exceed the minimum criteria. Assessors may wish to ask you further questions about your application or visit the proposed locations of the School Games if they feel some of the content in the written application needs clarification. Final decisions will be made by Government and the Millennium Commission.
When will the outcome be announced? It is the intention that the decisions on which city will host the 2007 School Games will be publicly announced on 10 September, at the close of the September 2006 School Games in Glasgow. The decisions on the location of the remaining School Games will be announced in November 2006.
What has to be delivered in 2007-11 The 2006 School Games to be held in Glasgow will feature athletics, gymnastics, swimming, table tennis and fencing, involving some 1,200 participants. Sports events for athletes and swimmers with disabilities will form part of these School Games. It is expected that the School Games from 2007-11 will build on this by increasing the number of sporting events and the number of participants in each of the 5 years. The range of sports offered may differ from year to year depending upon the facilities
Page 6 of 16 available and this will need to be discussed with the Organiser of the Games. However, we envisage that certain core sports will always feature – athletics, swimming and gymnastics. We will be looking for host cities in the later years (2009 onwards) to be able to host at least 12 – 15 different sports involving around 1500-2000 athletes and support staff.
What criteria will cities need to meet As a broad guideline, applications will be assessed against a bidder’s ability to meet the following criteria.
• Facilities that ensure that the relevant sport activities are presented to the highest standards. In assessing the sporting facilities on offer, the assessors will take account, among other things, of the extent to which the requirements of the National Governing Bodies of the relevant sports are being met. • The provision of venues free of charge and to include all associated staff costs, rooms, cleaning, security, stewarding, furniture and power for set up, duration of the competition days and day after the competition; exclusive access to the venues is preferred. • The maximum spectator capacity available. • The city’s previous experience of mounting similar events. • The capacity of the city to recruit volunteers for the School Games. • Accommodation facilities for athletes and their support staff, fully accessible by those with disabilities • The availability of accommodation for event staff, officials, and spectators – it would be helpful if you could state the number of bed spaces within a 5 mile radius of the city. • Child protection arrangements • Venues should have sufficient changing/toilet/shower facilities for the number of competitors and support staff, plus spectators • Sufficient seating for the anticipated number of spectators that meet appropriate safety standards. • Lighting installed to a TV standard. • Display boards e.g. scoreboards for information and results. • Media facilities. • Timing and result facilities. • PA systems • A significant cash contribution – for the 2007 Games we expect c£300,000 to £400,000 of cash depending on what services are offered as value in kind. • Recreational facilities for athletes and their support staff within a reasonable distance of the sporting venue.
Contact with the Millennium Commission If you require any further information please contact one of the following: Eddie D’Silva on Tel: 020 7880 2040 or email: [email protected]
Applications must be sent to:
Eddie D’Silva Policy Consultant The Millennium Commission 1 Plough Place London EC4A 1DE
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UK SCHOOL GAMES 2007- 11 APPLICATION FORM FOR CITIES TO HOST GAMES
Please read the Guidance Notes carefully before completing this application.
This form provides us with information that will be used to assess your application to host the UK School Games. Please note that it also contains information that may be subject of a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and, in considering the provision of such information, we would take account of your wishes, but the final decision on release must be for the Millennium Commission to determine.
If your preference includes hosting the Games in 2007 your application must be received by 5pm on 14th August 2006. Otherwise your application should reach us by 5pm on 16th October 2006.
Please send a signed application form and FOUR photocopies to the following address:
Eddie D’Silva Policy Consultant The Millennium Commission 1 Plough Place London EC4A 1DE
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SECTION A – ABOUT YOU AS APPLICANT
Name of principal organisation applying for grant – the principal applicant must be a Local Authority
Cardiff Council
If application includes other organisations please list them below, stating clearly the type of organisation and its role in relation to the lead applicant.
Welsh Assembly Government Sports Council Wales Swansea City Council Newport City Council
Name of main contact
Mr Trevor Gough – Chief Officer Culture, Leisure & Parks – Cardiff Council
Address of main contact
Atlantic Wharf, County Hall, Cardiff CF5 10 4UW
Telephone number of main contact
02920 873910
E-mail address for main contact
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Please state your order of preference to stage the Games by ticking the appropriate box:
Please 1st preference 2nd preference 9 box 2007 2008 2009 Yes 2010 2011 Yes
Have you delivered any similar events in the past and, if so, please provide details below:
Cardiff is known for its diverse and lively events programme, which includes everything from Carnivals, open air concerts, street theatre and major International Sporting Events and this is just a sample of events which over the last couple of years tying in to our Cultural, Sporting, Heritage, Community Programme.
Sport UK Special Olympics (2001) – Cardiff played Host to 2,500 athletes all with learning disabilities, 1,000 carers, 1,000 volunteers and up to 5,000 supporters for this championship. This event involved an opening /closing ceremony, Olympic torch, transport and Accommodation. Cardiff Centenary Games (2005) – The first fully integrated able and disabled Championships of its kind in the UK with a full Track & Field Programme. Cardiff Games(2006) – Athletes Male & Female with ages ranging from 11 – 70 years competing from all over the UK in a full track & field Programme Welsh Senior/ Junior Championships (Bi-annual) – over 3,000 Athletes competing over 2 days of Competition for the Title of Welsh Champion. Cardiff/Stuttgart/Nantes Youth Exchange (annual) - Cardiff’s twinned European Cities competing in over 8 different sports for this annual sporting and Cultural exchange. Sports Disability Week (annual) – Athletes with Physical disabilities competing in a week’s activity over 7 different sports Inner City Tennis Initiatives (annual) – a Comprehensive Tennis Outreach programme engaging Communities not Traditionally Associated with Tennis Sports Refugee Week (annual) – 10 different sports represented over 6 different facilities promoting anti Racism within sport. World F3 and F500 Powerboat Championships (2004) – The World’s top powerboat drivers racing in Cardiff Bay as part of the World Championship Series. Canoeing and Rowing Festival (2004) - A free Festival promoting paddle sports across Wales Urban Beach Volleyball Final (2006) – A 4 day Corporate Tournament including the Final round of the Urban Beach volleyball Final. World Lifesaving Championships (1996) – The first and only time this event has been held in the UK. Welsh Open Surf Ski Championships (2005) – Lifeguards from all over the UK taking part in a series of long distance and sprint surf ski races in Cardiff Bay and the River Taff. Cardiff Marathon/Half marathon (annual) – every year this event grows with now over 6,000 athletes competing. Sport Relief Mile (2006) – 4,000 competitors took part in this Fu Mile run in Cardiff’s City Centre Wales GB Rally (annual) – Cardiff’s sixth year of staging this prestigious UK wide event. National Indoor Rowing Championships 1999/2007 Rugby World Cup - Cardiff Host of one of the World’s Major Sporting events. F.A. Cups (since 2000) - Event and Logistical Management. Football League Play Offs (since 2000) – Event and Logistical Management. 2012 Olympic Road show (2006) – The Millennium Stadium hosted a visit by the London 2012 Organising Committee Olympic Games where over 1,000 children to part in various sports. Charity Shields (since 2000) – Event and Logistical Management. Rugby League Challenge Cups (3 years) – Event and Logistical management. European Hockey Championships (2005) – Held over a week using Cardiff’s top class hockey facilities. Community Sk8 Days (2005) Adult learner’s week (annual) Refugee Week (annual) – A week long Celebration marking the contribution the Refugee Community makes to the Diversity of Cardiff St David’s Day Celebrations (annual)
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Admiral Big Weekend (annual) – 3 days of top main stage entertainment accompanied by Wales’s largest travelling Fairground Heritage Glamorgan Family History Society (annual) – An open day where members of the public from around the UK can trace back their Family tree Gwyl Ifan Folk Festival (annual) – A festival of Welsh Folk dance which includes participants from some of Cardiff’s Twinned Cities Arts Architecture week (annual) – A series of events celebrating Architecture in Wales Bay literature Festival (annual) Digital Arts Festival (annual) – International Artists from across the UK presented their works in the form of Buildings, Screens and Interventions Cardiff Singer of the World (bi-annual) – the World’s greatest singing Competition held in Wales’s capital City Culture Mas Carnival (annual) European Summit G8 (1998) Opening of the Welsh Assembly (2005) Focus on International Relationships Conference (2005) – Celebrating Cardiff’s International links with various Countries around the World. Compass Point (annual) – A unique young people’s music Festival Urdd National Eisteddfod (bi-annual) – An annual event celebrating all things Welsh Cardiff on the Waterfront (2005) Cardiff 2005 Centenary Celebrations – A programme of 126 sporting, cultural, Art & Heritage events celebrating Cardiff’s 100 years as a Capital and 50 years as a City
* Sample of events brochures with attached information*
SECTION B – YOUR PROPOSAL
State below what you propose to deliver in the year(s) of your choice. This should include the sporting events you are able to mount; the facilities available for each (in detail); the overall capacity of your city to host the Games. If the facilities are currently not available state when they are likely to be. (Please read carefully the criteria set out in the Guidance Notes)
You may include supplementary information to support all the details given below if you cannot fit everything into the space provided but please ensure that you have included a reference to any supplementary document – page or paragraph number.
Please show below the Sporting events you propose to offer. (If they differ in your two preferred years please indicate this). Please also indicate, against each sport, what facilities you are offering e.g. 50 metre swimming pool, 400 metre track, sports hall of X sq metres, and whether they meet the minimum technical specification of the National Governing Body.
Athletics – Cardiff Athletic Stadium Swimming – Aquatics centre (Sports Village) Badminton – Welsh institute of sport Cycling – Newport Velodrome Football – Cardiff City football club/Cardiff athletic stadium/UWIC Gymnastics – Welsh institute of sport Hockey – Welsh institute of sport Rowing – Cardiff Bay / Llandaff rowing club Beach volleyball – Cardiff Bay Basketball – university Wales Institute College Ice hockey/ice sledging – Sports village Rugby 7’s – millennium stadium Table Tennis – Welsh institute of sport Kayaking – Cardiff Bay
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Golf – Celtic Manor Tennis – Welsh Tennis Centre Judo – Welsh Institute of Sport Shooting -
*All facilities are competition venues which meet National Governing Bodies technical specification*
Please state below the venues you are offering to stage the sporting events and, against each, the facilities available e.g. – seating, lighting, comfort, catering, media space, results boards. Please also state the location of each venue. Athletics Newport Athletic Stadium – full support facilities Swimming International 50m Pool Swansea – full support facilities Badminton Welsh institute of sport – full support facilities Cycling Newport Velodrome Cycle Track – full support facilities Football – full support facilities Gymnastics – full support facilities Hockey - full support facilities Rowing Cardiff Bay – full support facilities Beach volleyball Cardiff Bay support facilities to be added Ice hockey/ice sledging Sports village Cardiff – full support facilities Rugby 7’s millennium stadium – full support facilities Table Tennis Welsh institute of sport – full support facilities Basketball University of Wales Institute College – full support facilities Ice Hockey International Sports Village – full support facilities Celtic Manor Venue for the 2010 Ryder Cup *Please see attached Map for accommodation and Facilities spread*
Please state the services you are able to provide e.g. security staff, stewarding, electricity, cleaning services, child protection arrangements.
Stewarding – In line with the Safety & Sports & Outside Entertainment Venues Guide, Cardiff Council will through its events Department provide full provision where necessary to ensure the safe and wellbeing of Competitors, Officials & Spectators. Events Liaison Panel – Cardiff Council through the events liaison panel who are the body entrusted to coordinate events, link with all programming, Logistical and Health and Safety matters so ensuring clash of major sporting or Cultural events. Security – Accommodation and Venues come complete with on site security and secure grounds with Police liaison and Special Branch lines of communication already established. Staffing – All areas where staffing will be required will be provided by way of Risk Assessment, Safety at Sports & Outside Entertainment Venues coupled with Health & Safety requirements. All Facilities have Fully trained and experienced staff used to dealing with major events and the Logistical awareness these require. Electricity – All Utilities are available at all Facilities and where required Generators, Water services will be provided. Cleaning Services – As part of Facilities, accommodation and the Cardiff Council’s Cleansing & Waste management Strategy Child protection – Child Welfare issues through the appointment of Games Welfare officers, CRB checks and Accreditation checks will be put in place in line with the current Child Protection Policy. Medical Back up – medical back up in the form of on site Physio’s, Sports Massage and where required Doctors will be in attendance should an emergency occur. First Aid Provision – All Facilities and Accommodation sites have trained medical staff to assist in any emergencies. All facilities will have trained personnel specifically to deal with any health or Medical problems that may arise and in line with health and safety guides. St John ambulance and Hospitals through the Events Liaison panel will be alerted to and an emergency plan will be put in place to cope with in the unlikely event of an emergency. Media services – This will be provided at locations at all Games Facilities with ISD lines, Fax, Telephones and Computers available IT Common Room – Internet Café will be provided at accommodation sites for Athletes to access Health and fitness Websites and Email will be available to contact Family for the
Page 12 of 16 duration of the games. Access to pay phones will also be available as means of Communication with friends and family. By 2009 Cardiff will the first City in the UK to be connected via WIFI thus being able to offer more IT options. Catering Facilities – Catering provision will be provided for the duration of the games in the form of 3 meals available for each day this will be coupled with packed lunches where required with full Dietary and Nutritionalist analysis. Laundry services – Provision at Accommodation sites are equipped with Laundry services for Competitors, Team Managers and officials. Tourism Programmes – Visitors will receive Tourism packs with guides to Games facilities, visitor attractions and Cardiff’s expansive events programme
Please state below what facilities you propose offering to accommodate athletes and their support teams just prior to and during the Games.
Athletes/ Team Managers Accommodation Lys Tal y bont and Senghenyyd Road accommodation bases for Cardiff University which from July – September of each year is used for student accommodation and is situated in the centre of Cardiff with 1,170 beds available. These sites come with 24 hour Security, Block keys for room security, communal T.V rooms, individual athlete/officials rooms with ensuite facilities, Tuck shop, Laundry Facilities, Functions rooms, and fully comprehensive on site catering facilities, social facilities, with recreational sports facilities available on site, this coupled with excellent public transport links to the centre of Cardiff.
University of Wales Institute College which from July – September is used for student accommodation and is situated in the North of Cardiff with 919 beds available.
Officials Accommodation Urdd Centre situated in Cardiff Bay which has 200 beds and would be provide on site accommodation for officials close to the water sports centre. Individual rooms with ensuite facilities are available for each official.24 hour security is available should any problems or queries need addressing.
Welsh institute of sport – situated in Cardiff city centre and have available accommodation for 63 persons. Individual rooms with ensuite facilities with TV are in each room. Function rooms would be available along with catering provision.
State below how you intend to deliver the events over 2007- 11. This should include your organisational/management structure and other management proposals for delivery of the events, including partnerships with other organisations or contracting out arrangements.
See attached sheets
State below what benefits you are aiming to achieve through delivery of the events over 2007-11. This should include any link with wider sporting initiatives in the city or region, legacy value for the years ahead for example, building partnerships with others to increase the take-up of sporting activity by the young, contact with LOCOG’s Nations and Regions Group.
Benefits / Legacy All Wales’s 22 unitary authority involved Touching BME community Invites to all 22 unitary authorities to from Cardiff, Swansea & Newport to make it feel all Wales involvement
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Climbing higher strategy (aspirations) Games could provide local role models (especially BME community) Health & fitness benefits pre & post games Highlight Disability involvement (use the Tanni quote) Mentoring from role models i.e Tanni Grey Thompson, Kelly Holmes) Social depravation – look at hard to reach areas Obesity - look how children can be inspired to take up sport through this event i.e something to strive for Economic development (Tony to see sally to calculate figures from games) Improved working relations between bidding cities UK wide and at local level swc, crosscutting departments internally Improved sponsorship opportunities Raised profile at national and international level Talent identification programmes (look into, elite Cymru international passes. Cultural awareness of bidding welsh cities and Wales as a whole Innovative investment to stimulate training camp potential for 2012 Improved policies through sports organisations Medical benefits Promotion of WAG free initiatives Pess Schools sports co coordinators Setting up of training camps via sporting ambassadors with Q & A sessions etc
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SECTION C – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Please state below the financial contribution you are able to make to the Games (taking account of the Guidance Notes). You should state how much is in cash and ‘in-kind’. If ‘in kind’ please state what you are providing and the ‘in-kind’ value.
Cash In-Kind Description £ £
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SECTION D – OTHER INFORMATION YOU SHOULD ENCLOSE WITH YOUR APPLICATION
• Your latest business or corporate plan (lead bidder) • Any other information you consider to be relevant in support of your application e.g. sport development strategy, plans etc
SECTION E – DECLARATION
I confirm that the organisation(s) named on this application has/have given me the authority to sign this application on their behalf.
I confirm that the proposal in this application falls within the powers of the organisation’s constitution or Memorandum and Articles of Association and, if a consortium, within the powers of the other organisations forming part of this application.
I confirm that the information in this application is true and correct.
I acknowledge for the benefit of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) that the organisation(s) named on this application has/have no right to use any of the London 2012, Olympic or Paralympics intellectual property or to associate itself/themselves with the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympics Games, without the prior written approval of LOCOG.
Signature
Printed name
Mr Trevor Gough
Position held in principal organisation
Chief Officer – Culture Leisure & Parks
Date
/10/06
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