SECTION HEADER Sussex County Sports Partnership Trust 2010–11 Annual Report Your Executive Summary 1 www.activesussex.org SECTIONEXECUTIVE HEADER SUMMARY EXECUTIVESECTION SUMMARY HEADER Message from Dr Sarah Gilroy Chair of Active Sussex the Chair Welcome to the 2010-11 Active Sussex Annual Report. I am arrive via Gatwick to be part of the greatest show on earth. The confident that, like me, you will be impressed by the amount county is also delighted to be hosting visiting athletes, including achieved by Active Sussex over this very challenging year. Despite teams from Barbados, Granada and Finland. And Active Sussex will significant funding cuts experienced by both Active Sussex and be working closely with our sports partners to implement Sport many of its partners, what has impressed me most over the England’s National 2012 Legacy Plan: ‘Places, People, Play’ with its year has been the passion and drive demonstrated by so many stated aim to increase mass participation in sport. of you working in sport – to find alternative means to promote participation in sport and active recreation. Much has been accomplished this past year. This is in no small part due to the hard work of an excellent team led by Sadie Mason, Contents This work is vital, and has become ever more so as the new fiscal who this year was appointed to join the Sport England Board. The landscape emerges. For example, funding for sport in schools has Board of Trustees welcomed five new Trustees, who bring a range been cut by the Coalition Government, just as it was beginning to of useful business skills and a passion for sport, strengthening the 3 Executive summary 30 Sports promotion and make a real impact. It is now imperative that we find new ways of Board’s expertise. Two trustees, Ivan Rudd and Ron Crank, stepped creating opportunities for community sport for all sectors of the down and I would like to take this opportunity to thank them for advocacy population, but particularly for young people. their invaluable contributions over the years in support of sport in 6 Increasing participation Sussex. Active Sussex has a major role to play in supporting community 36 Income and expenditure groups make sporting activity happen, and has done well in “It is now imperative that we find 18 Developing strong networks attracting funding from the public and private sector, which makes events such as the Parallel Youth Games possible. The coming new ways of creating opportunities year promises to be one of most exciting for British sport with 26 Supporting national the London Olympics and Paralympics starting on 27 July and 29 for community sport for all sectors of August respectively. Sussex will play its part. The county acts as standards a gateway to the world as teams, media, enthusiasts and tourists the population” 2 www.activesussex.org www.activesussex.org 3 SEXECUTIVE SUMMARY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Message from the Chief Executive Sadie Mason Chief Executive of Active Sussex The environment in which Active drop in investment, prompting community sport. Sport England Sussex has operated over the fears that further and deeper was also able to confirm core “In what can only last year has been a challenging cuts were imminent. This caused funding for the CSP Network be described as a one. The formation of the new concern, particularly in the run to deliver National Governing Coalition Government in May up to Olympic Year. Inspiring Bodies’ support services until tough economic 2010 marked the beginning the nation’s young people to 31 March 2015. In what can of unprecedented economic become more active, as a legacy only be described as a very climate, Active and financial changes, which of London 2012, suddenly tough economic climate, Active impacted not only on voluntary seemed very challenging. Sussex has continued to attract Sussex has community sport, but on the additional public and private wider sport and physical activity However, 2010-11 was not all sector investment into Sussex continued to structures in local government, doom and gloom for Active to create and promote more education and health. Sussex. In November 2010, the community sport and physical attract additional Government launched its £135m activity opportunities. public and private Nationally, Government Olympic Legacy Plan: ‘Places, departments faced spending People, Play’. Our Trustees On behalf of the Trustees, I sector investment cuts of between 25 and 40 welcomed the news that the CSP thank my professional team per cent, and spending on a Network had been recognised for their excellent work and into Sussex” number of projects was halted both by Sport England and offer a personal note of thanks immediately. This included the Department for Culture, to our Trustees for giving their planned Department of Health Media and Sport as an effective time and expertise in governing funding for County Sports network through which to Active Sussex. Enjoy reading Partnerships (CSPs), meaning channel some of this investment about our key achievements for Active Sussex suffered a £60,000 to increase participation in 2010-11 on the following pages. 4 www.activesussex.org www.activesussex.org 5 INCREASING PARTICIPATION INCREASING PARTICIPATION Increasing participation Encouraging as many people as possible to take part in sport is at Below are 12-month sports participation figures from Sport the heart of all the work we do at Active Sussex. During the year, a England’s Active People Survey, with the latest available data significant amount of senior officer time was dedicated to helping being January 2010 to January 2011, together with the nearest our community sports organisations understand and apply the comparative figure for 2009. What the figures show is that adult county sports participation data, made available from Sport sports participation levels in Sussex have remained constant over England’s Active People Survey (APS). The APS key measure is the the past three years, so while investment may be declining in percentage of adult sports participation (16 years and over) who monetary terms, there has not – as yet – been an equivalent drop- take moderate exercise for at least 30 minutes, three times a week. off in sports participation. The information helped sports’ national governing bodies and Percentage of population participating in sport (3x30 minutes) other sports delivery organisations to better understand their target market, as well as the demand for a particular activity, Year Sussex South East National which in turn helped to better focus investment into specific 2011 (APS 5/Q1) 16.4% 16.1% 16.2% activities in the right places, at the right times – and at an 2010 (APS 4/Q1) 16.5% 17.3% 16.6% appropriate cost – in order to increase participation levels. 2009 (APS 3 ) 16.3% 17.1% 16.6% While Active Sussex has no direct delivery role in contributing to the Government’s participation targets, it does receive Understanding demand for a programme funding for distribution to its sports delivery partners particular activity helped to focus (for example Sport Unlimited funding). Active Sussex also helps increase participation via NGBs and their clubs. We ensure that investment in the right places at the minimum operating standards are in place, and that development programmes are offered to clubs, helping to improve participants’ right times experience and increasing the chance of continued participation. 6 www.activesussex.org www.activesussex.org 7 INCREASING PARTICIPATION INCREASING PARTICIPATION Sport Case study: Unlimited Sussex County FA girls’ football After an exciting and successful three years, Sport Unlimited came to an end in March 2011. The initiative aimed to get more children Key Achievements and young people aged between 5 and 19, taking part in sport outside formal education. for 2010–11 Sussex has experienced a areas between September and targeted way. The programme VICTORS: Brighton & Hove girls’ team In the final year of delivery, Active Sussex successfully applied for • £205,000 funding drawn decline in women’s and girls’ December 2010: also had a positive impact on celebrate victory at Junior Kickers event £205,000 to run the Sussex Sport Unlimited programme across down to run Sussex Sport football participation in recent other areas of development, 2010 the county. Out target was to retain 6,669 semi-sporty young Unlimited programme years. With funding through • Eastbourne linked to recruiting new players and people over the year through the delivery of high quality sport Sport Unlimited, a programme Ratton Rangers FC - 13 creating new girls teams. and activity projects across three terms. At the end of the second • A total of 168 projects was created that aimed girls involved, 10 girls year, we had successfully retained 10,089. delivered in final year to generate interest in the retained On completion of the eight- sport, develop more playing • Lewes linked to week projects, both Newhaven A total of 168 projects were delivered in the final year, through • 10,089 young people opportunities for girls aged Newhaven Girls FC - 14 and Southdown now regularly National Governing Bodies, Local Authorities, School Sports were retained in the 9-11 years, and support their girls involved, 13 girls participate in the Sussex Partnerships, colleges, clubs, leisure providers and community programme transition into club football. retained County FA monthly ‘Junior charities. Some of the more extraordinary activities included • Mid Sussex linked to Kicker Festival’ and Ratton are Ultimate Frisbee, Sailing, Street Cricket and Break Dancing! Sport Unlimited funding was Southdown Rovers FC - members of the Sussex County used to deliver eight-week 14 girls involved, 12 girls Women’s and Girls’ Football Girls’ football gets a boost blocks of coaching in selected retained League U12 Division. Opposite, Michelle Lawrence, Sussex County FA Development areas of Sussex. These sessions Officer for women and girls, explains how Sport Unlimited funds culminated in a Sussex FA In total, 41 girls and young helped her to set up a grassroots scheme for girls aged 9-11.