Annual Review 2016/17 Email: [email protected] ∫ Tel: 0116 2727703 ∫ Website: www.sportblaby.org.uk LRS working with: “It is fantastic for the community; I just hope the sessions can BLABYDistrict Local Sports Alliance continue as the young people are really enjoying it.” Tennis Participant INVESTMENT SUCCESS IMPACT Total funding secured £134,886 Over 40 nominations were received for the 2016 Blaby District Local Sports Alliance Sports Awards and in excess of 200 people attended the event. The evening included performances from Glenfield Folk Group, promising ballet dancer Emma Turner and football freestyler and world record holder Ash Randall. GB Archer Lizzie Warner also spoke about her experience as part of the Team GB Rio 2016 Ambition Programme. Sport & Physical Activity Commissioning Plan ∫ 26,095 attendances at projects included within the plan Turn Up Tennis ∫ £69,252 Public Health funding invested, Blaby District Local Sport Alliance worked in synergy contributing to locality sport and physical with Learning South Leicestershire School Sports activity programmes Partnership (LSLSSP) and a local town council to ∫ £15,000 invested to support Moving at Scale implement behaviour change techniques and enhance programmes within the plan opportunities for the community to engage in tennis. GO GOLD The project was delivered at Thorpe Astley Community DID YOU KNOW? ∫ £5,500 funding for 10 GO Centre by two residents who wanted to improve GOLD Podium Level athletes opportunities for the local community. Blaby District Local Sport Alliance Funding Officer Support The coaches were identified by LSLSSP and delivered will be working closely with Stoney ∫ £23,520 secured for local clubs and organisations fun, unstructured sessions. Initially the project took Stanton Tennis Club in 2017/18 to resulting from Funding Officer support place over the summer and included a Wimbledon improve facilities at the club and themed session to help raise awareness, resulting in School Games (Blaby & over 12 participants of all ages attending. enhance female provision. Harborough combined squad) ∫ 304 participants at Level 3 Super The club continued to thrive and two participants began Series Finals/Championships to support the sessions and volunteered to help raise awareness to ensure the club became self-sustainable. 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 Sportivate “It is great that I can take all three £163,951 £401,582 £241,596 £263,103 £134,886 By the end of the Summer there were 10 regular ∫ £6,614 allocated funding to deliver participants and to allow the club to continue the of my children to the same session Sportivate projects sessions they moved to an indoor facility for the winter. and they really enjoy it.” The total financial investment, which includes partner Parent of Tennis Participants funding to deliver the Sport and Physical Activity Workplace Challenge The sessions have become self-sustainable and the ∫ 529 active users signed up to the Commissioning Plan is £288,478 volunteers who were assisting the sessions have Workplace Challenge been able to take on the club full time. Furthermore, Legacy Makers Braunstone Town Council has supported the project ∫ £13,000 awarded for the by providing the outdoor facility on a permanent basis. recruitment of a Graduate Trainee The club continues to thrive and a potential partnership with Leicester Forest East Tennis Club is currently being £1 £1 £1 £1 £1 Satellite Clubs explored in order to provide a development pathway for ∫ £1,000 invested into the delivery of participants. Every pound counts... Satellite Clubs For every council tax £ invested in Leicester-Shire & Rutland Sport by Blaby there has been a minimum Campaign Weeks return of £17* partner funding ∫ 837 attendances recorded during sport and physical activity campaign weeks (This Girl Can, *Figure excludes the investment made by local LSA partners and officer time Feel Alive from 65 and Active Family Week) 00:00:22 00:00:23.