B U L L E T I N Making sport and recreation a part of everyday life July 2010 . Issue 25 Coalition government announces sporting intentions I wrote last time about my optimism for the football World Cup and the Go to… potential of a British winner at Wimbledon. In the intervening time the coalition government has announced its austerity budget, including a number of cuts Coalition Government policies which will directly impact on sport and physical activity. On the face of it, Sports Awards optimism should be the farthest from our minds just now. However, there have also been a number of announcements beginning to set out the coalition 5 Hour Offer Survey stance on sport, which includes a desire to create a genuine and lasting Inspire Mark sporting legacy, with a focus on facilities and community level sport. An Playground to Podium additional £50 million is estimated to be directed to sport by 2012 as a result of lottery reform, and there will be an annual Olympic style school event with Club Support Programme increased competitive sport both within and between schools. Get Active Cornwall While we lament the lack of a national champion to cheer from either of the Connecting Cornwall: 2030 summer’s top sporting events, the potential for recent announcements to BCS Championships reinvigorate grass roots sport at a school / community level and the proximity St Austell Swim Fest of 2012, is reason to believe that sport and physical activity at a local level remains important. We should not forget that over the past three years Sports volunteering funding participation in sport has been steadily increasing in Cornwall. If the recent More Cornish kids doing sport announcements assist even more people to be active in sport and physical activity this will be good news. Vetting & Barring Scheme Calum Giles The recent budget reports, mean that we have lost the additional funding we School Sports Competition received last year from the Department of Health to develop physical activity alongside sport. We are looking to integrate as much of the additional Cornwall Rugby League physical activity work as possible into our ongoing business. We have always Pedometer Challenge believed that sport and physical activity are closely aligned and we will continue to promote them side by side, working with our partners to get more Let’s Dance with Change4Life people active through both sport and physical activity. Future Jobs Fund Free disability surf lessons Adapting to a changing environment is always challenging and I am sure that recent announcements will affect us all in many ways. There will of course be Cornwall Festival of Cycling further tough announcements in the October spending review, but we know Latest Active People data the value of sport and physical activity and its ability to change lives; not only should we never forget that, but perhaps now is a time to make sure that others are equally aware of the very many values and benefits of sport and Dates for your diary physical activity. In your lunch break Stop Press: Last Friday I had the good fortune to be in an audience of 100 people when the Prime Minister David Cameron, brought his PM Direct Useful links Question & Answer session to Cornwall. This was an impressive session, of questions and direct answers. I took away several clear messages: the need for tough choices; targeting bureaucracy; and a belief that Cornwall should have a greater say in how it governs itself. Best wishes, Mike Thomas Strategic Director Coalition Government policies for sport & physical activity Amongst the rash of announcements about cost savings and policy announcements in recent weeks there are a number which directly impact on sport and physical activity. In summary, there is a commitment to: Support major sporting events Support Olympic and Paralympic games in London 2012 Create genuine and lasting legacy with a stronger focus on facilities and sport at a community level Create annual Olympic – style school sport events Protect school playing fields Lottery reform will increase sport’s share of lottery and result in an estimated £50 million increase of funding to sport by 2012 School sport will see a renewed emphasis on competition both within and between schools A Major Sports Events Bill designed to make it easier to win and host major events Promotion of cycling and walking In contrast, there have been some direct funding cuts: Cancellation of the £55 billion Building Schools for the Future Programme, which would have included substantial new school and community sports facilities Cancellation of the free swimming initiative Cancellation of additional funds from the Department of Health to County Sports Partnerships for the development of physical activity alongside sport 2010 Cornwall Sports Awards We are now inviting nominations for the 2010 Cornwall Sports Awards which will be staged at the Esplanade Hotel in Newquay on Friday 12th November. This prestigious event, staged for the first time in 2006, has been designed to recognise and honour the contributions made by dedicated sports Coaches, Officials, Clubs, Volunteers and Young Leaders from across the county. There are four categories, incorporating 13 separate Awards; Coaching, Club, Volunteering, and Sport Unlimited. Click here for further information and details of how to nominate 6,500 young people complete first ever sport and physical activity survey 6,500 young people from all over Cornwall completed the first ever survey to see how physically active they are within school and their community; this is the largest cohort of any young person survey in the county. So far, several interesting trends have been identified and it is clear that the methodology (student self-response) will enable us to question and challenge many perceived wisdoms, for example: 22.8% of students in Cornwall reported doing less than the recommended 2 hours of school based sport per week 49.5% of students reported doing less than 2 hours of community based sport per week 62.3% of students want to do more sports activities 63.6% of students recently visited a leisure centre When looking at barriers to participation 72.9% of students say their school doesn’t offer interesting activities for them to do, and 72.1% say that cost prohibits them from taking part more in community sport activities. Further analysis is taking place with the aim to repeat the survey annually to challenge and improve provision of sport and physical activity for young people. For further information on this survey please do not hesitate to get in touch with us. Can you link a project to the London 2012 Games and get the coveted Inspire Mark? London 2012’s Inspire programme will help bring the benefits of the 2012 Games to every part of the UK – giving millions the opportunity to participate as never before. Non-commercial organisations delivering projects and events genuinely inspired by the London 2012 Games can apply to have them recognised through the Inspire programme. Mirroring the London 2012’s brand values, only the most accessible, participative, inspiring and stimulating projects and events will achieve the mark – across sport, culture, education, environment, volunteering and business skills. Who can apply? Applications are open to non-commercial organisations who can demonstrate the ability to deliver the project or event and meet the outcomes identified in their application. The Inspire mark will be awarded to specific projects and events which are: Genuinely inspired by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Well planned and managed Fully funded from non-commercial sources and with no commercial association Innovative and inspiring Likely to achieve at least one of our key outcomes. For example, increased participation in grass roots sports Last month we were delighted to hear the announcement that Cornwall’s Sport Unlimited programme has been awarded the Inspire Mark for all the great work it has achieved in getting more young people active and involved in sport. Playground to Podium Last month pupils from around the county took part in an exciting multi sports Playground to Podium day at Cornwall College in Camborne. Playground to Podium is an exciting project from Sport England and the English Federation of Disability Sport, designed to spot potential talent in young disabled children and give them the opportunity to become successful athletes. Youngsters from Cape Cornwall School, Looe School, Newquay Tretherras, and Pencalenick, amongst others enjoyed a day of activities playing football, wheelchair basketball and table tennis. Click here for further details Club Support Programme up and running The Cornwall Sports Partnership’s Club Support Programme is now up and running, with over 20 sports clubs from 10 different sports signed up. All of these clubs have accessed £650 each from Train to Gain under the Leadership and Management Advisory Service to receive: Allocated support from an assigned officer Access to workshops including funding advice 3 x one to one mentoring support visits 6 x generic workshops Support to achieve ClubMark If you are interested to find out more or sign up your club, please contact Natasha Howard on 01872 323347 or email [email protected] Click here for full details of the programme Get Active Cornwall goes live! Last month the big green button was pressed and Cornwall’s dedicated website for physical activity went live. At the moment we’re busily promoting the site to activity providers and fitness professionals to upload their organisation’s details for free and become a part of Cornwall’s first searchable activity database. Making sure that the database is as useful as possible we’re currently only showing a scaled down version search but will be launching the real deal in the next couple of months… so watch this space! With intellectual reporting methods integrated into the backend of the site, we’re hoping that by as soon as September we’ll have a great insight into what’s out there and what’s missing.