Relaying Sport in the East - 16 - 17 July 2007

Relaying Sport in the East is a two-day conference being held for National Governing Bodies of Sport in the region, at Lakeside Lodge Golf Centre, Pidley, Cambridgeshire on 16 - 17 July 2007

DAY ONE – Monday 16th July 2007

• Setting the scene - Chris Perks, Director, Sport England East


• The Regional Landscape for Sport - Ken Edwards, England Volleyball, Chelmsford Community Sports Network


• The Delivery System - Mark Ormerod, Head of Delivery, Sport England East


• The role of the County Sports Partnerships and Community Sports Networks within the delivery system – a practical example - Keith Sutton, Active Norfolk
  North Norfolk CSN Action Plan


• The role of a National Governing Body within the delivery system – a practical example - Emily St John, England Netball


• Keynote address - Stephen Castle, Chairman, East Regional Sports Board


• Youth Sports Trust – role within the delivery system and regional staffing structure - Trevor Smith, Youth Sports Trust


• The East Equality Team – Who we are and what we do - East Equality Team
• Fitter Futures update
• Naturally Active update
• Sport and Crime Prevention update
• Women's Sport Foundation and MENTER update


• The Regional Plan for Community Sport – a consultation process - Spencer Harris, Sport England East


• Summary and close - Simon Macqueen, Sport England East
  

DAY TWO – Tuesday 17th July 2007

• Workforce Development – Delivering Year 1 and planning for Year 2 - Stuart Wilson, Skills Active, Jane Hannah, Sport England East


• UK Framework for Coaching Update - Jo Jones, Sports Coach UK


• Planning session – this sessions will allow time to plan and engage with different partners around key areas of work i.e. workforce development, club and coach, performance management framework etc)


• The Regional Plan for Community Sport – feedback from delegates - Spencer Harris, Sport England East


• Whole Sport Plans – Regional Investment 2009-2010 - Simon Macqueen, Sport England East


• Summary - Simon Macqueen, Sport England East
  
• Delegates
  

Everyday Swim Launches Online Newsletter

The Amateur Swimming Association’s Everyday Swim programme has launched its first newsletter which will be available every month online and in hard copy. The newsletters first edition will be June 2007 and it will be produced on a monthly basis thereafter.

Everyday Swim is a pioneering national pilot to remove the barriers to swimming and get more people into the country’s pools for fun and fitness and as part of a healthy lifestyle. Spearheaded by the ASA, the project is funded nationally by Sport England and by local funding partners in each of the eight areas.

The first edition will be distributed with the Wavelength magazine and thereafter it will be available each month on www.everydayswim.org. All issues can also be downloaded from the link below.

For more information on Everyday Swim or to subscribe to the newsletter email everydayswim@swimming.org or call 0117 3302667.