Issued 10th June 2015
EnergizeSTW E-News
Welcome to the latest issue of EnergizeSTW E-news. This newsletter is here for you‌ to help keep you informed of opportunities and developments influencing sport and physical activity across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin. Got something that you would like to share? Drop us a line at enews@energizestw.org.uk with an outline of your article and associated pictures / logos. Friends and colleagues who would like to receive this e-news directly can register via our home page: ww.energizestw.org.uk
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Energize News
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Coaching and Volunteering Manager (Maternity Cover) Energize are recruiting a Coaching and Volunteering Manager (maternity cover) to provide support and expertise to the delivery of coaching and volunteering development, the position underpins many aspects of other programmes and works closely with National Governing Bodies of Sport to ensure local workforce provision meets their needs. Start Date: End of July Salary: ÂŁ20,000-ÂŁ23,972 per annum: Pro Rata (Up to 12 Months) Deadline: 9am Monday 15th June 2015 For a copy of the application pack (including job description and person spec) please contact info@energizestw.org.uk or telephone 01743 453495. For more information visit our website
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Spotlight on Kelda Wood Energize Shropshire Telford & Wrekin, the County Sports Partnership for Shropshire are delighted to re-launch their Champion Programme. Over the coming weeks we will highlight the inspirational and home-grown champions who are available to visit your school, youth group, workplace or other organisation.. Kelda Wood is brim-full with enthusiasm for the benefits of sport. Following a stable yard accident which left her with leg injuries that ruined her dreams of representing GB at the Olympics in riding. Kelda began a new career in 2012, using adventurous activities as a tool to rehabilitation, after discovering how these activities had improved her own mental and physical recovery. She now runs a charity called Climbing Out, that operates residential outdoor activity programmes for young people facing life changing injuries and illnesses. After attending a talent ID day with paracanoe, Kelda found a sport that worked for her and was exactly what she was looking for. She has been training hard since May and suddenly those dreams she had of representing GB are now possible – except it will be in a boat instead of on a horse! Kelda has set her sights on Rio 2016. Read Kelda’s story in her own words here. Follow this link to register your interest
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Festival of Rugby 2015 Telford Town Park 18th July The Festival of rugby (July 18th 2015) aims to bring together men and women from workplaces across the county to compete in non contact rugby for the crown of Shropshire Festival of Rugby Champions 2015. Energize can organise a tag rugby taster session at your workplace, to see if tag rugby is for you and your colleagues. Contact – Ben.harper@energizestw.org.uk Festival of Rugby
O2 Touch reaches 10,000 player milestone Over 10,000 players have now played O2 Touch as the programme successfully continues to provide accessible, social rugby. O2 Touch, which has 260 centres nationwide, is part of the RFU's commitment to create a lasting legacy for the game following the Rugby World Cup. Launched in 2012, O2 Touch aims to breakdown common barriers to playing and provide a great playing experience, regardless of ability. The O2 Touch programme operates both a ‘pitch up and play’ facility aimed at individuals who are new to rugby or who can’t commit on a weekly basis and leagues for those who want to play in a more structured and competitive environment. For more information about O2 Touch and to find out how to sign up to the O2 Touch Tour visit: www.o2touch.co.uk. View the full news item
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Workplace Challenge Competitions ‌‌. What Next? Our current programme of Workplace Challenge Competitions is due to end in July, we want to know what you would like to take part in next! We've worked with local partners to put on our current Workplace Challenge Competitions. These events are as much about getting out in the evening, doing something different with colleagues and being social as they are about the competitive element. No prior knowledge or specialist equipment is required for any of our events. Please complete our survey via the link below https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WPCJune15 Our current Competition Programme was a result of our Workplace Activity survey conducted at the beginning year. So please let us know what you would like to take part in and we will do our best to coordinate these activities, showcasing local providers and venues.
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Latest News
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Shrewsbury Swimming Consultation Shropshire Council have been working with partners and independent experts to fully explore what the best options are for providing swimming facilities for the changing needs in Shrewsbury. They now want to hear from a wide range of user groups, interest groups and organisations in the town, including those who don’t use the Quarry Swimming and Fitness Centre as well as people who do. Click here for further information and to have your say on swimming provision in Shrewsbury
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Shropshire Tennis Club Awarded £75,000 Woore Tennis Club, located on the North Shropshire border with Staffordshire and Cheshire, is among 149 local sports projects to secure a share of £16.5 million of National Lottery funding from Sport England to help improve facilities and playing fields across the country. A grant of £75,000 has been awarded to help Woore Tennis Club create two new floodlit tennis courts on recently acquired land in the centre of the village. The Club, established in 1983 primarily to encourage children in the village to play tennis, operated for 30 years on a single leased court in the grounds of Woore Manor House but was displaced in August 2013 when the property was sold. Club Chairman, Mandy Joyce, said: “We are delighted to have secured this investment, which means we can now put into place our plans to extend participation in tennis, particularly amongst local school children, young adults and their parents. There will be an increased focus on coaching and competitions and the aim is to facilitate exercise, through tennis, as part of a healthy lifestyle. We are determined that this great facility will offer all members of the community an opportunity to take up a lifelong sport. For more details about Woore Tennis Club’s project, please contact Tina Erskine on 01630 647469/ 07813 989585 or erskine865@btinternet.com
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Midland Gliding Club Awarded £60,000 •
Midland Gliding Club, on the Long Mynd near Church Stretton, has been awarded £60,000 towards building new workshops to a standard that will enable maintenance and complex repairs to its own fleet of gliders and those of private owners. MGC has helped thousands of local young people get into the sport since it opened its doors in 1934.
The project is to provide a single thermally efficient building for glider engineering and maintenance, integrated with motor transport maintenance and storage. The gliding club is on an exposed hill top site and existing buildings, dating from the 1930’s are no longer fit for the required tasks - especially major repairs. The facility will provide costeffective maintenance, minor and major repairs and glider airworthiness certification for both Midland Gliding Club members and to surrounding gliding clubs in England and Wales. Club Chairman, Jon Hall, said: “We are delighted to have secured this investment, which means we can upgrade the quality of our premises to match the quality of our pilot training. This is the first major investment in infrastructure at the club in over 60 years. Recent European regulatory changes in fleet management demand much higher standards of premises which had threatened our ability to comply. This grant has secured the future of the club”. For more details about the project, please contact Jon Hall on 01939 220152, 07801 184668 or jonmhall@me.com or David Wedlock on 07907 638583 or david.wedlock@live.co.uk
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National Outdoor Recreation Strategy Survey The Sport and Recreation Alliance and the Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) have been asked by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to consult with the sport and recreation sector and produce recommendations on what could be included in a national outdoor recreation strategy. This builds on momentum generated by the sport and recreation sector and cross-Government support for the benefits of outdoor recreation and the need to have a joined-up approach and leadership from Government in this area Surveys need to be completed by organisations by Friday 19th June Complete the survey here > 01743 453495 > info@energizestw.org.uk > www.energizestw.org.uk
Win a brand new website for your club! Entries are now open for a prize draw that will see six amateur Rugby League clubs win new websites and The Steve Prescott Foundation receive a significant donation from prize draw sponsors Tecmark. The “Six Of The Best” prize draw is open to any British Rugby League club not competing in Super League, Championship or League One. Winning clubs will receive free set-up and ongoing hosting of a Sportbox Club website, which is powered by Tecmark’s WebPro product The draw will be open until 4pm on Monday 15 June, 2015. Winners will be announced before Friday 19 June, 2015. To enter, and have a chance of winning a new, fullyresponsive website, clubs must use their official Twitter account to tweet the following message exactly: “We’d love a brilliant new @thewebproteam #rugbyleague website from @tecmark and @SPFCharity”. For more details follow this link > 01743 453495 > info@energizestw.org.uk > www.energizestw.org.uk
Women and Sport Update This Girl Can returns with a big bang Since the campaign launched, the appetite among women to join in, share and celebrate their real experiences of being active has been huge, and with over 250,000 social media interactions. Driven by popular demand from women themselves, we are today announcing a partnership with Marks & Spencer to sell a limited edition This Girl Can tshirt. This Girl Can t-shirt In response, Sport England has also announced the creation of a This Girl Can web app, which will help women to create and share their own personalised version of the advert. Anyone who uses the app may even end up featuring in the campaign, as from the end of June the best pictures will feature on digital sites in shopping centres around the country http://www.thisgirlcan.co.uk/
New insight sheds light on women and sport As part of Women’s Sport Week and ahead of the start of the second phase of This Girl Can, Sport England publishes its new women’s insight pack Go Where Women Are. What is it? Go Where Women Are is about engaging women in sport and exercise on their terms and in their space whether physically or emotionally. The insight pack explores our current understanding of women, their relevant motivations, barriers and triggers to getting more active, and what this means for sports and exercise activities and initiatives. Top Tips for Sportivate Programmes - Women in Sport This document, part of the CSP and FE Resource Hubs, is designed to help deliverers to get more women and girls involved with Sportivate funded sessions. Download a copy
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Other News and Updates Cycling and Health Cycling charity CTC have released a briefing on the evidence of health benefits of physical activity in general and cycling in particular. • People who cycle regularly in mid-adulthood typically enjoy a level of fitness equivalent to someone 10 years younger and their life expectancy is two years above the average • On average, regular cycle commuters take more than one day per year less off sick than colleagues who do not cycle to work, saving UK businesses around £83m annually. • The health benefits of cycling outweigh the injury risks by between 13:1 and 415:1, according to studies. The figure that is most often quoted - and endorsed by the Government - is 20:1 (life years gained due to the benefits of cycling v the life-years lost through injuries). • Boys aged 10-16 who cycle regularly to school are 30% more likely to meet recommended fitness levels, while girls who cycle are 7 times more likely to do so. Download a copy
Sports Minister outlines priorities in first major speech Tracey Crouch has said she will focus on grassroots sport, welfare and wellbeing of athletes, fairness in sport and continued success at elite level. Transcript of the Minister’s speech at SRA Sports Summit 2015, 4 June, The Oval, London: Ever since I was a kid I played sport – every sport you could possibly imagine I did. It was a passion I took throughout school into university and then adult life. There I cultivated my love of politics and so now it’s incredible to have the opportunity to work in a job where the two meet. Read the full transcript
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Funding
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Oswestry Sports Council grants available Oswestry & District Sports Council awards small grants towards sport and physical recreation in Oswestry (within a 10 mile radius of the town). Applications are welcomed from sports clubs and organisations providing opportunities in sport or physical recreation and individuals for the advancement of their sport. Grants are generally for equipment, kit and coaching. Application forms can be downloaded through this link
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The Power to Change Trust, a new independent grant-making foundation that will champion community businesses across England launched its Initial Grants Programme on the 12th May 2015. The Initial Grants Programme will award up to ÂŁ9 million during 2015 to help new and existing community businesses become more sustainable. The aim is to help up to 70 community businesses during the next six to eight months. Grants of between ÂŁ50,000 and ÂŁ500,000 will be available to community businesses that are in a position to use the funding to become more sustainable. This could include purchasing a building to refurbish rent or sell or to take on more staff in order to compete for more contracts; etc. In order to help organisations assess whether the Initial Grants Programme funding is suited to their current needs and stage of development, there are six criteria which organisations/ projects must meet to be considered for funding through the programme. To view the criteria click here.
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National Governing Body of Sport (NGB) Updates
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Latest News & Updates Table Tennis England Updates Facility Grant Schemes are available to financially support clubs and leagues installing more tables, developing, extending or building a new facility The Ability to Support Scheme helps clubs encourage more disabled people to join their club National Table Tennis Day to help clubs, leagues and venues to celebrate and promote table tennis, encourage new participants and celebrate current participants For more information follow the links attached to each of the headings
Amateur Swimming Association Social media can be daunting so the ASA have prepared some hints and tips which will help ensure that club members and volunteers feel included and well informed. Recruiting volunteers can be a challenge so view the ASA guide to attracting volunteers to your club The ASA have also created a guide to help volunteers arrive and leave with a smile using Volunteers Week as a platform for you to say thank you to those who do so much work at your organisation. Follow the links in text for more information
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Latest News & Updates
British Gymnastics - New Twitter account @BGCommunity British Gymnastics have created a second twitter account @BGcommunity This new account has been created especially for our clubs, coaches and those who help to grow gymnastics in the UK and will provide gymnastics delivery information and support for those who work or volunteer in our sport.
Big Summer of Netball returns for 2015 Last summer England Netball successfully launched their Big Summer of Netball and it’s back for 2015! As part of this they are inviting clubs to send them details if they have a summer league or tournament already running so that they can help promote and get more people playing throughout the coming months. Just email BigSummerofNetball@englandnetball.co.uk and request a session promotion form. View the full news item > 01743 453495 > info@energizestw.org.uk > www.energizestw.org.uk
Courses and Events
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Sport England’s Club Matter is the essential one-stop shop of free support for sports clubs. Since the launch of Club Matters in February 2015 more than 10,000 clubs have registered to benefit from the tools and resources available. The Club Matters Roadshow will be visiting Walsall on 7th July – your chance to get hands on with the support available and meet the Club Matters team. Click here to find out more Understand the changes to CASC Government made changes to the CASC rules on 1 April 2015. If you are a CASC club or thinking of applying, make sure you know what the changes mean to your club with Club Matters’ interactive online resources. Click here to find out more about the changes to CASC. Register to Club Matters to benefit from all of the free resources available… • Online support • Workshops • Mentoring • Club Improvement Plan • Club views • Clubmark
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New County Rules Schools England Golf will run a County Rules Schools in the autumn of 2015, in the West Midlands. Since 2011, England Golf has run 16 rules schools across the country, all proving very popular and attracting almost 500 people in total. Successful delegates qualify as county referees and can go on to assist at county tournaments The details of the event in Shropshire are as follows: Venue: The Shropshire Golf Club Date: 22 & 23 September, 2015 Entry deadline: Fri 31st July, 2015 Follow this link for more details > 01743 453495 > info@energizestw.org.uk > www.energizestw.org.uk
Twitter Highlights! Every fortnight Energize will pick out our favourite tweets from team members and partners, from those who’ve been helping hearts beat faster in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin through sport and physical activity! Tweet away @EnergizeCSP
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Contact Us CHRIS CHILD: Chief Executive BEN HARPER: Senior Sports Manager LAURA KERRIGAN: Senior Business Manager TAMSIN FOSTER: Marketing & Communications Manager HELEN MADDEN: Office Manager JOE LOCKLEY: Club Development Manager HARRY CADE: Youth Sport Manager GEMMA BRITTON: Coaching and Volunteering Manager HELEN WHITE: Business Development Officer JESSICA LIGHTWOOD: Shropshire Inclusion Officer firstname.surname@energizestw.org.uk Central telephone: 01743 453 495
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