Issued 14th October 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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The Energize Coach Bursary is OPEN! The opening of the latest coach bursary was announced at Energize’s Women Make Sport Conference on Friday 9th October. This round of funding is specifically for female coaches looking to gain sports coaching qualifications to deliver sport and physical activity in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin. All levels of coaching award are considered and you can apply for up to 100% of the course cost. Only women and girls 16+ can apply, the minimum age for the majority of level 1 courses. To inform your application, coaches receiving funding may focus their coaching on either male or female participants. When completing the application, please provide as much detail as possible with the impact you believe you could have on local sport and physical activity once qualified. For further information contact Elliot Elliot Pottinger Coaching and Volunteering Manager Energize Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin Mob: 07852 871589 Tel: 01743 297194 Email: elliot.pottinger@energizestw.org.uk
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Delegates make pledges to boost women’s participation across the County On Friday 9th October a unique event took part in Telford, a ‘Women Make Sport’ Conference, aiming to boost the number of women who are active across the County. More men are active than women every week, which Energize and other local organisations are seeking to change. At the event, Graham Macpherson from Sport England gave a workshop about their support to increase participation by women and girls, prompting much discussion and pledges from delegates, promising to put their words into action following the event. England Netball and the Amateur Swimming Association shared their marketing tips to draw women’s interest, and Sports Coach UK encouraged discussion on the role of the coach, with further support offered to increase the number of female qualified coaches introduced from Energize in the form of a new coach bursary round.
Over 50 delegates took part in the event, including local sports clubs, schools, National Governing Bodies of Sport, leisure facilities and students. Click here for the full event report Energize’s next Conference is a Funding Roadshow on Tuesday 17th November Click Here.
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Do you know how to make the case? Knowing the difference your sports club, organisation or project makes is really important in order to communicate the value of your work, to inform future projects and potential funders will want to know the current and future impact of your work against local issues. Do you know how to – • Show the health benefits of an existing or planned activity, including return on investment and prevention of cases of disease. • Use Sport England Tools available to you. • Calculate the social value created by your activities. • Measure social cost savings from engaging young people in sport. • Consider what is appropriate data collection for your organisation. • Evaluate current activities and plan for future projects. • Use the latest tools and approaches to show the value of your work. Our Funding Roadshow on Tuesday 17th November will help you put into place the above at your organisation. Learn how to make your case at our Funding Roadshow on Tuesday 17th November in Telford, 9am 1pm.
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Energize Volunteer Academy Are you aged 16+?
Do you have an interest in sport and physical activity? Do you want to get rewarded for your volunteering efforts? Introducing the Energize Volunteer Academy (EVA) We are looking to recruit volunteers who want to help people get more active and want to be involved with the many events, competitions and tournaments currently taking place in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin. Fill in this quick survey to register on to the Volunteer Academy and you will be contacted shortlyhttps://www.surveymonkey.com/s/EVAform Visit our website to see the incentives of volunteering with us including free training, free kit and free qualifications! Please contact Elliot Pottinger (Coaching and Volunteering Manager) with any questions E: elliot.pottinger@energizestw.org.uk M:07852871589
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Latest News
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Bright future for Shropshire-based football club as they unwrap £20,000 floodlight Prees-ent The new floodlights will allow Prees FC to train at their home ground in the winter months. Prees Cricket and Recreation Club officially unveiled their new portable floodlights recently (Friday 25 September), at Prees FC's first training session under the new lights. The lights cost £19,630 in total and were made possible thanks to a £9,815 grant from the Premier League & The FA Facilities Fund, which is delivered by the Football Foundation. The remaining funds needed were raised through 5 years of fundraising. The new floodlights will allow the club to train at their home ground in the winter months, something not previously possible. Money from the grant also allowed the club to buy new storage containers, which will ensure the floodlights are stored safely. The Premier League & The FA Facilities Fund is funded by the Premier League, The FA, and the Government, via Sport England. It is delivered by the Football Foundation, the country’s largest sports charity. Since it was launched in 2000, the Foundation has awarded around 13,000 grants worth more than £530m towards improving grassroots sport, which it has used to attract additional partnership funding of over £740m – over £1.3bn of investment into the grassroots game. Since 2000 the Football Foundation Funding Partners’ investment has provided 102 grants worth £7.8m towards grassroots sports projects worth over £30m across the whole of Shropshire. http://www.footballfoundation.org.uk/
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Latest News and Updates Sport England – Club Matters reports Help support sport for all across Europe Calling all sports clubs – play your role in improving access to sport for everyone across Europe, by taking part in the European sports club survey. The sports club survey is part of a wider research project which aims to compare the role of sports clubs in promoting volunteering and sports participation across Europe. In the UK the survey is being conducted with the co-operation of the Sport and Recreation Alliance. The results will help the Alliance in its work campaigning for the voluntary sector in sport. Therefore, we encourage you all to take part in this survey. All information is treated confidentially, is anonymous, and will only be used for scientific purposes. It will take just 15-20 minutes of your time, so please click on the link below and help support sport for all across Europe! Take the survey! Survey closes on October 15th 2015. If you have any questions regarding the survey, please contact Robert Gill at the Sport and Recreation Alliance: rgill@sportandrecreation.org.uk Source of information
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Latest News and Updates Think Tank calls for sports policy makers to meet consumer demands The Government needs to facilitate more innovation and entrepreneurship to help boost participation figures, according to research released today. The Sports Think Tank, which is dedicated to independent insightful thinking around sports policy, today released findings that found that 95% of respondents want fresh thinking and independent input to achieve policy goals. Below are some selected survey results: 85% say sport should link with 'innovators and entrepreneurs' to 'meet consumer needs' 79% think NGBs need to think 'more creatively' about 'products, pricing, platforms and content' 86% want a new '10 year sports strategy' Over 70% want the private sector to invest more in 'grass roots sports' Only 30% rate current sports policy as 'good' 70% think the Government should continue to bid for major events The Sports Think Tank will use these results to contribute independently to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport's public consultation on the new strategy, which closes this week. View the full news item
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Latest News and Updates Shake Up September from Workplace Challenge boosts England’s workplace activity levels Activity levels in England's workplaces were given a healthy boost this September, thanks to a successful physical activity campaign from Workplace Challenge. More than 3,380 working people and 294 workplaces took part in Shake Up September, the national campaign designed to encourage working people to get more active by trying out a new sport or activity Shake Up September in numbers: Figures released from Workplace Challenge illustrate the success of #SeptemberShakeUp as, over the course of the month: 1,329 men shook up September 2,051 women shook up September 294 workplaces were involved 59,128 activities were logged 3,570,309 minutes of activity were logged – that's the equivalent of….. 203,668 miles were travelled – that's the equivalent of….. 21,763 CO2 was saved There was a 125% uplift in activity (59,128 from 26,273) during the 2015 Shake Up September Challenge compared with the 2014 Team England Challenge. Swimming, yoga and football were amongst the most popular new sports to try (behind walking, cycling and running) View the full news item
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Latest News and Updates University of Exeter Short, intense exercise bursts can reduce heart risk to teens Adolescents who perform just eight to ten minutes of high-intensity interval exercise three times a week could be significantly reducing their risk of developing heart conditions, new research has concluded. Currently, it is recommended that teenagers perform a minimum of 60 minutes of daily exercise to prevent future disease, however according to the Health Survey for England less than 30% of adolescent boys and 20% of adolescent girls achieve this amount. View the full news item
All Inclusive Wheelchair Rugby Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Community Programme, backed by National Lottery funding Sport England, and the Mayor of London, Sport Activation Fund, is using the power of major rugby events to take Wheelchair Rugby into communities across England. With the excitement of the Rugby World Cup 2015 and the BT World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge 2015 building, more people are recognising that wheelchair rugby is serious contender as a life changing sport. Over the past six months partnerships between Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby (GBWR) and local community sport groups have opened up wheelchair rugby opportunities for young people by introducing the sport into their activity programmes. The GBWR Community Programme focuses on young people and adults with physical and mental impairments, to bring previously inactive disabled people into sport. View the full news item
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Latest News and Updates Five sports recommended for inclusion at Tokyo 2020 Olympics Baseball and softball, karate, roller sports, sport climbing and surfing have been recommended for inclusion on the Olympic programme at Tokyo 2020. An announcement in the Japanese capital today proposed that 18 events are added to the Games' schedule in five years time, across the five successful sports. Eight sports in total were in the frame for inclusion with bowling, squash and wushu missing out. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will now make a final decision on what will be included in Tokyo at their Session next year in 2016 Olympic host Rio de Janeiro. View the full news item
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Funding
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Dickie Bird Foundation The vision of the Foundation is to assist young people under 16 years of age to participate, to the best of their ability, in the sport of their choice irrespective of their social circumstances, culture or ethnicity and to ensure that, in doing so, they improve their chances both inside and outside sport. Grants are payable to disadvantaged children under 16 years for essential sports equipment (excluding travel or coaching). Payment is for individuals therefore teams/groups should not apply. http://thedickiebirdfoundation.co.uk/ Mary Hignett Bequest Fund Grants are typically in the range ÂŁ500 to ÂŁ2,500 for nonprofit organisations. Activities or organisations apply must have an obvious linkage to the sports or arts and the area of benefit must be Oswestry or the immediate surrounding area. Mary Hignett was a much loved local writer, teacher and naturalist. Click here for further information
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Galaxy Hot Chocolate Fund 2015/16 Opening on 2nd November 2015, Galaxy Hot Chocolate will be awarding £300 donations to 85 local community groups and charities across the UK and Ireland. Visit their website after the 2nd November to upload your project and start promoting – your project will rely on receiving enough votes in order to receive the donation. http://www.galaxyhotchocolate.com/
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National Governing Body of Sport (NGB) Updates
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Latest News and Updates Netmums Running Campaign Launched
England Athletics, in partnership with Bounts, Great Run Local, parkun and Sport England is supporting a new three month campaign with Netmums, the UK’s largest parenting website, to encourage the Netmums community to run, jog or walk. The Netmums running programme, launching today, has a range of activities designed to get mums (and dads!) running: • A couch to 5k programme, linked to local parkruns, junior parkruns and Great Run Local events • A host of new helpful and inspiring articles, video and blogs • A new Netmums Run app, powered by Bounts, rewarding Netmums users for taking part in exercise. Every time they exercise they earn points and credits, which can be exchanged for high street brand vouchers, prizes and experiences. • Netmums running groups – users are directed to a dedicated Netmums branded website, where they can search for more than 500 local ‘women friendly’ Run England beginner groups • Netmums Activity Buddy Finder - an online forum to help find other local Netmums users for informal social runs More details about the programme can be found at: www.netmums.com/woman/netmums-run
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Latest News and Updates Competitive indoor hockey in England to return to 6-a-side The International Hockey Federation (FIH) recently made a decision to implement a number of changes to the Rules of Indoor Hockey that will come into force on 1 January 2016. The most significant of the changes will see the number of players on the field of play change back to six from five. This means the game reverts back to the Rules relating to the number of players as existed prior to 1 September 2013. This decision means England Hockey’s flagship indoor competition will change from Hockey 5s to Super 6s – tickets for the hugely popular Semi-Finals and Finals day at the SSE Arena, Wembley, will go on sale next week. View the full news item
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Table Tennis England Today Table Tennis England launches the Disability Table Grant Scheme to help more disabled people get into table tennis. On the same day, the English Federation of Disability Sport has teamed up with Table Tennis England for a competition, where groups can win a fantastic prize! The initiative gives the opportunity to organisations or charities which work with people with disabilities or impairments to purchase a table tennis table at a subsidised rate, with prices starting from ÂŁ160. Sport England is providing the funding for the scheme. Table Tennis England is passionate about creating more playing opportunities for people with disabilities and impairments and in May this year signed up to the English Federation for Disability Sport (EFDS) Charter for Change. It works on an application basis. Applicants should work with over16s. Click here to download the application form ‘Case study’ The benefits of table tennis on health and wellbeing are well established, and disability projects involving the sport have had some very positive results. This was certainly the case when South West Autism and Active Devon introduced table tennis to young people on the autistic spectrum
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Job Vacancies
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Staffordshire FA Football Development Officer – Adult Location: Stafford Terms: Full time- fixed term to 30 June 2018 Closing date: 26 October2015 View more details
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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 ELLIOT POTTINGER: Coaching and Volunteering Manager HELEN WHITE: Business Development Officer JESSICA LIGHTWOOD: Shropshire Inclusion Officer firstname.surname@energizestw.org.uk Central telephone: 01743 297 191
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