County Sports Partnership Update – Dec 2015
Sport Across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent (SASSOT) wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
2015 has seen some fantastic work across the Partnership and SASSOT would like to thank all Partners who have contributed to making a real difference to improving sporting opportunities for everyone across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.
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Christmas Opening Hours
The SASSOT office will be closing at 5pm on Wednesday 23rd December and will be re-opening at 8.30am on Monday 4th January 2016.
Active People Survey 9 Results
Sport England’s Active People Survey data for 2014/15 was released on the 9th December and shows that 15.74 million adults now play sport at least once a week. That’s 1.65 million more than in 2005/6 however most adults (57%) still do not play sport. The latest Active People Survey results do however reveal that more women are getting active, but there’s more to be done for disabled people and those on lower incomes.
Less than a year into the This Girl Can behaviour change campaign, the number of women playing sport and getting active once a week, every week, has increased by 148,700.
Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent have witnessed an increase of 2.1% with 32.8% of people taking part in 1 x 30 minutes sport a week. For the full county results and individual district results visit the Sport England website and download the documents at the bottom of the page.
Naomi Bird
Knowledge, Communications & Equalities Manager
Tel: 01785 619585
Email: nbird@staffordbc.gov.uk
Christmas Ability Family Fun Day
Our successful Christmas Ability Fun Day that invited young disabled children and their family and friends to take part in fun activities took place at Penkridge Leisure Centre on Sun 6th December. It was a fun filled day with lots to do. Lisa Tiso, our regular face painter, kindly came along and painted the team and children’s faces building on the Christmas spirit. Clive Gibson our Athletics coach brought enthusiasm and passion, bringing the children together to play team games and encouraging them to go ahead and shoot some arrows in soft archery. The day did not stop there because during the second hour the children took part in a fun swimming session where they could enjoy and relax themselves.
The Christmas spirit continued where one lucky winner had the opportunity to win a £20 gift voucher. After an hours swim, Adam Binns was announced the winner and briefly speaking to him he thoroughly enjoyed swimming and taking part in the activities in the sports hall. It was the first time he had attended the session and it was great to hear that he had an enjoyable time.
To enquire about this Christmas Ability Fun Day please contact the Disability Sport Officer:
Rajinder Bhogal
T: 01785 619398
M: 07800 619693
E: rbhogal@staffordbc.gov.uk
Aiming High Activity Guide – January – March 2016
Looking for something to do and meet other people?
There’s plenty of activities on offer in the Aiming High Activity Guide for children and young people with a disability or special educational needs and their families in Staffordshire.
Simply read the guide or visit our Inspire Disability Multi-Sport Clubs page to find out what’s going on near you.
Rajinder Bhogal
T: 01785 619398
M: 07800 619693
E: rbhogal@staffordbc.gov.uk
Autism Awareness Course
An Introduction to Autism, Sport and Physical Activity workshop will be taking place on Wednesday 13th January 18:30 – 20:30. This workshop is run by The National Autistic Society, which is free of charge. It will allow sport and physical activity leaders to understand different areas of Autism and benefit the workshop in a number of ways:
- How autism affects individuals in different ways
- Gain an in depth understanding of the autistic spectrum.
- Obtain information to help support people with autism effectively within sport and physical activity sessions.
In order to book onto this course you must be aged 14 years or above. The workshop will take place at the following address: Stafford Borough Council, Civic Centre – 1st Floor, Riverside, Stafford, ST16 3AQ
Book your place now to avoid disappointment
Rajinder Bhogal
T: 01785 619398
M: 07800 619693
E: rbhogal@staffordbc.gov.uk
Education and Training programme
As part of our Education and Training partnership with Sport Structures and Newcastle-Under-Lyme College, the following workshops are available for booking:
Sports Coach UK Safeguarding and Protecting Children
Wednesday 27th January 2016 from 18.30 – 21.30
Chase Golf Club, Pottal Pool Rd, Huntington, Penkridge, ST19 5RN
Cost is £35 per person and you can book your place here.
Tuesday 16th February 2016 from 18:30 – 21:30
Stafford Borough Council, Riverside, Stafford, ST16 3AQ
Cost is £35 per person and you can book your place here.
Thursday 17th March 2016 from 18:30 – 21:30
Friary Grange Leisure Centre, Eastern Avenue, Lichfield, WS13 7SQ
Cost is £35 per person and you can book your place here.
Community Life Support (First Aid)
Monday 7th March 2016 from 18:30 – 21:30
Friary Grange Leisure Centre, Eastern Avenue, Lichfield, WS13 7SQ
Cost is £25 per person and you can book your place here.
If you have any questions about bookings for the above workshops, please contact Sport Structures directly on 0845 2417195 or education@sportstructures.com
Details of workshop taking place at Newcastle-Under-Lyme College will be available shortly and will be advertised on our website.
Lee Booth
Workforce and Development Coaching Development Manager
T: 01785 619730
E: lbooth@staffordbc.gov.uk