Sports Development
About Us
Allerdale Borough Council, Sport and Recreation
Unit provides opportunities for people to participate in sport and
recreation through its parks and open spaces, sports and leisure
centres, sports pitches, recreation grounds and public halls. The
Sports Development Team works in partnership to contribute
towards improving the health and wellbeing of local communities
through a range of physical activity and sports initiatives.
We aim to provide advice and support to local
community clubs and groups in their development. The team is able
to provide a variety of sports related information to assist the
development process. This may include coach education courses,
volunteering opportunities and funding information.
The key sports development performance targets
for 2008/2009 are:
- Continued involvement in the Cumbria Sports
Partnership and networking with local sports clubs, Governing
Bodies of Sport and other relevant agencies.
- Co-ordinate Allerdale's participation in the
Cumbria Youth Games in 10 sports.
- Work with partners to organise a summer
recreation scheme for young people.
- Provide a Coach Education programme to
support clubs and coaches in their development.
- Work with Netherhall Specialist Sports College
to provide activities in and around the Maryport Area.
- Provide a support and enabling role for club and
community group development
- Act as a consultee for the Authority in relation
to the National Lottery Sports Fund
In order to deliver the key performance targets
the Council has advanced its enabling role by developing community
links, networks and systems in order to extend sport and recreation
opportunities throughout Allerdale.
To tell you briefly about how
we got on last year with some of our projects:
- We co-ordinated, suported and promoted
over 20 coach education courses in partnership with other
Local Authorities and National Governing Bodies with over 200
people attending and benefitting from the subsidised
rates that we offer on our courses.
- Allerdale came 3rd in the Cumbria Youth Games with a full turn
out in all the events
- Held 2 cycle events, put on a cycle leaders course and now have
cycles in Maryport, Workington and Silloth for groups to use.
- Supported 1 club through the National Club Mark Process, with the
accreditation awarded.
- Co-ordinated a free summer holiday programme were over 700 young
people accessed sport and recreation activities in their local
parks and open spaces as well as a 6 week climbing experience for
the 14 + age group in the Lake District.
Allerdale Borough Council
