NOTTINGHAMSHIRE: THE SPORTING COUNTY - DECEMBER 2009 |
Welcome to the first Sporting County newsletter which we hope you will find to be a useful tool in keeping up to date with what's happening in sport and physical activity in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. We also want this to be a tool that you can use to get important messages out to partners and stakeholders, informing them of the latest news and work in your sector. There's already a long list of items queuing up for inclusion in the next issue, but we want more information on the sporting goings on around the county. Please send press releases and images to Roxanne.godfrey@ntu.ac.uk |
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| Sport Unlimited going from strength to strength |
Almost 600 sporting projects for young people across the city and county have benefitted from the £350,000 of funding from the Sport Unlimited programme managed by Sport Nottinghamshire in the last 18 months. Success stories have included St Ann's Girls Football Club and Mansfield Wheels BMX Club. Next year will see almost £250,000 of funding available in Nottinghamshire through the Sport Unlimited Programme and there is still time to get applications in, with the first deadline of 5 January 2010. For more information, visit www.sportnottinghamshire.co.uk or contact Ken Pollard on 0115 848 3955. To read the full story, click here.
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| Inspire Mark |
Two sports projects in Nottinghamshire have recently been successful in gaining the London 2012 Inspire Mark, a programme that recognises innovative projects that are directly inspired by the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Sport Nottinghamshire's Talented Athlete Mentoring Programme and Nottingham City Council's Free Swimming project have both been awarded the prestigious mark for being inspired by the 2012 games. To learn more about free swimming in Nottinghamshire, click here. |
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| Nottinghamshire’s first adiZone launches |
The county and region's first adiZone was launched last week in Nottinghamshire, at Sutton Lawn in Sutton-in-Ashfield. Inspired by the many sports of the Olympic and Paralympic games, the adiZone takes the shape of the 2012 logo and boasts a performance area, basketball, climbing wall and outdoor gym equipment. It is designed to encourage more young people to become actively engaged in sport and physical activity. To read more about the adiZone launch in Nottinghamshire, click here.
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| Local university receives £700,000 boost from Sport England |
Nottingham Trent University's plans to develop world class sports facilities have received a £700,000 boost from Sport England's Sustainable Facilities fund. Just seven projects across the country were offered investment from Sport England's £10million fund, with another four invited to further develop their bids. To read the full story, click here.
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| Carer Goes Free Scheme |
Nottinghamshire's Carer Goes Free scheme was launched across the county at the end of October and initial feedback has been very positive. The scheme, developed by the Nottinghamshire Equality in Sport Group and the county's Local Authorities allows up to two carers to go free if the disabled customer requires additional support in accessing a facility, changing, or for a specific sport or physical activity. To read the full story, click here.
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| Nottinghamshire triumphs at the BBC East Midlands Sports Awards |
Nottinghamshire has multiple reasons to celebrate following the BBC East Midlands Sports Awards which saw the county's sportsmen and women leave with several awards. WBC World Champion Carl Froch, from Gedling, was named as the East Midlands Sports Personality of the Year at the prestigious event which was held last Thursday 3 December at Loughborough University. For details of all Nottinghamshire winners, click here.
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| Sporting Spotlight - Ria Kennerley |
Ria Kennerley joined Sport Nottinghamshire as Sport and Physical Activity Manager in July this year. Since her appointment, Ria has made a substantial impact on sport and physical activity across both the city and county. Ria has worked closely with the Run in England team to set up beginner running groups across Nottinghamshire and made a successful application for the Inspire Mark to be used on Sport Nottinghamshire's Talented Athlete Mentoring Programme.
To read more about Ria's role, click here. |
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| Date for your diary |
Sport Nottinghamshire will be holding its annual seminar on 12 March 2010 at Southwell Racecourse. If you would like to suggest any topics for discussion on the day, or for further information contact Simon Starr on 0115 848 3443 or email simon.starr@ntu.ac.uk |
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| DON’T FORGET... |
If you have any exciting stories that you want Sport Nottinghamshire to shout about, email them to Roxanne Godfrey. |
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| Help us to spread the word |
If you know of anyone else who would be interested in reading about the work being conducted by Sport Nottinghamshire then please feel free to forward this newsletter to them. Alternatively they can be added to our mailing list by clicking here. |
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