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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 [email protected] 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
Issued
16th September 2015
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Women Make Sport
Conference
Local Conference Aims to Inspire Shropshire Women to be Active Sport England research discovered that fear of judgement is a major barrier preventing women from taking part in physical activity and sports. Their ground breaking and award winning ‘This Girl Can’ campaign aimed to tackle this issue through using videos and images of real women being active and clever slogans, such as “Sweating like a pig, feeling like a fox.” This Girl Can has ignited the imaginations of women across the country. The Women Make Sport Conference will build on this by offering the opportunity to hear the latest thinking on how we can empower women to be more active and also give the opportunity to network with likeminded people. Catriona West, founder of Bridgnorth Running Club and a local 'This Girl Can', will be a speaker at the Conference, sharing her story and other inspirational stories from the ladies of Bridgnorth Running Club. Delegates will get the opportunity to hear from Paralympic Archer, Mel Clarke who uses her story to inspire other women to be active. Sport England will be presenting a seminar with examples of what is working in terms of engaging female participants and there will also be seminars on the important role of the sports coach in engaging and retaining women in activities from Sports Coach UK, and on the marketing resources available to support others who want to create opportunities for women to be active with examples from England Netball of how they have used marketing to engage women. Tickets are £22 per person and this includes seminars, refreshments and lunch. To book tickets visit: https://womenmakesport.eventbrite.co.uk/ or if you simply want a bit more information then please call 01743 453496 or email [email protected].
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Methodology of measuring sports participation Sport England wishes to consult with users and other interested parties on future arrangements for the measurement of sports participation. The consultation document and an online survey form this consultation. If you have any questions, please email [email protected] The consultation will be open for eight weeks, closing at midnight on 14 October 2015. Source of information
Latest News & Updates
#1MILECHALLENGE aims to get women active The #1milechallenge requires women to move for a mile by walking, cycling, running – or however they want – and record a short 10 second video clip on their phone saying they’ve done the challenge before nominating three friends to do the same. The videos will be shared on social network therunningbug.co.uk, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. As well as encouraging more women to adopt an active, healthy lifestyle, the challenge aims to raise money for Cancer Research UK, with participants able to donate £3 by texting MILE to 70200. View the full news item
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Helping sport to become ‘What Women Want’ New research and practical guidelines published today by leading UK charity, Women in Sport, aims to provide sport with the means to engage more effectively with women and girls and increase the number of women playing sport. Women in Sport has defined six key values that are fundamental in the lives of women and girls and which, if tapped into effectively, can influence their sporting behaviours. The values: looking good; feeling good; nurturing family and friends; achieving goals; developing skills; and having fun are influential, the charity has discovered, to varying degrees and at different times in a woman’s life. ‘Understanding Women’s Lives: Re-Designing and Re-Positioning Sport and Physical Activity to Engage Women’ provides organisations delivering sporting opportunities to women and girls a tried and tested model for understanding what women want from sport. It also showcases practical examples of how to use the values system to engage, in a more sophisticated way, with the 13.2 million women aged 14 and over who say they want to take part in more sport or physical activity. View the full news item
Learn more about values which women are responsive to at Energize’s ‘Women Make Sport’ Conference on Friday 9th
October. Click here for further information
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Latest News & Updates
Albrighton Trust Me & You Project The Me & You Project is a Lottery funded project for young people aged 15-25, with special educational needs, learning difficulties and/or disabilities. The project has been designed to build the skills, confidence and self esteem of the young people by providing positive outdoor experiences in a ‘green-blue’ environment. All of this is done in the welcoming, friendly and positive environment of The Moat and Garden site at Albrighton. The stage 1 (taster sessions) are free of charge and consist of six weekly sessions: Planned 2015/2016 start dates: • September 14th • February 8th • April 11th • June 25th If you’re a young person interested in this opportunity contact us with your interest. If you’re a parent, guardian, carer or an organisation please contact us to discuss and enrol the young person. If you have any questions or queries please do not hesitate to Contact us on 01902 372441 Email: [email protected]
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Latest News & Updates
Keep Britain Tidy It’s time to pick the nation’s favourite park This year a record breaking 1,582 parks and green spaces were awarded the prestigious, international Green Flag Award. You can find your nearest winning parks at: greenflagaward.org. Because we all know how much parks mean to people, the annual People’s Choice award is now open – giving the public a chance to vote for their favourite. The vote opens today and closes at noon on 30 September. All Green Flag Award winning sites are entered into the annual People’s Choice Award vote. The winner of the People’s Choice will be announced in October. To vote, simply go to: www.greenflagaward.org, select your country or region on the interactive map, find your favourite park or green space and click the 'vote for this site' button.
New study reveals how changes in lifestyle are contributing to dramatic rise in obesity The study, carried out by Dr Melanie Luhrmann from the Department of Economics along with Professor Rachel Griffith and Dr Rodrigo Lluberas, revealed that while obesity rates have almost trebled, surprisingly, our actual calorie intake has fallen by around 20 per cent compared to 30 years ago. View the full news item
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Latest News & Updates
Sector should work harder to recruit young trustees, says new guide from the Charities Aid Foundation The Young Trustees Guide, published yesterday, gives advice on how to bring people under 35 onto the board. Charities should do more to recruit young trustees, according to a new report published by the Charities Aid Foundation. The Charity Commission -approved Young Trustees Guide, which was published yesterday, offers advice and guidance for charities that want to reduce the average age of their trustees. This currently stands at 57 for all charities. View the full news item
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The Richard Overall Trust This Trust was set up in 2001 in memory of 20 year old Richard Overall who had Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. The Trust has helped and will continue to help young disabled persons with financial support in order to enjoy and progress in their chosen sport. The Trust supports requests from Individuals, Groups, Family and Carers who are British Citizens. http://www.richardoveralltrust.co.uk/index.html
Sport England Protecting Playing Fields - Round 8 Round 8 will open on 14 September 2015 and close at 5pm on 9 November 2015. Protected playing fields offer large grants from £10,000 - £65,000 for the voluntary and education sector and up to £100,00 for local authorities. These grants are to improve the condition of pitches, support the purchase of playing fields, bring disused playing fields back into use or offer help to communities to protect their playing fields. The applicant must hold ownership or a long-term leasehold of 25 years or longer. View more details
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Table Tennis Facility Grant Scheme Table Tennis England has a club focused capital facilities fund of £272,000 this financial year. There are three key areas of investment: Club Table Scheme - to provide additional tables for established clubs. Club Improvement Fund - Grants of up to £10,000 towards upgrading existing facilities. Dedicated Multi-table Clubs/Facilities Fund Grants from £20,000 to £100,000 towards extending or building a new facility. In all cases, partnership funding is required and the grant must be spent this financial year. Further details of all the schemes, how to apply and how decisions are reached can be found in the Club Facility Funding Guidance 2015-16 document. Please read this thoroughly before considering making an application. Click here for further information
Dan Maskell Tennis Trust The Dan Maskell Tennis Trust is a tennis charity raising funds for people with disabilities. Formed in 1997 and named after the late Dan Maskell “the voice of Wimbledon”, the Trust grant aids individuals, disability groups and programmes, clubs, schools and associations to help with the purchase of wheelchairs, tennis equipment and grants for coaching. Click here for further info
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Western Power Distribution Community Chest Western Power Distribution (WPD) in partnership with the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) is running another £50,000 grant scheme for communities in the Midlands, South West and South Wales to help reduce their energy use. The aim of the grant scheme, funded by WPD and administered by CSE, is to help community groups carry out simple but effective energy efficiency improvements in village halls and community buildings, after carrying out their own energy audits. The maximum award per group will be £1,000. Improvements could include things like low energy lighting, heating controls, draught proofing and insulation, which can have significant impacts on reducing energy use and fuel bills. To qualify for a grant, you need to demonstrate that you are a legitimate, not-for-profit community or voluntary group with a bank account (schools and publically owned buildings will not be eligible), and your building is used by a wide cross-section of the community. Certain businesses, such as community-run village shops may also be eligible. Click here for further information
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Seeking funding to continue your project Many groups contact the Big Lottery advice team asking if they provide continuation funding and how to apply. Big Lottery do fund existing projects, follow the link below for their latest blog containing some quick tips on what to include in your application. Click here to view the blog
Big Lottery Fund commits £20m further funding to revive public parks The Big Lottery Fund has announced it will invest a further £20million in England’s public parks and cemeteries, £10million a year until 2018. Combined with Heritage Lottery Fund’s (HLF) commitment of £20m per year under the Parks for People programme in England, this takes the total budget available to £30m per year for new projects. Parks for People provides grants of between £100,000 and £5million to restore and rejuvenate historic parks and cemeteries. Organisations can apply for funding for projects that repair heritage features, open new facilities and run volunteering and activity programmes, involving the community in the running of the park. Applications for the next round of Parks for People funding are now open until the 29 February 2016. Find out more about how to apply at: www.hlf.org.uk/parks View the full press release
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National
Governing Body
of Sport (NGB)
Updates
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England Netball launch #NetballNeverStops campaign During August, England Netball launched a campaign targeting young people who are finishing school and compulsory education: #NetballNeverStops The campaign has a multi-faceted approach, which will run through to the beginning of October. It is aimed at 18 and 19 year old women, who will be entering higher education this year. The focus for the campaign is around reducing the drop off and retaining our current participants, as well as encouraging new people to take part. All the information that students need can be found on the England Netball website. The content includes all the blogs, videos, a student guide and details on where and how they can play netball at university.
Shake up September with Swimming The ASA is supporting the Shake up September Challenge, brought to you by County Sport Partnerships, from the 1-30 September. They want to help encourage those people who are new to swimming and those who already swim to go more regularly, and make swimming a sporting habit for life. Throughout September we are offering you the chance to win prizes for logging 30 minutes of swimming each week on the Workplace Challenge app on your phone or the webpage. View the full news item
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Twitter Highlights!
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members and partners, from those who’ve been helping hearts beat
faster in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin through sport and physical
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