Newsletters

In our first bi-monthly edition of 2009, we have news of the Community Investment Fund (sport lottery) reopening for business in April, helping to deliver against the new Sport England Strategy. The first repeat of the nationwide Active People Survey was completed in December showing a 1.7% increase in the number of adults taking part in regular sport and active recreation over the last two years. Sport England have now reorganised their Regional Office and the new Wiltshire Council Leisure Department will soon start to form up. Swindon Borough Council have carried out some restructuring in how they deliver leisure. WASP are now looking forward to developing an even closer working relationship with all three of these organisations for the greater benefit of sport and active recreation in Wiltshire.

Issue 22 in html format features:

• Sustrans Bike it Project Swindon
• WASP Funding Forum
• MEND project 5–7 yrs Swindon
• BBC SW Sports Awards
• WRN An Organiser’s Experience
• Calling WRN Organisers in Wilts
• Child Protection in Sport
• Equity Standard for Sport
• Mencap Sport
• Sport England Funding Strategy
• Good News for local Sport Club
• Skills Active
• February Half Term
• Health and Wellbeing Awards
• Calne 10K Charity Fun Run
• Race for Life
• News from The Pitch

WASP and our local authority partners are now licensed Clubmark accreditors, meaning that we can offer even more support to Wiltshire’s sports clubs in their drive not only to be highly effective, but also to be attractive to a very wide range of people. We have news of the Department of Health's commitment to CSPs to support the wider physical activity promotion agenda and thoughts on how we can use some of our abundant green space to help reduce health inequalities between rich and poor.

Issue 21 in html format features:

• Clubmark
• WASP Licensed Clubmark Accreditor
• Swindon Hockey Club
• Rationbox Exercise Programme
• Child Protection in Sport
• Equity Standard for Sport
• Job as Physical Activity Lead - DHSW
• English Womens Golf grants
• Health & Wellbeing Awards
• Sport England News from The Pitch

Hopefully the milder weather has inspired you all to get out and get active. The evenings are certainly drawing in now, but as you can see from the newsletter, there is still plenty going on so winter is no excuse for not being active!

Issue 20 features in html format:

• BBC Sports Awards 2008
• England Basketball news
• Wiltshire FA Coaching Courses
• Sport England News
• SEN Football Festival 2008
• Free Child Protection Awareness Courses
• Equity Standard for Sport
• WASP Funding Forum
• Badminton Courses
• Womens Running Network
• Creative Multi Sport Competition
• Mencap Sport
• WSFF Conference

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With our Paralympians continuing our success on the world stage, it has been another good month for sport. We celebrated the Paralympic handover with a great local sporting festival. We have received significant funding from the Wiltshire PCT to promote sport and physical activity as a key way of maintaining a healthy lifestyle and can continue to take a wider approach to the promotion of community sport.

Take time out to nominate your ‘Unsung Hero’ and reward those volunteers who are so essential to the fabric of sport in this country. And if you think you are too old for sport and physical exercise then be inspired by Fit as a Fiddle!

Issue 19 in html format features:

• Paralympic Handover
• BBC Sports Unsung Hero Awards
• Fit as a Fiddle
• Sporting Champions in Beijing
• Sport England news
• Sport England SW news
• Netball SW launch website
• Child Protection in Sport
• Equity Standard for Sport
• Community Foundation bid
• WASP Funding Forum
• Alternative Sports Taster Day
• Cancer Research 10K run
• Bath RFC Charity Event
• BHFNC 8th Annual Conference
• ARA UKCC L2 Rowing Coach

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There can’t be many who weren’t following the Olympics during August. Our congratulations go out to all the competitors who took part but especially to those that brought home medals. What a result for Team GB! With the Paralympics underway we look to the handover on 17 Sep 08 when the Olympics and Paralympics will officially be with London. Over the next 4 years, Team South West will be looking to us for up and coming hopefuls so let’s lend our support to creating an Olympic legacy the South West can be proud of.

Don’t miss opportunities this month to enrol for upcoming sports conferences and courses. Check out the jobs with England Netball, Mencap or Salisbury District and a host of events happening across the county. And there’s still time to get involved and have your say at Swindon’s Sports forum, sign up for some exercise to music, become a badminton coach or join in with Westbury’s Alternative Sports Day.

We say goodbye this month and a big thank you to our Marketing Manager, Rachel Bardsley, who sadly is leaving us for sunny climes. We wish her all the best in her exciting adventure.

Issue 18 in html format features:

• Sports Development Week
• National Sports Conference
• England Netball part time work
• Sporting Champions
• Across Britain Charity Bike Ride
• SKiLD
• Women's Running Groups
• Train to Gain
• Managing Challenging Behaviour
• Posts at Mencap
• Community Sports Coach
• Kick It Out Grants
• Westbury Alternative Sports Day
• Healthy, Wealthy and Working
• Exercise to Music
• Mencap Sport
• Coaching Badminton
• Swindon Sports Forum

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In this Sporting Summer issue, we have news of the first ever Wiltshire and Swindon Alternative Youth Games in which around 300 students participated. The list of Paralympic Athletes for Beijing was released and we are delighted to see the South West well represented. Good luck to everyone involved! Swindon Sports Forum were awarded a grant to support sports clubs last month and we at WASP welcomed a new community football coach to the fold.We have latest funding news to help you find a fund that may be suitable for you or your organisation. And don’t forget to get your tickets for the UK School Games later this month, and make a note in your diary for the sponsored cycle ride, netball activities and racquet skills workshop.

Issue 17 in html format features:
News

• UK School Games Tickets
• Scholarship Opportunities
• Olympic Sport Grant
• New Community Football Coach
• Swindon Sports Forum
• Opening Doors to an Active Life
• Back to Badminton and Tennis
• ParalympicsGB Squad

Youth

• Alternative Youth Games
• Tag Rugby Coaching

Funding Opportunities

• Access to Nature Grants
• Capital Projects Scheme
• myplace
• Enable Sport Programme
• Enhancing Communities
• Peter Harrison Foundation

Diary Dates

• Raise Money for Hearts
• Netball Player Workshops
• Netball Coach Workshops
• Across Britain Bike Ride
• Racquet Skills Workshop

Jobs

• Men's Artistic Gymnastics Coach

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We welcome Nina Goldsworthy to the WASP Team as new Business Development Manager and have news on an Olympic hopeful Nick Southern, results of the Midsummer Bike Ride, and opportunities to become a volunteer at this Summer’s biggest Youth Event – The Uk School Games. If you’ve always wanted to be part of the Olympics find out how you can be involved. As usual there are funding opportunities and dates not to miss for your diaries. Get updated on all the latest news from the youth sports or maybe give the Netball Coordinator a call and get back to Netball.

Issue 16 in html format features:

News

• UK School Games
• Ringing in the Olympics
• Midsummer Bike Night
• Southern Seeks Sponsor
• Young People Fund
• Nina Goldsworthy
• Active @ Work
• Influencing Workshop

Youth

• Alternative Youth Games
• Kwik Cricket
• Fun Netball Sessions
• Larkrise Euro 2008

Funding Opportunities

• Training Courses
• Healthy Hearts Grant
• Healthy Communities
• Active Living Fund
• Help Yourselves

Diary Dates

• Swindon Half Marathon
• South West Randonnee
• Fun in the Sun
• Free Table Tennis
• Free Volleyball

Jobs

• Centre Director
• Community Sports Coordinator

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We take taking the opportunity to reflect on some of the successes of the last year as well as bring you the latest news. Our profile is higher than ever and we have established a really strong track record. Participation in sport and active recreation is rising steadily in Wiltshire, investment in sport is up and we have a very high level of co–operation and coordination across a wide range of sectors resulting in more opportunities to get active in Wiltshire.

Issue 14 in html format features:

News

• Active People Survey
• Sport Skills Academy
• Tisbury Sports Centre
• Free Swimming
• Sarsen Trail
• Implementing Sports Projects

Annual Review

• Child Safeguarding
• Coaching
• Workforce Development
• Fit Together
• New Chair
• Equality Standard
• Leadership Journey
• Wiltshire Youth Games
• CSNs
• Inward Investment
• Step into Sport
• Volunteering
• WASSSA
• Older People Project
• Club Development
• Netball

Funding Opportunities

• Sportsmatch Scheme

Diary Dates

• Mencap National Championships
• Yr 9 Mixed Rounders Tournament
• Developing People Courses
• WRN Organiser Course
• Volunteer Walk Leaders
• Extend Teacher Training
• Woodland Games
• SAQ Course
• Bike Week

Jobs

• Partnership Development Manager

Making It Happen

• Challenge Swindon Hockey

Youth

• Success at Cricket Festival
• Kwik Cricket Festival
• North Wilts Tag Rugby Festival

Get Active

• Active Workplaces
• Womens Running Network

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We're very excited to announce the arrival of The Wiltshire and Swindon Competition Team. Newly appointed and in place on 1 April 2008, the team are now looking for ideas and support. Please visit their information page. We also feature a successful Step into Sport conference, information about the launch of Wiltshire County Council's Fitness Buddy Scheme, and an outline of the new UK Coaching Framework.

There are signposts to some useful funding tips, and we encourage you to check your diaries so as not to miss out on any of the great events happening over the next couple of months.

Issue 14 in html format features:

• Fitness Buddy
• Competition Managers
• Coaching Conference
• UK Coaching Framework
• Devizes Tag Rugby
• Marlborough Tag Rugby
• Step into Sport Conference
• International Walking
• Get Sporty @ Bristol
• Mike Slade Fund
• DOH Announcement
• Community Cash Awards
• Coaching Bursaries
• The Football Foundation
• Sports and Arts Grant
• Walk for Wards
• Alternative Sports Day
• Netball Coaching Sessions
• Sweating the Assets
• Walking for health
• Fire Service Walking
• Kennet Kanter

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March madness swept through WASP last month with comedy outfits worn for Sport Relief and many turning out to run in the rain, where enthusiasm couldn't be dampened. We have news of Challenge Swindon, aim ing to attract thousands of residents to take up activities during a week full of free, or reduced rate, taster sessions.

We congratulate the Wiltshire School of Gymnastics who found out they had been selected as a potential training camp for the 2012 Games.

And we have lots more dates for your diary. Issue 13 in html format features:

• Challenge Swindon
• Sport Relief Mile
• Gymnastics Olympic Bid
• H5 County Netball Final
• ACCESS Day
• Reaching for the heights in sport
• Junior Sports Leaders Awards
• NWDC Hockey Festival
• Up n Cycling
• Over 50 activity session
• Marlborough RFC Head Coach
• Enable Sport Programme
• Sport Relief Grants
• Colson Fellowship Fund
• Walk for Wildlife Week
• Coaches Conference
• Netball Coaching Sessions
• Multi Sports Development Day
• Multi Sports Disability Club
• Football Coaching
• Mencap Sport
• Valuing your Sports Volunteers

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