Welcome

Welcome to the first Cumbria Sport Partnership e-zine! This e-zine will give you updates on the work of Cumbria Sport Partnership as well as the work of our partners. Links will be provided to the Cumbria Sport Partnership website where you can read articles in full and download supporting documents and policies. If you have a story that you would like to see in the newsletter, on our website or in Active Cumbria, please email amy.clement@cumbriacc.gov.uk.  

If you would like to know more about the work of Cumbria Sport Partnership, or get involved, please search the 'About Us' pages of the Cumbria Sport Partnership website, or contact the office on 01228 226885.

ACTIVE PEOPLE 2 RESULTS SHOW INCREASE IN 'ACTIVE' CUMBRIA

Sport England has just released the 6 monthly results from Active People 2 compared with the same 6months in the original survey. The survey has found that the number of adults across Cumbria who regularly participate in sport and active recreation has again increased, with the 55s and over showing the biggest growth spurt.

In Cumbria the % of the adult population taking part in 3 days a week of at least moderate intensity sport and active recreation for at least 30 minutes has risen from 19.1% in APS1 (mid Oct 05-mid April 06) to 23.8% in APS2 (mid Oct 07-mid April 08).

There are 49 County Sport Partnerships throughout England, and Cumbria Sport Partnership is one of the five who are on track to achieve or exceed the target of a 3% rise in participation over three years. It cannot be assumed that these changes will be replicated in future quarters, yet as more results become available over time we will have greater confidence that the changes we are seeing in Cumbria are real and sustained.

CUMBRIA SPORT PARTNERSHIP CONFERENCE 2008

The first Cumbria Sport Partnership conference was a huge success, providing delegates with updates on the work of Cumbria Sport Partnership, the Youth Sport Trust the emerging Sport England strategy and updates from key sport and physical activity partners and projects from around the county. 

The event provided an excellent networking opportunity, allowing delegates to discuss the key challenges facing the sports sector in our region.

The afternoon session saw inspirational interviews on 'how sport has changed my life' with Mike Liptrot, Kendal Judo Club... More >

ACTIVE CUMBRIA WEEK

Cumbria Sport Partnership is currently running an ‘Active Cumbria’ campaign, which includes a monthly sport and physical activity supplement in five newspapers throughout the county, as well as a dedicated website that holds information on activities throughout Cumbria, a clubs database, events calendar and advice of how to get active... More >

GETTING PHYSICAL IN CUMBRIA - THE LAKE DISTRICT

Outdoor enthusiasts can access the very latest information on how to book an active break in Cumbria - The Lake District through a new and improved website. Cumbria Tourism’s dedicated outdoors site www.lakedistrictoutdoors.co.uk is designed to be a virtual one stop shop for visitors looking to get physical in Britain’s best outdoor adventure playground in 2007... More >

GET QUALIFIED IN CUMBRIA AND LANCASHIRE

The University of Cumbria has been awarded £250,000 by Sport England to support the growth of training and skills in the sports sector, including outdoor sports. Over the next two years (2008-10), in collaboration with Cumbria Sport Partnership and Lancashire Sport, and with continuing support from SkillsActive, the Get Qualified programme aims to assist in the development of a quality sport workforce across these two counties and ultimately help to increase participation in sport and physical activity in local communities.

If you are over 16 years of age and working or volunteering in sport you may be eligible to apply for Get Qualified funding for sport specific training. For more information visit www.cumbria.ac.uk/getqualified or call Rachel Walker on 015394 30275.

KELLOGG'S FREE SWIM VOUCHERS

Swimming is a great way to keep fit and have loads of fun at the same time - anyone can do it and you don’t need loads of expensive gear to join ... more >

SPORT ENGLAND ANNOUNCE THE RETURN OF SPORTSMATCH

Funded by Sport England, Sportmatch is designed to encourage new or additional investment in sport from businesses, trusts and private individuals. For each pound secured from private business for sports projects that encourage sports participation at grass roots level, Sportsmatch offers pound for pound matched funding.

The scheme’s awards criteria have been amended to provide greater flexibility for applicants and applications can now be made on line. For more information contact Sport England on 08458 508 508 or visit www.sportengland.org.

LONDON 2012

Up in Cumbria it may seem that we are miles away from the 2012 action, but there are many ways we can join in the Olympics. Use the Games to inspire people to take up a new sport, to volunteer, or to take part in a cultural project. Local businesses might be one of the thousands that win Games-related contracts. However you look at it, the 2012 Games are set to make a difference to our area.

For more information about how the North West’s will benefit from 2012 visit www.london2012.com. To download a copy of the Northwest Legacy Framework for the 2012 Games or sign up for a copy of the Northwest BE Inspired e-newsletter please visit www.nwbeinspired.com.

TRAINING CAMPS

In Cumbria three sports venues have been identified as potential training camps for athletes competing in the games. They are: The Sheepmount in Carlisle, Kendal Judo Club and Hoops Basketball Centre in Barrow. These venues all appear in the official LOCOG Training Camps Directory launched at the Games in Bejing this year. Each of these venues provide excellent sports facilities, and are currently developing plans to target teams of athletes who may come and use our facilities in the run up to the games.

Recently a delegation from the North West which included advisors Don Parker, Kevin Hickey and Rob Young were taken on a tour of these facilities by Cumbria Sports Director - Eddie Edge. The group met with the operators to advise and provide support in attracting National Olympic Teams to come up to Cumbria to make final preparations for the 2012 Games. The main messages from the day were about the whole of the community and local business getting behind these venues and putting together an attractive package to entice teams to Cumbria.

For more information email: nwpregamescamps@sportengland.org or contact Rob Young, North West 2012 Coordinator on rob.young@nwda.co.uk.  

CUMBRIA SPORT PARTNERSHIP EVENTS CALENDAR

Do you have an event coming up that you'd like listed on the Cumbria Sport partnership events calendar? Fill in our event form and we'll add it once it has been approved, or email the details to: amy.clement@cumbriacc.gov.uk. 

COMPETITION MANAGERS

Increasing the number of young people involved in competitive sport is a key element of the Physical Education and Sport Strategy for Young People which will offer all 5-16 year olds five hours of sport per week, and three hours for 16-19 year olds. A key driver for this, the national roll out of Competition Managers, is now well underway. As this new network of Competition Managers is developed, work will be further developed to focus on ‘competition’ to align with results from the successful pilot programme ... More >

VACANCIES

Visit the jobs pages of the Cumbria Sport Partnership website for details of current vacancies in sport. If you have a vacancy to advertise, please contact amy.clement@cumbriacc.gov.uk. 

Michelle Young is now on maternity leave. Hayley McCowan is covering for Michelle during this time and can be contacted on 01228 226885 or at hayley.mccowan@cumbriacc.gov.uk.