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Bassetlaw District Council's
Sports Development
Service
Our
Mission Statement
To Encourage More
Bassetlaw People to become More Active More
Often
(Sport
and Recreation Strategy)
How will we deliver the Mission
Statement?
By offering support, advice and
working in partnership with others, the Bassetlaw Sports
Development Service aim to increase participation in Sport and
Physical Activity for as wide a cross section of Bassetlaw
residents as possible.
What are the overall aims of
Bassetlaw Sports Development Service?
- Work in partnership to
ensure effective and efficient use of resources and avoid
duplication.
- Increase the access and
usage of facilities across the District for Sports and Physical
Activity opportunities.
- Raise the profile of Sports
and Physical Activity and highlight health benefits and improvement
in the quality of life associated with active lifestyles.
- To increase the pride
across Bassetlaw through Sports and Physical Activity success
stories.
What do Bassetlaw Sports
Development Service do?
- Offer strategic help and
advice linked to National/Regional and County priorities.
- Represent Bassetlaw views
at County and Regional Forums
- Act as advocates for good
practice such as offering advice linked to Child Protection issues
and Sports Club Accreditation Schemes.
- Offer funding advice at
varying levels
- Support the workers of
The Bassetlaw Sports Forum and
various sports specific action groups
- Operate a comprehensive
Coach Education and Coach Development Programme
- Offer support across the
District to enhance Sports Club Development
- Organise an annual Sports Calendar of Events linked to
the Bassetlaw School Sports Partnership including the Annual Youth
Games.
- Organise the Annual
Bassetlaw Sports Awards - a review
of the Districts Sporting Achievements
- Support The S.A.N.D (see the ability not the
disability) Sports Club which offers twice weekly sports
sessions for young people with a disability
- Organise weekly "Play with Purpose" special needs swimming
lessons
- Manage and administer the
District performance swim squads "The
Bassetlaw Swim Squads".
- Through partnership working
operate the "Go For Fit" GP
referral scheme, the "Healthy
Hearts" cardiac rehabilitation scheme, and the "Healthy Walking" scheme across the whole
District
- Deliver outreach Multi-Skills School Holiday activity
schemes in isolated rural communities throughout the year.
- Manage the young persons
social inclusion sports project "A
Sporting Chance"
- Manage the young persons
social inclusion football project "A
Footballing Chance"
The Sports
Development Service has 10 Officers and are based at 17b
The Square, Retford, DN22 6DB. Tel: Sports
Development admin on 01909 534523.
Quest Accreditation
Bassetlaw Sports Development
Service were last assessed by the external Quest assessor in
October 2005 achieving a score of 71% having scored 63% in October
2003 in their initial assessment (an 8% rise in 2 years)
The Service are about to undergo
their third full 2 day assessment in March 2008 (They will be
the first Sports Development Services in Nottinghamshire to have
undergone 3 full Quest assessments)
This demonstrates that the Service
is committed to continuous improvement.
Key areas identified for
improvement were:
Research
Process, Planning
and Improvement
Health and Safety Management
Marketing
The team have focussed improvement
work in these 4 areas and the 1 year maintenance assessment in
April 2007 indicated significant changes have been made across all
management areas.
New
this week
Do you need a venue?
Retford Oaks, Elizabethan and
Tuxford Schools Sports Facilities For Hire
What Facilities are
available?
- 3 floodlit all weather pitches,
- 3 sports halls,
- 3 dance studios,
- main halls,
- Muga's and other community use
areas
When are they available
to hire?
Your local schools are
community facilities after 6.00pm on weekdays, from 9.00am on
weekends and during school holidays.
How to Book
If you are organising an
activity or are a sports Club and would like to hire any part of
the schools, please phone or e-mail the central booking office
on
Tel: 0845 643 0717
E-mail: info@almsport.co.uk
Holiday Activities
For more details of the
activities taking place during the Summer Holidays please go to
the What's On page. On-line booking also
available.
For more details of the
courses available go to the Coach
Education page
New Doorstep Walk leaflets
available now
Information about the 16 independent
walks is available on the Walking The
Way To Health page
Bassetlaw Sports Awards
Nominations are now welcome all year
round. If you want a nomination form please contact Karen Sim
on 01909 533485