To tackle this, Sport England is expanding its Place Partnerships programme, which will see £190 million of National Lottery and Exchequer funding invested in up to 80-100 new places across England over the next 5 years. Targeted local investment and resources will help to increase activity levels, decrease inactivity and breakdown the barriers and inequalities that prevent people from playing sport or being active.
Since 2018, Sport England has tested Place Partnerships through a place-based approach of working with ‘Local Delivery Pilots’ in 12 of the country’s most disadvantaged and least active communities. This has included Essex, where particular focus has been in Basildon, Colchester and Tendring. Sport England have chosen three new Place Partnerships for Essex: 1) Castle Point, 2) Harlow, 3) Thurrock.
Place Partnerships Leadership Course
Building Local Leadership Capacity in Place
The purpose of the course was to bring together a group of local people from different sectors and organisations who are passionate about the role that physical activity and sport can play in changing lives and strengthening communities, increasing confidence to do things differently and work in more connected ways. The course provided practical examples of leading change to increase activity levels, using examples from the successful Essex Local Delivery Pilot. The groups who attended the 2-day course, took part in a shared learning experience, which will form into a strong network to help drive forward this once in a lifetime Place Partnership opportunity in Castle Point, Harlow and Thurrock.
Asset Based Community Development-Essex (ABCD-E) Workshop
Delivered in person by two facilitators, ABCD-E (Asset Based Community Development Essex) is an interactive workshop designed to help you understand what we mean by asset based community development, how using a strengths based approach can support the communities you work with, and influence decision makers to think differently about communities. We will explore what makes a community and the strengths within it, and share some real examples of how this work has been done in local areas. This workshop is aimed as an introduction/reaffirming of ABCD knowledge.
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