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Sports Development Week to
focus on global best practice
Targeting everyone involved in Children and schools
sport, fitness and leisure Employees and the workplace
development, the successful Major Hard-to-reach groups, and
Moves Conference is to be staged Older adults
at Sports Development Week held
alongside Leisure Industry Week. The one-day programme of
The event which focuses on events – which will include use of
participation, infrastructure and the show’s Sports Arena for
performance in sport, is being practical demonstrations and
held at the Birmingham NEC on participation events – will appeal
23-25 September. to everyone involved in physical
Themed as ‘Inspiration, activity project delivery, GP
Innovation, Motivation - Around referral, the promotion of physical
the Physical Activity World in a activity in schools, the workplace
Day’, the SDW initiative will or the community, as well as
Dance platforms help
profile a range of physical activity public health and primary care.
promotion projects from around Visit www.sdwshow.co.uk for
reduce crime
the world focusing on: more information. Funky dance platforms are helping damage. When we’ve finished
to reduce crime in one of the with them, they’re too tired to do
A first for primary school children
country’s most deprived areas. any damage!
Brierley Town Council in “The classes are usually £2.50
What is thought to be the first inter-county athletics final event for year Barnsley invested in 16 of ZigZag’s a session, but with the help of
six primary school children, from across Kent, Surrey and Sussex, state-of-the-art dance platforms, our local police we were able to
took place at Summerfields Leisure Centre. using part of its £620,000 funding offer them at just £1. And now
It was organised by Andy Hodder, Competitions Manager of to build the village’s new the children have tried the dance
Hastings & Rother Schools Sport Partnership, the one-day event was community and leisure centre. platforms they keep coming
the first of 12 similar activity challenges staged locally in the coming South Yorkshire Police helped back as they have so much fun.”
months and featuring a variety of different sporting disciplines. fund classes at the leisure centre Brierley’s new community and
“The event was a very successful one, which saw 240 young people for just £1 during Halloween and leisure centre, which opened in
have a highly fantastic day of structured athletics in a safe environment. Bonfire week as part of its September 2007, was developed
We think it is a first and something which brings a great deal of ‘Operation Mischief’, to crack using cash from the Town Council,
enjoyment all round,” added Hodder. down on petty crime during the the Coalfields Regeneration Trust,
Other organisations in the Freedom Leisure event included England celebrations. Initial reports show Haslam Homes and the Single
Athletics; Sportshall Athletics from Warwickshire, who ran the event; that crime usually associated with Regeneration Budget.
members of Sussex Athletics, who hope to be closely involved in this period is down 15% from the The portable dance platforms,
future years and Hastings Athletics Club, who officiated. same time last year. which are stationed in a multi
Jan Cooper, Manager of the purpose room at the leisure
Biggest investment ever by Plymouth
Community Centre said: “We centre will be transported to
know that providing these fun community centres in the next
Plymouth City Council has “This is the biggest activities for the children really two villages two evenings a
announced plans for a £44m investment in leisure this city does have an impact on petty week over the coming months,
leisure complex -the city’s has ever seen and the Life crime in the area – particularly to encourage children from
largest ever investment in Centre will be one of the best things like graffiti and criminal across the area to get active.
leisure facilities. facilities of its kind in the
Plans for the Life Centre in country – a regional centre of Sports science excellence in sports psychology.
Central Park, feature a full size excellence for swimming and awards for top four Jordan Laggoune, 23, from
ice rink and spectator area; a diving, a top training venue and Sports Science Awards have been Hove, has been awarded the
50m swimming pool; a diving a citywide hub of sports, leisure presented to four graduates from Lea-Ray Insport Prize for his
pool; a leisure pool; indoor and healthy activities for people Canterbury Christ Church University. overall contribution to the
bowling rinks; a sports hall; a of all ages.” Paul Bundy, 28, from University’s Sports Science
fitness suite and multi-purpose If the project gets planning Canterbury, achieved a 2:1 in programme.
studio space. permission, it will go out to tender Sports Science and received the Natalie Goldring, 22, a
Vivien Pengelly, leader of the in the New Year and contractors Blanthorne Award for the highest resident from Rainham and a
council, said: “The Life Centre has are expected to be appointed in marks in practical performance. former pupil from Chatham
been a long time in the planning the autumn. It is hoped that the Lisa Guilliland, 21, from Essex, Grammar School for Girls,
and we are delighted finally to see complex will be opened at the received a 2:1 and the University’s achieved a first class honours
this vision becoming a reality. beginning of 2011. Gordon Underwood Prize for degree in Sports Science.
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