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Sports Development and Active Recreation

What we do

We provide and support a range of sports, health, outdoor and physical activity opportunities within the High Peak.

We aim to support and enable, through partnerships, a range of sporting and community activities and initiatives that have a positive impact on the social, economic and wellbeing of the community. Our focus is on providing and promoting more opportunities to take part in sport and physical activity with the aim of increasing the number of people taking part in at least 30 minutes of exercise on 3 or more occasions per week.

To achieve this, we take a community leadership role and work in partnership with organisations, such as national governing bodies for sport, Sport England, The County Sports Partnership (Derbyshire Sport), The High Peak School and Sport Partnership, other local authorities, Peak National Park and voluntary sector organisations like the Area Sports Forums. The Sports Development team work across a number of agendas including, health impact, community safety, community cohesion, developing volunteering and provision of positive activities for young people.

Our priorities for High Peak

• Enhance access to sport and physical activity opportunities for children and young people and give them opportunity to develop their talents to the full and enjoy the benefits of participation.
• Enhance access to sport and physical activity for older people by increasing and making it easier to access services and activities.
• Increase the percentage of High Peak residents undertaking at least 30 minutes of exercise on at least three occasions per week.
• Improve the health of the community through sport and physical activity.
• Contribute to reducing crime in the High Peak through the Safer Communities Through Sport project.
• Provide support for sports club with advice on funding, developing school / club links, attaining Club Mark, and sports development planning.
• Provide support for volunteers involved in sport through advice on accessing coach education and providing coach scholarship funding.

Latest News

Volunteer Centres reach out to local groups!

Volunteer Centres Derbyshire (3MB) have a new Outreach Project aimed at connecting sports and rural groups with their local Volunteer Centres.

This project and your local volunteer centre can offer you free, informal and friendly help and support on volunteer-related issues by:

• Publicising your volunteering opportunities and attracting more volunteers.
• Providing advice and information on volunteer management issues – eg. assistance in putting together a volunteer task description, or a volunteering policy.
• Free training sessions and workshops, eg. attracting/recruiting volunteers, support and supervision or local networking groups and workshops.

There are two Outreach and Involvement Workers providing county coverage. They will help your group to harness and capitalise on the services available in your area.

For more information please contact Volunteer Centre Services:

For the North of the County:

Sam Tock
Email: outreach.north@vcdd.org.uk
Phone: 07925 558786

For the South of the County:

Debbie Webster
Email: outreach.south@vcdd.org.uk
Phone: 07743 494186

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