Category: Notts County Council

Giveaway to help your sports event rock!

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There is a fantastic giveaway on offer to help sports fans and local clubs get their event buzzing, thanks to Nottinghamshire County Council and Sport Nottinghamshire.

They have been working together to provide a number of sports accessory resource packs being made available to celebrate less than 50 days to the start of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The packs are designed to help create a memorable atmosphere at sporting occasions and maximise participation in sporting events. But the winning entrants must demonstrate how they would boost sports participation in their sport.
Each resource pack includes:

  • pens
  • balls
  • flags
  • water bottles
  • thundersticks
  • bunting

Anna Quick, Sports Development Officer, at Nottinghamshire County Council said: “London 2012 is almost upon us so it seems like an appropriate time to launch this offer to local communities.

“These resource packs will help successful local sports clubs and associations to help add extra atmosphere to any events they have planned in this significant year of sport.”

Earlier this year, hundreds of Notts sports clubs and associations were invited to take part in two key events being organised by Nottinghamshire County Council and Sport Nottinghamshire to prepare them for managing the expected rush of enthusiasm in sport after London 2012.

The county council produced an Olympics toolkit with some key hints and guidance for clubs and associations to follow. The toolkit was unveiled at the meetings and includes key information about funding streams, maximising Olympics initiatives such as Sport Makers volunteering, the Torch Relay, The Gold Challenge and Sportivate, plus information on key contacts and support available.

Entrants need to be registered on the Nottinghamshire club database at www.sportnottinghamshire.co.uk to qualify.

Once registered, they will then need to email the county council’s sports development team sports@nottscc.gov.uk with the name of their club or association and details of what events or activities they are putting on over the Olympic or Paralympic Games to attract new members to their club.

The first fifty entrants with the best answers to boosting sports participation will win.

Please visit Nottinghamshire County Council’s sport for all web pages to find out more about the Olympics in the county, the London 2012 toolkit and other sporting initiatives: www.nottscc.gov.uk/sportforall.

Anna Quick

Sports Development Officer (Clubs and Organisations)
Nottinghamshire County Council | Children, Families and Cultural Services |
Thoroton Road |West Bridgford | Nottingham | NG2 5FT

Tel: 0115 9772218 | Fax: 0115 9772870

‘Building a better future for Nottinghamshire through sport’

Nottinghamshire Community Sports Fund

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The Community Sports Fund is now open for 2012. The Fund is a grant aid scheme aimed at helping local sports clubs and organisations by supporting projects that encourage additional people to get involved in sport, or retain those who would otherwise cease to be involved. Nottinghamshire clubs can apply for up to £1000 (£1500 if Club mark accredited). There will be 2 rounds

Round 1

Open 1st April – 31st May 2012 for projects starting between Sept 2012 and March 2013

Round 2

Open 1st August- closing date to be confirmed, most likely 31st October for projects starting 2013.

For more information and to apply visit the Nottinghamshire County Council website

The nPower Big Dribble

The nPower Big Dribble

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The npower Big Dribble hits Market Square, Nottingham on Thursday 19th April 13.15 – 14.45.

Join celebrities, Great Britain hockey stars, local communities and thousands of others in an attempt to set a record for dribbling hockey balls 2012km across Great Britain.

Wish Great Britain’s hockey teams ‘good luck’ ahead of the Olympic Games by writing a message on our giant hockey ball.

It is also a super Event so there will be extra activities which will run from 11-4.

More details can be found at www.thebigdribble.com

Level 1 Coaching Course

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Please see attached the application form for the Level 1 coaching course being held at Nottingham Trent University on Sunday 6th, Sunday 13th & Sunday 27th May 2012, 9am – 6pm on each day.

Nottingham Trent University Level One application May 2012

I have managed to secure some funding to subsidise the cost of this course for participants who are a member of a club in Nottinghamshire, instead of £160 the course will cost just £80. In order to maximise this funding, the application process is now open for Nottinghamshire clubs only and will open to the rest of the Country on 31st January.

Please circulate this information to anyone in your club that might be interested in attending the course. They will need to complete the application form and send it back to Elaina Leithead at the Midlands Office with a cheque for £80 made payable to ‘Notts Hockey Schools and Youth’.

  • Applicants must be a minimum of 16 on the first day of the course.
  • In the event of receiving a high number of applications for this course, we may look at limiting the number of participants per club to ensure the funding is spread across the county.
  • If you are wanting to book on the course and belong to a club in Nottinghamshire, you need to send a cheque for the £80 and not the full course cost of £160.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kind Regards

Amy

Amy Carter
Sports Development Officer
Rushcliffe Borough Council
Civic Centre
Pavilion Road
West Bridgford
Nottingham
NG2 5FE

T: 0115 9148279
M: 07772 033043

E: acarter@rushcliffe.gov.uk

Rush Hockey – the new game in town!

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Research reveals that 84,500 adults would like to play more hockey. There is high demand for a less time consuming format of the game that does not require club membership or commitment to regular training.

Rush Hockey meets these needs.

Rush Hockey is the new, flexible, fun and small sided hockey game for adults. It can be played in mixed or single gender teams, indoors or outdoors and on pitches of varying surfaces and sizes. Teams are 4 or 5 a side with squads of up to 7 players. It is played with a standard hockey stick, but has unique goals and balls. The rules are very simple and the games are self umpired

It’s fast, furious, fun and a great way to get fit!

Rushcliffe Leisure Centre have teamed up with England Hockey to be the first in Nottinghamshire to offer Rush Hockey.

Starting Thursday 5th January 2012 and kicking off at 5:30pm in a pitch up and play league.

For more information on how to secure your place get in touch with Rob Linthwaite on 0115 9234921 or Rushcliffelc@Parkwood-communityLeisure.co.uk to get involved today or contact Amy Carter ACarter@rushcliffe.gov.uk to find out more.

Rushcliffe Leisure Centre, Boundary Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 7BY
Tel: 0115 923 4921.

 

Nottinghamshire Sports Awards 2011

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Nottinghamshire County Council is inviting nominations for the annual county sports awards.

It is your opportunity to highlight key achievements of individual sports-people, teams, clubs, coaches and volunteers across 13 different categories.

The awards include categories which recognise the talent and contribution young people make to Nottinghamshire sport.

Alongside the 13 categories we are also seeking nominations in a new category which has been added for this year: Sporting School of the Year.

The nomination process is open to anyone and nominators can be teachers, coaches, volunteers, parents, or someone who plays alongside a potential sporting hero.

The judging period is from 1st November 2010 to 31st October 2011

An on-line nomination form along with guidelines and criteria is available from http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/home/leisure/l-sport/sportsawards.htm

Closing date for nominations is 4th December.

Talented Coaches Programme 2011-2012

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The Nottinghamshire Coach Development Group are looking to identify the most promising coaching talent in the county for inclusion in the Talented Coaches Programme 2011 – 2012.

The programme has run successfully for the last three years and was short listed among the top 3 coaching interventions of the year at the 2008 Sports Coach UK Coaching Awards.

Please see the below attachment for the full application pack

Talented Coaches Application Pack 2011 – 12

 

 

Nottinghamshire Community Sports Fund

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The 2011 Community Sports Fund is now open for applications. Sports Clubs and organisations can apply for up to £1000 (£1500 if Clubmark accredited). The funding should be used for projects to involve additional people in sport, whether this be playing, coaching or volunteering.

For more information, please see the following link – Grants for Sports Clubs

For any support or advice, please contact  Anna Quick at Notts CC (anna.quick@nottscc.gov.uk)

 

Sportivate

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Link to Information Pack and Application Form

http://www.nottinghamshiresport.com/page.asp?section=939&sectionTitle=Sportivate

Sportivate is a £32 million national project that aims to get more 14-25’s regularly participating in sporting activities.

Sport Nottinghamshire will be coordinating Sportivate in Nottinghamshire and will be investing approx £160,000 per year between April 2011 and March 2015.

We will be looking to support and develop projects that will engage with and stimulate 14-25 year olds who don’t currently participate in sport or exercise. We are expecting to fund a wide range of activities across the county, targeting all sections of the community.

The funding available can help pay for coaches, equipment, venue costs, marketing or coach education.

Sportivate will fund 6 sessions after which there must be an opportunity for participants to continue with the activity.

For more details, please download the information pack or application form at the above link.

The deadlines for applications in 2011 are 21st April and 6th Sept.

I am happy to assist your club in applications that can demonstrate need and demand within your area for Golf, Hockey and Judo. Please get in touch via email or telephone.

Matt Bloor

matthew.bloor@nottscc.gov.uk

0115 977 2268

For more information on Sportivate you can also contact Ken Pollard who co-ordinates the funding and project for Nottinghamshire.

Tel: 0115 848 3955

email: kenneth.pollard@ntu.ac.uk