The Project
•
Sport England Inclusive Funding (Round 1 and 2)
of £618,000 which created the Sports for All in
Sussex project.
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To deliver more Sports sessions to adults (16+)
with disabilities across Sussex.
•
Current Statistics show only 23.1% of people with
a learning disability are taking part in moderate
sport for up to 30 minutes a week in Sussex.
East Sussex Partnerships
• Grace Eyre – Lead Partner
• Eastbourne Borough Football Club
• Active Hastings
• Active Rother
• Albion in the Community
• Freedom Leisure
• Wealden District Council
Various Partnership Responsibilities
Grace Eyre Foundation Lead Partner
Freedom Leisure &
Wealden District
Council
• Providing
facilities and
coaches
Hastings
Borough
Council and
Rother District
Council:
Partners in
delivering the
project targets
Albion in the
community:
• Training for
coaches and
volunteers
• Providing
coaches and
sessions
Beneficiary partners:
• University of
Brighton
• Royal Mencap
• East Sussex
Special Schools
• Council day
services and
housing providers
• Sussex Downs
College
• Eastbourne
Borough FC
What will this partnership do?
This 3 year project will:
• Increase the number of people participating in physical activity
& sports through new and existing community clubs in East
Sussex.
• Recruit & train volunteers & coaches
• Deliver sports competitions to athletes
• Work in partnership with sports governing bodies & various
organisations to ensure the project has a sustainable future.
Targets
Sports for All In Sussex 2 - The Grace Eyre Foundation
Y1 - how
Y1 Y2 - how
Y2 Y3 - how
Y3 many people throughput many people throughput many people throughput
Participants
Grace Eyre
74
2960
110
4400
170
6800
Grace Eyre/Freedom Leisure
96
1152
144
1728
192
2304
Active Hastings
70
840
116
1392
120
1440
Albion in the Community
32
256
45
1664
60
2240
Total
272
5208
415
9184
542
12784
Overall we are aiming to engage
over 1,229 individuals !!
Where are we now?
To date we have achieved:
•
Completed first year of the Brighton and Hove and West Sussex project and
East Sussex started officially on July 7th.
•
554 people participating in physical activity
•
14,130 Visits to sessions in Year 1
•
3 Sport Specific volunteers. New coaches recruited & trained. BH City College
– partnership
East Sussex NOW!
• The County has been split into 3 areas;
• Peacehaven to Eastbourne costal strip – Delivered by Grace Eyre
• Wealden Area – Delivered by Grace Eyre and Freedom Leisure in
partnership with Wealden District Council
• Hasting and Rother – Delivered by Active Hastings and Active
Rother
• Following the projects current ethos working with existing Sports Clubs
to establish Disability specific or inclusive sessions.
• Develop a network of volunteers in association with Brighton University
• Support clubs with financing sessions, training, support and using
knowledge of Grace Eyre in supporting adults with disabilities.
Launching Sports For All in East Sussex
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Saturday 18th October - Press Launch at The Amex Stadium Brighton
1st of November - Press Launch at Eastbourne Borough Football Club
Hastings Launch – Partnership Event and Sports Taster Event
Taster Sessions week of 10th-15th November.
Contact
• Gabbi Simmonds – Sport Development Worker (East Sussex)
• gsimmonds@grace-eyre.org
• 07436 093171
Project Information
• www.sportsforallsussex.co.uk
• Twitter: Sport4allSussex
• Facebook: SportsforallSussex
Any Questions ?