Active Guildford Sport Development Strategy

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1 Active Guildford Sport Development Strategy Our plan to enhance sports provision and engage all our community in sport so that by 2021, Guildford will be one of the most active boroughs in South East England.

2 Active Guildford, Sport Development Strategy Foreword I am delighted to present our Sport Development Strategy This document sets out our intention to raise the profile of sport within the borough of Guildford in order to benefit our community over the next five years. As Lead Member for Community Health and Sport, I recognise that participation in sport brings valuable health and lifestyle benefits to our community, whilst providing a valuable economic tool for the borough. Guildford already has a positive reputation for providing high quality places to play sport and access to high standards of sports coaching. Our community s sporting habits are consistently higher than the national average and the health of our borough is generally good with most residents benefiting from higher than average life expectancy. Welcome Councillor Iseult Roche Lead Member for Community Health and Sport However, I believe we could achieve more in our borough to ensure sports participation among all residents regardless of age or ability. According to Sport England statistics, 50% of our community do not participate in sport and 22% of our population are currently inactive, participating in less than 30 minutes of sport or physical activity a week. Public Health England (PHE) has launched Everybody Active, Every Day, a framework for national and local action to address the national physical inactivity epidemic. Alternative Formats If you would like to read this consultation document in a different format such as large print, please contact Leisure Services. n Telephone: n sportsdevelopment@guildford.gov.uk The Guildford Sport Development Strategy and the Guildford Health and Wellbeing Strategy will align with this agenda to: s target those who are less active through sport and physical activity s encourage those who are already participating to stay active We also want to support our sports providers to improve existing facilities and maximise the opportunity to upskill our coaches and volunteers. We will do this in consultation with our community and key stakeholders, facilitating key partners to drive strategy outcomes. There are four key themes within our strategy that mirror national policy outcomes and target local need. I would like to thank our stakeholders, residents and sports users in Guildford for helping to shape our strategy and I look forward to working with you to ensure our strategy delivers against set targets

3 Active Guildford, Sport Development Strategy Executive Summary Our Sport Development Strategy is the overarching plan that sets out how our vision and priorities will focus future outcomes to shape the strategic direction of sport for our community. The overall aim of our Sport Development Strategy is to improve the health and wellbeing of the community in which we live and work through participation in sport. We will align with national policy relating to the physical inactivity epidemic by: Welcome s focussing on ensuring sport is available to all, using a targeted approach towards those who are less active s linking with the Guildford Health and Wellbeing Strategy, using informal sport to tackle our community s inactivity levels s further improving the quality of our clubs, coaches and volunteers to continually raise standards and access to sport provision in the borough. According to Sport England s national statistics, Guildford is a consistently active borough with 43% of our community meeting the national measurement for participation in sport (at least 30 minutes per week). This is higher than the Surrey average (42%) and our neighbouring boroughs of Waverley and Woking (41%). However, 22% of adults are inactive and only 20% of over 55 s and 19% of disabled people in Surrey are participating in regular sport. In addition, females and those from black and minority ethnic (BME) groups are participating less than men and white residents respectively. In response to national policy and local need our four themes are: Participation Inclusive Sport Workforce Places Our strategy will be directed by national policy and will engage stakeholders to form partnerships to direct outcomes over the next five years. Our consultation process included three main areas; an online survey for residents, focus group resident workshops and a key stakeholder engagement event. The results have been collated to form the final strategy. Informal sport sessions are low cost, low commitment, sociable, accessible and focus on health benefits

4 Active Guildford, Sport Development Strategy Contents s 1. Introduction s 2. Involving our community s 3. Our borough s 4. The bigger picture s 5. Moving forward to s 6. Our Themes s 7. Glossary Contents / 1. Introduction 1. Introduction Our Sport Development Strategy dovetails with our Corporate Plan and sets out how we intend to improve the health and wellbeing of the community in which we live and work through participation in sport. Over the next five years, we intend to raise the profile of sport, promoting the health benefits of an active lifestyle and widening access to quality sport provision. Why do we need a Sport Development Strategy? s to raise the profile of sport within our borough to benefit our community s to use informal sport as a preventative means of tackling inactivity levels s to align sport provision with the Guildford Health and Wellbeing Strategy and National Public Health Agenda s to identify opportunities to focus the development of sport as identified by our community and organisations s to pool resources and facilitate partnership working between organisations s to support our clubs, coaches and volunteers What will our strategy provide? s a five year resource to support the strategic direction of sport s a resource to help our local organisations access funding s an underpinning action plan that specifically drives development outcomes s a local working group to drive the development outcomes and set action plan targets How we will measure development? s by establishing Active Guildford, a working group of partners that will create and drive strategic targets. Active Guildford will meet three times a year to establish targets and report against progress. The action plan for year one, (), has been finalised and the action plan for year two will be drafted by Active Guildford partners during year one. The same process will continue for the remaining years. s Active Guildford will be supported by the Sport Development Officer who will report to the Guildford Borough Council Project Board consisting of Senior Management and Councillors

5 Active Guildford, Sport Development Strategy Involving our community We consulted on the first draft of our strategy with our community and key stakeholders via three methods; a stakeholder consultation evening, an online survey for residents and two focus group workshops, one with residents aged over fifty and another with residents with disabilities. We have used the following results to create the strategy Action Plan. Key results include: 2.1 Online public consultation According to our survey respondents, what would enable our community to start or re-engage with sport? access to cheaper sports sessions 96% 92% sessions being held in their 89% 67% local area The most popular sports among those who were participating at leastonce x 30 mins a week included: Swimming Cycling Running Tennis Fitness of respondents indicated they were 39% a member of a sports club 26% improved awareness of opportunities targeted sessions for people of an equal ability / standard volunteered at a sports club or similar. 2.2 Focus group consultation Access Many felt free taster sessions, pay and play concepts and bring a friend for free initiatives would be more helpful than paying in advance. The groups suggested this should be made more available to allow more people to take part by removing some of the cost and social barriers. Training Training for sports coaches and leisure provider staff in relation to adapting sessions and equipment to meet individual disability / need is a priority. Promotion A variety of promotional channels were mentioned including the more traditional routes such as newspapers, magazines, (over 50 s), GP surgeries and medical professionals but also less obvious channels like the Guildford Community Warden e-newsletters and organised networks (for disabled organisations). Informal sport products Once further information was given about informal sport products available to residents in the borough, most attendees were very positive about the initiatives and welcomed the opportunity to get involved. 2. Involving our community 81% of online respondents agreed that high quality sports coaching was offered within the borough. 81% 80% 80% of online respondents were satisfied with the sports provision in the borough. (When 18.8% of residents who did not have an opinion were removed)

6 Active Guildford, Sport Development Strategy Stakeholder consultation The predominant successes mentioned by sports clubs and organisations included increased membership and sustained participation, grant funding success and local effective partnerships. The predominant challenges mentioned included engaging new participants and sustaining memberships. Other challenges included the availability of indoor facilities, quality of local facilities, fundraising difficulties, building partnerships and available workforce. The core service areas seen as stakeholder priorities included: s support and advice for funding applications and development plans s increasing the number of Clubmark clubs working with local schools Local organisations most want support for funding applications and development plans. s sharing best practice and updates from regional and national partners s identifying gaps in leisure centre programming where provision can be improved There was also a suggestion of a new priority to help clubs access school facilities for their use. 2. Involving our community 2.4 Our themes It was encouraging to see that the support towards each of the themes via the online survey was high. This was mirrored in the stakeholder consultation and the focus groups, although inclusive sport and participation were seen as the most important by the latter. Feedback in relation to the Focus sports theme indicated that stakeholders felt this theme could alienate smaller National Governing Bodies of sport and is positioned alongside funding, premises and development as opposed to being a stand-alone theme. Feedback from stakeholders and the online survey revealed that the Pathways theme was not seen to be significant enough to be a stand-alone theme. There were concerns regarding potential duplication with the development work of National Governing Bodies of sport and questions as to whether elite sport development was a major area of development for the local authority. Please see Appendix 2 for a more detailed overview of all the consultation results. Overall levels of agreement towards the inclusion of each of the Sport Development Strategy themes. Participation 95.6% Workforce 92.4% Inclusive Sport 91.8% Places 91.7% Focus sports 84.0% Pathways 81.4% Agree

7 Active Guildford, Sport Development Strategy Our borough Guildford has the second highest population in Surrey with 139,700 residents (2012). In terms of economy, our borough is mostly affluent and benefits from low unemployment. The borough s affluence can in part be accounted for by the population s participation and consumption of sport, (Appendix 5, Sport England s Local Profile of Guildford: the economic value of sport). However, there are less advantaged areas including the wards of Westborough and Stoke which are two of the most disadvantaged areas in Surrey, (see Appendix 4 for further statistics relating to both wards). The Guildford population is set to significantly increase over the next two years, nearly twice the predicted rate for South East England. The overall increase of 9.4% will largely be within our over-50 population, demonstrating our ageing population, (see Appendix 3 for full breakdown of population demographics in Guildford). (Statistics sourced from Active People Survey 7, 2013 and Survey 8, 2014.) For more information on the health and activity levels within the borough, see Appendix 5: Sport England s profile of Guildford or go to Sport England s local area research tools. However, some groups are participating less than the general population: According to Sport England research: 65% of adults (16+) report undertaking the recommended amount of weekly physical activity, compared to the national average of 56%. This recommendation is based on the Chief Medical Officer s definition of at least 150 minutes per week in bouts of at least 10 minutes, (Public Health England, October 2014). 3. Our borough How healthy is our community? Guildford is mostly a healthy borough where most of our residents enjoy well above average life expectancy. The most popular sports for adults in Guildford are: People living in Stoke, Ash Wharf, Westborough, and Ash South/Tongham are less active than those living in other wards, (Appendix 6: Sport England s local area estimate of Guildford). Swimming Cycling Football Athletics Females and those from black and minority ethnic groups are participating less than men and white residents respectively, (Sport England Local Sport Profile Tool). Only 20% of over 55 s and 19% of disabled people in Surrey are participating in regular sport, (Sport England Local Sport Profile Tool). 22% of adults in Guildford are inactive, of adults are inactive, currently taking less than 30 minutes of physical activity per week. 56% of adults who are inactive, want to take part in sport, demonstrating that there is an opportunity to increase participation, (Appendix 5: Sport England Guildford Profile). (Sport England Active People Survey 7, 2013)

8 Active Guildford, Sport Development Strategy How involved is our community? Guildford benefits from a variety of high quality places to play sport. In addition to local leisure centres, private health clubs, playing fields, school sports centres and open spaces, there are over two hundred sports clubs in Guildford, of which, 51 are Clubmark Accredited. Clubmark accreditation is the universally acknowledged cross sport accreditation scheme for community sports clubs and demonstrates that a club is adhering to safeguarding practices, workforce qualifications and community programme delivery. According to the Sport England Active People Survey 7 (2013), the number of residents who belong to a sports club in Guildford is higher than the national average. This is also the case for the number of residents who are satisfied with the sporting provision in the area. Participation in sports volunteering is in-line with the national average. To see percentages go to Appendix 5, Sport England s Profile of Guildford. 4. The Bigger Picture Our Sport Development Strategy will seek to contribute to national, regional and local sport development plans to ensure our targets align with wider outcomes. The strategies listed below will help shape our strategy in terms of where, when and how we encourage our community to participate in sport. National Direction A Strategy for Sport is the Department of Culture, Media and Sport s (DCMS) new draft consultation strategy that highlights ten proposed themes reflecting the headline issues to be addressed. The DCMS recognise that the existing plan to increase sports participation since London 2012 has exhausted its potential for growth. A new approach is needed that reflects the social, financial, attitudinal and technological realities of the time. Final strategy to be launched in Spring Creating a Sporting Habit for Life is Sport England s youth and community strategy. This outlines a commitment to invest over 1 billion of National Lottery and Exchequer funding between 2012 and 2017 in organisations and projects that will help more people create a sporting habit for life. Everybody Active, Every Day is Public Health England s framework for national and local action to address the national physical inactivity epidemic which currently costs the country an estimated 7.6 billion a year. 4. The Bigger Picture National Governing Body Whole Sport Plans detail how Sport England investment will be used to increase the number of people playing sport once a week and to nurture talent. Sport England recognise over a hundred National Governing Bodies and specifically funds 46 to deliver target orientated plans. UK Sport strategically invest National Lottery and Exchequer income into Olympic and Paralympic Sport. To ensure that the UK s most talented athletes have every chance of realising their full potential, UK Sport has created the World Class Programme. County Direction Our borough falls within the Surrey County Sport Partnership, Active Surrey. The team at Active Surrey are responsible for bringing together national policy and local partners to deliver shared outcomes to get more people active every day. Surrey Physical Activity Strategy 2015 to 2020 focuses on closing the participation gap by reducing the number of residents who are inactive and increasing the numbers meeting the recommended amount of physical activity, as set by the Chief Medical Officer. Within the Surrey Physical Activity Strategy, physical activity includes; recreational walking and cycling, active travel, dance, fitness, informal and competitive sport. The Guildford Sport Development Strategy will link to the Surrey Physical Activity Strategy by targeting those residents who are less active than our general community as part of our proposed Participation and Inclusive Sport themes

9 Active Guildford, Sport Development Strategy Local Direction Guildford Borough Council s Corporate Plan outlines five fundamental themes that support the vision and outcomes for the development of Council services within the borough. Our Sport Development Strategy will contribute to the Society theme, to promote sporting opportunities that engage residents and contribute to wider health and wellbeing outcomes. Guildford Health and Wellbeing Strategy outlines the current health profile of the borough and proposes the areas of focussed development in order to reduce premature deaths and health inequalities in Guildford. The desired outcomes are to reduce the number of physically inactive adults in Guildford and increase the number of people achieving the recommended amount of physical activity. Specific targets have been set by the Strategy Board and are reflected in the Physical Activity Action Plan (Appendix 7) and progress will be measured against the Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF) indicators. How it all fits together NATIONAL UK Sport National Governing Bodies of Sport Department of Culture Media and Sport Sport England Department of Health Public Health England 4. The Bigger Picture The Sport Development Strategy will align with the Health and Wellbeing Strategy outcomes so that opportunities for our community to participate in both sport and physical activity are widened. We will focus on using sport and physical activity to increase participation within our community, those who are less active. REGIONAL Active Surrey County Sport Partnership Surrey Physical Activity Strategy Surrey Public Health Guildford Sport and Health Strategies - How do they link? Sport Development Strategy Health and Wellbeing Strategy Guildford Corporate Plan To engage inactive adults through sport. Inactive Population To engage inactive adults through physical activity. To encourage our community to participate in sport more frequently through: Increasing the number of people achieving the recommended amount of physical activity: LOCAL Guildford Sport Development Strategy Guildford Health and Wellbeing Strategy Sport l Informal Sport l Structured competitive activity l Regular cycling (more than 40 mins per week) l Sport walking l Individual pursuits How much is enough? At least 30 minutes of sport per week, ideally 3 x 30 minutes per week. (As measured by Sport England) Active Population Frequently Active Population Active Recreation and Active Travel l Recreational walking (less than 40 mins per week) l Recreational cycling (less than 40 mins per week) l Fitness and dance l Informal sport How much is enough? At least 150 minutes of physical activity a week in bouts of at least 10 minutes. (As recommended by the Chief Medical Officer - Public Health England)

10 Active Guildford, Sport Development Strategy Moving forward to 2021 We have used the latest national statistics and local knowledge of sport provision in Guildford to propose our vision, priorities and outcomes for our Sport Development Strategy Vision To improve quality sports provision and engage all our community in sport so that by 2021, Guildford will be one of the most active boroughs in South East England. Our priorities We will work in partnership to: 5. Moving forward to encourage sport participation opportunities for all age groups target those who are participating less than the general population 3 4 support the development of clubs, coaches and volunteers maximise the usage of local places for sport Outcomes By 2021, by working in partnership, we will have: s enhanced the health and wellbeing of local residents through widened access to quality sport s increased the activity levels of local residents by promoting participation in sport, targeting those who are less active s improved pathways for talented athletes s improved local sports facilities and programming so that they may continue to maximise usage s worked in partnership to widen the opportunities for coach and volunteer development. Our outcomes will be measured by set targets as detailed within our action plan. They will also contribute to the Key Performance Indicator s within the Surrey Physical Activity Strategy: 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 more adults being active for 150 minutes per week fewer adults not being active for at least 30 minutes per week more adults playing sport once per week more children and young people in regular sport activities/events

11 Active Guildford, Sport Development Strategy Our Themes Our four proposed supporting themes dovetail with our identified priorities and contribute to improving our society to become a more active, inclusive and vibrant Guildford. A number of priorities, as directed by our stakeholders and residents, support each theme and are underpinned by an annual action plan, (). 1 Participation to encourage our community to get active and stay active. Our priorities: s to increase awareness of local sports participation opportunities s in partnership with Active Surrey and local providers, widen access to opportunities that encourage young people to get active s in partnership with Active Surrey and local providers, explore new opportunities to deliver targeted schemes aimed at encouraging adults to get active s improve pathways for talented athletes. 4 Places maximise the use of local places for sport and active leisure. Our priorities: s support and advise on sports provider funding applications and development plans s to increase the number of Clubmark accredited clubs working with local schools s in partnership, increase awareness of the facilities available at schools and community halls s to raise awareness of Sport Guildford, the local independent Sports Council, to local clubs s share updates and best practice from regional and national partners. The Sport Development Officer is here to: s work in partnership with local, regional and national organisations to maximise the effect of sport development plans s provide strategic direction and coordinate partners s promote opportunities for sport provision within the borough s provide information and support to sports clubs and local organisations to help them develop and become sustainable. 6. Our Themes 2 Inclusive Sport to encourage those from underrepresented groups to get active and stay active. Our priorities: s to promote informal sports activities including walking basketball/football, back-to-sport products and recreational sport products that target under-represented groups - linking with partners and outcomes within the Guildford Health and Wellbeing Strategy s to increase awareness of female sports participation opportunities s to share best practice on facility/ programme design with local partners to provide better experiences for over 50 s s to work with partners to identify new opportunities for people with disabilities to participate in sport s to focus partnership working in less advantaged areas to challenge lower levels of sports participation. 3 Workforce support the development of sports coaches and volunteers. Our priorities: s work in partnership with Active Surrey to deliver Continual Professional Development (CPD) Courses locally, including two annual safeguarding training workshops, targeting clubs that do not have access to similar training via their National Governing Body s identify opportunities to host further CPD courses, in line with local supply and demand s identify and promote funding streams for individual coaches

12 Active Guildford, Sport Development Strategy Glossary Physical Activity Physical exercise that raises the heart rate, includes; recreational walking and cycling, active travel, fitness, dance and informal sport. 7. Glossary Sport Activity involving physical exertion and skill, includes; regular cycling and walking (over 40 minutes), informal social sport, competitive sport and individual pursuits. Informal Sport For the purposes of this strategy, informal sport refers to social, relaxed sessions that focus on fitness/health benefits rather than pure competition. Inactive population Those who are participating in less than 30 minutes of sport and physical activity per week. Underrepresented groups Those who participate in sport less than the general population. This includes; females, disabled people, those from deprived areas and black and minority ethnic groups. Sport England Active People Survey An annual telephone survey carried out by Sport England, targeting 500 residents in Guildford. This is to gather statistics in relation to our community s participation in sport and physical activity. National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGB s) Independent, self-appointed organisations that govern their sports through the common consent of their sport. See the full list of NGB s recognised by Sport England. Sport Guildford The borough s independent Sports Council. Sport Guildford provide an advisory service to sports clubs and deliver the annual Guildford Sports Personality of the Year Awards. Active Surrey The strategic representative, advocacy body and lead development agency for sport and physical activity in Surrey

13 Contacts Sport Development Officer Public Health Coordinator Guildford Health and Wellbeing Board

14 Active Guildford Sport Development Strategy Year 1 Action Plan 02 Appendix 2 Consultation Results 22 Appendix 3 Guildford Population Statistics 30 Appendix 4 Guildford Index of Deprivation Statistics 31 Appendix 5 Local Sport Profile of Guildford 31 Appendix 6 Sport England Local Area Estimates: 36 1 x 30 mins of sport Appendix 7 Guildford Physical Activity Group Action 38 Plan Our plan to enhance sports provision and engage all our community in sport so that by 2021, Guildford will be one of the most active boroughs in South East England. Produced by Guildford Borough Council, December 2015.

15 Active Guildford Sport Development Strategy Year 1 Action Plan The Year 1 Action Plan has been collated by Active Guildford a strategic alliance of partners with an interest in developing sporting activity in the borough. Partners are committed to successfully delivering the Active Guildford Sport Development Strategy by working collaboratively to set targets against shared outcomes. Outcomes By 2021, by working in partnership, Active Guildford will have: s enhanced the health and wellbeing of local residents through widened access to quality sport s increased the activity levels of local residents by promoting participation in sport, targeting those who are less active s improved pathways for talented athletes s improved local sports facilities and programming so that they may continue to maximise usage s worked in partnership to widen the opportunities for coach and volunteer development Outcomes will be measured by set targets as detailed within the action plan. They will also contribute to the Key Performance Indicator s within the Surrey Physical Activity Strategy : s 20,000 more adults being active for 150 minutes per week s 20,000 fewer adults not being active for at least 30 minutes per week s 20,000 more adults playing sport once per week s 20,000 more children and young people in regular sport activities/events Accountability The Active Guildford Group will be facilitated by the Guildford Sport Development Officer who will coordinate partners and report to the Guildford Borough Council Project Board. These update meetings will occur three times a year, in-line with the Active Guildford meetings. An annual update for residents and stakeholders will also be provided

16 - Year 1 Action Plans Responsibility Lead Key - n = Guildford Borough Council: Sport Development Officer (), Public Health Coordinator (PHC), Parks Team, Guildford Community Wardens n = School Games Organiser (SGO) n = Surrey Sports Park n = Sport Guildford n = Park Run n = Surrey Youth Focus n = Active Surrey PARTICIPATIOn - TO encourage our COmmunity TO get ACTIve and STAY ACTIve Indicator Action Baseline (2015) Target Responsible Target Date Status (RAG) Priority 1: To increase awareness of local sports participation opportunities. For all opportunities relating to Physical Activity - please see the Guildford Health and Wellbeing Strategy Action Plan Design multi media campaign to raise awareness of new Active Guildford two-week programme of free sport taster sessions. **In response to consultation results - 96% of respondents confirmed cheaper sports and improved awareness (92%) would help them re-engage with sport.** Creation and launch of campaign. Communications Web Team Sports providers August Provide a gateway to the Active Surrey Activity Finder from the GBC website and encourage organisations to add and update their entries. **As per consultation feedback - 96% of respondents confirmed they would re-engage with sport if there was increased awareness of local opportunities.** 10 % increase in the number of sports opportunities listed in Gfd. **Shared action with Health and Wellbeing Strategy.** PHC Web Team End of Year Increase presence of community sport related posts on GBC social media. **As per consultation feedback above** - 10% increase on posts relating to sport. Communications Community Wardens End of Year Facilitate links with sports providers to support Community Warden new free Sport for Health Events that raise awareness of local opportunities. **Increase awareness and accessibility to sport as per Focus Group and Online consultation feedback** One community event held in 2015 Two new events delivered across the borough, one in March in Ash and the second in August in North Guildford. Community Wardens March 2016 August To raise awareness of running opportunities and establish a pretraining camp for GBC staff in the lead up to the Surrey Half Marathon. 16 staff competed in staff participating in the Surrey Half Marathon GBC Leisure Services Guildford Spectrum Human Resources March 2016 Continued

17 - Year 1 Action Plans Responsibility Lead Key - n = Guildford Borough Council: Sport Development Officer (), Public Health Coordinator (PHC), Parks Team, Guildford Community Wardens n = School Games Organiser (SGO) n = Surrey Sports Park n = Sport Guildford n = Park Run n = Surrey Youth Focus n = Active Surrey PARTICIPATIOn - TO encourage our COmmunity TO get ACTIve and STAY ACTIve Indicator Action Baseline (2015) Target Responsible Target Date Status (RAG) Priority 2: In partnership with Active Surrey and local providers, widen access to sports opportunities that encourage young people to get active. (Changed to widen access to more opportunities as per consultation feedback.) 2.1 Facilitate the new weekly Junior Park Run event at Stoke Park to become the first borough in Surrey to offer this opportunity. To engage over 150 young people each week in regular informal running. ParkRun GBC Parks December Increase recruitment and participation in the free trials and training sessions in the lead up to the annual P&G Surrey Youth Games. 280 young people involved in young people involved. School Games Organiser Schools Coaches and volunteers. June Encourage young people from Westborough, Stoke and Ash wards to participate in the Surrey Youth Games training sessions. 40 young people in 2015 At least 50 young people recruited Sports Clubs Schools June Raise the profile of sport for young people attending the annual FISH holiday activity schemes. 15 sessions, 7 different sports Two new on-site and one newoffsite sporting activity. PDO Sports clubs August Increase participation of low cost Startrack Athletics Holiday Courses for young people aged young people engaged in two courses in 2015 Increase participant numbers for Startrack Athletics schemes from young people in 4 courses. GBC Community Wardens Communications End of Year 1 Continued

18 - Year 1 Action Plans Responsibility Lead Key - n = Guildford Borough Council: Sport Development Officer (), Public Health Coordinator (PHC), Parks Team, Guildford Community Wardens n = School Games Organiser (SGO) n = Surrey Sports Park n = Sport Guildford n = Park Run n = Surrey Youth Focus n = Active Surrey PARTICIPATIOn - TO encourage our COmmunity TO get ACTIve and STAY ACTIve PARTICIPATIOn - TO encourage our COmmunity TO get ACTIve and STAY ACTIve Indicator Action Baseline (2015) Target Responsible Target Date Status (RAG) Priority 3: in partnership with Active Surrey and local providers, explore new opportunities to deliver targeted schemes aimed at encouraging adults to get active. 3.1 Launch new Active Guildford programme, a two-week period where the community can access free taster sessions in various sports across the borough. **As per Focus Group and Online consultation feedback: free sessions, low commitment, and link to low cost further sessions would all help people to re-engage with sport.** At least 4 new free beginner sessions launched and at least a further 4 existing supported. Local providers August Identify new informal participation opportunities as part of the Yr 3 Game On Guildford Project. 6 established in To sustain all existing sessions and launch at least 2 new sessions with at least 1 being off-site. Surrey Sports Park September Support the operation and sustainability of Park Run by investigating and agreeing additional course options at Stoke Park. 2 course routes at present 2 further routes to be investigated and agreed. Parks ParkRun March 2016 Priority 4: Improve participation pathways for talented athletes ** As per consultation feedback - no longer a stand-alone theme, but included as a priority within the participation theme to raise awareness of opportunity.** 4.1 Work in partnership with Active Surrey to promote the Elite Scheme and GLL Sports Foundation Awards to local athletes. 11 signed up in signed up in 2016 Active Surrey November To support Sport Guildford to promote and collate nominations and deliver the annual Guildford Sports Awards. 26 nominations in 2015 To increase nominations to over 30 in 2016 Sport Guildford Active Surrey November Support Sport Guildford to deliver the one- off talented young athlete grant scheme to those most in need. Support with application criteria and assist with targeted promotion. Sport Guildford End of Year 1 Continued

19 - Year 1 Action Plans Responsibility Lead Key - n = Guildford Borough Council: Sport Development Officer (), Public Health Coordinator (PHC), Parks Team, Guildford Community Wardens n = Active Surrey n = School Games Organiser (SGO) n = Surrey Sports Park n = Sport Guildford n = Park Run n = Surrey Youth Focus Inclusive Sport - TO encourage underrepresented GROups TO get ACTIve and STAY Inclusive ACTIve Sport - TO encourage underrepresented GROups TO get ACTIve and STAY ACTIve Indicator Action Baseline (2015) Target Responsible Target Date Status (RAG) Priority 1: To promote informal sports activities including walking basketball/football, back-to-sport products and recreational sport products that target underrepresented groups. 1.1 To set up a GBC landing webpage for informal, low cost, pay and play sport opportunities that target underrepresented groups i.e walking sport sessions, back to netball, no strings badminton, Park Run and share with the community via Facebook and Twitter. **To align with positive feedback from Focus Groups regarding informal sport products and need for no joining fees.** page to be created and updated. **Common Theme with Health and Wellbeing Strategy** PHC Web Team Communications February 2016 Priority 2: To improve awareness of female sports participation opportunities, (changed to more generic as per consultation feedback). 2.1 Investigate new low cost female-only participation opportunities, that encourage bring a friend for free in partnership with local providers and National Governing Bodies. **As per Focus Group feedback to overcome cost and genuine fear of new opportunities.** 2 new opportunities in the borough, first including investigation of women s only staff beginners jogging group from Millmead. Local providers NGB s End of Year 1 Priority 3: To share best practice on facility / programme design with local partners to provide better experiences for over 50 s. 3.1 Support Year 1 promotional campaign and provide links to local partners to facilitate the Guildford delivery of the Surrey wide, Living and Aging well over 50 s sport and exercise project. Sports to include: swimming, golf, jogging, bowls, walking football, multisport, keep fit at various venues across the borough. Contribute to the participation targets for Yr 1 of the Surrey wide project: 1,270 participants attending between 7-8 weeks of activity. **Shared outcome with Guildford Health and Wellbeing Strategy.** PHC Active Surrey Year 1 and 2 6 monthly update Continued

20 - Year 1 Action Plans Responsibility Lead Key - n = Guildford Borough Council: Sport Development Officer (), Public Health Coordinator (PHC), Parks Team, Guildford Community Wardens n = Active Surrey n = School Games Organiser (SGO) n = Surrey Sports Park n = Sport Guildford n = Park Run n = Surrey Youth Focus Inclusive Sport - TO encourage underrepresented GROups TO get ACTIve and STAY Inclusive ACTIve Sport - TO encourage underrepresented GROups TO get ACTIve and STAY ACTIve Indicator Action Baseline (2015) Target Responsible Target Date Status (RAG) Priority 4: To work with partners to promote current activities and identify new opportunities for people with disabilities to participate in sport 4.1 Build a database of local community support organisations for disabled people and provide quarterly updates on local sports participation opportunities in the borough. ** Consultation feedback: to increase local information sharing.** At least 10 local organisations receiving information. Quarterly 4.2 To establish new free Community Boccia Taster sessions in Guildford. At least 12 weeks of coaching sessions delivered. Boccia England April Guildford Sport for all Day: send free entry and discounted tickets to SEN schools, disability organisations and those from less advantaged wards. 134 free entry tickets and 572 discounted entry Over 200 free concession entry tickets used on the day and over 700 discounted entry tickets. Sport Guildford Gfd Spectrum Gfd Community Wardens October 2016 Priority 5: To focus partnership working in less advantaged areas to challenge lower levels of sports participation 5.1 Support Surrey Youth Focus in their launch of the new free Youth support through football programme at Kings College School via: funding application assistance, operations, facilitate links with partners. 20 young people aged engaged in the project (review target at 6 months) Surrey Youth Focus Active Surrey Lifetrain FA End of Year Advise and support clubs and leisure providers who want to deliver outreach sessions in areas of deprivation. 2 new outreach sessions established. Community Wardens End of Year 1 Continued

21 - Year 1 Action Plans Responsibility Lead Key - n = Guildford Borough Council: Sport Development Officer (), Public Health Coordinator (PHC), Parks Team, Guildford Community Wardens n = School Games Organiser (SGO) n = Surrey Sports Park n = Sport Guildford n = Park Run n = Surrey Youth Focus n = Active Surrey WORKFORCe: support the development of SPORTS COACHes and volunteers WORKFORCe: support the development of SPORTS COACHes and volunteers Indicator Action Baseline (2015) Target Responsible Target Date Status (RAG) Priority 1: Work in partnership with Active Surrey to deliver Continual Professional Development (CPD) Courses, including two annual safeguarding training workshops. Targeting promotion towards clubs that do not have access to similar training via their National Governing Body. 1.1 Host and promote the countywide Growing your Club Surrey Workshops in Guildford, including two safeguarding children courses. 4 courses in courses held in Active Surrey End of Year Offer a specific training course for Coaching Disabled Performers to all sporting organisations and leisure providers. **As per consultation feedback to increase awareness of individual needs within coaching staff at sports clubs and leisure providers.** One course to be held in Guildford in February Active Surrey March 2016 Priority 2: Identify opportunities to host further CPD courses, in line with local supply and demand 2.1 Raise awareness of new training courses aimed at sports providers who are involved in CSAF project. Courses to include; health related exercise, physical activity / mobility and dementia awareness. Promote course content to local providers to secure 2 places on the courses. Active Surrey End of Year 1 Priority 3: Identify and promote funding streams for individual coaches - ***NEW as per feedback from Stakeholder consultation evening*** 3.1 Identify suitable coaches for the Active Surrey Coach Development Fund. 5 coaches upskilled in 2015 (including SYG) To identify local coaches - 3 to be upskilled in 2016 Active Surrey July Upskill new assistant coaches as Level 1 coaches as part of the annual Surrey Youth Games training programme. 2 coaches upskilled in coaches to be upskilled in 2016 Active Surrey Surrey Sports Park August Promote Boccia England Level 1 funding and recruit at least one coach to deliver the weekly programme. 1 coach to be upskilled Boccia England February 2016 Continued

22 - Year 1 Action Plans Responsibility Lead Key - n = Guildford Borough Council: Sport Development Officer (), Public Health Coordinator (PHC), Parks Team, Guildford Community Wardens n = School Games Organiser (SGO) n = Surrey Sports Park n = Sport Guildford n = Park Run n = Surrey Youth Focus n = Active Surrey WORKFORCe: support the development of SPORTS COACHes and volunteers WORKFORCe: support the development of SPORTS COACHes and volunteers Indicator Action Baseline (2015) Target Responsible Target Date Status (RAG) Priority 4: Raise the profile of sports volunteering opportunities **** as per feedback from Online Survey and Stakeholder Consultation Evening. 4.1 Inform sports clubs as to how they can promote their volunteering opportunities via Guildford Voluntary Action South West Surrey. Provide update to clubs in new quarterly newsletter Voluntary Action South West Surrey Community Wardens Quarterly 4.2 Deliver the new pilot volunteering project at Surrey University, Surrey Uni Sports Rep, to engage more students into local community volunteering. At least 10 students to complete the programme. Active Surrey End of Year

23 - Year 1 Action Plans Responsibility Lead Key - n = Guildford Borough Council: Sport Development Officer (), Public Health Coordinator (PHC), Parks Team, Guildford Community Wardens n = School Games Organiser (SGO) n = Surrey Sports Park n = Sport Guildford n = Park Run n = Surrey Youth Focus n = Active Surrey Places: maximise the usage of local places FOR SPORT and ACTIve leisure Places: maximise the usage of local places FOR SPORT and ACTIve leisure Indicator Action Baseline (2015) Target Responsible Target Date Status (RAG) Priority 1: Support and advise on sports provider funding applications and development plans. As prioritised by attendees at Stakeholder Consultation Evening. 1.1 Provide assistance with Sportivate Funding applications and endorse with letters of support 6 successful applications endorsed Support 6 new funding applications Active Surrey End of Year Promote and advise on Satellite Club funding applications for sports clubs. 10 new clubs in new venues to become satellite club venues (not necessarily schools) Active Surrey End of Year Advise clubs on the Guildford Community Grants Scheme applications and endorse applications that focus on encouraging informal/beginner participation in sport and engaging those from underrepresented groups. 9 successful projects. Support 3 new applications. Active Surrey End of Year As part of large scale funding bids, advise on club development growth plans including; participation, membership, volunteering and infrastructure. 2 bids supported. Provide advice on 2 large scale development bids Active Surrey NGB s End of Year 1 Priority 2: Increase the number of Clubmark accredited sports clubs working with local schools. As prioritised by attendees at Stakeholder Consultation Evening. 2.1 Facilitate links between Clubmark clubs offering structured free taster sessions to local schools. 1 offer taken up by schools 2 offers to be signposted and at least 1 taken up by schools. School Games Coordinator End of Year 1 Continued

24 - Year 1 Action Plans Responsibility Lead Key - n = Guildford Borough Council: Sport Development Officer (), Public Health Coordinator (PHC), Parks Team, Guildford Community Wardens n = School Games Organiser (SGO) n = Surrey Sports Park n = Sport Guildford n = Park Run n = Surrey Youth Focus n = Active Surrey Places: maximise the usage of local places FOR SPORT and ACTIve leisure Places: maximise the usage of local places FOR SPORT and ACTIve leisure Indicator Action Baseline (2015) Target Responsible Target Date Status (RAG) Priority 3: In partnership, increase awareness of school and community hall availability. **** - as suggested by clubs at Stakeholder Consultation. 3.1 Encourage schools to sign up and update their entry on Sport England Active Places Power tool and encourage clubs to use this as a resource to view available facilities and community use times. 17 schools signed up -todate. 22 schools to be signed up by end of to update clubs in quarterly newsletters. School Games Coordinator End of Year Encourage schools to use the newly launched Sport England Use our School website to gain further insight into how best to make their facilities accessible to the community. 3 primary schools signed up. 50% of all schools to sign up by the end of 2016 School Games Coordinator End of Year Encouraging networking and sharing of information between clubs and schools by attending school sport association meetings. 1 meeting attended in 2015 One primary and one secondary meeting to be attended. SGO End of Year 1 Priority 4: Raise awareness of Sport Guildford, the independent Sports Council, to local providers. 4.1 Promote the advisory services of Sport Guildford via the Guildford Sports Awards nominations, club update s and attendance at local events. Include in quarterly newsletters, via the new Community Sport Notice Board at Spectrum. Sport Guildford Spectrum Quarterly End of Year 1 Priority 5: Raise awareness of Sport Guildford, the independent Sports Council, to local providers. 5.1 Circulate e-newsletters relating to funding streams, national policy and community events. Quarterly newsletters circulated to clubs and organisations Active Surrey Quarterly 5.2 In partnership with Active Surrey, host at least one Club Conversation Evening, which provides practical solutions to the challenges raised by clubs at the 2015 Stakeholder Consultation Evening including: l Fundraising difficulties (successful clubs will be invited to share their experience) l Indoor facility availability l Engaging new participants ** To link consultation results with measurable solution. ** At least one local Club Conversation to be held in Guildford. Active Surrey Sport Guildford March