Sports Development

Promote, encourage and increase opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to participate in sport and physical activity across Wychavon. We achieve this by:

Working in partnership with organisations and individuals in the planning, delivery and monitoring of local and national sports initiatives and events.
Providing support, advice and guidance on funding, club & coach development and opportunities to get involved in sport.
Raising the profile and promoting sport and recreation across Wychavon e.g. Game On, Sports Development Newsletter.
Representing Wychavon at a local, county and regional level and act as a voice for sport and physical activity.

Current key roles and objectives for 2012/13 include:

Sportivate– plan and deliver a wide range of sports activities for young people aged 14-25yrs ( Sport England initiative)
Work with the Community Development Team to co-ordinate 2 events for the passing through of the Olympic Torch.
After School Clubs – work with Specialist Sports Colleges to provide after school sports activities and festivals linking to a local sports club.
Wychavon Wellbeing - work in partnership with Wychavon Leisure to provide a healthy lifestyle activity referral programme.
Game On–produce a bi-monthly Sport E-newsletter ‘Game On’

Who do we work with?

Sports clubs, youth clubs, uniformed groups and other community / voluntary organisations and individuals.
Specialist Sports Colleges, local schools and FE colleges.
Sport England, National Governing Bodies, Sports Partnership Herefordshire and Worcestershire and Wychavon Leisure.
Sports coaching providers and leisure providers e.g. Wychavon Leisure.

Further Information

If you have any questions or queries regarding Sport and Recreation please contact:

Mark Williams
Sports Development Officer
Telephone: 01386 565229 or 07778 464622- between 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday
E-mail: mark.williams@wychavon.gov.uk