Strategy
Details of regional strategy.
The strategy supports the Vision for Swimming based on British Swimming and the three home countries fundamental priority of ensuring swimming is accessible to all, regardless of age, gender, creed, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, economic position, disability and level of ability.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport Structural Reform Plan
The DCMS blueprint for the next three years includes possibility of capital fund to improve local sports facilities.
Cancellation of Free Swimming Programme and 2009/10 Annual Report
Savings of around £73 million have been made as part of DCMS's contribution to reducing the fiscal deficit.
"We are facing an unprecedented financial situation in this country, and it is essential that we act now to reduce the country’s debt," said Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport.
"We have examined a number of schemes to determine whether they remain a Government priority, value for money, and affordable in the current economic climate. This has involved some incredibly difficult decisions, but the cultural and sporting worlds, like everyone else, urgently need the country’s finances to be returned to a sustainable position."
DCMS has published new research which shows that this scheme has not delivered value for money, so funding will end this summer.
Health and Participation - Making the case for Swimming 2009
This ‘digest’ of research is designed to be used as a reference document for those members of the ASA and external partners who are seeking an overview of research material about swimming, health and participation.
This document is designed for ASA colleagues and external partners:
- who are quickly seeking to find out more about a research area
- who are trying to find a start point for a whole area that they need to research
- who are about to make a funding bid
- who need to make the case for health and/or a particular aspect of health and are looking for a start point for their work
- who need health information that can be fed into a document they are preparing
Swimming participation factsheet
Results for swimming from Sport England's Active People Survey 3 (2008/9) published December 2009, highlighting weekly participation rates by key demographic groups, and the frequency of participation in swimming.
Swimming APS3 results.pdf 257.55 kB
Detailed results from the 2009 satisfaction survey
Want to know what swimmers say is important to them when they swim? How satisfied are they? Detailed results from the Sport England commissioned satisfaction survey provide a comprehensive profile of satisfaction for each sport, and highlight the results in detail.
Download the full slide pack below (requires Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 or later)
Swimmingsat.ppt 2.29 MB
OnePlace
Are you interested in knowing how well your local services are tackling the big local issues? There's now a government website called 'Oneplace' where you can find out.
Oneplace – at www.direct.gov.uk/oneplace – is a website set up by the Audit Commission to tell the public how well your local services are working to improve the issues affecting your community. It judges how well the council, police, health organisations and housing bodies are improving areas or issues that are important to residents. This might include cutting crime, improving housing, helping people improve their health, or supporting people and businesses through the recession.
Have your say on draft Plymouth Aquatics Strategy
ASA South West have been working closely with Plymouth City Council on the development of the exciting Life Centre project, which will provide an excellent aquatics facility for our region.
With planning permission agreed, and confirmation of funding from partners including Sport England, The University of Plymouth, and Plymouth City Council, the Plymouth Life Centre is due to open in the autumn of 2011. As part of this work we are looking at the whole of aquatics provision and development within the City.
A draft of this strategy is now available for public consultation on the Plymouth City Council website along with contacts to enable you to give feedback.
Click to view The Plymouth Aquatics Strategy consultation leaflet (pdf - 1.4MB) and The Plymouth Aquatics Strategy draft report (pdf - 729KB)
Making the connections to deliver sport
Over 300 representatives from local government, national governing bodies and county sports partnerships came together in October 2009 to discuss how best to join forces to deliver more and improved opportunities to play sport.
Held in Birmingham, Leeds and London, Sport England’s three Connect events gave the invited audience a chance to share experiences, plans and future possibilities.
The Lisbon Treaty and Sport
Following Ireland's 'yes' vote on the Lisbon Treaty, the national alliance of governing and representative bodies of sport and recreation, CCPR, has produced a briefing document on the implication for sport if and when the Lisbon Treaty is ratified.
TheLisbonTreatyandSport051009.doc 61.50 kB
The Healthy Weight for Children Hub
The Healthy Weight for Children Hub is part of a larger programme of work, 'Targeted Interventions for Child Weight Management', which was set up in response to the increasing numbers of overweight and obese children in the South West region.
This overarching programme is managed by the Government Office for the South West and funded by the Chief Medical Officer. It is an interactive information network designed to improve access to the latest available evidence and best practice in the South West.