Sport Unlimited

Suffolk Sport has been identified by Sport England as a leading county sports partnership in the delivery of Sport Unlimited. In conjunction with a variety of partners across the county, Suffolk Sport has delivered over 830, 8 week projects since September 2008.

Over £300,000 has been invested through Sport Unlimited, which has enabled over 14,500 young people aged 5-19 to participate in high quality sporting activity. Suffolk Sport are delighted that 12,000 of the 14,500 participants attended at least 5 weeks of activity which will encourage them to continue with their new activity.

We are seeking to engage with young people outside of curriculum time. The initiative strive's to provide young people with new opportunities & thus offer them regular participation in sport each week.

In order to be in a position to roll out activity associated with Sport Unlimited, Suffolk Sport is working closely with a range of partners including School Sport Partnerships, Local Authorities, Community Clubs and Youth Groups. We are collectively looking to find providers who are willing to arrange introductory courses of 8 weeks, 1 – 2 hours in duration, during term time. Activities must look to attract the semi sporty youngsters – particularly those in the 11 – 19 age range and not be too competitive in their outlook.

Funding is available to cover a variety of aspects of project delivery, including venue hire, coaching & volunteer costs and to a limited extent, equipment.

The application date for Year 3 (Spring term, January 2011) project submissions  is the 8th October 2010, please see YEAR 3 for further details and updates.

If you require any further information, please contact Ben Jackson on 07827 308649 or e-mail ben.jackson@suffolksport.com