Community Wellbeing Team - Sport

Wigan Leisure & Culture Trust's Community Wellbeing Team - Sport work, on behalf of Cannock Chase Council, in partnership with Sport Across Staffordshire & Stoke-On-Trent, to promote and develop a Sporting structure that meets the needs of local people and is accessible to all.

• Co-ordinating the Chase It! Young Persons Activity Scheme
• Ensuring a quality, customer focused, service through maintaining our Quest accreditation, our last score of 90% puts us in the "Excellent" category
• Identifying and providing development opportunities for existing and potential sports coaches through a series of Coach Education courses and workshops
• Promoting the benefits to Sports Coaches of joining the Sport Across Staffordshire & Stoke-On-Trent Coach Database
• Promoting local sports clubs who are Clubmark accredited or accredited through their own National Governing Body
• Providing access to council run leisure facilities for international and potential international athletes through the Sportstar Scheme
• Providing a general information and advice service
• Providing opportunities for work placements to improve skills and enhance employment prospects
• Raising the profile and promoting the benefits of Sport and Active Recreation
• Researching the needs of the people of Cannock Chase
• Working in partnership with the Chase Sports Council and Chase Sportability Group
• Working in partnership with the Cricket, Football and Swimming Development Groups
• Working with local clubs to achieve Clubmark accreditation or their own
• National Governing Bodies equivalent accreditation
• Working with clubs, groups, organisations and individuals to secure external funding

For further information about the Community Wellbeing Team - Sport, please read our Interim Service Plan 2011-12 or contact:

Community Wellbeing Team - Sport
Civic Centre, PO Box 28,
Beecroft Road,
Cannock,
Staffordshire,
WS11 1BG

Tel. Number: 01543 464379
E-Mail: sportsdevelopment@cannockchasedc.gov.uk

Wigan Leisure & Culture Trust took over management of leisure and culture services on behalf of Cannock Chase Council on 1st April. This includes the management of Chase Leisure Centre, Rugeley Leisure Centre, Cannock Park Golf Course, the Prince of Wales Centre, the Museum of Cannock Chase and Community Wellbeing Teams including Sports, Art, Play and Business Development.