Community Wellbeing Team - Sport

Cannock Chase District Council's Community Wellbeing Team - Sport work, 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