‘Active Guildford’, Sport Development Strategy 2016-2021
You Said
We Did
Theme 1: Participation - to encourage our community to get active and stay active. You agreed that we should help young people get active.
Last year we: • involved 247 local young people in the free taster session programme that led up to the Specsavers Surrey Youth Games (SSYG) weekend. We exceeded our target of 80% utilisation of available taster session spaces • involved 87 young people from less advantaged areas of the borough in the SSYG taster sessions • delivered free SSYG taster sessions in Ash for the first time. This resulted in a significant increase in the number of young participants from Ash.
You agreed that we should help improve pathways for talented athletes.
Last year we: • celebrated the success of elite athletes, local coaches and volunteers at the ‘Sport Guildford Awards’, held in November.
Theme 2: Inclusive Sport - to encourage those from underrepresented groups to get active and stay active. Our ‘50+’ and ‘disability sport’ focus groups told us there was a local need to overcome cost barriers and a genuine fear of new opportunities.
Last year we: • worked with three local clubs to plan the delivery of low cost football opportunities for over 50’s and disabled people at the new state of the art, 3G football pitch at Kings College from September 2019 • extended the Sport England Get Active 50+ project to our day centres. 25 participants aged 65+ took part in free indoor golf sessions at both Park Barn and Shawfield Day Centres. We also supported the Centres to run a free mini golf inter-centre tournament at Stoke Park.
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