CCB HAVE JUST BEEN INFORMED THAT THIS EVENT HAS NOW BEEN POSTPONED, IT WILL BE RESCHEDULED IN SPRING 2014 - LOOK OUT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION (29/11/13)
The Active West Berkshire (AWB) consortium are running An ‘Inspire West Berkshire' celebration networking and information event onThe AWB consortium has been in existence for several months and has already made a significant difference in delivering the benefits of sport and physical activity to the community of West Berkshire. Of note AWB have delivered several ‘Inspire Events’ for young people, families and the disabled. These provided new and exciting physical activity and sporting opportunities to help build on the legacy of the London 2012 Games.
The consortium currently consists of Get Berkshire Active, the West Berkshire School Sports Partnerships, Berkshire Youth, Park House School, Parkwood Community Leisure and West Berkshire Council. They also have good links with a variety of other organisations in the area including Public Health and local sport & leisure providers and nationally with organisations such as Sport England, the Youth Sport Trust and the governing bodies of sport.
They wish to make AWB as inclusive and representative as possible and for its aims and objectives to be both transparent and guided by a wider range of partners and key stakeholders in West Berkshire.
Briefly (but by no means exclusively) the following are some of the benefits of AWB all of which they aim to improve and strengthen with help and support:
• Improving health outcomes through the delivery of excellent physical activity and sport (healthy communities, workplaces, schools and individuals)
• Links to improving communities (Safer Communities), with greater community cohesion and reduced anti-social behaviour (via excellent diversionary activities to engage young people)
• Increasing and maximising the links with sport and education and the transition to sport and physical activity beyond formal education
• Helping employers to understand the cost benefit of creating healthy workplaces and ‘fit for work, fit for life’ employees (improving productivity, reducing sickness and absenteeism and generating loyalty)
The evening will consist of a number of speakers/short presentations, an excellent opportunity to network and refreshments will be provided. The speakers will be confirmed shortly.
The event is primarily for anyone associated with economic development, workplace health, activities for young people, community cohesion, delivery of sport and physical activity, parish planning relating to physical activity and health and wellbeing in older people. However, anyone with an interest in the development of sport and physical activity across the district is very welcome to attend.
Please let them know of your intention to attend by emailing Ciaran.crean@getberkshireactive.org who will confirm your attendance and provide an agenda and attendance list nearer to the time.
Should you have any questions about the event or whether you should attend, please do not hesitate to contact Jackie Gray at West Berkshire Council, as a representative of the Active West Berkshire group (JGray@westberks.gov.uk, Tel 01635 519563)
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