Rother District Council

The Sports Development Officer is the key link officer for Sport England on Sports Lottery Schemes.

In conjunction with local clubs and partners there have been several successes in the past. These include successful awards for:

• Battle Bowls Club
• Sidley Martlets Bowls Club
• Robertsbridge Cricket Pavilion
• Little Common Sports Pavilion
• Bexhill Sailing Club
• Rye Sports Centre
• Northiam Sports Hall

Rother DC Sports Development Officer can also offer support with:

• advice on possible sources of funding, such as Awards for All and the lottery;
• help with application forms;
• possible partnership funding from the Community Project Grant Scheme Fund.

Bexhill Sailing Club was successful with an awards for all grant to help with training and cadet development. Forms and information are available from www.awardsforall.org.uk.

The Sports Development Officer would welcome the chance to discuss any proposals to discuss any community projects with project managers. Proposals should include a strategic justification and and how the scheme will help develop community sport.

More details on the Sports Lottery Awards and Sport England Initiatives can be found on the Sport England Website www.sportengland.org.

Clubs have also benefited from funding via Rother DC for club development plans and programmes which involves more people in sport and physical activity. This includes support for volunteers, part funding for coaching courses and in developing club/school community links.

Rother DC does not provide grants for individual performers but participates in the FANS Scheme which provides free access (off peak) to leisure facilities for talented athletes. For more details on FANS contact Matthew Warwick at the Sussex Sport Partnership on 01273 643867, mwarwick@brighton.ac.uk or visit the Sussex Sport website: www.sussexsport.org.

Schemes / Projects that have been supported through Sports Development include:

• community multi-sports projects
• primary schools rugby coaching
• half term tennis coaching
• assistance towards the purchase of club equipment
• assistance towards coach development - qualifications and awards

Projects that have received funds from the Community Project Grant Scheme include:

• Battle Cricket Club Pavilion
• Catsfield Pavilion
• Robertsbridge Children's Centre
• Johnson's Field Camber - Play and Recreation Area
• Christchurch Community Project

For further details on grants, please contact Adrian Gaylon on 01424 787583 or via email using the link to the right of this page.

Community Sports Coaches

Rother District Council hosts a part time athletics coach as part of the Community Sports Coach scheme. This is a scheme part funded by the Government and the Hastings & Rother Schools Sport Partnership. Over the country 3000 posts have been created in line with the recommendations of the Coaching Task Force (July 2002) to increase the number of coaches and the quality of coaching at a local level.

Ex-Olympic athlete Sean Baldock is currently in post and works across the Hastings & Rother area. This includes working with schools, local clubs and the wider community. For more information please contact Adrian Gaylon.

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