Active Broxbourne - Community Sport Network
What is it?
A Community Sports Network (CSN) is a collection of people or
organisations who have a desire to develop and promote sport and
physical activity in their local area. The overall aims are to
increase participation and widen access opportunities.
The 'Active Broxbourne' CSN will work to promote and develop
sporting activity in the Borough of Broxbourne for the benefit of
all members of the community. It will operate at a local
level and aim to improve sports development and sports people at
every level. It will seek to add value to what is already
going on in helping professionals and volunteers to be more
effective.
Active Broxbourne are organising the first Broxbourne Sports
Awards to celebrate the talent and dedication of local sporting
individuals and clubs. The event will take place at Broxbourne
Civic Hall on Wednesday 28 January 2009. The evening will include a
special guest star, buffet, licensed bar and displays. You
can download a nomination pack from the related links section.
What can the 'Active Broxbourne' CSN do for
Sport? 
- Be a voice for sport in the Borough
- Adopt a strategic approach to funding for sport, ensuring
opportunities are harnessed within an overall local framework
- Develop and improve communications that effectively keeps key
officers, council members, sports people, clubs and others
interested aware of sport and sports issues, opportunities and
problems
- Be an advocate for sport
- Facilitate effective communication and maintain an integrated
database of membership
- Provide the forum for consultation with Sport England on key
issues affecting sport
- Provide information on local sports clubs, sporting and
coaching opportunities, advice and funding
- Provide and advise the Council on allocation of community
grants and opportunity for excellence awards
- Raise awareness and the profile of sport in the Borough
- Recruit more people into sport as participants, volunteers,
officials, spectators.
- Promote and develop sporting activity in Active
Broxbourne.
Aims of Active Broxbourne
- To develop sport and physical activity for the benefit of the
community
- To develop effective communication between local sporting and
physical activity agencies
- To establish a sport/physical activity advisory and
consultative role
- To encourage and facilitate participation in grass root
activities
- To maximise the development and use of facilities
- To work with all partners to support the development of clubs,
coaching, volunteering and community support for sport/physical
activity
- To develop an annual action plan in consultation with 'Active
Broxbourne' members and the wider sporting community
How to get involved
Active Broxbourne Community Sports Network has now been
successfully awarded the £31,000 that had been allocated for
release upon agreement of a suitable action plan for 2008-09.
This action plan, containing various community based projects, will
now be delivered between June 2008 and March 2009. Projects
have now been agreed so look out for information on New Active
Broxbourne projects over the coming months.
The next meeting of Active Broxbourne will be held on
Monday 24 November at Broxbourne Borough Council from
6.30pm. New members are welcome.
'Active Broxbourne' CSN is open to all local sports clubs,
schools, sports groups, coaches, volunteers, participants and
governing bodies that provide or work for those involved with sport
and physical activity within the Borough of Broxbourne. If you are
interested in joining this group to be a voice for sport and
physical activity within the Borough of Broxbourne then please
contact the Community Development Team on 01992 785555 ext.5909 or
e-mail CSN.leisure@broxbourne.gov.uk
Related information
Herts Sport Partnership - This county based partnership play an
active role in assisting local CSN's with their development. For
information about other CSN's please contact Carina Page at
C.Page@herts.ac.uk or
phone 01707 281004.
You can download the latest action plan and minutes from
previous meetings in the related links section.