Active Broxbourne - Community Sport Network
What is 'Active Broxbourne' CSN?
A Community Sports Network (CSN) is a
collection of people or organisations that 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.
What can the 'Active Broxbourne' CSN do for
Sport?
- Be a voice for sport in the Borough
- Be an advocate for sport, annually
celebrating sporting achievement by hosting the Active Broxbourne
Sports Awards
- 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' 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 extension
5909 or email CSN.leisure@broxbourne.gov.uk
Active Broxbourne Sports Awards 2012
SPORTING talent and achievement within the
borough of Broxbourne was celebrated last May with the forth Active
Broxbourne Sport Awards. Approximately 170 people attended the
ceremony at Hertford Regional College (Turnford) which was
presented by both Sky Sports and Talk Sport presenters Sam
Matterface and Natalie Sawyer. The highly anticipated event was
sponsored by Broxbourne Housing Association and celebrated
Broxbourne’s success and commitment in both international and local
sporting competition. The evening was studded with high profile
athletes from across the borough with a total of 13 awards handed
out on the night. Special guests included Broxbourne’s Deputy Mayor
Cllr Bren Perryman, John Fuller (Herts Is Ready for Winners) and
Paul Coates, Senior Sport Development Officer for the Lee Valley
Regional Park Authority.
For further information contact the Sport
Community Development Officer on 01992 785555 or email 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 Joe
Capon at j.capon2@herts.ac.uk or
phone 01707 281004.
You can download the latest action plan and
minutes from previous meetings in the related links section.
Sportivate
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here for information on activities and clubs for young people in
Broxbourne.