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Waltham Forest Activator
Two Year Fixed Term Contract
£21,000-£23,000
Do you want to help residents, sports and community groups in the Olympic Host Borough of Waltham Forest make the most of London 2012?
If YES then you may be the person we are looking for.
Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme and London Community Sports Network in partnership with the London Borough of Waltham Forest are looking for a person that will help increase the numbers wanting to get fit, take part in physical activity and sport by capacity building and developing community sports groups and clubs so that they can attract, sustain and retain residents and contribute to the legacy of the 2012 Olympic Games.
You will need to be dynamic and enthusiastic with at least three years community development and capacity building experience. You will also need to have an excellent understanding of voluntary sector issues and knowledge of sports-based interventions.
If you are interested please request an application pack from Jusnara Begum email jusnara.begum@locsp.org or call 020 8556 5973.
For further information please contact Melanie Summers on 020 8496 3695 or melanie.summers@walthamforest.gov.uk.
Application Deadline: Friday 23rd April 2010 at 5pm
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FA CHARTERED STANDARD WORKSHOP
Leyton, London – London Community Sports Network (LCSN) in partnership with the London FA held a FA Charter Standard and Funding Workshop yesterday at Score in east London.
The Charter Standard Scheme is a best practice guide and quality benchmark that sets standards of coaching, administration and child protection for all clubs outside the Football League and Premier League, whilst improving the playing experience for all.
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East London - A Sporting Legacy
On behalf of the London Development Agency, Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
and Pro-Active East London we would like to invite you to attend an evening briefing:
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All Nations Summer League
WIDENING THE FOOTBALL FAMILY
Whilst most Londoners will have their eyes focussed on the World Cup games in South Africa this June, a few teams will be preparing for their own chance at glory in the All Nations Summer League. The players’ skills, experience and wages may not equate with those of Messi, Drogba or Rooney, but their passion for the game and commitment to win will be world class. With FIFA catering for the elite players this summer the London Playing Fields Foundation will be providing competitive opportunities for grassroots teams.
LPFF launched its All Nations Football programme in 2001 to provide refugee and other disenfranchised groups in London with their first experience of playing football in an organised structure. A one day festival and eight week Summer League are provided free of charge for groups that demonstrate a commitment to developing their team. Over time the project has widened its remit to welcome participants from community groups who, for a number of reasons, have not been able to access mainstream affiliated football.
Two hundred teams from over one hundred different organisations have played in the one day tournaments and Summer Leagues, with many of them making the step up to mainstream affiliated competitions. In addition to the football competitions the project provides teams with the opportunity to access coaching and refereeing courses so that their team members can attain qualifications enabling them to secure voluntary positions or paid employment. During the past nine years ninety-four coaches and fifty-three referees have been funded to achieve their first qualification.
In order to assist teams to make the step up to affiliated football the London Communities Football League was established in 2004 with a league committee comprising team representatives and members of the project Steering Group. Ninety-seven teams have played over the seven seasons with seventy-three teams completing their full fixture list. The league plays its matches on Sunday afternoons at a central venue in Walthamstow.
Clapton Park Rangers is just one club that used the All Nations project to help establish itself in affiliated football. The club was formed by a number of Level 1 football coaches who formed the nucleus of the team with the objective of becoming a successful side and providing role models for local young people. They had no financial backing or experience of organised football but entered All Nations Summer League in 2006. At the end of the eight week competition the club decided to join the Hackney & Leyton Sunday League and they have subsequently developed a second team playing in The East London Sunday League and a successful Under 12 team. In 2008 the first team won the London Junior Cup and followed that by winning the London Intermediate Cup in 2009.
None of this would have been possible without the first step up provided by The All Nations Football programme. Mark Whyte, the manager and main organiser, said: “It was a brilliant introduction into organised football and the support was second to none. When we entered mainstream competitive football we were prepared as a consequence. The funding course really helped us get set up on a proper footing.”
The All Nations programme is currently recruiting teams for the Summer League 2010 which will commence on 12th July once the World champions have been crowned. If you would like to receive further information about the project or an application form please contact Jo McKenzie at LPFF on 020 7713 8684 or jo.mckenzie@lpff.org.uk.
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SPRINT update
The first phase of The Sprint Project will come to an end at the end of 2008. I am writing to thank you for your contribution and involvement in the project and to let you know how the project is happening in the future.
Please click on SPRINT on the top of this page for further information.
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Future Stars Football Club - A case study
This is a highly successful football club based in Brixton for children, young people and adults currently running 3 youth teams and one adult team in affiliated 11-aside leagues. The club has negotiated with the local council to use nearby Ruskin Park facilities as their training ground free of charge. The club successfully fills a void for affordable professional football training aimed at boys and young men from low income BME families. Discipline and behaviour are very important to the coaches. It offers an extensive coaching programme and has ambitious plans for future development.
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HARROW AND BRENT FUNDING FAIR SUCCESS
Community sports groups from both boroughs get in the know about funding
Harrow, London – Last week saw over 30 voluntary sports-related clubs and groups from across Harrow and Brent attend the Harrow Civic Centre for the London Community Sports Network (LCSN) Community Sports Funding Fair.
LCSN helps organisations within London's voluntary and community sports sector to develop and grow, so they can attract more resources and deliver better sporting and personal development opportunities to their members and communities.
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Secondment Opportunity With LCSN
Community Development Officer (Harrow and Brent)
£23,265- £25,437 LONDON
In partnership with the London Boroughs of Harrow and Brent we are looking for a person that will work with the Boroughs’ diverse communities, helping to make a difference in peoples’ lives. This will be achieved by supporting and assisting voluntary and community sports groups to improve the quality of what they do through training, development and support.
You will need to be dynamic and enthusiastic with at least three years community development and capacity building experience. You will also need to have an excellent understanding of voluntary sector issues and knowledge of sports-based social interventions.
Given the timescales we are looking at a secondment opportunity for two years.
If you are interested in the first instance please write to Neil Taylor, Chief Executive, Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme, email neil.taylor@locsp.org or call 020 8556 5973 by Friday 23rd October 2009.
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Substance Conference October 2010
In an age of public spending constraint Substance’s third National Conference will put the ‘Big Society’ in focus for those concerned with young people, positive activities and community regeneration.
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