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Capital Clubs Newsletter - November 2009
Download Newsletter
Please download the latest copy of the Capital Clubs Newsletter which this month includes articles on the following:
- Advice on creating links with your local community from Edinburgh Rugby
- Update on Child Protection in Sport guidelines from Children 1st
- Lothian Thistle and Hutchison Vale come together to complete pathways for local youth footballers
- An opportunity to "Train with the Professionals" from Hearts Football Club
- Capital Projects Workshop at Spartans Community Academy
-Active School link to Carlton Cricket club
Plus features on Quick Draw Climbing Club, L'Art du Chi Tai Chi, Hearts Swim Club and City of Edinburgh Trampoline Club.
All clubs are invited to send in articles and photographs for our next edition that we hope to have out just before Christmas.
Capital Projects Workshop
The workshop is now fully subscribed and a waiting list is in operation.
Following the success of their Revenue Funding Workshop last February, ClubSportEdinburgh is staging a Capital Project Workshop on 2nd December at the new Spartans Football Academy, Ainslie Park.
The workshop will include examples of city clubs who have successfully delivered projects across the city and advice of how to apply for planning permission and funding.
6.45pm: Tea & Coffee served – opportunity to network
7.00pm: Welcome, Introductions & Housekeeping
7.05pm: Fernieside Football Club -£55k development of a small synthetic playing area at The Drum Park, Gilmerton. Supported by Wren and BBC Children in Need
7.25pm: Lismore Rugby Club -£1.4m project at the Inch Park which will create changing/social facilities for rugby, football and cricket clubs in the area. (Project is ongoing, due for completion in 2010)
7.45pm: Spartans Football Academy -£3.5m project opened exactly one year ago involved partnership working with City of Edinburgh Council, sportscotland and several other major funders
8.10pm: Other Potential Contributors/Topics(still to be confirmed)
- Advice on planning applications
- Advice on completing funding applications
- Advice on potential funders
9.00pm Question Time
9.30pm Close
ClubSportEdinburgh sign the Pledge
ClubSportEdinburgh became the first Edinburgh sports organisation to sign up for the new Access to Sport and Culture Pledge.
Chairman Douglas Adamson announced that "Sport is an integral part of community spirit and it's rich history is a major influence in our shared popular culture. By signing up to The Pledge local sports clubs will be able to contribute and make connections with other groups in ways that may never have been considered in the past. The Pledge is a commitment to Edinburgh and sports clubs will be looking forward to working with other groups to help improve participation and help make everyone in Edinburgh active and involved in their city community."
ClubSportEdinburgh pledged to encourage clubs to come together and share resources with both fellow sports clubs and organisations within the arts, theatrical and cultural communities across Edinburgh.
Councillor Deidre Brock, Culture and Leisure Convenor, also added "The Pledge is an excellent way of showing our shared commitment to making sport and culture as accessible as possible for all Edinburgh residents. We've already had some very positive feedback with a number of organisations signing up and I'm sure we'll see even more coming on board in the coming weeks."
Four city clubs, Edinburgh Wolves American Football, Portobello Rugby Club, Craiglockhart Tennis Club and Polonia Phoenix Basketball, have already followed their lead and signed up and it is hoped many other city clubs will link in to this exciting new initiative.
All clubs and organisations who sign up will be invited to the first ASC Conference that will be held on 17th March 2010 and will offer an excellent opportunities to network with like minded groups and share good practice.
WHAT IS THE PLEDGE?
Throughout 2008, the City of Edinburgh Council and partners consulted widely with organisations, partnerships, clubs, groups and residents across the city to explore ways to increase access to arts, sport and physical activity. The consultation highlighted many common issues and challenges and showed that there are many opportunities to increase such access. The vision is that organisations will pledge to take actions to improve access to arts, sports and physical activities. This document shows how organisations and clubs can pledge to improve access by building on existing good practice, making the most of opportunities and meeting current and future challenges. By signing the pledge organisations will make a strong and lasting shared commitment to work together to continue to improve access, increase membership and raise their profile with other key partners in the city.
WHY MAKE THE PLEDGE?
• The opportunity to create links with other partners and like minded organisations
• A platform to promote your activities by area and activity
• An opportunity to identify and engage with Neighbourhood Partnerships
• Access to information regarding subsidies, smart cards, transport etc
• Invitations to participate in annual conferences and other potential networking opportunities
WHO CAN SIGN THE PLEDGE?
The pledge is for any organisation that provides arts, sport or physical activity in Edinburgh. This includes public, voluntary and commercial organisations, partnerships, agencies, companies, clubs and groups. These organisations already work to provide high quality activities. By signing the pledge, they recognise that they can work collectively to increase participation.
WHAT DOES THE PLEDGE INVOLVE?
The pledge provides a framework for organisations to set out activities to improve the impact of their work on access to and participation in arts, sport and physical activity. Each organisation that signs the pledge will specify actions that it will take under each relevant theme. Organisations will specify a set of actions that can lead to real change and improvement in their ways of working. Activities will depend on the size and nature of the organisation, and what they are already doing.
DELIVERING THE PLEDGE
Pledge partners will be asked to report progress and to renew their pledge every year. The City of Edinburgh Council will collate all pledges to produce a detailed description of actions across the city, update this each year and make it available to all pledge partners. It will also be available on a dedicated webpage. There will be an annual conference to review progress, share experiences
and best practice. The City of Edinburgh Council will act as the lead partner organising, hosting and running the annual event.
THE PLEDGE
“We pledge to improve the quality of life and life chances for all people in Edinburgh through increased access to cultural and sporting activities”
by:
• developing and promoting joint working;
• improving the quality and dissemination of information;
• promoting participation;
• increasing affordability;
• creating sustainable provision;
• responding to users’ views and needs.
• improving access to facilities;
WHAT ORGANISATIONS HAVE ALREADY SIGNED UP?
- ClubSportEdinburgh
- Edinburgh Leisure
- Lothian Disability Sport
- Edinburgh Wolves American Football Club
- Polonia Phoenix Basketball Club
- Craiglockhart Tennis Club
- The Edinburgh Parnership
- Health All Round
- Scottish Arts Council
- Theatre Workshop
- The Filmhouse
- Scottish Storytelling Centre
- Drake Music
- Lung Ha's Theatre Company
- Audio Description Association
STILL INTERESTED?
For more information go to Pledge Website
and if you would like to sign up to the pledge and really make a difference please contact Colin Mackay on 0131 529 7860 or email
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