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Capital Projects Workshop
Many thanks to all the clubs and contributors who attended the Capital Project Workshop at the Spartans Football Academy on Wednesday 2nd December.
The event was fully subscribed with almost 50 delegates representing 30 clubs and provided some extremely inspiring presentations.
To download copies of all presentations during the evening please click on the Capital Projects Page
We have also added links to sportscotland's "Guide to Capital Projects" and a list of potential funders.
Opportunity to Promote your Club in Edinburgh's Second Festival of Sport
Festival of Sport Entry Form
Following the success of last year's inaugural Festival of Sport we would like to invite your club to become involved in the second Festival of Sport event which will run from 4th to 13th June 2010
Activcity, Edinburgh Leisure, City of Edinburgh Council and ClubSportEdinburgh are working in partnership to promote this event Edinburgh and we would like to offer Edinburgh clubs the opportunity to either promote their coaching programmes or run their own mini tournament/festival that could be included in the festival.
Ways your club could get involved include:
- Open up a normal coaching session to the public
- Include an event or game you already have planned during this period
- Organise your own mini festival/event and invite other clubs to participate
- Have a club open day
We are hoping to greatly increase the public awareness of the event this year and some of the proposed media ideas include:
- Programmes distributed to all Edinburgh school children, leisure centres, libraries, doctors surgeries etc
- Production and distribution of A1 posters to key sites
- Promotional DVD
- Involvement of Edinburgh's Sporting Champions and Young Sports Ambassadors
- Promoted through Edinburgh's major businesses, Universities, Shopping Centres etc
- Attempt to get local press and media on board
- Included on several council operated websites
- Involve all participating clubs in increasing public awareness
If your club want to be involved in this event please download the attached entry form and email to by Monday 1st February 2010.
For further details please contact either Colin Mackay on 0131 529 7860 or Donna Finnie 0131 529 7993.
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.
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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