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Dacorum Sports Network was formed in 2007 and accredited as a Community Sports Network (CSN) with funding from Sport England in 2008. As a CSN we bring together community clubs, volunteer groups and public organisations involved in delivering sport in the community and ensuring a healthy and active community – including public sporting facilities providers, local councils, and schools.
Our role includes:
• Providing a voice for sport in Dacorum
• Supporting and representing local community sports clubs
• Lobbying for the promotion and development of sport in our area
• Encouraging participation in sport and active leisure (incl. club membership)
• Helping to develop sporting facilities and the delivery of sporting opportunity in Dacorum
• To work with our partners to maximise utilisation of facilities and support the development of clubs, coaches and volunteers
• Enabling clubs and partner organisations to work together for the benefit the whole community
• Providing a forum to debate issues of common interest and planning to meet the future needs of sport and sporting clubs within our community
Past projects have included:
• Activities to encourage people to ‘get back into sport’ including the Tring Sports Forum Sports Taster Day
• Strengthening school/club links
• Setting up satellite sports clubs in schools
• Multi-agency community projects involving schools, clubs and local community police officers
• Special sports projects for adults and children with learning difficulties
• ‘Boxercise’ programme tackling crime and deprivation
• Representing the interests of more than 60 clubs already in membership.
In 2008 Dacorum Sports Network was also appointed to administer Dacorum Borough Council’s £100,000 Olympic Fund of grants to local sports clubs as part of the Government’s 2012 Olympic support programme.
Posted by – Andy Criddle DSN
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