Examples of activities that
have been awarded an 'Inspired?' Small Grant
22nd July 2011: *** STOP PRESS: Feedback from the
completed 'Inspired?' events and activities will be appearing
on this page soon ***
Orchard Vale, Spring Vale and Apple Vale
Children's Centres – Worcestershire CC, Evesham Area,
Wychavon
Mini Olympics
To provide a mini Olympic type event where parents can engage
with their children, through events such as hurdles, foam javelins,
agility ladder runs and fun races. Our aims and objectives are to
improve overall health and increase physical exercise with children
under 5 years of age
Stourport High School & VIth Form
Centre
Wyre Forest
Establishment of a College system and Olympic week
Introduce a whole school college system where pupils are able to
work cooperatively and competitively to achieve college points.
This will culminate in a week of activities across the curriculum
area that addresses the Olympic & Paralympics values and
ideals, and finish with a mini Olympic festival
The Stroke Association
Bromsgrovee
To increase participation in sports and leisure activities
locally by Stroke survivors and their carers
Further details to follow - to be decided by the (Stroke
Association) discussion group.
St. Bartholomew’s CofE Primary
School
Stourport-on-Severn, Wyre Forest
Sports Week 2011
To provide all children with an insight to different sports in a
safe and enjoyable environment. To introduce new sports and allow
the children to ‘have a go’ with professional
sporty people. No fewer than 8 Olympic Sports will be included on
the timetable. To use in-house sporting talents to encourage the
children to take part in after school clubs and festivals
throughout the year.
Redditch Borough Council
Redditch pre-Olympic Warm Up
The event will be a week long event which will focus on holding
Olympic sporting events at various locations around Redditch. This
event is planned to be held in July 2011 as a forerunner to the
Olympics in 2012 and to start to build people’s awareness of the
Olympics for 2012. It is envisaged that this event will be a
smaller version of what would be held in 2012 to mark the actual
Olympics.
Sunshine Children Centre -
Barnardo’s
Malvern
Football Fledglings Olympic Challenge
The aim is to deliver a weekly group for children 18 months to 5
years with their parent/carer who will work with qualified football
coaches to learn gross motor skills, balance, team
skills and sharing skills based on
football. Thereby utilising the Olympic theme to raise
involvement and a feeling of belonging to the games
There will be a mini football skills competition with Gold,
Silver and bronze awards. Those attending will be advised of a
football fledglings group that they may feed into or contacts of
local football clubs
Activate Team
Top Barn Activity Centre , Holt Heath
Paddle-power
The sessions are aimed at introducing paddle sports to young
people within the scouting and guiding movements.
The aim is to provide sessions that give a taster to the younger
sections and provide the older sections with a skill for life and a
recognised NGB qualification
Dyson Perrins CE Sports College
Malvern
The Dyson Perrins Decathlon – Sports for Everybody
To increase and improve participation rates amongst the students
(across the whole school 11-18). Focus upon inclusion. The event
will be a multi skills sports activity day with a choice of 10
activities including sports which students may not have had the
opportunity to participate in before. There will be a thorough
evaluation of the day and a review of its impact. Students will be
encouraged to take up the activity that they have experienced. Goal
is to create an annual event with 100% participation from
students.
Drakes Broughton Village Events
Group
Pershore
Drakes Broughton ‘Royal’ Games 2011
A fun filled day open to the entire community, to encourage
family participation and promote team work and community spirit
through sport.
Haybridge High School and Sixth
Form
Bromsgrove
Personal Challenge Week, “The Olympics”
Various Olympic themed activities - visit the Olympic Village;
students ‘Unlocking Learning' (students will be set various
projects and challenges related to the Olympics); students
experiencing a variety of different sporting enrichment activities
- these activities will be those that students do not normally have
access too. Coaches will facilitate the learning - these will
include; Judo, Handball, Fencing, Cycling, Curling, Golf and Wheel
chair basketball.
Harvington Parish
Council
Wychavon
Harvington ‘GRAS’ Games
An afternoon of sports activities (Sunday
8th May) as part of the Harvington Asparagus Festival
Weekend - to draw the community together in a fun way and to
showcase the groups/activities and facilities of the village.
The 'Gras' Games will bring teams from all ages and groups in the
village to have fun and make full use of the wonderful village
playing fields with professional coaches to oversee and assist
Franche Community Primary
School
Kidderminster
Circuit training/festival including an
additional rowing breakfast club
Purchase rowing machine for the school to
support and enhance pupil’s engagement alongside additionally
purchased equipment which will develop a circuit club and introduce
an ‘inspired’ Olympic event, also developing rowing as a sport to
the school (additional equipment to be funded by Sainsbury’s Active
vouchers and our Positive Opportunities Worcestershire - POW
funding). Also links with healthy schools projects. Targets
disengaged pupils. Introduces new sport.
Redditch YMCA
Olympic Dreams
Children with learning disabilities will be
invited to come along to a one hour indoor/outdoor athletics
session every week for a period of 38 weeks. Both field and track
type activities will be provided (including sports they have not
tried before) to suit abilities. On the final two weeks of the
project there will be a “Mini Olympics” event. The activity
will also act as a feeder to other special needs sports groups that
run in the local community.
Prince Henry’s High
School
Wychavon
Olympics Day
House competitions for all year 9 and 10
students in Olympic and Paralympic sports for an Olympics Day.
The Leadership Academy Students will be tasked
with promoting the Olympic and Paralympic Values and the activities
on offer will be: Goalball, Handball, Boccia, Rowing, Tennis,
Badminton, Girls and boys football, mixed hockey, Basketball,
fencing.
Prior to the event coaches (of the sports)
will organise taster sessions during curriculum time. The aim is
for as many children as possible to try a new Olympic or Paralympic
sport through the weeks leading up to the event. There will also be
an opening ceremony where students will be invited to perform
pieces inspired by the Olympic Values
Blackminster Middle
School
Wychavon
Olympics Day and Cultural Olympiad
House competitions for all years in Olympic
sports for a whole Olympics Day.
The Schools Sports Council Students will be
tasked with promoting the Olympic and Paralympic Values through the
day and the sports on offer will be: - Football, Basketball,
Handball, Table Tennis, Boccia and Fencing.
Prior to the event coaches (of the sports)
will organise taster sessions during curriculum time. The aim is
for as many children as possible to try a new Olympic or Paralympic
sport through the weeks leading up to the event. There will also be
a Cultural Olympiad on the evening prior to the Olympics Day where
children will perform dance, drama, music and poetry around the
Olympic Values. Art work will also be on display.
Norton Community Group
Wychavon
Norton Community Games
One day event (planned for 2011 and 2012 to
start with) featuring sports, arts and music. Offered to all ages
living in or around Brockhill Village, Norton, to enjoy either as
an active participant, volunteer helper, event organiser or
observer. Organised in conjunction with Wychavon District
Council SDO, Local NGB coaches and clubs.
Blossom Vale Children's
Centre
Wychavon
Mini Olympics for under 5s.
To create a mini Olympic themed games for
families with children aged 0-5. Aim is to increase parents
awareness about the importance of introducing children to physical
activity at an early age and to link in and promote other local
sports clubs
Wyre Forest School Sport
Partnership
Establishment of Olympic-themed activities in
National School Sport Week
For Key Stage 2 pupils from across the Wyre
Forest. End National School Sport Week with a mini-Olympics
Festival, held at Stourport Athletics track. To engage local
schools in an Olympic/Paralympic themed event, using local clubs to
support delivery. And to use the Olympics/Paralympics as a tool for
engaging those pupils who do not normally engage in PE/sport, by
providing them with activities that may change their
view/attitudes.
Birchen Coppice Primary
School
Wyre Forest
Be an Olympian!
Olympic themed activity over 5 days: Day 1 –
Play like an Olympian - silly games; Day 2 – Eat like an Olympian -
look at nutrition; Day 3 – Train like an Olympian - starting
with gentle exercises and sports and then increasing intensity; Day
4 – Win like an Olympian - taking part in a series of sports
followed by a medal ceremony; Day 5 – Celebrate like an
Olympian - using dance, art and song to create a closing
ceremony.
Stourport Sports Club
Launch and establishment of Community Sports
Challenge
To introduce members of the local community to
the facilities and opportunities offered at Stourport Sports Clubs
throughout the year. This will culminate in a ‘Challenge’ event
that features Olympic/Paralympic sports and addresses their ideals
and values.
Worcester Community Trust
Worcester Community Games 2011
Aim is to inspire local people from all
backgrounds to celebrate the Olympic and Paralympic Games through
participation in physical and cultural activities. The event
will contain five elements: Community; Sports; Culture; Art;
History
Kidderminster College & Knoll
School
School Olympics Sports Day
Kidderminster College in partnership with the
Knoll School are going to facilitate an Olympic themed school
sports day engaging years 1 to 6. Students will work closely with
teachers and children from the school to plan the activities.
Parent will also be involved in order to show their children the
importance of exercise (fun and health) and to engage adults in
sport.
Special Olympics Redditch
Special Olympics West Midlands Regional Soccer
Tournament
To provide a tournament for Special Olympics
groups to compete in a division that is suitable to the individuals
ability.
YMCA Worcester
Worcestershire Homeless Olympics
A blend of individual and team events to
engage homeless people into sport (including track and field events
such as 100 yard dash, 2012 yard marathon, three-legged race,
wheelbarrow race, sack race, welly-wang, limbo challenge, tug of
war, rounders)
Worcester Volunteer
Centre
Fun Squads
Young volunteers (aged 16 – 25yrs) are trained to take play
sessions into the community, to offer a range of opportunities
throughout the city for young people (5 -13yrs), to engage in
sports activities not normally available in their communities.
Malvern Hills District
Council
12 Events to 2012
A series of 12 activities (mixture of physical
activity and cultural activities) to take place over the next 12
months in the lead up to the Olympic Games. Participants will be
Council Staff and their families and participants will be
encouraged to take up the activity afterwards. The series of events
will culminate in an Olympic Celebration to tie in with the Torch
as it comes through Worcestershire.
Saltways, Leonard Cheshire Disability
- Redditch
Saltways Sports Day
Sports day for the residents at Saltways to
take part in. Including: Relay Race; Saltways marathon; Fancy Dress
race; Welly wanger ; Hoopla; Egg and Spoon Race; Bucket of
water Challenge; Obstacle Course; Boccia and Skittles. Residents’
families, friends and members of the local community will be
invited to the event to support the residents. The residents at
Saltways are all living with multiple, severe disabilities acquired
through illness or an accident earlier in their life.
Details of the 'Inspired?' Small
Grant Scheme
- “Inspired?” is a toolkit that is the result
of partnership work between a variety of partners representing the
providers of grassroots physical activity services. The toolkit has
been developed to help physical activity practitioners create their
own association with the Olympic and Paralympic Games and thereby
make the London2012 Games “The Games for Everybody”.
- The toolkit is designed to complement
existing work – not complicate it; keep ideas simple and realistic;
and create the stimulus for creative (2012 related) thinking
- Awards are for amounts from £200 to £500 and
the SGS is open to any voluntary or community association,
statutory body or educational establishment in Worcestershire.
- Grant applications will be accepted from Sept
2010 up until the fund has reached its budget.
- The Small Grant Scheme is open to activities
that are inspired by the “Inspired?” toolkit (i.e. the Olympic and
Paralympic Games) and can demonstrate a desire to increase
participation in sport or physical activity
The Inspired? toolkit is available on line at
http://www.raisingourgame2012.org.uk/
For a copy of the Inspired? Small Grant
Scheme Guidelines and an Application
Form please contact:
Peter Turvey - Worcestershire
Opportunities Coordinator 2012 Games: Email: pturvey@worcestershire.gov.uk
(Address: Worcestershire Partnership, County Hall, Spetchley
Road, WR5 2NP)
GRANTS ARE STILL
AVAILABLE FOR 2011/12
Inspired? Toolkit Partners:
The Worcestershire Partnership,
Worcestershire PCT, Sports Partnership Herefordshire and
Worcestershire, NHS Worcestershire, Worcester City Council,
Herefordshire Council, Leisure Centres, Bromsgrove
District Council, Worcestershire and Herefordshire Partnership
Development Managers; Herefordshire Sport and the Worcestershire
and Herefordshire 2012 Olympic Opportunities Coordinators.
