portfolio

The FA

2008 European Learning Difficulties Championships

Logistique have been commissioned by The FA to event manage the European Championships in 2008.

The European Championships will become the largest disability football tournament to be staged in England with eight teams competing for the first time in this country.

Games will be held across Greater Manchester in July and August with the final being staged at Oldham Athletic’s Boundary Park.

Website link: www.TheFA.com

The FA Umbro Fives

Jon Dutton has been successfully re-appointed by The FA as Tournament Director for The FA Football Fives competition now in its second year. The Football Fives are being supported by UMBRO with both Men’s and Women’s competitions.

Partially Sighted Quad Nations Tournament 2006

As part of the seven annual events of the Elite Disability Strategy Logistique delivered a Quad Nations tournament in December 2006 at the National Cycling Centre in East Manchester.

Event Business Plans

The FA commissioned Logistique in 2007 to write Business Plans for both the 2010 Blind World Championships and the 2011 Cerebral Palsy World Championships. The Business Plans were succesfully used to attract funding from UK Sport for the value of circa £150,000.

Elite Disability Strategy

Unlike many other National Governing Bodies across the world, The Football Association have invested significant sums of money in the development of grass roots opportunities for disabled children and adults as well as trying to establish a player pathway through to an elite level where the best players can represent their country.

Despite increased investment, exposure and development of players, all of the National Teams have experienced difficulties in preparing for and playing in major championships due to a confusing mix of Governing Bodies at a National and International level, lack of adequate match practice and no long term events programme to plan around.

The document aims to examine the feasibility of holding six major events in England over the next six years in the lead up to 2012, the potential importance of doing so and the investment and planning that will be required.

The document also aims to examine key issues at a National and International level that require resolving, rationalising and developing. Some of the issues have previously impinged on the growth and quality of elite disability football.

The strategy is based on ambition, aspiration and realism and concludes that with effective planning and commitment it is feasible to stage major disability events - and details the significant tangible benefits of doing so

The strategy identified thirteen key recommendations and profiled these into either high, medium or low priority and also whether it is seen as a short (next 6 months), medium (6-12 months) or long term (12 months and beyond) objective.

The FA National Futsal Cup

Logistique have been appointed to event manage the National Futsal Cup. The annual event is to be held at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield in July. The top quality venue will play host to the ever-growing competition, which inclues a men’s women’s and youth event.

The FA National Play Offs and International Tournament

The Football Association has appointed Logistique as event managers on two of its futsal events later in the year. Logistique will be leading on the delivery of the National Futsal Play off finals and an International tournament involving Republic of Ireland, Libya, Lithuania and the hosts England to be held during September and December respectively at Loughborough University.

South Bedfordshire District Council

Community Football Development Centre

Logistique have recently been appointed by South Bedfordshire District Council in helping them create a community football development centre in Dunstable.

The District Council and project partners have identified a site and aspire to a new dual use six changing room football and community facility, car parking, a 3rd Generation AGP, 2 natural grass football pitches (adult), 2 natural grass pitches (junior), one being a MUGA, 2 natural grass pitches (mini soccer), relocation of a BMX track and a new spectator stand.

Oasis Academy and Immingham Pilgrims FC

Logistique have been appointed to Project Co-ordinate a Football Foundation application on behalf of Oasis Academy Immingham and Immingham Pilgrims FC. The project will benefit both the new Oasis Academy and Immingham Pilgrims Football Club.

The project is focused on the development sporting facilities which will include a modern changing accommodation including social facilities and education rooms. The total project cost is anticipated to be around £700,000.

Wiltshire County FA

National Game County Strategy

Wiltshire County Football Association’s have undergone a thorough root and branch review as part of a new 4 year County strategy planning process.

The new strategies set out the vision, key priorities and targets for investment into grassroots football from 1st July 2008 until 30th June 2012 and represents each County FA’s contribution to the delivery of The FA National Game Strategy.

The process involved a large amount of consultation with each County FA choosing to host a ‘Your Game Your Say’ event that gave club’s, leagues, referees and the whole football family a chance to input into key priorities in their respective County FA.

The consultation distilled all the challenges into four strategic goals and three key enablers that the County FA’s will address, the following are the headline targets:

• Sustaining 1160 and creating 63 new teams
• Sustaining 264 and recruiting 105 new referees
• A Level 1 coach with every registered youth team
• 75% of all youth teams will have The FA Charter Standard Award
• £6.45m investment in to new facilities
• 75% of County Stakeholders agree that the CFA/The FA are leading the game effectively
• Everyone in roles with children in youth football or working with vulnerable adults to have an enhanced CRB check
• A successful Respect campaign

West Riding County FA

National Game County Strategy

West Riding County Football Association’s have undergone a thorough root and branch review as part of a new 4 year County strategy planning process.

The new strategies set out the vision, key priorities and targets for investment into grassroots football from 1st July 2008 until 30th June 2012 and represents each County FA's contribution to the delivery of The FA National Game Strategy.

The process involved a large amount of consultation with each County FA choosing to host a ‘Your Game Your Say’ event that gave club’s; leagues, referees and the whole football family a chance to input into key priorities in their respective County FA.

The consultation distilled all the challenges into four strategic goals and three key enablers that the County FA’s will address, the following are the headline targets:

• Sustaining 3697 and creating 1276 new teams
• Sustaining 913 and recruiting 327 new referees
• A Level 1 coach with every registered youth team
• 75% of all youth teams will have The FA Charter Standard Award
• £15,000,000 investment in to new facilities
• 75% of County Stakeholders agree that the CFA/The FA are leading the game effectively
• Everyone in roles with children in youth football or working with vulnerable adults to have an enhanced CRB check
• A successful Respect campaign "
• Sustaining 24 and creating 9 new FA Charter Standard Community clubs

Gloucester FA

National Game County Strategy

Gloucester Football Association’s have undergone a thorough root and branch review as part of a new 4 year County strategy planning process.

The new strategies set out the vision, key priorities and targets for investment into grassroots football from 1st July 2008 until 30th June 2012 and represents each County FA's contribution to the delivery of The FA National Game Strategy.

The process involved a large amount of consultation with each County FA choosing to host a ‘Your Game Your Say’ event that gave club’s; leagues, referees and the whole football family a chance to input into key priorities in their respective County FA.

The consultation distilled all the challenges into four strategic goals and three key enablers that the County FA’s will address, the following are the headline targets:

• Sustaining 2048 and creating 71 new teams
• Sustaining 439 and recruiting 174 new referees
• A Level 1 coach with every registered youth team
• 80% of all youth teams will have The FA Charter Standard Award
• £9,000,000 investment into new facilities
• 75% of County Stakeholders agree that the GFA/The FA are leading the game effectively
• Everyone in roles with children in youth football or working with vulnerable adults to have an enhanced CRB check
• A successful Respect campaign

Leicester City Council

Football Investment Strategy

Logistique have recently been appointed to work on a unique multi million pound football investment strategy in Leicester. The £12.5m investment proposal is for new football and ball court facilities at 12 sites around the city. The council aims to double its number of pitches from 30 to 60 and increase the number of teams from 96 to more than 200. Eight changing room blocks would also be built along with more artificial pitches and ball courts, plus new staff would be hired.

The biggest project is a £2.5million scheme at Aylestone Playing Fields where the number of pitches would increase from three to 17 and a 10-room changing block built. The council will fund half of the £455,000 design and development costs and the Football Foundation the rest.

Staffordshire Moorlands District Council

Leek Sports Village

Logistique have been appointed to Project Co-ordinate a Football Foundation funding application. Additionally, Logistique will be assisting the project partners Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, Leek Town and Leek CSOB with the adoption of a new governance structure for the operational management of the development.

The project is focused on the re-development of the existing facilities at Leek Town with the development of Birchall Playing Fields include a changing room block with social facilities, pitch drainage and re-design of the current pitches and an ATP.The total project cost is anticipated to be around £2m.

Sports and Physical Activity Strategy

Logistique have been commissioned to assist with the Council with the collation of evidence base to support the sports and physical activity strategy. Logistique will also be helping devise the priorities of the strategy from the evidence base and finally provide a critique and quality assurance assesment on the finalised document.

Cheadle Football Centre

Logistique have been appointed to Project Co-ordinate a Football Foundation funding application. The project is focused on the development of Cheadle Football Centre.

Manchester City Council

New North Manchester High School and Moston Brook FC

Logistique have been appointed to Project Co-ordinate a Football Foundation application on behalf of Manchester City Council. The project is part of the City Council portfolio of Building Schools for the Future Programme and the funding will benefit both the new North Manchester High School and Moston Brook Football Club.

The project is focused on the development of the schools sporting facilities which will include a state of the art third generation artifical turf pitch. The total project cost is anticipated to be around £1,000,000.

Link 4 Life

Local Area Plan for Football

Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council has undergone a thorough consultation and review process as part of a new 4 year Local Area Plan process.

The new strategy set out the vision, key priorities and targets for investment into grassroots football from 1st January 2008 until 30th June 2012.

The process involved a series of consultation events that gave club’s; leagues, referees and the whole football family a chance to input into key priorities in Rochdale.

The consultation distilled all the challenges into four strategic goals and three key enablers that Rochdale MBC and the football family will address, the following are the headline targets:

• The plan will see the recommended employment of a football development officer whose role will be to implement the plan together with a newly appointed community football coach whilst a football development steering group will be established to strategically oversee the local area plan.

• A review of the player pathway across the borough will ensure the development of local opportunities for all, enabling adult 11v11 participation to increase by 5%, junior girl’s by 75%, senior women by 20%, disability football by 300%, mini soccer by 40% and adult small sided football by 650%.

• The creation of a focus charter standard club programme will ensure that 75% of Rochdale based youth teams will participate within FA quality assured charter standard clubs and that all volunteers involved in youth football will have undertaken enhanced CRB disclosures.

• In partnership with the FA skills team, a new generation of age specific coaches will be trained to specifically deliver to the 5 – 11 age groups focusing on raising technical standards. The football workforce in general will also benefit through the training of 760 young leaders, 150 new referees, 160 FA level 1, 64 FA level 2 and 16 FA level 3 coaches.

• Ten priority facilities have been identified to be developed to enable the local area plan to be implemented.

Wythenshawe Town FC

The £700,000 development has been funded through three different funding partners:

• Sport England Community Club Development Programme £114,000

• The Football Foundation £505,549

• Wythenshawe Town £102,500

Wythenshawe Town FC was established in 1946 (previously called North Withington). In 1974, the Club moved to its present location, Ericstan Park, and in 1987 changed its name to Wythenshawe Town FC.

In the latest Index of Multiple Deprivation (2004), the Brooklands ward was ranked 473 out of 32,482 which puts it within the lowest 1.5% in the country and the Quality of Life indicator is Very poor.

The facility will be owned by Wythenshawe Town FC on the site leased from Manchester City Council and they will maintain both the clubhouse and the football pitches.

It is proposed to demolish the existing clubhouse and construct a new facility on the existing site which will house 4 changing rooms, with associated shower and toilet facilities, 2 referee’s rooms, a First Aid room, plus a storage area.

Linked to the changing facilities will be a Junior Education/Teaching Suite (area m2) and an Education/Multi Function area (area m2) that will be divided by an acoustic room divider that can be easily opened up to provide a larger area. This area will be used for a variety of activities, including coach education courses, meetings, community activities and social functions.

Through the project 9 new teams will be generated, 150 new players participating in football, the club will gain FA Charter Standard Community Club accreditation, 140 youngsters will join the club after referrals from social inclusion partners, 28 health related projects will be delivered, 36 new volunteers will be recruited into running the club, 10 educational courses and workshops will be held with a total of 180 volunteers attending them and 80 youngsters will join the club via the creation of new school to club links.

Hindley Juniors FC

Hindley Juniors Football Club have applied for a grant of £9,927 from Awards for All and a grant of £8,449 from the Football Foundation for two new and exciting projects aimed at increasing participation and raising standards.

Funding has been requested to deliver a Community Mini Soccer League that will create weekly training and competitive opportunities for children aged 6 - 10 who do not currently participate in regular club football activities so that they can have fun and improve their fundamental skills in a pressure free environment.

More specifically, at the start of the project players will be placed into teams of 6 with other children at either under 8 (school years 2 & 3) or under 10 (school years 4 & 5) age groups. Each team will be given access to structured weekly coaching sessions delivered by FA qualified coaches (minimum Level 1).

It is anticipated that 20 teams of 6 players will be formed through the training sessions and they will be given structured competition on a weekly basis as part of the Community Mini Soccer League which will be created. This league will operate on a fair play basis whereby the match officials will give each team a fair play mark after each game with the team in each age group with the highest fair play average at the end of the season receiving a fair play trophy.

Liverpool FA

National Game County Interim Strategy

Liverpool FA has undergone a thorough consultation and review process as part of an interim planning process.

The Interim Plan sets out the vision, key priorities and targets for investment into grassroots football from January 2008 to June 2008.

The process involved a series of consultation events that gave club’s; leagues, referees and the whole football family a chance to input into key priorities in the County FA.

The consultation distilled all the challenges into four strategic goals and three key enablers that the County FA will address over the next six months:

Goals

• Growth and Retention – sustaining and increasing the number of players
• Raising Standards and addressing abusive behaviour – creating a safe and positive environment
• Developing Better Players – focusing on the 5-11 age group
• Running the game effectively – leading and governing the game

Key Enablers

• A skilled workforce – recruiting and developing a highly skilled, diverse, paid and voluntary workforce
• Improved facilities – improving the access and quality of training and playing facilities
• Marketing and PR – clear communications to everyone involved in the game

Preston College

Logistique were appointed to prepare on behalf of the college a performance specification for the tendering process, identification of approved contractors, involvement in the interview and selection process for the replacement of an existing artificial turf pitch.This also involved the production of associated reports required for finance and sports committees at the college.

East Lindsey District Council

The £1.4m development has been funded through five different funding partners:

• Sport England Community Investment Fund £150,000

• Sport England Community Club Development Programme £300,000

• The Football Foundation £564,500

• East Lindsey District Council £352,500

• The RFU £50,000


The Skegness Sports Association is a tripartite partnership between East Coast Juniors Football Club, Skegness Rugby Club and East Lindsey District Council.

Skegness Sports Association is currently being formed and constituted part of Logistique’s contract on this project. As a consequence of the Sports Association not being formed all of the funding applications were on behalf of East Lindsey District Council. The current facility consists of a clubhouse, 2 Rugby pitches, 1 mini soccer pitch and 4 senior soccer pitches.

On completion of the works, the facility will be able to provide, improved clubhouse facilities 2 full size football pitches, 1 minimum size 11 aside pitch, 2 U 18 football pitches, 3 U7/ U8 mini soccer pitches, 4 U9/U10 mini soccer pitches 2 full size rugby pitches, 1 U6/U7 mini rugby pitch and 1 U9/U10 mini rugby pitch and 1 U11/U12 mini rugby pitch.

Through the project 15 new teams will be generated, 479 new players participating in sport, 13 clubs will gain the appropriate accreditation, 50 youngsters will join the clubs after referrals from social inclusion partners, 695 people will benefit from health related projects, 83 new volunteers will be recruited into running the clubs, 25 educational courses and workshops will be held and 64 youngsters will join the club via the creation of new school to club links.

Skegness Sports Association with the aid of a full time Sports Operations Manager who will oversee the facilities and its associated development programmes.

South Manchester Sports Club

The £1.2 development potentially five different funding partners:

• The Football Foundation
• South Manchester £130,000
• Sport England
• National Sports Foundation
• Stockport SPA

South Manchester was founded in 1948 and in 2008 celebrates its 60th Anniversary.

The sports club caters currently for football from Under 6’s to over 50’s for boys and men, netball, badminton, cricket, table tennis, karate.

There are over 300 members currently within South Manchester Sports Club which is expanding year on year. The ethic of the club is based primarily geographically in South Manchester playing in the municipal grounds, schools and sports clubs. South Manchester has never had a ‘home base’ and the feeder to a lot of junior clubs for boys and girls has come from the association with the North Cheshire Jewish Primary School (NCJPS) which has existed for almost 30 years.

The opportunity to have a base for children, brothers and sisters, and their parents to play multi sports but also to partake of leisure activities sports based with other members of the community with the opportunity at North Cheshire Playing Fields is too good to miss.

The project is concerned with providing essential capital investment for South Manchester Sports Club to enable and facilitate the sustainable long term growth of community based sporting activity at a grass roots level. Through the physical re-deveolpment of the site - to include new 3rd generation artificial turf football pitches, new netball courts, new hockey artificial turf pitch, new changing rooms - South Manchester and other affiliated sports cubs, community groups and local schools will see increased levels of participation from priority groups accessing quality sporting facilities.

Through the project 34 new teams will be generated, 340 new players participating in football, hockey and netball, 1 club will gain FA Charter Standard Community Club accreditation, 2 clubs will gain FA Charter Standard Development club accreditation, 3 clubs will achieve Club Mark award, 25 youngsters will join the club after referrals from social inclusion partners, 4 health related projects will be delivered, 68 new volunteers will be recruited into running the clubs, 15 educational courses and workshops will be held with a total of 231 volunteers attending them and 160 youngsters will join the club via the creation of new school to club links.

Hull Young People\'s Institute & Hull RUFC

Logistique have been appointed to Project Co-ordinate both a National Sports Foundation and Sport England funding applications. The project is focused on the re-development of the Hull Young People\'s Institute and its current sporting facilities that include 14 acres of playing fields, tennis courts, bowling greens and club rooms, and cater for badminton, bowls, croquet, tennis, yoga, cricket, squash, table tennis, football, hockey and running (ladies running club). The total project cost is anticipated to be around £1.4m.

Melbourne Rugby Club

Logistique have been appointed to Project Co-ordinate both a Football Foundation and other identified Funding applications. The project is focused on the re-development of the football and rugby club's current facilities, which include a changing room block with social facilities, pitch drainage and re-design of the current pitches. The total project cost is anticipated to be around £600,000.

Leigh Excellence Cluster

Leigh Excellence Cluster were awarded a grant of £49,700 to the Leigh Excellence Cluster for a new and exciting project ‘Our Past, Our Future’ from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

This new project will give children an important opportunity to record the memories of grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, members of their local community. All the 24 schools in the Leigh Excellence Cluster will be taking part in this very special Heritage Project which starts in spring 2008.

The project is supported by Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust and will allow children to research record and celebrate the local industries that have helped to shape our local communities. It will include an arts project, in which children will develop a pictorial record of industries and events. There will also be drama productions about our local history, the recording of memories, a community heritage newspaper, a poetry competition and a local heritage website which will remain as a resource once the project is completed. It will culminate in a celebration, in early July, in all of our schools and in the Leigh Derby Rooms.

A leaflet will be sent out shortly to all families with children in the Leigh Excellence Cluster Schools giving further details about the project. It will also be available for the local community in local libraries and from our Family Information Shop in Market Street, Leigh.

Alder Sports Club

The £461,500 development has been funded through three different funding partners:

• Liverpool City Council £64,717

• The Football Foundation £350,000

• Alder Sports £50,000

The Alder Sports was formed in 1957 and constitutes a football, cricket, bowls and tennis sporting clubs that provide structured opportunities for a large percentage of the community from the age of six.

The Alder Sports Club site is owned by Liverpool City Council but community managed by the sport club.

It is proposed to construct a new facility on the existing site which will house 4 changing rooms, with associated shower and toilet facilities, 2 referee’s rooms, a First Aid room, plus a storage area.

Linked to the changing facilities will be the clubs existing social facilities that were recently developed as part of an insurance claim. This area will be used for a variety of activities, including coach education courses, meetings, community activities and social functions.

Through the project 8 new teams will be generated, 150 new players participating in football, the club will gain FA Charter Standard Club accreditation, 140 youngsters will join the club after referrals from social inclusion partners, 28 health related projects will be delivered, 36 new volunteers will be recruited into running the club, 10 educational courses and workshops will be held with a total of 180 volunteers attending them

Gosforth Fields Sports Association

The £2.3m development has been funded through four different funding partners:

• Sport England Community Investment Fund £250,000

• The Football Foundation £1,000,000

• Derbyshire County Council £1,000,000

• The RFU £50,000

The Gosforth Fields Sports Association is a tripartite partnership between Dronfield Town Football Club, AFC Dronfield and Dronfield Rugby Club.

Gosforth Fields Sports Association was formed in 2004. Presently there are 9 grass football pitches and 2 rugby pitches which are maintained by Gosforth Fields Sports Association and basic portacabin changing accommodation.

The planned facilities will include, the building containing new changing rooms, vocational suite/ community room, reconfiguration and drainage works to grass pitches to provide 3 Adult, 4 Junior, 2 Mini Soccer Football pitches, 2 Rugby pitches, 3rd generation artificial turf pitch, New Car Park, Perimeter Fencing and Landscaping.

Based on the sports of rugby union, rugby league, archery and rounders 23 new teams will be generated, 212 new players participating in the sports, 3 clubs will gain Seal of Approval and Club Mark respectively, 29 new volunteers will be recruited into running the club, 7 educational courses and workshops will be held with a total of 80 volunteers attending them and 60 youngsters will join the club via the creation of new school to club links.

The complex will be managed by Gosforth Fields Sports Association with the aid of a full time Sports Operations Manager who will oversee the facilities and its associated development programmes.

Horwich St Mary's FC

Logistique have been appointed to Project Manage both a Football Foundation and other identified Funding applications. The project is focused on the re-development of the clubs current facilities which include a changing room block, purchase of land, pitch drainage and re-design of the current pitches.The total project cost is anticipated to be around £1m.

De La Salle Sports and Social Club

The £760,050 development will be funded through two different funding partners:

• The Football Foundation £574,350 (to be assessed)

• De La Salle Sports and Social Club £185,700

De La Salle has been in the heart of the Weaste and Salford community for over 40 years. It was first and foremost and Sixth Form College which was relocated some x number of years ago, leaving behind it a well established Old Boys Club and 2 Senior Rugby teams.

Over the years since the club has maintained a high standard of Rugby and recently added a Junior Football Section to the fold.

Competing in the various Football Leagues around the North West the football has grown rapidly and supports teams from ages 7 to Open Age as well as operating an introduction to football school for those not old enough to compete.

It is proposed to construct a new facility on the existing site which will house 4 changing rooms, with associated shower and toilet facilities, 2 referee’s rooms, a coach education room and a storage area along with some drainage improvements to the natural grass pitches.

Linked to the changing facilities will be the clubs existing social facilities that will be refurbished through the clubs own funding. This area will be used for a variety of activities, including coach education courses, meetings, community activities and social functions.

Through the project 18 new teams will be generated, 265 new players participating in football, the club will gain FA Charter Standard Community Club accreditation, 3 health related projects will be delivered, 21 new volunteers will be recruited into running the club, 5 educational courses and workshops will be held with a total of 128 volunteers attending them and 96 youngsters will join the club via the creation of new school to club links

Premier Football Coaching / Communities United FC

Premier Football Coaching / Communities United were awarded a grant of £10,000 from Awards for All and a grant of £9,000 from the Football Foundation for two new and exciting projects aimed at increasing participation and providing opportunities to previously excluded groups.

Awards for All funding assistance will see the delivery of a girls and women football project that will create coaching and competitive opportunities to young people and adults so that they can have fun and improve their skills. Specifically, it means: Structured football coaching sessions for young people aged 3 to adult weekly, Competitive football Matches for 3 teams on a weekly basis, Training for volunteers (16 years and over) which can lead to further volunteering/employment opportunities.

Football Foundation funding will see the delivery of a pan disability football project that will create coaching and competitive opportunities to young disabled people and adults so that they can have fun and improve their skills. Specifically, it means working with volunteers and parents to improve skills in organising teams and coaching. The project aims to be delivered to as wider audience as possible to both young people and adults with approximately 200 people benefiting from the project per week. In short, the aim is to provide football to young people and adults within an environment that is non-pressurised and where participation has clear personal benefits to those who choose to participate.

Salford Mini Soccer Festival

Volunteer and Funding Project

Logistique were appointed to undertake a series of roles as part of the Salford Mini Soccer Festival. This encompassed the writing of funding applications to help sustain and build upon the success of previous festivals. The recruitment and management of volunteers throughout the festival and providing an assistance on the day of the event.

Sports Match Funding

Logistique were commissioned to write a Sportsmatch bid for £7,000 against secured sponsorship from Miller Homes, Atticus Trophies and Loot. The funding application was successful.

Neo Now

Logistique and Neo Now have recently become associate consultants on a number of projects across the North West.

Neo Now specialise in offering a range of regeneration support services to the public, private, community and voluntary sectors. As part of this work Logistique is developing a number of funding applications on behalf of the Liverpool Centre for Arts Development.

Corpus Christi Catholic Sports College

Football Foundation Application

The £933,008 development has been funded through two different funding partners:

• The Football Foundation £513,154

• Corpus Christi £419,853

Corpus Christi Catholic High School is a voluntary aided Catholic High School situated in the north of Preston and serving the Catholic community of the eastern part of the city. It was formed in 1988 through the amalgamation of two Catholic schools in the Preston area which were situated some five miles apart.

The school is situated in a middle class area but serves a largely socio-economically disadvantaged community. 78% of pupils live in the most socially and economically deprived wards in Lancashire – four of which feature in the forty poorest in England and Wales. 22∙5% of students are entitled to free school meals. About 90% of pupils are British and white, the remaining 10% coming from a variety of ethnic backgrounds.

The school was formed in 1988 after an amalgamation of two schools. At the moment the school has Charter Standard Status with a further application pending for Development award and is affiliated to Lancashire FA.

The School teams currently play in 4 Leagues and Competitions, namely, the Preston League, Preston Cup, Lancashire Schools FA and English Schools FA.

The site currently has 2 grass pitches with no outdoor changing block provision, changing is currently accommodated within the existing school building.

In 2005 Corpus Christi were awarded a specialism in Sport with Technology as the second specialist subject area.

The project is for a capital investment to go towards outdoor changing provision, pitch drainage, car park and fencing of the site. It is envisaged that the project will not only help towards the provision of a better quality of facilities but will also stimulate football development growth within the school and local community across a broad spectrum of ages and genders.

It is proposed that these facilities will link into the recently constructed new sports hall, technology block, full-size astro-turf pitch, new netball courts, dining room and refurbishment of most classrooms.

Through the project curriculum and extra curriculum activities and programmes will be generated, the school will gain FA Charter Standard accreditation, 28 health related projects will be delivered, 50 educational courses and workshops will be held with a total of 1,000 volunteers attending them.

National Sports Foundation

Logistique were commissioned to write a National Sports Foundation bid for £200,000 on behalf of Corpus Christi Catholic Sports College.

Salford Community Leisure

Irlam Local Area Plan for Football

Logistique have been appointed by Salford Community Leisure in partnership with the Hamilton Davies Trust to assist them with writing of the Local Area Plan for Football. The plan will have four key objectives and help identify, shape and deliver the football in Irlam.

Salford Volunteer Project

Logistique have been appointed to assist Salford Community Leisure in developing a community volunteer project as part of their events programme. This will involve the recruitment, training and allocation of a cohort of volunteers to key events across the city. It will also entail applying to various funding bodies for ongoing revenue support.

Salford Sports Village, Phase 2

Logistique were recently commissioned by Salford Community Leisure and an extensive range of partners to undertake the project management on a Phase 2 development to the Salford Sports Village on a site owned by Manchester United FC.

Investment Priority Plan

Logistique have been commissioned to assist Salford City Council and Salford Community Leisure, in creating a Investment Priority Plan. The objectives of the Feasibility Study will be as follows:

• To provide a comprehensive, professional and practical priority plan exploring the viability of developing an investment portfolio within Salford.
• To provide a comprehensive needs assessment for a range of facilities and services for football in Salford.
• To provide a plan that includes the strategic context and rationale for the development, a recommended variety of deliverable options alongside the targeted impacts, identifying both potential and viable locations for the
investment, a detailed capital funding appraisal identifying appropriate funding avenues, highlight areas of partnership working.

Bolton MBC

Horwich RMI FC

The £90,000 development has been funded through two different funding partners:

• The Football Foundation £63,000

• Horwich RMI £27,000

Horwich RMI Football Club was first formed at the turn of the century by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company and for many years was regarded as one of the more important non-league clubs in the area having had success in various leagues and cup competitions.

Our home ground was at Grundy Hill, Horwich, where we played until 1994 when the ground was sold for housing development and the club moved to Hilton Park, Leigh, changed their name to Leigh RMI and severed its ties with Horwich
The School teams currently play in 4 Leagues and Competitions, namely, the Preston League, Preston Cup, Lancashire Schools FA and English Schools FA.

Horwich RMI Football Club currently does not play at the Hilton Estate Playing Fields at present due to its poor drainage (shown below) the Club has an Adult and Junior Section. The Club were formed 100 Years ago and are affiliated to Lancashire FA.

The Junior Section’s teams currently play in three Leagues, namely, the Bolton & Bury District Junior League, Wigan & District Junior League, North Bury Junior League. The Adult Section play in the Lancashire Amateur League.

The site currently has 2 grass pitches and a changing block with provision for 4 Changing Rooms and 2 Match Officials Changing Rooms.

The project is for a capital investment to go towards pitch drainage on the site. It is envisaged that the project will not only help towards the provision of a better quality of facilities but will also stimulate football development growth within the school and local community across a broad spectrum of ages and genders.

Street to Stadium Charitable Trust

The From Street to Stadium Charitable Trust have undergone a thorough examination process which has helped formulate an action plan with recommendations for the trust going forward.

The document examined the feasibility of the potential for generating new income; identifying possible sources of funding through appropriate grant aid bodies, the option of match funding and how in kind contributions can be applied whilst recommending a revised structure for development.

The action plan identified twelve key recommendations and profiled these into either high, medium or low priority and also whether it is seen as a short (next 6 months), medium (6-12 months) or long term (12 months and beyond) objective.

New Heart For Heywood

Heywood Sports, Culture and Leisure Village

Heywood Sports, Culture and Leisure Village

The c£9m development will be funded through five different funding partners:

• Sport England Community Investment Fund £500,000

• The Football Foundation £1,000,000

• Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council £3,350,000

• New Heart for Heywood NDC £4,000,000

• Link4Life £200,000

The proposed Heywood Sports, Culture and Leisure Village is an exciting project currently being developed by a number of key stakeholders including New Heart for Heywood NDC.

It is envisaged that once built the use of the facility will be much wider than Sport and Physical Activity. Whilst it is hoped to bring the very best in Community Sports facilities to the area; health, education and culture are also planned to play a big role in any development.

The concept of multi sport hub’s is currently being promoted by the Football Association to provide a new wave of quality facilities that are capable of offering sustainable and manageable sporting provision alongside a range of other services relevant to the local community.

The feasibility study consultation has demonstrated need and demand for the following facilities:

• Leisure Trust office space
• 25 metre 6 lane pool + learner pool
• Refurbished Sports Hall
• c50 station health and fitness suite
• Dedicated space for young people
• Arts/Cultural space
• Healthy Living Coordinator residence
• Vocational training centre managed work space
• Third generation turf synthetic pitch
• Outdoor changing rooms x 8
• Grass playing pitches (adult and junior)
• Skatepark

It is likely that construction work on the complex will not begin until late 2006 / early 2007 with a very tentative anticipated opening date of spring 2008.

Heywood Health Activity Development Partnership

Logistique were commissioned to co-ordinate the delivery of a health and activity development project.

Logistique helped establish a Strategic Health Partnership for Heywood including key stakeholders with the remit to ensure that appropriate linkages with strategies and programmes were established and gaps in provision identified. A series of pilot opportunities have developed in the NDC area, with the aim of encouraging local residents to engage and participate in healthy living and take more responsibility for their own health and well-being.

It is hoped that this project will provide the solid foundations needed for the future usage of the Health Connections Centre and Sports Culture & Leisure Village and with it a strong partnership will be maintained.

Lymm High School

Logistique were appointed to Project Manage a Football Foundation application. Stage One has been completed which is a pre application to Cheshire FA's Local Football Partnership.

It is envisaged that the final project will include the development of a changing room block encompassing coach education, club and storage facilities. The application will also include a full size 3rd Generation artificial football pitch and drainage and re-design of the current pitches. The total project cost is anticipated to be around £1.5m.

Manchester FA

Logistique were appointed as Consultant Advisors to assist with the Relocation of Manchester FA's office accommodation, recruitment of a new Chief Executive and Financial Services for a short term period between December 2005 and March 2006.

Plan4Sport

Logistique assisted Plan4Sport in the preparation and composition of two strategic document reports. The first report was around Sport England's Step into Sport programme, and more recently Logistique supported Plan4Sport in the finalisation of an Event Volunteers Strategy for The FA.

Salford Sports Village

The £5m development has been funded through eight different funding partners:

• Sport England/Big Lottery £1,000,000 (including revenue)

• The Football Foundation £850,314

• FIFA £75,000

• Salford City Council £500,000

• The FA £200,000

• New Deal for Communities £1,500,000

• European Regional Development Fund £322,702

• Neighbourhood Renewal Fund £500,000

The Salford Sports Village is a state of the art facility providing a fantastic range of sporting and training opportunities for everyone.

The concept of multi sport hub’s is currently being promoted by the Football Association to provide a new wave of quality facilities that are capable of offering sustainable and manageable sporting provision alongside a range of other services relevant to the local community. The Salford Sports Village is the first such facility of its kind.

The complex will be managed by Salford Community Leisure Limited and is also the new home of Manchester FA.

The building boasts excellent changing accommodation for football and other sport teams.

There is a community room with optional bar area available for corporate hire and bookings in conjunction with sporting activities. There are also a number of additional areas available for meetings, activity sessions and courses.

For those wanting to develop their mind as well as their body, there is a fully equipped Information Communication Technology (ICT) suite located on the first floor of the building.

The facility boasts several grass football pitches, two 3rd generation synthetic pitches and a grass practice area. The pitches are floodlit and provide outdoor use in all weathers.

The facility opened to the public on Monday February 27th 2006 and was constructed by G & J Seddon Ltd.

Partially Sighted World Championships

In late 2004 Logistique consultants were commissioned by The Football Association to event manage the largest ever disability football event to be staged in the UK - the Partially Sighted World Championships.
The event was run as a not-for-profit venture with funding was received from:
• UK Sport
• FIFA
• Northwest Regional Development Agency
• McDonald's

Estimated event budget - £195,000.