portfolio

The FA

2008 European Learning Difficulties Championships

The 2008 Learning Disabilities European Championship came directly under the jurisdiction of INAS – FID and was run by The Football Association who appointed Logistique Sports Management Consultants to event manage the tournament on their behalf. Logistique reported to a Local Organising Committee consisting of representatives from The FA, UK Sports Association for People with Learning Disability, English Federation of Disability Sports and Manchester FA. The LOC was chaired by Sue Hough (FA Council Member).

This was the second time the event had been staged in England with the inaugural event being staged in 1996. It was the fifth time that the tournament had been held with the last event being staged five years ago. In the lifetime of the tournament only two countries have been winners of the trophy namely Poland and the Netherlands.

The 2008 tournament acted took place over two weeks and the following eight countries took part in the event:
1. Netherlands (Champions), 2. England, 3. Poland, 4. Hungary, 5. Portugal, 6. Germany, 7. France, 8. Sweden

The tournament acted as a qualifier for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Games were held at Oldham Athletic, Curzon Ashton, Hyde United and Stalybridge Celtic with games in the later stages being held at Springhill a facility operated by Rochdale MBC. The opening ceremony was held at the Regional Athletics Centre at Sportcity.

Website link: www.TheFA.com

 

The FA Umbro Fives 2007, 2008, 2009 & 2010

Logistique have been appointed by the FA as Tournament Director for the FA Football Fives competition for the fourth year running. The Football Fives are being supported by UMBRO with both Men's and Women's competition. Logistique role will entail delivering 9 regional finals of The FA UMBRO Fives across the country

The main prize for the men’s and women’s teams is to qualify to play at Wembley Stadium later in the year, again an event that will be managed by Logistique.

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 successfully 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 and Youth Festival 2008, 2009 & 2010

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

The FA Futsal Cup, provides a great opportunity to showcase competitive elite Futsal played by the leading clubs in the country. Futsal is still very much in a development phase, with The FA working hard to grow the awareness and participation of the game in the local communities across the country.

The sport is rapidly growing in schools and the youth sector, and Logistique's involvement in the FA National Youth Futsal Festival helped to demonstrate that with over 80 teams competing.

The FA National Play Offs and International Tournament 2008, 2009 and 2010

The Football Association appointed Logistique as event managers on two of its futsal events. Logistique lead on the delivery of the National Futsal Play off finals for both 2008 and most recently 2009 and an International tournament involving Republic of Ireland, Libya, Lithuania and the hosts England held at Loughborough University in 2008. The 2009 International tournament will involve England and Israel to be held at the RNC for the Blind in Hereford. Logistique have been successfully retained for the 2010 tournament at RNC which will see Malta,Turkey and Finland compete against hosts England.

Amputee Risk Assessment Framework

Logistique were appointed by The Football Association to investigate the suitability of amputee footballers who use crutches as a playing aide to participate in mainstream and pan disability football.

Logistique critiqued, tested and consulted on the Amputee Risk Assessment Framework which had been developed by the FA Disability Equality Advisory Group with the objectives being:

The objective of the project was to assist The FA to critique, test and consult on the Amputee Risk Assessment Framework. The aim of the report was:

1. Critique the Risk Assessment
•To check the risk assessment processes are sufficiently detailed and robust.

2. Test the Risk Assessment
•To undertake testing of the framework to ascertain its appropriateness ensuring the scope of this and the numbers of trials to be sufficiently robust to allow recommendations to be made back to DEAG and FA Board.

3. Consult on the Risk Assessment findings
•To seek the views of referees and non-disabled people in football on the possible introduction of rule allowing disabled footballers to participate in conventional football.

FA Mixed football experimental paper

Logistique have been recently commissioned to undertake a paper into the mixed football. This work will include:

•A review of the risk assessment processes to ensure they are sufficiently detailed and robust.
•To undertake testing of the framework to ascertain its appropriateness ensuring the scope of this and the numbers of trials to be sufficiently robust to allow recommendations to be made back to the FA Women’s Committee and FA Board.
•To seek the views of key stakeholders who were omitted from previous consultation exercises with regards to the FA introduction of rule allowing mixed football up to and included the under 14 age group.
•Production of a comprehensive report outlining the findings of the project.
•To attend project meetings and present a report on progress.

Other particular areas that will be discussed are the social, technical, psychological and physical aspects as well as demand, injuries, facilities and welfare matters.

It is hoped that a fully consulted proposal can then be reached based on facts and evidence and can be brought to The FA Council for their recommendations

2010 IBSA World Blind Football Championship

Logistique have been commissioned by The FA to undertake the event management of the 2010 World Blind Championship. The event which will be staged at the Royal National College for the Blind in Hereford in August of next year will see the World’s top 10 Blind teams compete to be crowned as World Champions.

The championship will act as a qualifier for the 2012 Paralympics in London and Logistique have already started planning for both the event and for a comprehensive legacy programme.

Logistique’s appointment follows on from their involvement in the 2003 European Blind Championship, 2004 Partially Sighted World Championship and 2008 Learning Disabilities European Championship.

Website link: www.blind2010.com

New Brighton Cricket Club

Pavillion Development Project

New Brighton Cricket Club has appointed specialist sport and leisure consultants Logistique to undertake a series of funding applications and governance modeling for the proposed cricket facilities at the club

The club and the ECB aspire to build a new dual use pavillion and community facility with car parking and associated cricket square.

Logistique and New Brighton will liaise with current players, volunteers, local people, groups, organisations and sports clubs to ascertain their views on the proposals and their aspirations for development in the future.

Website link: http://www.newbrightoncricketclub.co.uk/

 

Poole Town Football Club

Branksome Rec

The club has engaged specialist sports company Logistique to prepare a football development plan, business plan and to access funding.

Poole Town are looking into the possibility of relocating to Branksome Rec with the aim of securing a new fit for purpose stadia with modern facilities and multi use games areas for the wider community and for football development purposes.

Website link: http://www.poole-town.fsnet.co.uk/front_screen.htm

 

UK Sport

2011 Boccia World Cup- Venue Appraisal and UK Sport Funding Application

GB Boccia and CP Sport are in the early stages of progressing a bid to host the 2011 Boccia World Cup. The Boccia World Cup is the most important event in the international Boccia calendar in the year immediately prior to the Paralympic Games.

Two venues have expressed an interest in hosting the event – the University of Ulster and the University of Surrey. GB Boccia and CP Sport are seeking external support to assist in selecting a host venue/city and developing an application to UK Sport for funding support.

In July 2009 UK Sport, GB Boccia and CP Sport appointed Logistique a specialist sports management consultancy to undertake an appraisal on to Host Venue’s for the Boccia 2011 World Cup study. Once the selection process was complete Logistique then were given the responsibility to produce a business plan for funding to UK Sport.

British Table Tennis Association for people with Disabilities (BTTAD) Options Appraisal and UK Sport Funding Application

Logistique have been commissioned by UK Sport on behalf of British Table Tennis Association for people with Disabilities (BTTAD) who are in the early stages of progressing a bid to host a disability table tennis major event in the UK. This event needs to provide an opportunity for Britain’s best athletes to compete on home soil to best advantage their competition objectives at the London 2012 Olympic Games. This event will be a Factor 40 Open Disability Table Tennis Event to be staged in September 2011.

It is anticipated the event should take place in EIS Sheffield as the home of BTTAD elite performance athletes. BTTAD are seeking external support to assist in selecting the appropriate event and developing an application to UK Sport for funding support. Logistique will initially produce an options appraisal on the venue and event with a further business plan and application being developed and submitted to the UK Sport Major Sports events panel.

Herefordshire College of Technology

Equestrian Centre

Logistique were commissioned by Herefordshire College of Technology to help them submit a funding application to Sport England’s Rural Communities theme. The College aspire to enhancing their current Equestrian facilities to include an indoor riding centre, a ménage and stables.

The Equestrian Centre at Holme Lacy is a BHS Approved Riding School which offers both excellent riding facilities and high quality education. The estate comprises a mixed organic farm, which has its own pedigree herd of Hereford cattle, commercial woodlands, ancient woodlands, traditional parkland, ponds and streams.

Derbyshire County Council

Shirebrook Academy

Derbyshire County Council has appointed specialist sport and leisure consultants Logistique to undertake a series of funding applications and governance modeling for the proposed sports facilities at Shirebrook Academy.

The County Council and project partners have identified a site and aspire to a new dual use changing room football and community facility, car parking, a 3rd Generation AGP and natural grass pitches to be located at the proposed Shirebrook Academy.

Logistique and Derbyshire County Council will liaise with football clubs, local people, groups, organisations and sports clubs to ascertain their views on the proposals and their aspirations for development in the future.

Nafferton Feoffees Trust

Proposed development of Nafferton Under Fives Nursery

Nafferton Feoffees Trust has recently appointed specialist sport and leisure consultants Logistique to undertake a series of funding applications and governance modeling on behalf of Nafferton Under Fives nursery.
Nafferton Under Fives was first opened in 1972 as a parent run playgroup open three sessions a week. They are a committee led Ofsted regulated Early Years Childcare Provider. They provide Pre-school Education to Children between the ages of 2 years to statutory School age. They currently employ nine staff.

Nafferton Feoffees Trust and Nafferton Under Fives along with project partners have identified a site and aspire to a new purpose use nursery to be located on the site of Nafferton Primary School.

Logistique and the project partners will liaise with Nafferton Primary School, East Riding Council, local people, groups and organisations to ascertain their views on the proposals and their aspirations for development in the future.

Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council

Logistique complete a brief feasibility report for King George Playing Fields in Guisborough

Logistique completed a piece of work on behalf of Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council for a brief feasibility report for the King George Playing fields and Guisborough Town Football Club. The objective of the report is to assess the feasibility of the football club applying to the football foundation for funding for a capital project on their existing site at the playing fields.

The report has reviewed the club’s proposed development, identified potential for funding opportunities, assessed the club governance structure, investigated other projects within the town and their potential for partnership working and made recommendations on a way forward.

Woodland Community Primary School

MUGA Community Football Project

The £43,778 development has been funded through two different funding partners:

• Woodland Community Primary School £23,778

• The Football Foundation £20,000

Woodland Primary School project is a partnership between the school, New Heart for Heywood, Link for Life and Heywood Rangers FC

The current facility consists of, 1 junior natural grass football pitch and a tarmac multi sport playground court.

On completion of the works, the facility will be able to provide an artificial grass multi use games area (MUGA) on the school site to provide new and upgraded facilities. The new MUGA will provide upgraded facilities for both the school and the local community.

Through improving the outdoor play facilities to incorporate a third generation artificial turf MUGA this project aims to strengthen sport provision for the Woodland Primary School pupils and Heywood Rangers players whilst meeting the localised need of inclusion partners such as RoFTRA (Rochdale Federation of Tenants & Residents Associations and Heywood’s Young Spirit (Crime Concern) who require a hub site to deliver football and wider sports activities aimed to improve personal development, health, community safety and social inclusion.

The overriding message of the public consultation that has been undertaken is that there is an overwhelming support shown for the project.

Through the project 13 new teams will be generated, 185 new players in clubs participating in football, 620 new players in education participating in football and sport, 1 club will gain FA Charter Standard Community Club accreditation, 1 clubs will gain FA Charter Standard club accreditation, 15 youngsters will join the club after referrals from social inclusion partners, 13 new volunteers will be recruited into running the club.

The Football League Trust

North West Disability Football Officers

The Football Association and Football League Trust appointed specialist sport and leisure consultants Logistique to undertake a series of funding applications for the appointment of Disability specific football development officers to work in the geographical areas of the North West.

The project partners have identified the need for disability specific football development officers to work within their organisations to provide both opportunities and pathways to players, coaches, referees and disabled spectators within their work areas.

Logistique will work on behalf of The Football League Trust, Oldham Athletic FC, Burnley FC, Tranmere FC, Manchester FA, Lancashire FA, Cheshire FA and Liverpool FA to develop a strategic partnership to allow the appointment and delivery of disability specific opportunities. The project partners will liaise with football clubs, local people, groups, organisations and sports clubs to ascertain their views on the proposals and their aspirations for development in the future.

Funding applications will be submitted to Littlewoods Pools and the recently re-launched SportsMatch for a three year period to a project value of £600,000.

Website link: http://www.football-league.co.uk

 

The English Federation of Disability Sport

Playground to Podium County Athlete Assessment & Development Centre

Logistique were successfully awarded by English Federation of Disability Sport the event delivery of the Playground to Podium County Athlete Assessment & Development Centre for Cornwall in the South West. Playground to Podium is a dedicated initiative designed to identify and nurture disabled young people with the potential to be elite athletes and performers.

Within mainstream and special schools, School Sport Co-ordinators will work with Physical Education professionals to identify young disabled people who show the shoots of sporting potential (please refer to the diagram below for clarification of this process). All disabled children and young people are eligible to be considered for entry into the Playground to Podium pathway, not just those with impairments that are covered by the Paralympics.

Those that have been identified as having sporting potential will be referred to County Athlete Assessment & Development Centres (CAADCs), which will be held once per academic year, in each County Sport Partnership (CSP) area. The aim of the assessment and development centres is to provide an opportunity for representatives from the participating National Governing Bodies (NGBs) to assess the young people as to whether they have the potential to further progress within that sport and along its Paralympic pathway.

Kendal Sports Village

Kendal 2012 Sports Village Feasibility Study

Logistique were commissioned to assist Kendal Sports Village Steering group and its partners, in creating a Feasibility study to explore the viability of a centre for sports village in Kendal. The objectives of the Feasibility Study will be as follows:

• Explore the viability of the sporting element identified within the vision.
• Explore links with cultural, community and youth provision through examination of existing and potential provision strategies.
• Examine three options which are deliverable and viable and include an impact assessment. Identify and recommend a preferred option with associated costs to the steering group.
• Provide needs assessment for the range of facilities identified by the steering group. (Further details to be discussed at initial briefing).
• Provide a feasibility study that includes the strategic context and rationale for the development.
• Conduct a comprehensive stakeholder consultation that ensures all are fully engaged and have agreed consensus through the process as far as possible.
• Provide an indication of the range of operational and management structures, with outline costs, that are needed to implement the preferred option.

City of Lincoln Council

Football Centre

The £923,860 development has been funded through two different funding partners:

• Lincoln City Council £623,844

• The Football Foundation £300,016

The Yarborough Leisure centre football project is a partnership between City of Lincoln Council, Yarborough School, North Lindum Hawks (new formed club from Scampton Hawks and Ermine Athletic) and Community Leisure Services the site operators.

The current facility consists of a disused clubhouse, 1 Rugby pitch and 3 senior soccer pitches.

On completion of the works, the facility will be able to provide, state of the art clubhouse facilities 2 full size football pitches, 1 U11/U12, 2 U13/U14, U15/U16 junior pitches, 1 U6/ U7/ U8 mini soccer pitches and 2 U9/U10 mini soccer pitches.

It is believed that with the development of this facility there will be the real chance to engage the local people in activities that will build cohesion within the community. Additionally as the facility will be offering activities such as sport it is hoped that within the community they will be able to see potential role models who use the facilities and have achieved something.

The overriding message of the public consultation that has been undertaken is that there is an overwhelming support shown for the project.

Through the project 15 new teams will be generated, 190 new players in clubs participating in football, 1650 new players in education participating in football, 1 club will gain FA Charter Standard Community Club accreditation, 2 clubs will gain FA Charter Standard Adult club accreditation, 50 youngsters will join the club after referrals from social inclusion partners, 5 health related projects will be delivered, 27 new volunteers will be recruited into running the clubs, 25 educational courses and workshops will be held and 80 youngsters will join the club via the creation of new school to club links.

Community Leisure Services (CLS) will oversee the facilities and its associated development programmes.

Website link: www.lincoln.gov.uk

 

Central Bedfordshire District Council

Community Football Development Centre

The £2.6m development has been funded through two different funding partners:

• The Football Foundation £700,000

• Central Bedfordshire District Council £1,939,879

The key stakeholders of the Creasey Park Community Football Centre have been developing their vision for a significant period of time.

The objectives of the project are to provide fit for purpose facilities to replace the existing tired facilities at Creasey Park whilst integrating Peppercorn Park and Brewers Hill Middle School into a managed, secure area.

Whilst the facility mix has been led by football it is proposed to incorporate community facilities including a community meeting room and social hub and for the project to have a wider multi sport and healthily living focus.

The principal stakeholders in the project are Central Bedfordshire Council (asset owners), Dunstable Town Council (operational mangers – pending confirmation), Dunstable Town Football Club (partner club), AFC Dunstable (partner club) and Brewers Hill Middle School.

In addition to the above Dunstable Road Runners and Dunstable BMX club have also made a firm commitment to being part of the projects development.

On completion of the works, the facility will be able to provide the following:
• A new purpose built clubhouse with community facilities and changing rooms linked to sporting use
• Additional car parking
• 1 full size football pitch with perimeter barrier and spectator stand
• 1 adult and U18 11 aside pitch
• 1 U15/16 football pitch
• 1 U14/13 11 a side pitch
• 1 U13/12 11 a side pitch
• 3 mini soccer pitches
• A full size 3rd generation artificial turf grass pitch
• A multi use games area
• New BMX track

Through the project 119 new teams will be generated, there will be 1,445 new players in clubs participating in football, 1,145 new players in education participating in sport, 6 clubs will gain FA Charter Standard Development club accreditation, 10 young people will join the club after referrals from social inclusion partners, 5 health related projects will be delivered, 78 new volunteers will be recruited into running the clubs, 20 educational courses and workshops will be held and 38 young people will join the club via the creation of new school to club.

Website link: www.centralbeds.gov.uk

 

Oasis Academy and Immingham Pilgrims FC

The £600,000 development has been funded through five different funding partners:

• LEADER programme £50,000

• Sport England Community Club Development Programme £150,000

• The Football Foundation £300,000

• Oasis Academy: Immingham £70,000

• Immingham Pilgrims £30,000


The Immingham Community Football project is a partnership between Oasis Academy Immigham and Immingham Pilgrims Football Club.

A Partnership Working Group has been set up to ensure the success of the proposed development of the playing fields, both in terms of the capital works proposed and the subsequent operation and development on completion of the works.

The working group has incorporated representatives from a number of different agencies, including, Oasis Academy, Immingham Pilgrims, North East Lincolnshire District Council, The FA and Lincolnshire FA.

The current facility consists of a not fit for purpose changing accommodation, 1 mini soccer pitch and 4 senior soccer pitches.

On completion of the works, the facility will be able to provide, new state of the art clubhouse facilities 3 full size football pitches, 5, youth pitches of different sizes and 5 mini soccer pitches of varying sizes.

Through the project 9 new teams will be generated, 105 new players participating in football, the club will maintain its FA Charter Standard Community Club accreditation, 5 health related projects will be delivered, 18 new volunteers will be recruited into running the club, there will be 3720 new participants through the school’s curriculum and extra curriculum programmes, 15 educational courses and workshops will be held and 160 youngsters will join the club via the creation of new school to club links.

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

Website link: www.wiltshirefa.com/default.aspx

 

National Game Strategy Report

Logistique were retained by Wiltshire County FA to design and integrate the recent county strategy into a detailed report that could be circulated to the football family and its wider partners. In this piece of work Logistique were ably assisted by Run 2.

County Consultation Event

Logistique have been commissioned to coordinate Wiltshire County FA’s exciting plans to allow the local football community to influence the areas in which Wiltshire County FA will concentrate its work over the next 12 months.

The Football Association launched its new National Game Strategy in June 2008 which sets out the key priorities and targets for the National Game up to 2012. In July 2008 Wiltshire County FA launched its very own 4 year County strategy. The Strategy covers the entire football family and involved widespread consultation with local people involved in the game to tackle the key issues.

The Wiltshire football community helped shape the strategy and 9 months on Wiltshire County FA are keen to update everyone on the progress they have made and to gather feedback as the second year of the strategy approaches.

Logistique have been commissioned to deliver a county wide consultation event to give all local stakeholders an opportunity to feedback and challenge the County FA’s performance so far, and to raise any current issues or challenges that grass roots football faces. The event has been split into an afternoon and evening sessions to ensure that the professional and voluntary sectors can attend.

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

Website link: www.wrcfa.com

 

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

Website link: www.gloucestershirefa.com/default.aspx

 

Leicester City Council

Football Investment Strategy

Through various consultation exercises carried out by Leicestershire and Rutland County Football Association over the last 5 years there is widespread recognition that football facilities are of poorer quality in the City of Leicester when compared with other facilities across the county and regionally. Leicester has not benefited as much as it should have from FA and Football Foundation investment in comparison to other East Midlands cities.

The project identified 8 playing field sites and 4 ball court areas across the City as key priority areas. This projects aims to address the need for strategic investment and throughout 2007 a portfolio of capital projects has been developed which will be supported by a comprehensive revenue structure. The project has a combined capital and revenue investment of £9,809,697. The total project cost is £13,782,463 and is supported by a match funding contribution of £3,972,765 from Leicester City Council and its partners.

Through the project 290 new teams will be generated, 3,170 new players participating in football, 36 clubs will gain FA Charter Standard accreditation, 5040 youngsters aged 5 – 11 will receive expert tuition from specially trained coaches at the skills centres, 140 youngsters will join partner clubs after referrals from social inclusion partners, 28 health related projects will be delivered,, 591 new volunteers will be recruited into running the partner clubs and other site users, 268 educational courses and workshops will be held with a total of 6009 volunteers attending them and 922 youngsters will join partner clubs via the creation of new school to club links.

Website link: www.leicester.gov.uk

 

Project Co-ordination

Logistique have been successfully retained by Leicester City Council to assist in the project co-ordination of implementing the football investment strategy.

Logistique's role will be to work closely with the project partners on developing a set of Monitoring and Evaluation procedures, assisting in the recruitment and selection of football operation positions and liaising with legal and funding bodies.

Cricket Partnership Plan

Logistique were commissioned to deliver a partnership plan between Leicester City Council Sports Services, Crown Hills Cricket Club, and Leicester Caribbean Cricket Club, Building Schools for the Future and the England and Wales Cricket Board in respect of a capital development programme.

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.

Website link: www.staffsmoorlands.gov.uk

 

Cheadle Football Centre

The c£845,743 development is funded through two different funding partners:

• The Football Foundation £398,871.50

• Staffordshire Moorlands District Council £446,871.50

The current facility consists of a Leisure centre including swimming pool, 6 court sports hall, health and fitness suite, squash courts, changing accommodation, sand based ATP, 2 adult natural grass pitches and 1 junior pitch. There are no current changing facilities on the Thornley drive side of the site.

Staffordshire Moorlands District Council has identified the provision of changing facilities, containing 4 changing rooms, referees changing, education suite, car parking and 3G AGP for users of the facilities.

The project will have a significant impact on football provision within Cheadle with Cheadle Town, Cheadle United and South Moorlands FC all benefiting from the improved provision.

From a sports perspective through delivery of the project 23 additional teams will be generated, 396 new players will participate in football, the site will maintain two FA Charter Standard Community Club along with 6 additional schools gaining charter standard accreditation, 50 young people will join a club after referrals from social inclusion partners, 6 health related projects will be delivered, new volunteers will be recruited into running clubs, a total of 20 educational courses and workshops will be held with a total of 465 volunteers attending them. Additionally 160 young people will join partner clubs via the creation of new school to club links.

The facility will be owned by Staffordshire Moorlands District Council and a service level agreement (SLA) given to Cheadle Town, Cheadle United and South Moorlands Football Clubs.

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.

Website link: http://www.link4life.org

 

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.

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

Website link: www.liverpoolfa.com

 

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.

Website link: www.preston.ac.uk

 

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.

Website link: www.e-lindsey.gov.uk

 

South Manchester Sports Club

The £1m development has five different funding partners:

• The Football Foundation £495,000
• South Manchester £205,310
• Sport England £265,000
• Stockport SPA £30,000

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 redevelopment 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, 410 new players in clubs participating in football, netball and hockey, 3,071 new players in education participating in football, netball and hockey, 1 club will gain FA Charter Standard Community Club accreditation, 3 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, 91 new volunteers will be recruited into running the clubs, 26 educational courses and workshops will be held and 256 youngsters will join the club via the creation of new school to club links.

Website link: www.southmanchesterfc.co.uk

 

Hull RUFC

The £400,000 development will be potentially funded through four different funding partners:

• Hull Rugby Union Football Club £50,000

• Capital Receipt £100,000

• BIFFA £tbc

• The Rugby Football Union £150,000

• Hull YPI £50,479

The project is about the revitalisation and upgrade to the existing sporting facilities and provide additional facilities, including Rugby Union, at the Hull YPI site to enable, and facilitate the growth of community based sporting opportunities at grass roots level, right through to elite level. Through the proposed investment the Hull YPI will be able to maintain it’s broad mixture of community based sports clubs, as well as develop new sports provision that meet Sport England’s requirements, as well as introduce new sports clubs.

The facilities that currently exist 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)

Rugby Union, Rugby League, Tennis, Badminton, Cricket, Bowls, Petanque, Croquet, Football, Girls football,Table Tennis, Athletics (Running Club)

It is envisaged that once built the use of the facility will be much wider than Sport. The facilities will include:
- a building containing new changing rooms,
- ovocational suite/ community room
- redevelopment of existing changing provision
- improved social facilities
- stand

The overriding message of the public consultation that has been undertaken is that there is an overwhelming support shown for the project.

Through the project 11 new teams will be generated, 695 new players in clubs participating in rugby, 5250 new players in education participating in rugby, 1 club will gain RFU Seal of Approval Club accreditation, 61,440 youngsters will join the club after participating in the HEART community programmes, 30 new volunteers will be recruited into running the clubs.

Website link: www.hullrugbyunion.co.uk

 

Awards for All

Hull Rugby Football Union Club were successfully awarded a grant of £9,900 from Awards for All for two new and exciting projects aimed at increasing participation and raising standards.

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

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 Tag 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.

Funding has also been requested to create a new Hull Rugby Club Girls U10 representative team however we will fund all other costs associated with entering existing and new representative teams into local league structures.

Finally, the project aims to offer RFU training for new volunteers (16 year and over) to support existing club volunteers to deliver the Community Mini Tag League and subsequent competitive representative teams.

Community Rugby Development Project

The project will be to employ two Youth Rugby Development Officers who will work at a strategic level to develop and coordinate the delivery of a sustainable programme that provides participation and volunteering opportunities for young people and adults.

This is a project that will use rugby as a medium to encourage participation with a variety of young people from all backgrounds including disadvantaged areas of Hull and working with all age groups. The project will provide activities, events that will encourage the formation of new teams, educate in areas of health and fitness and create the opportunity to attain coaching qualifications.

The officers will develop and deliver local (Hull) programmes that feed into a county wide plan. This will then contribute to the outcomes of a regional strategy for rugby. This project will be delivered through a Three Year Development Plan Development Plan. The project presents an ideal opportunity to engage both young people and adults in physical activities and promote improved health. It will also provide diversionary activities to help in achieving crime reduction and reduce fear of crime in key communities, and show how rugby can deliver against key local, regional and national agendas.

The officer will be responsible for delivery of:
•Entry into the appropriate league structures
•Development and expansion of coaching centres in the junior section
•Continuation and enhancement of a program within junior and secondary schools to identify and signpost players to the club
•Creating new teams linked into the existing junior development
•Developing School to Club links provision
•Development of a program of Coach Education that builds capacity within the clubs
•Creation of opportunities focussing on 16 to 19 year olds and girls and women’s specific provision
•The creation of a partnership with a higher educational institution to allow the opportunity for young people to study and play rugby

The project has a value of £75,000 and a funding application is being submitted to SportsMatch for fifty percent of the costs the other funding is coming from a private sponsor.

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

• WREN £19,000

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.

Website link: www.sportdronfield.co.uk

 

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 £685,140 development will be funded through two different funding partners:

• The Football Foundation £498,140

• De La Salle Sports and Social Club £187,000

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.

Website link: www.premierfc.com/home.htm

 

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.

Website link: www.salfordminisoccerfestival.co.uk

 

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.

Salford Sports Village Mini Soccer Festival

Logistique were appointed by Manchester FA and Salford Community Leisure to event manage the Salford Mini Soccer festival for the third consecutive year. The event see budding stars from all over the north-west, with 240 teams participating through under-7 to under-10 age groups and a separate girls-only section for under-10 and under-12 teams.

This truly unique competition concentrates solely on youth football and a fair play ethos meaning that there is no overall winner.

Fair play marks are awarded by match referees bringing football back to its routes with the main objectives being enjoyment and respecting the game and its players.

This makes for a pressure free environment in which the children can develop their football skills. Every child is a winner and goes home with a festival medal and fun-packed goodie bag.

Logistique were responsible for the organisation of the results service, presentations, volunteers and sponsorship with the festival attracting a number of deals from both local and national companies.

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 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.


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

Website link: www.cchs.lancs.sch.uk

 

Salford Community Leisure

Irlam Local Area Plan for Football

Logistique were 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 were 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 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 were 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.

The home ground was at Grundy Hill, Horwich, where they 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 clubs 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; 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.

Website link: www.heartofheywood.org

 

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.