To tackle this, Sport England is expanding its Place Partnerships programme, which will see £190 million of National Lottery and Exchequer funding invested in up to 80-100 new places across England over the next 5 years. Targeted local investment and resources will help to increase activity levels, decrease inactivity and breakdown the barriers and inequalities that prevent people from playing sport or being active.
Since 2018, Sport England has tested Place Partnerships through a place-based approach of working with ‘Local Delivery Pilots’ in 12 of the country’s most disadvantaged and least active communities. This has included Essex, where particular focus has been in Basildon, Colchester and Tendring.
In 2024, Sport England chose three new Place Partnerships as part of the expansion in Essex: Castle Point, Harlow and Thurrock. Basildon, Colchester and Tendring have received further deepening funding to continue the support in local communities.
Find out more about each of our Place Partners below.
Asset Based Community Development-Essex (ABCD-E) Workshop
Delivered in person by two facilitators, ABCD-E (Asset Based Community Development Essex) is an interactive workshop designed to help you understand what we mean by asset based community development, how using a strengths based approach can support the communities you work with, and influence decision makers to think differently about communities. We will explore what makes a community and the strengths within it, and share some real examples of how this work has been done in local areas. This workshop is aimed as an introduction/reaffirming of ABCD knowledge.
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