Delivering to older people from a County Sports Partnership perspectiveClaire Scott, Development Manager, LIVING SPORT

Fit as a Fiddle

What is a CSP?

• Part of CSPN, 49 within the Country

• CSPs receive funding from Sport England to deliver against a core specification, and access other funding to deliver against their local strategic priorities.

• CSPs work with a variety of partners to promote, support and deliver Sport and Physical Activity opportunities locally within their communities.

Useful Resources/ LinksCSPN www.cspnetwork.org/en/ Twitter: @CSPnetwork LIVING SPORT www.livingsport.co.uk Twitter: @LIVING_SPORTSport England www.sportengland.gov.uk Twitter: @Sport_England

Fit as a Fiddle

LIVING SPORT working with Age UK• Applied for funding from Age Concern’s fit as a fiddle portfolio to deliver a project

for older adults in 2007.

• Delivered the Dancing for Fun and Better Health Project. (Oct 2007 – June 2012) Focussed on:

• 50yrs+ within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

• Provide dance and movement opportunities for all

• Sheltered Housing and Community Venues

• Physical and Mental Health outcomes.

• Outcomes of Project:

• 839 participants benefiting from physical activity sessions (118% target)

• Total outcome of 1748 across the 2 measures Physical activity and Mental wellbeing (123% target)

• 12,055 total attendances at activities, with 1150 sessions delivered, with 26 classes established.

Fit as a Fiddle

Methods of Delivery• Working with Partners and Older Adults to

establish needs and interests.

• Variety of classes on offer including Social Tea Dance, Chair Based Exercise, Middle Eastern Dance, Zumba.

• Different delivery models: Establish and Support.

• Training

• Bursary

• Establish and Sustain

• Marketing

• Local Contacts and Sources

• Older Adult friendly.

Fit as a Fiddle

ImpactsImpacts for Older Adults• Physical ‘I enjoy coming along, it has definitely helped my knees and made it easier to walk and move’ • Mental ‘I now don't mind going out on my own.’• Social ‘I wouldn’t see anyone if I didn’t not have this group. It gets me out of the house.’ Link to video

Impacts for LIVING SPORT• Greater understanding for older adult needs, partnerships, and networks.• Ability to support the wider partnership to deliver against older adult agendas.

Useful Resource / LinkSport England Market Segmentation: http://segments.sportengland.org/

Fit as a Fiddle

Contact Details

LIVING SPORT

Claire Scott

Development Manager, LIVING SPORT

01487 849912

Claire.scott@livingsport.co.uk

Finding your local CSP contact

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