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We are the local collective voice for sport in
Kingston and our aim is to promote and encourage
sporting activity throughout the borough and represent
all of our local sports clubs. Members from Kingston
clubs are welcome to attend our meetings and you can
keep up with what’s been happening by reading the
Minutes. |
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We hope that our website provides you
with the information and advice needed to develop your
club. If you can’t find what you are looking for then
let us know and we will do our best to find you the
answer. |
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Kingston Athletic Club & Polytechnic
Harriers Fundraiser
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Kingston gets Ready to Welcome Olympic
Cyclists In 2012 |
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With an extremely successful Test Event
which saw the streets of Kingston lined with
spectators we caught just a glimpse of the
spectacle to come in 2012. Borough residents
and visitors can look forward to 3 action
packed days of Olympic Events as cyclists
pass through the borough on July 28th, 29th
and August 1st. |
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London Surrey Cycle Classic - Cyclists
crossing Kingston Bridge |
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But that’s not all, there will be a
whole host of exciting and fun-filled events
taking place throughout Kingston starting
with the celebrations of the Queen’s Diamond
Jubilee on 2nd June right through to 9th
September. Full colour Brochures detailing
all events and more will be available from
May 2012 but if you can’t wait until then
you can get a preview of what’s to come by
viewing the
full list of events.
Further
information is available on Kingston
Council’s website along with details of how
you and local businesses can get involved;
Go Kingston 2012 |
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Go Kingston 2012 |
Get Set>
Get Started>
Get Involved> With the
GO KINGSTON 2012 Volunteer Team
There is a whole host of events happening in
Kingston during 2012 in sport, art and
culture during the countdown to London 2012
and beyond.
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To mark Kingston’s celebrations Kingston’s
Cultural Olympiad has brought together a 14
week Programme of Events across Kingston for
local residents and visitors to either watch
or participate in. This programme will run
from 2nd June to 9th September 2012. Many of
these events are already well know such as
the Dragon Boat Challenge, Kingston Regatta,
Thames Open Swim, Carnival and International
Youth Arts Festival with some new events
taking place such as the Alternate Olympics
(one to look out for!) |
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You can view a full list of
events here |
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Volunteers will play a key role
in making these events happen, you can
volunteer for the event/s that appeal to you
and there is no long term
time commitment. We can’t do it without you
so why not be part of something BIG
and Volunteer for Kingston. |
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Registration is easy and is co-ordinated by
Kingston Volunteer Centre. |
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Start your journey to become a
GK2012 Team Member and Register Here!
Registration Form |
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If you have any questions at all please
e.mail our volunteer co-ordinator Hedley
Featherstone on
GK2012@kvc.org.uk |
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Kingston’s Borough Sports Awards
2011 |
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Full details can be found on the
Club
Pages. |
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Sport England Market Segmentation Toolkit
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Why do some people play
sport? And why do some simply not want to
join in?
Sport England has developed
nineteen sporting segments to help us
understand the nation's attitudes to sport,
their motivations and barriers. |
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Find out more about Segments and answer
questions such as ‘what is the dominant
segment in my local authority area’ or
‘which segment lives within the catchment of
my sports centre’ or ‘where can I find
Leanne?’ |
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Explore a particular Sport and answer
questions such as ‘which segments are more
likely to play my sport’ or ‘which segments
play team sports’ or ‘in this area, where
are the people located who are more likely
to play tennis?’ Investigate further
Characteristics about the segments and
answer questions such as ‘where are people
located who would like to play sport to lose
weight?’ |
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For more detail on the development of these
segments follow
this link |
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March 2012
News
Sport
England |
Creating
sporting
opportunities
in every
community |
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Opening
up
school
facilities
for
community
use
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This
week
Sport
England
published
guidance
which
will
help
thousands
of
schools
across
the
country
open
up
their
sporting
facilities
to
the
local
community.
At
the
moment,
76
per
cent
of
sports
halls,
73
per
cent
of
artificial
grass
pitches,
29
per
cent
of
swimming
pools
and
52
per
cent
of
grass
pitches
in
England
are
located
within
the
education
sector.
This
means
that
a
lot
of
the
country’s
sports
facilities
sit
redundant
in
the
evening
at
weekends
and
during
the
school
holidays,
despite
many
sports
clubs
desperately
crying
out
for
somewhere
to
play.
“Good
quality
facilities
are
vital
to
the
success
of
community
sport,
yet
too
often
clubs
struggle
to
find
a
location
where
they
can
train
and
play,”
said
Charles
Johnston,
Property
Director
at
Sport
England.
“We
hope
that
this
guidance
will
help
schools
open
up
their
facilities
and
experience
a
host
of
benefits
whilst
also
supporting
sport
in
their
area.”
The
new
guidance
advises
on
the
best
possible
and
simplest
approach
to
opening
up
school
facilities,
as
well
as
aiming
to
help
head
teachers,
governors,
school
business
managers
and
potential
school
partners
understand
the
benefits
of
community
use.
These
include:
Improved
educational
attainment
and
attendance
Training
and
career
opportunities
for
students
Increased
funding
opportunities
Promoting
the
school
within
the
local
community
Sporting
opportunities
for
staff
and
pupils.
The
guidance
is
supported
by
the
National
College
for
School
Leadership,
an
organisation
that
represents
over
95,000
school
leaders,
governors
and
administrators.
“The
National
College
welcomes
the
publication
of
this
guidance
which
will
make
it
easier
for
schools
to
make
available
their
sporting
facilities
to
the
local
community
and
increase
the
use
of
these
valuable
assets,”
said
Trevor
Summerson,
Head
of
School
Business
Management
and
Efficiency
at
the
National
College.
The
guidance
is
just
one
part
of a
wider
programme
of
work
that
Sport
England
is
doing
to
improve
access
to
school
sports
facilities.
As
part
of
our
new
strategy,
all
secondary
schools
who
wish
to
do
so
will
be
helped
to
open
up,
or
keep
open,
their
sports
facilities
for
local
community
use
and
at
least
a
third
of
these
will
receive
additional
funding
to
make
this
happen.
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Sport England has awarded £100,000 of Sportsmatch funding to a new FA and Vauxhall Motors initiative that aims to tackle youth drop out from football...
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With this year’s Games less than 150 days away, sport in England has rarely had a higher profile. We want to find out about your sporting experiences through the Sport England Satisfaction Survey.
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You
can
find
the
guidance
on
the
Sport
England
website |
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Bexley
gets
Iconic
Facility
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The
Minister
for
Sport
and
the
Olympics,
Hugh
Robertson
MP,
joined
the
Mayor
of
London,
Boris
Johnson,
and
Olympic
hopeful
Zoe
Smith
to
officially
open
the
Europa
Centre
in
Bexley
on 6
March.
The
new
state-of-the-art
facility
has
received
£1.24
million
of
National
Lottery
investment
from
Sport
England’s
Iconic
Facilities
fund,
part
of
the
Olympic
and
Paralympic
legacy
programme,
Places
People
Play.
“The
Europa
Centre
encapsulates
exactly
what
we’re
aiming
to
achieve
through
our
legacy
investments,”
said
Jennie
Price,
Sport
England’s
Chief
Executive.
“Gym
users
from
the
local
community
can
now
enjoy
their
sport
in
world-class
facilities.
I’d
like
to
pay
particular
tribute
to
Len
and
Yvonne
Arnold
who
have
put
their
hearts
and
souls
into
this
project
and
helped
to
create
a
truly
Iconic
Facility.”
Despite
its
popularity,
two
years
ago
the
Europa
Gym
faced
an
uncertain
future.
Based
in
leased
premises
in
an
outdated
converted
industrial
building
in
Erith,
owners
Len
and
Yvonne
were
looking
at
the
gym’s
possible
closure.
The
London
Borough
of
Bexley
led
a
project
team
that
worked
tirelessly
to
secure
funding
from
outside
agencies
to
make
the
new
Centre
a
reality.
“It
is
truly
amazing
to
start
with
a
dream
of
an
ideal
facility,
and
to
be
here
today
to
realise
that
dream
is
testament
to
all
those
who
joined
in
to
help
complete
this
extraordinary
centre,”
said
Len.
“I
would
just
like
to
take
this
opportunity
to
thank
all
those
that
went
the
extra
mile
to
make
it
possible.”
The
new
Centre
includes
a
martial
arts
and
dance
studio,
a
boxing
studio,
dedicated
weights
studio,
fitness
studio
and
gymnastics
hall,
and
will
also
become
a
London
2012
Games
Time
Training
Venue
for
both
the
Olympic
and
Paralympic
Volleyball
squads
this
summer.
There
will
be
24
Olympic
and
18
Paralympic
teams
training
at
the
centre.
Speaking
at
the
opening,
the
Minister
talked
about
how
this
year’s
Games
will
be
the
catalyst
for
a
revolution
in
British
sport
at
all
levels
over
the
next
decade.
He
said
elite,
community
and
competitive
school
sport
will
receive
a
boost
off
the
back
of
London
2012
that
can
lead
to a
cultural
shift
in
this
country’s
sports’
participation
habits
in
the
years
to
come.
“Sport
in
this
country
will
benefit
greatly
from
hosting
London
2012
at
all
levels
-
from
elite
athletes
to
the
grassroots,”
said
Hugh
Robertson.
“It
is a
massive
opportunity
for
us
to
drive
change
and
encourage
people
up
and
down
the
country
to
choose
sport.
We
are
doing
all
we
can
to
put
the
building
blocks
in
place
so
that
sport
is
ready
to
capitalise
in
the
days,
months
and
years
that
follow
London
2012.” |
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Sport England-funded Us Girls marks the 101st International Women’s Day with a series of Olympic sports taster sessions being held across the country. More info
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The Secretary of State for Health, Andrew Lansley, presented three clubs in his South Cambridgeshire constituency with a total £137,511of National Lottery funding from the Inspired Facilities Fund.
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To
find
out
more
about
Iconic
Facilities
or
other
Places
People
Play
funding,
visit
our
website |
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We've all given them, or heard them, and sometimes taken credit when all has subsequently gone well. But are team talks effective? Mike Dale took advice from two world-class coaches... Words to the Wise
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Welcome to
issue nine of
the sports
coach UK
e-newsletter.
You will
need to
register
on the
sports coach
UK website
to access
some of the
full
articles. |
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Proposed
Changes
to
Criminal
Record
Checks:
Implications
for
Coaching |
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sports
coach
UK
is
working
with
the
Child
Protection
in
Sport
Unit
(CPSU)
to
understand
the
implications
of
the
proposals
put
forward
under
the
Protection
of
Freedoms
Bill
2010-11.
The
outcomes
of
this
work
will
be
communicated
in
due
course.
The
information
below
aims
to
provide
some
answers
and
highlight
where
further
clarity
is
still
required. |
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Planned
Changes
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Criminal
record
checks
in
England
and
Wales
will
only
be
applied
to
people
who
work
closely
and
regularly
with
children
and
vulnerable
adults,
under
proposals
in
the
Bill.
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The
Bill
also
proposes:
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- portability of criminal record checks between jobs
- merging the Criminal Record Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA)
- an end to the requirement for those working or volunteering with vulnerable groups to register with the Vetting and Barring System and then be continuously monitored by the ISA
- stopping employers knowingly requesting CRB checks on individuals who are not entitled to them
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The
Bill
is
expected
to
become
law
by
early
2012
with
the
proposed
changes
introduced
gradually. |
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Implications
for
Coaches |
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CRB
Checks
Applied
to
Fewer
People |
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Clarification
is
required
over
the
meaning
of
people
who
work
closely
and
regularly
with
children
and
vulnerable
adults
and
who
it
would
impact
on.
For
example
would
those
undertaking
'helper'
roles
such
as
putting
cones
out
or
driving
children
to
matches
need
to
undergo
a
criminal
records
check
under
the
proposal?
As a
minimum
standard
of
deployment,
sports
coach
UK
would
still
recommend
that
lead
coaches
and
assistant
coaches
have
an
enhanced
criminal
records
check. |
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Portability
of
Criminal
Record
Checks |
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This
could
mean
coaches
who
work
for
different
employers
will
not
have
to
undergo
a
criminal
record
check
for
each
employer,
thereby
cutting
time
and
bureaucracy. |
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Coaching
Women
Factsheets |
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sports
coach
UK
and
the
Women
Sports
and
Fitness
Foundation
have
produced
a
series
of
factsheets
for
coaches
who
coach
women
or
those
who
are
interested
in
coaching
them
in
the
future. |
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The
factsheet
titles
are:
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- Coaching Female High-performance Athletes
- Coaching Myth Buster
- Developing Female Coaches
- Female Psychology and Considerations for Coaching Practice
- Female Physiology and Considerations for Coaching Practice
- Socially Inclusive Coaching
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Club Mark - Volunteering & Club Newsletter
- Issued Apr 2012 |
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Active Kingston Newsletter -
Issued Mar 2012 |
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Sport
England Newsletter 'The Pitch' - Issued
Mar 2012 |
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Emergency First Aid At Work Course at New
Malden - 26 March 2012 |
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Back
To Netball - Sessions In Kingston -
Starting 1 March 2012 |
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TryNordic Newsletter
- 3 Ways To Get Fitter - Feb 2012 |
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Humanrace Newsletter -
Issued Feb 2012 |
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Kick It Out Newsletter - Jan 2012 |
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Surrey County FA - Referees & Coaching
Courses 2012 |
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Survive and Save Swimming Newsletter -
Issued November 2011 |
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Pro-Active South London Newsletter -
Issued November 2011 |
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Surrey County FA - Newsletter - Issued
Sept / Oct 2011 |
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Running Sports -
Newsletter
- Issued Sept 2011 |
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Humanrace Swimming & Triathlon Events -
Issued Sept 2011 |
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Kingston Volunteer Centre
Workshops - Issued
Autumn 2011 |
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Kingston
Trampoline Academy - Issued Sept 2011 |
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Surrey
2012 Newsletter - Issued August 2011 |
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Club
Mark Newsletter -
Issued July 2011 |
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Running Sports -
Workshops For Your Club
- Issued June 2011 |
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Sigis Tennis Club Kingston Newsletter -
Issued May 2011 |
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Good Sports Newsletter
- Issued Apr 2011 |
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Nordic Walking Spring Newsletter -
Issued April 2011 |
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Sports Coach UK Newsletter
- Issued March 2011 |
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Minima Yacht Club Newsletter - Issued
Mar 2011 |
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London Youth Games 2011 Newsletter -
Issued Feb 2011 |
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Kingston Little League Newsletter -
Issued Feb 2011 |
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Kingston Voluntary Action
- Issued Jan 2011 |
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Capital
Coaching Newsletter - Issued Jan 2011 |
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