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Well summer was here briefly, hopefully it will be back for the weekend!

Included in this issue you’ll see there is a month left to nominate for the 2019 Bucks and MK Sports Awards, an overview of new Sport in Mind weekly sessions, some Sport England research re Active Travel, details of a new long term condition campaign and the usual workforce and funding news.

We have also provided an overview of the recent Leap partner forum themed around children and young people, the presentations and the delegate list.

Kind regards,
The Leap team

Just one month to nominate for the sport awards
Don’t miss your chance to say thank you to the people making physical activity and sport happen in Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes. Nominate across 10 categories from primary schools to unsung heroes. Please remember to share with your contacts, we’ll be posting on social so follow the awards using the hashtag #bestofBMK

Find out more and nominate here

New Sport in Mind activities

Our partners Sport in Mind have started to use the Sport England investment they have secured to set up new weekly activities in Buckinghamshire. The activities are open to anyone over the age of 18yrs experiencing mental health problems. The new sessions include Football, Table Tennis and Badminton in Aylesbury to add to the weekly Pilates and Football already taking place in the High Wycombe area.
All the Sport in Mind sessions can be found here
Please contact Sport in Mind if you’d like to explore establishing further weekly sessions with them.

The contribution of active travel

Sport England’s new research provides an authoritative account of how, and how best, active travel can support physical activity. Carried out by an independent team led by Sustrans, in partnership with Dr Nick Cavill and Prof Adrian Davis, it assesses the current and potential contribution of active travel to overall physical activity levels. It also reviews the effectiveness of many types of active travel interventions at increasing walking, cycling or physical activity.

Click here to see the summary and or full report.

Bringing partners together to tackle childhood inactivity
Last week our partner forum saw nearly 50 partners attend and discuss how we can work together to encourage more young people to live active lifestyles, now and in the future. Expert presenters stimulated productive conversations and initial feedback from the event showed attendees found it informative, positive and inspiring.

You can view the presentations from the day and delegate list here.

Campaign aims to change perceptions of activity for those with long term health conditions
Sport England and the Richmond Group of charities have come together to develop a major, new national behaviour change campaign, to inspire and support inactive people with long term conditions to get active.

Involving charities such as Age UK, Stroke Association, British Heart Foundation and Rethink Mental Illness, the initial six week campaign will launch in September but is anticipated to be the beginning of a longer term plan to raise the profile and importance of physical activity among this group.

You can watch a webinar which explains more about the campaign here.

We’ll be sharing more about the campaign as we hear it, but we’d love to know how you’d like to be involved.

Let us know how you’ll be getting involved.

Workshops in the spotlight
For you and your team to attend.
View dates for all the workshops taking place in 2019 on our website.

Coaches Coffee Morning
Join us for a morning of coffee, cake and coaching chat as we bring together coaches from across Buckinghamshire.
Date / Time: Thursday 11th July - 10:00am
Location: The Works, Aylesbury,
Cost: FREE

Do you know the difference you’re making?
Ensuring you have the right evaluation techniques in place is key to demonstrating the impact physical activity and sport has on improving the lives of local residents.
This practical and interactive workshop aims to provide all those in attendance with a better understanding of the evaluation techniques available to measure project outcomes.
Date/ Time: Tuesday 16th July (9:15am – 11am)
Location: Campbell Park Pavillion ~ Milton Keynes,
Cost: FREE

Coaching the fundamentals of movement
In this completely practical workshop you will learn how to teach fundamental movement skills in order to develop physical literacy, key to nurturing healthy and active lifestyles.
Date/Time: Wednesday 24th July (6:30pm – 9:30pm)
Location: Stoke Mandeville Stadium
Cost: £25

Local funding opportunities

Metropolitan Thames Valley Community Chest
Small grants are available to fund a wide range of projects that contribute to the growth and development of communities around Metropolitan Thames Valley housing operations.
Grants: Grants of up to £5,000 are available.
Application deadline: 27 September 2019

FCC Community Action Fund – England (formally WREN)
Grants for environmental and community-based projects in areas of England within 10 miles of a Waste Recycling Group landfill sites. Projects must provide, maintain or improve a public park or other public amenity.
Grants: Grants of between £2,000 and £100,000 are available
Application deadline: 26 June 2019 to 11 September 2019 (5pm)

#iwill Fund
The #iwill fund looks to support social action activities that create opportunities for young people aged 10-20 to develop their potential and their capacity to significantly contribute to their community.
Grants: Grants are between £1,000 and £5,000
Application deadline: Expression of interest – Midday 28th August 2019

Veolia Environmental Trust
Grants are available to constituted, not-for-profit groups with environmental and community projects that are located near a qualifying Veolia site in England.
Grants: Grants of between £10,000 and £75,000 are available
Application deadline: Stage 1 applications will be accepted between: 31 May 2019 and 29 August 2019

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