Apologies for absence were received from Ben Jones, Marie Hartley, Paul Hunter, Tracey Jones, Kate Platt and Debra Ward.

The minutes of the meeting held on 8 January 2014 were confirmed. 

Great Yarmouth and Waveney Special Olympians reported in relation to item five about East Coast Community Health Care being responsible for activity programmes and that they had only received one referral from this route. 

Councillor Sutton reported that the Beaconsfield Recreation Ground would not be transferred to the High School it would remain a public open space.

The partnership were informed that Splurge media was set up in 2013 by local people with a knowledge of the area. 120 offers would be detailed in the guide including the Marina Centre, Phoenix Swimming pool, Seachange and some of the museums.

The Splurge guide would be launched on 4/5 April 2014 and members need to use the guide to access the promotions.  Every 20 guides would give £100 to the club and a further 25% would be donated to fundraising groups along with £1 to the Free broadband for specific clubs in the borough.

Further information on this could be obtained via www.splurge.co.uk.

- Decisions on Active Norfolk's bids to Sport England's Inclusive Fund and Community sport Activation Fund anticipated in the next 4 weeks.
- Winter School Games in full flow: Skiing, Swimming, Table-Tennis, Tennis, Cricket, Sitting Volleyball, Goalball and Rugby all completed since Friday.  This Friday: Goalball, Canoeing, Badminton, Boccia, Sportshall Athletics, Indoor Rowing, Table-Tennis & Gymnastics at UEA Sportspark. 
- Fun and Fit programme delivery progressing really well, with 650 inactive people recruited on to introductory sport/physical activity programmes, with phased roll-out across the county.  Delivery will be commencing in the Great Yarmouth area from October.
-Coach Education Week April 7th-13th.  A large number of NGB coaching courses plus lots of other CPD opportunities. Go to www.activenorfolk.org/coachedweek to download the brochure and to book courses.
- Currently in negotiations with England Athletics to extend our beginners running programme with them for another year.
- Satellite clubs underway at Great Yarmouth High School, linking them with Waveney Gymnastics Club and Great Yarmouth FC.
- Planning continues for the new Active Norfolk Strategy, with a 1st draft due in May.
- Village Games, still recruiting and fast approaching.

8 April 2014 10.30 - 12.30 - Barclays Premier League Trophy Tour would be visiting Southtown Common.

Sport Relief Mile leaflets were tabled for the 23 March 2014 event.


 

This item was deferred to the next meeting.

No update was received on the Street Games UK Doorstep Sports Clubs project. 

Marten Payne reported that the following projects were being developed: 
Community Kitchen
Children's Gyms 
Disabled Gyms
Aqua Cycling 
Zero Gravity treadmills called Alter G treadmills (which would be based at the Marina Centre in Great Yarmouth and Waterlane Leisure Centre in Lowestoft)
Chair based exercise classes would be moved into the Marina Centre. 

The Partnership were asked to note following the recent retirement of Active Norfolk's Laurie Hull, partners were advised that the new director Ben Jones had replaced Laurie as one of two Partnership representatives on the Board of the Great Yarmouth Sport and Leisure Trust.
 

(i) Future Youth

Michelle Gibson reported that all projects were going well.  A new project for 55 youths aged 16-25 years old around health, well being, physical activities and mental health would now be commencing with the project being launched on 1st April at 1.30pm and invites would be emailed out to all the partnership. It was also hoped that an annual sports day would be held.

(ii) East Coast Community Health Care

NHS England had been recently audited and was signed off for good practice for working with children.

(iii) Marina Centre 

Wayne Nixon reported that the Marina Centre has a lack of dry sport coaching in the centre and that they would like to employ some good quality coaches and it was suggested that they contact Ian Grange at Active Norfolk for contact details of coaches. An update on the refurbishment works was reported.

The Sports hall work was nearly completed with just the floor remaining which would have four courts instead of the five currently. The orange metal shutters have been cleaned and the ceiling is being replaced.  The car park work is currently being carried out. The changing rooms would be changed to a changing village later in the year.
They would be looking for murals for the walls. The outside blue cones were being replaced by concrete panels. A new inflatable is due soon for the swimming pool.  New gym equipment was now in place.  Customer focus groups would be set up to gain customer feedback.

(iv) Great Yarmouth and Waveney Special Olympians

They have 55 new members.  Land training would take place in the sports hall in the summer.  It was reported that they were the sole trader in the country for a new aqua wheelchair.   The international disability day went well with the sponsored swim and it was planned to hold this again on 3 December 2014.

(v) Lynn Grove High School

Adrian Simm reported that on Friday 21 March teachers from north and south of the Borough would be holding a charity football match in aid of sport relief.  Permanent lines on the court would be put down on 7 April 2014 ready for the village games.   An adult men and womens tournament would be held on Sunday 20 July 2014.  It was also reported that the school facilities were booked for every school holiday through till the end of the year.

(vi) CSF
 
Gavin Coe reported that to date 150 14-19 year olds had taken part in the Kicks project.  A girls only activity had been set up. A Canary day had been held where children had been take to the football group and met a footballer.  A Kicks guys Vs Chelsea game had been held. Lynn Grove High School had been launched as a Premier Hub.  Two obesity programmes would be run in Great Yarmouth.  The Street life soccer programme run at the Marina Centre had 30-40 people attend.   In September a Futsal college programme would be run with the aim of gaining professional coaching qualifications.

(vii) Great Yarmouth Road Runners / East of England Regional Athletics

Chris Harbord reported that in May 2014 a conference would be held in Bury St Edmunds to discuss East of England Athletics and the lack of trainers and volunteers would be discussed.  It was suggested that the athletics club contacts the Job Centre to offer training as part of the back to work scheme.

(Viii) Sport, Play and Leisure Strategy 

It was reported that the Council would be going out to tender shortly for a consultant to review the Borough's Sport, Play and Leisure Strategy and it was hoped that work would commence in May.

(iX) Great Yarmouth Sports Council 

£100 coach education grants can be applied for via Tracey Jones at tj@great-yarmouth.gov.uk

(x) Health and Well Grants

Valerie Cadmore advised that the Healthy and Well Grants application period had now closed and successful applicants would be notified by the end of March.

(xi) RNLI Lifeguards

Marten Payne reported that the RNLI were trying to recruit for posts and youths needed to be able to swim 400 metres in 7 1/2 minutes.  From 5-10 May a MARS course would be held, which has to be paid for, but each attendee is likely to get a job with the RNLI after having attended the course. Recruit for Summer posts.

(xii) Sports Council Awards

John White spoke of his wish to reinstate the Sports Awards.   
   

It was agreed that the next meeting would be held on 14th May 2014.

Partners used the opportunity to network.