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MISSION STATEMENT:
'TO TAKE A LEAD ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPORT IN IPSWICH'

The key aspects of the units work are:

TEAM IPSWICH
Ipswich Borough Council recently launched the Team Ipswich campaign, headed up by swimming legend Karen Pickering, as the Ambassador of Sport for Ipswich.
They are determined to use the Olympic Games to further develop sport in the town and boost the local economy, including selling Ipswich's fantastic facilities to international teams looking for a training base in the run-up to the Games (more ...)

SPORT FOR ALL IN THE INDIAN COMMUNITY
The Sport for All in the Indian Community project aims to improve the health and well being of members of the Ipswich Indian community by encouraging greater participation in sports and other physical activities (more ...)

CLUB DEVELOPMENT
The Unit works in partnership with National Governing Bodies of Sport to help local sports clubs provide additional and better quality sporting opportunities. The Unit provides information and advice to clubs on areas such as: applying for grant aid, writing development plans and accessing national sports development programmes.The Unit also produces a free guide highlighting local junior sports clubs (more ...)
 
GRANT AID CONSULTANCY
The Unit offers advice and practical support to local organisations making applications to the Lottery and other grant making agencies to increase and improve sporting facilities and opportunities in Ipswich (more ...)
 
REVENUE GRANTS TO SPORTING ORGANISATIONS
The Unit administers an annual programme of small grants aimed at assisting local clubs and organisations with the costs associated with the development of sport in Ipswich (more ...)

COACH EDUCATION/OFFICIATING COURSES
The Unit works in partnership with Suffolk Sport to organise and promote a comprehensive programme of coach education and officiating courses to meet the needs of the local sporting community.Included in the programme are National Governing Body courses, Sports Coach UK and First Aid courses (more ...)

SUFFOLK YOUTH GAMES
Each year the Unit is involved in the recruitment and training of teams to represent Ipswich in the Suffolk Youth Games, a sporting competition between the seven Districts of Suffolk in a variety of sports. In the lead up to the Games the unit organises trials and/or squad coaching in the featured sports (more ...)


DISABILITY SPORT
The Unit works with local organisations with an interest in disability sport to support and promote the provision of improved sporting opportunities for people with disabilities in Ipswich. The Unit provides advice and practical support to the Ipswich Disability Sport Forum and is a key partner in a number of disability sports development programmes including both the ‘Inclusive Fitness’ and ‘Inclusive Club’ initiatives (more ...)

SUFFOLK POSITIVE FUTURES PROJECT
The Unit leads the Council’s involvement in the Suffolk Positive Futures Project which involves outreach work to make contact with young people at street level and the provision of sports programmes that include participation, coaching, competition, education and leadership (more ...)

SPORTS CLUB GUIDE
This guide has been compiled for people who really want to improve at sport. Whether you have just been on an Ipswich Borough Council sports coaching course or you have played a sport at school or on holiday, there is no better way to continue participating and improving than by joining a sports club(more ...)

JUNIOR PARKS TENNIS
The Ipswich Junior Parks Tennis Tournament provides a fantastic opportunity for developing young tennis players to sample the thrill of playing in an organised tournamentThis annual event, first held in 1993, is set in the beautiful surroundings of Christchurch Park with the finals taking place at the Ensors County Tennis Centre at Ipswich Sports Club (more ...)

COACH STOP
The most comprehensive collection of coaching material ever established in Suffolk; Coach Stop is essential for anyone with a serious interest in sport. Based at the County Library in Ipswich, Coach Stop has an unrivalled selection of books and videos covering everything from health and fitness to nutrition, from disabled sport to sports psychology, from sports injuries to children's sport (more ...)

OUTDOOR BASKETBALL
The English Basketball Association's visionary Outdoor Basketball Initiative (OBI), funded by the Sport England Lottery Fund, is an innovative scheme designed to bring basketball 'Right Up Your Street'. There are 28 Outdoor Basketball Initiative posts in Ipswich. It's FREE - just turn up and play! (more ...)

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For further information about the work of the Unit call 01473 433542/433505 or email sports.development@ipswich.gov.uk