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Sports Development

 

Triathlon and Aquathlon Events

Tone Leisure organise 3 multi sport events a year in partnership with Somerset RC Triathlon club. The events are sponsored by Foot Anstey Solicitors and have been running for over 12 years. We are committed to providing high quality good value events that are regarded as some of the best in the South West.

Forthcoming events:

Taunton Deane Foot Anstey Aquathlon
(Swim and Run Event)
February 2011 (Date TBC)
Wellington Sports Centre, Wellington
500m swim and 5K run or 1000m swim and 10K run.
Ages 14yrs +
£12 to enter as individual and £15 to enter as part of a team where one person swims and one person runs.
Entry form available November 2010

Taunton Deane Foot Anstey Triathlon
(Swim, Bike and Run Event)
May 2011 (Date TBC)
Wellington Sports Centre, Wellington
200m swim, 12k Bike and 2.5K run or 400m swim, 22k Bike and 5K run.
Ages 16yrs +
£15 (shorter race) or £25 (longer race) to enter
Entry form available January 2011

Taunton Foot Anstey Junior Aquathlon 2011
Queens College, Taunton
Ages 8-16yrs (varying distances)
£5.00 Entry Form available June 2011

All events are available to book online but enter early to avoid disappointment. Last year the triathlon event was full in 3 days!! Please see event website for more details and to book. http://www.tauntondeanetri.co.uk

Energize Youth Partnership


Energize is a voluntary partnership initiative between Tone Leisure, the County Council Youth Service, Avon & Somerset Constabulary, Taunton Deane Borough Council and local businesses through Taunton Town Centre Company. The group aims to engage with under 18 years to reduce levels of anti-social behaviour and associated low level crimes inflicted on Taunton town centre businesses and the wider community within the Taunton Deane area.

Energize organise free activity days in Vivary park in the Easter and Summer School holidays and also provide activity sessions on the late night shopping days before Christmas. Energize also supports community days around Taunton Deane via the Police Community Support Officers.

FANS (Free Access for National Sports People)


The FANS scheme aims to assist elite sportspeople to achieve their full potential by reducing the financial burden of training costs. It is an important sports development initiative, which supports and encourages leading talented sports people in both Taunton Deane and South Hams districts. The scheme provides them with free access to tone leisure's Gyms and Swimming Pools.

Eligibility of FANS Scheme.
The scheme is open to elite sportspeople of all ages who currently compete or perform at a national level in any sport recognised by Sport England.

To be eligible for the scheme you must be:
A resident for the majority of the year in the district of either Taunton Deane or South Hams (full time students whose parents/guardians reside in the district are eligible)
AND
A current member of a national team or squad in a sport recognised by Sport England
AND/OR
Currently listed in the top 10 of any age group ranking in a sport recognised by Sport England.

Supporting evidence and a confirmation of a sport person's current involvement at a national level will be required from the appropriate National Governing Body of Sport. See Sport England website for full list of sports and governing bodies. http://www.sportengland.org/about_us/recognised_sports.aspx

For more information and an FANS application form contact Clare Bill on 01823 273083 or email at c.bill@toneleisure.com

Club & Coach Education

If you are looking for A Club for All workshops please visit http://www.runningsports.org

If you are looking for a Safeguarding & Protecting Children course or Equity in Your Coaching please visit http://www.sportscoachuk.org

County Sports Partnerships
Active Devon
They have a huge range of information and course details on their website whether you are a club, a coach or a volunteer. Please see the "Let us Help" section of their website at http://www.activedevon.org. or contact them 01392 263674 or Email: active@devon.gov.uk

SASP- Roots2Coaching
Roots 2 Coaching supports coaches and volunteers who are based in the Somerset area. They provide a service to support coach development and to assist in finding employment and training. See the website for more details or contact the Roots2Coaching team at SASP on 01823 410213 or email bfellows@somerset.gov.uk http://www.roots2coaching.org

VIBE Youth Leisure Nights


VIBE is run in conjunction with Devon Youth Service in South Hams and Somerset Youth Service in Taunton Deane. VIBE includes various sporting and fitness activities as well as creative outlets for young people to express themselves. Youth workers and centre staff are on hand to supervise all activities.
CentreAreaDayTimeAgeCost
WellspringsTauntonFriday7-9pm13-19yrsFree
TotnesTotnesFriday7:30-10pm13-19yrs£2
QuaysideKingsbridgeFriday7:30-10pm13-19yrs£2
IvybridgeIvybridgeFriday7:30-10pm13-19yrs£2
DartmouthDartmouthFriday7:30-10pm11-16yrs£2

Print off a registration form to bring with you to VIBE Youth Night! Click here to download.

For more information on the Youth Service please see their websites:
http://www.devonyouthservice.org.uk
http://www.somersetyouth.co.uk

Sport Unlimited


Sport Unlimited is a £36 million nationwide initiative to get more children and young people taking part in sports that interest them most outside of school. Sport England has allocated funding to County Sports Partnerships across the country to encourage and enable thousands of young people to increase their participation in sport and physical activity to five hours per week. The 3 year programme, which started in 2008 provides a range of attractive and sustainable opportunities in sporting activities for young people aged 5-19yrs. It offers young people 10-week taster sessions in sports which they have requested and aims to get 300,000 participants to join clubs and continue with sport when the 10 weeks are up.

For more details please visit the County Sports Partnerships websites at Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership and Active Devon and look at the Sport Unlimited pages.
http://www.sasp.co.uk
http://www.activedevon.org

Devon Active Villages


Active Villages is a development programme designed to provide long term, sustainable sports opportunities for village residents of all ages. Funded by Sport England and Devon County Council, and managed by Active Devon the scheme is positioned at the informal end of the sports spectrum, with the main objective being to offer rural communities the chance to experience the fun of sport and encourage people to adopt active lifestyles because they enjoy it. The project addresses Sport England's GROW objective, which aims to see one million people taking part in more sport, and more children and young people taking part in five hours of PE and sport a week.

Tone Leisure will operate the Active Villages programme in the Mid Devon and South Hams districts. It will focus on parish communities with between 500 and 2,000 residents by developing bespoke sports packages tailored to local needs and delivering them within the communities themselves.

Active Village Community coordinators Ben Ayres (South Hams) and Emma Higgins (Mid Devon), will conduct an initial pilot phase beginning in July 2010 in five selected villages. (Modbury, Shaugh Prior, Salcombe, Silverton & Bampton). The pilot phase will enable Tone to establish local partnerships with the likes of parish councils, voluntary organisations and schools, evaluate need and develop packages of support. Following the pilot scheme the project will be rolled out to all phase one participating communities - 16 in total - during 2011.

For more details contact:
Ben Ayres (South Hams) b.ayres@devon.gov.uk
Emma Higgins (Mid Devon) e.higgins@toneleisure.com

Partner links


Somerset Activity & Sports Partnership http://www.sasp.co.uk
Active Devon http://www.activedevon.org.uk
Devon Youth Service http://www.devonyouthservice.org.uk
Somerset Youth Service http://www.somersetyouth.co.uk
Tone School Sports Partnership http://www.tsspartnership.co.uk
The Big Lottery http://www.biglottery.org.uk
South & West Devon School Sports Partnership http://www.swdevonssp.org.uk