Glospact (Active Gloucestershire)

Glospact (Gloucestershire Sport and Physical Activity Trust) is part of a national network of 49 county sports partnerships established by Sport England and one of seven sub-regional partnerships supported by South West Regional Sports Board. All county sports partnerships will actively contribute to increasing participation, widening access to sport and phytsical activity and the achievement of sporting success.

The County Sports Partnership includes the following key PARTNERS:-

• Stroud District Council
• Cheltenham Borough Council
• Cotswold District Council
• Tewkesbury Borough Council
• Gloucetser City Council
• Forest Of Dean District Council
• University of Gliucestershire
• Gloucestershire County Council

The Glospact framework builds on the successful Active Sports Programme (see bottom of page) undertaken by the Gloucestershire Sports Partnership. It is derived from the government's national strategy and includes the priorities of the South West Regional Sports Board. It seeks to complement the Gloucestershire Strategic Plan, local strategic partnerships and local authority corporate sport and leisure plans. At it's heart is Glopact's vision and mission:-

VISION
Making Gloucestershire a physically active and successful sporting county

MISSION
Glospact will; be a legally robust, financially sustainable, technically competent, well-governed and fit-for-purpose organisation that enables more individulas and communities within the county to start, stay, succeed in sport and physical activity, thereby accessing and achieving sporting, health, educational, social, community and economic benefits.

ROLE

• Physical Education, School Sport and Club Links
• Activity For Health
• Community Activities and Facilities
• Sports Development and Facilities

• Influencing Strategic Planning and Investment
• Raising the Profile of Sport and Physical Activity
• Supporting Physical Education and School Sport
• Delivering Community Sport
• Encouraging Active Living
• Addressing Social Inclusion and Specific Inequalities
• Providing a Robust Evidence Base
• Developing the Workforce

PRE-GLOSPACT - ACTIVE SPORTS PROGRAMME
Active Sports was a 5 year development programme (2000 to 2005) targeting and building on good practice accross the county and delivered the following sports to young people in partnership with Local Authority Sports Developemnet Officers, National Governing Body officers, the County Council and University of Gloucestershire:-

• Athletics
• Cricket
• Girls' Football
• Hockey
• Netball
• Tag Rugby/Rugby
• Basketball

For further information about Glospact see following website link: www.activegloucestershire.org

For further information about County Sports Partnerships and the former Active Sports programme see following website link: www.sportengland.org

For further information, please contact the Regeneration Through Sport Manager on tel: 01453 754322 or e-mail jane.bullows@stroud.gov.uk.