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Case Studies
South Derbyshire Partnership Day Castele Consultancy Ltd recently supported the organisation of a South Derbyshire Partnership event at Derby County Football Club. Working with the local authority, football club and community partners, we organised a number of events and activities to take place before, during and after the NPower Championship game against Coventry City on 9 April 2011. This including organising school and club football teams to participate in half time entertainment, working with a cycling club and walking group who took a “stride and ride” from Rosliston Forestry Centre in South Derbyshire to Pride Park, helping coordinate the Mercian Regiment and Derbyshire Ram to be at the event, supporting a well dressing group to display their work, organising match day presentations and working with a brass band who played both outside and inside the stadium. In addition, the project including producing and distributing promotional material for the event, working with ticket distributers to coordinate sales and developing the event programme. The project included identifying and managing all logistics associated with the event, acting as the main contact for the club’s event team and liaising with volunteers from the different groups who were involved. We were also involved in the management of all aspects on the day – ranging from organising and serving lunch to the walkers and regiment, coordinating the half time activities and presenting trophies to those who had taken part. The event was deemed a fantastic success by all involved and is hoping to become an annual event. Burton Rugby Football Club Over the past year, we have helped BRFC write a new whole club development plan which in turn has led to the establishment of a new community department. Following an initial club audit and survey of members, volunteers and supporters of the club we worked with the club to identify their priorities to help them continue to grow as a key leisure provider within the local community. This has resulted in the new community department being established to provide opportunities for families, school coaching and holiday provision and an increased sporting calendar to offer alternatives to rugby during the summer months and for families. To date, we have supported two community days at the club which opened the facilities to new families and attracted in access of 300 new individuals to the first event alone, ran two schools festivals at the club which would not have taken place without the club support and raised funds for coaching and leadership. We are now offering ongoing support to the club committee to deliver the strategy and will be working with them to review their management structure over the next few months. We also run a Business Club for the Rugby Club. South Derbyshire District Council Over the past 18 months we have completed a number of projects for SDDC which are detailed below. Advocacy Reports This initially included the production of two advocacy documents for partner groups. The first identified and promoted Positive Activities for Young People within the District, whilst the second was a Health Advocacy document. Both documents required us to identify the project groups and individuals to be included within the reports, meet with them to gather the information and then write the documents accordingly. Once written, we worked with a local designer to produce the reports in a suitable style for those involved. Both reports were written in different styles and formats to suit their audiences. Strategy We have also produced the South Derbyshire Sport Strategy which included managing a number of partners including the School Sport Partnership, NHS, Local Authority, Youth Service and voluntary groups. All partners were brought together to agree outcomes and actions to provide them with strategic direction for the next five years. Feasibility Reports Four feasibility reports have been completed in recent months. This has included the development of a report into the creation of a leisure card scheme for the council and three based around facility improvements. The Leisure card scheme included an audit of current provision and neighbouring schemes and a cost benefit proposal of introducing a scheme locally. The facility reports included one in relation to the establishment of a new dance studio at a leisure centre, one in relation to a new 3G AGP at a local leisure centre and the third in relation to a new multi sports facility in a local town. All of these reports have been used by the council to either investigate the potential for further funding to enable the project to take place or confirm that the project would not be viable. Club Development Working with the Club and Play Development Officer, I have supported a number of clubs and community groups to write new strategies and action plans which have enabled them to access funding. This has helped local clubs to both grow and become more sustainable within the local community. Other projects have also included: Triathlon England Membership Review Castele Consultancy Ltd was appointed in May 2008 to complete a membership review for Triathlon England. The project involved wide consultation with existing members, clubs and event organisers as well as participants who could be potential members of the sport. Part of the consultation involved the development of an online survey which was completed by over 1400 individuals, giving a real insight into the sport. Following on from the recommendations which were made, Triathlon England has changed a number of its membership categories and benefits, has instigated a rolling membership scheme and is currently investigating a joint membership approach with other governing bodies of sport. Triathlon England reappointed Castele Consultancy Ltd in April 2009 to implement a number of the membership recommendations. Funding applications Over £350,000 in funding has been accessed to support community sports groups, schools and school sports partnerships develop grassroots activity programmes. These have included funding to support the development of leadership programmes, the delivery of after school coaching programmes, the purchase of equipment and resources to support club development, the employment of staff and coach development programmes. Specific projects have included obtaining funding to improve playground facilities through the development of a trim trail, multi use games area and ball walls, creating a series of sports specific academies and competition programmes and funding for the employment of an administrative officer at a local football club. In addition, applications to support the establishment of several large facility developments have been submitted for funding. Projects have totalled in excess of £5m with applications attracting between 40 - 60% external funding. Further work is currently ongoing with several schools and local authorities on additional projects. Funding agencies successfully worked with: Big Lottery Reaching Communities Big Lottery Changing Spaces Football Foundation Rugby Football Union Community Club Development Fund Awards for All Sport England (various) Sportsmatch Several local charities and trusts Coalfields Regeneration Trust Garfield Weston Foundation Wixamatree Trust Community Foundations East Midlands Airport
Example of successful applications include: - Witchford Village College - £125,000 towards the development of a 3G artificial grass pitch - Chellaston School - £600,000 Football Foundation funding for changing facilities and a 3G artificial grass pitch - Redborne Upper School - £250,000 towards the development of a 3G artificial grass pitch - Nottingham Rugby Football Club - £30,000 towards the establishment of their community department - Burton Uxbridge Table Tennis Club - £25,000 towards various school club link projects - Uttoxeter Uxbridge Table Tennis Club - £10,000 towards club development - Chesterfield Town Football Club - £8000 towards club officer / administration support - Derbyshire Golf – £10,000 towards schools coaching programme & new competition structure - East Staffordshire School Sport Partnership - £20,000 towards schools competitions, coaching and education and training - Blessed Robert Sutton Sports College - £20,000 towards basketball equipment and the development of playground activities - East Midlands Ski and Snowboard Development Group – over £20,000 on divisionary ski programmes. - Aldercar Cluster of Schools - £36,000 from Awards for All to support their Extended Schools programme - Bramley Vale Primary School & Cresswell Junior School – Both accessed £10,000 towards playground developments.
East Staffordshire School Sports Partnership ESSSP appointed Castele Consultancy Ltd to manage and administer the School Sports Coaching Programme. This has included consultation with National Governing Bodies of Sport, community sports clubs, coaches and schools. The project has led to the development of Service Level Agreements with the delivery partners, the creation of a coaches code of conduct and induction pack and the establishment a coaching database. The project has clearly identified the roles and responsibilities of all partners and has increased the quality of delivery. Summer Sports Camps Castele Consultancy Ltd has now established a strong reputation in the local area for delivering high quality rugby and multi skills coaching camps. Four courses have taken place during recent holiday periods providing high quality coaching to young people aged 6 - 14 years. The most recent courses involved over 55 young people who attended for a week of skill development, game play, individual position support and skill challenges. Comments received from parents and participants post course indicated that the course was the best they had attended. Castele Consultancy Ltd also delivered a seminar at the 2009 Leisure Industry Week.
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