Community directory

Sport England. East Region

Our Role:
Sport England East’s primary role is to increase and sustain participation in community sport in the East of England. Sport England is the Government’s community sport key delivery partner and a Lottery distributor.

Our Ambition:
Nationally, the ambition is to sustain participation in community sport and increase participation across two million people by 2012. Regionally we are aiming to get 203,688 people participating more by 2012

What we do:
Sport England exists to sustain participation in community sport. This includes traditional teamsports like rugby and netball, as well as newer activities, such as skateboarding. Sport England seeks to do this through promoting, investing in and advising on high quality sporting pathways which release potential through:

* Community sports activities;
* Sports clubs (including competitive sport);
* Coaches and officiating;
* Player pathways;
* Volunteering;
* Sports facilities.

How we work:
Sport England works strategically with a wide range of partners in the East through the Delivery System for Sport.
These include:
* County Sports Partnerships;
* Community Sports Networks;
* Local Authorities;
* Governing Bodies of Sport;
* Youth Sports Trust;
* sports coach UK;
* Government Office East;
* East of England Development Agency:
* Health Partners such as the Public Health Team;
* Higher & Further Education;
* Corporate/Business/Employers organisations;
* The broader Voluntary & Community Sectors.

East Regional Sports Board:
The East Regional Sports Board has responsibility for delegated decision making on lottery grants and investment priorities and also to provide strategic direction, www.sportengland.org/ersb.htm

County Sports Partnerships:
The East’s six county sports partnerships provide strategic co-ordination and planning for sport in their geographical area:

Active Norfolk – www.activenorfolk.org
Living Sport (Cambs & Peterborough – www.livingsport.co.uk
Herts Sports Partnership – www.sportinherts.org.uk
sportessex – www.sportessex.com
Suffolk Sport – www.suffolksport.com
team Beds & Luton – www.teambedsandluton.co.uk


Office Opening Hours:
* Monday-Thursday 9.00am-5.00pm;
* Fridays 9.00am-4.30pm.