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Bowls Development Alliance
Press Release
Wednesday 19th February 2014
BOWLS DEVELOPMENT IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
Sport Nottinghamshire and the Bowls Development Alliance (BDA) have
announced an exciting new partnership which will see Nottinghamshire
identified as England’s latest BDA ‘Hot Spot’ area.
Hot Spot status
will mean over the next 2 years an intensive recruitment and investment
programme taking place. Products which include Play Bowls Road Shows, Play
Bowls Days, and Play Bowls 4 Fun programmes will all be delivered around the
County.
Sport Nottinghamshire and the BDA will be looking to work
closely with interested Bowls clubs and organisations to increase awareness,
opportunity and participation within the sport.
Key objectives will
be increasing the number of individuals aged 55+ playing the sport on a
regular basis and increasing the number of disabled participants who play
the sport.
Sport Nottinghamshire Director Simon Starr said: “We
are excited to be working in partnership with the BDA and see our new hot
spot status as a chance to increase the number of opportunities available in
the sport and the number of new participants. The key to maximising the
success of the partnership will be working alongside the local Bowls
community”.
The Bowls Development Alliance’s Jamie Chestney added:
“We are delighted to be able to support Sport Nottinghamshire as they start
to work with even more Bowls clubs and partners in their County Sports
Partnership. Following our successful launch of five hot spots around the
country last April, we feel the time is right to add to this and Sport
Nottinghamshire was our number one choice”.
To explain more about the
new partnership Sport Nottinghamshire are inviting Bowls Clubs to one of two
Club Development evenings. These dates will be promoted to all clubs very
shortly. Any clubs interested in attending should contact Matt Bloor via
email on matthew.bloor@nottscc.gov.uk or telephone 0115 977 2268. The
evening will look at the support available to clubs, coaching
qualifications, and funding.
Coaching Courses will also be rolled
out in order to increase the number of individuals who hold the Coach Bowls
qualifications. The first course has already been organised for Thursday
20th March & 17th April. The Level One Award course will take place at The
Richard Herrod Leisure Centre and further details about the course are
available at www.sportsstructures.com . The 1st4Sport Level 1 Award in
Coaching Bowls will enable learners to develop an understanding of safe,
ethical and effective bowls coaching.
The cost of the course has been
reduced from £90 to just £45 per individual thanks to a Sport
Nottinghamshire bursary. Individuals can access further bursary funding for
the remainder of the fee from Bowls England or English Indoor Bowls
Association Ltd.
For more information on the project or any of the
above please contact Matt Bloor (Sports Development Officer) on 0115 977 22
68 or email
matthew.bloor@nottscc.gov.uk
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Registered Office: Bowls Development Alliance, David Cornwell House,
Bowling Green, Leicester Road,
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire LE13 0FA
Tel: 01664 484926 Registered in England 07205402
www.bowlsdevelopmentalliance.com
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