Derry City & Strabane District Council: Sports Development: Healthy Towns Programme

Overview

They are looking to work with local sporting and community groups to help deliver sporting, physical activity or healthy living programmes to your local community looking to work in partnership.

They can provide up to £1000 worth of support for

• Coaching costs
• Facility Hire
• Equipment (Must be related to the programme being delivered)

Priority will be given to early and later years projects. Programmes must last a minimum of 8 weeks and be completed before end of March 2024.

Your group must be fully constituted and a not for profit organisation. All applicants must satisfy an eligible criteria assessment.

EXAMPLE PROGRAMMES – Below are some examples of the programmes that could be organised and the type of support they can provide.

• Couch to 5k – 8 week programme with weekly running sessions led by coach finishing with local parkrun or 5k challenge. They can support coaching costs and purchase of medals and high vis vests to help deliver this project.
• Female fitness class - Circuit based class aimed at females. Twice weekly sessions with qualified coach. They can support coaching and purchase of circuit equipment to deliver this programme.
• Over 50’s football – Targeting inactive males once a week with some light exercise and recreational football. They can support hire of facility costs and coach costs.
• Childrens multi skills club – Designed to get children more active – twice weekly sports and multi skills activities to re-engage children with fun physical activity. They can support facility hire, coach costs and purchase of some equipment to help deliver this programme.
• Walk programme – A 6 week walking programme targeting inactive parents twice a week. They can support coach costs and purchase of high – Vis vests

They can also offer advice on planning and delivering your activities.