ALISON NICHOLAS
SWINGS INTO
ACTION FOR
SPORT 4 LIFE
UK
Golf professional
and Europe’s
Solheim Cup
Captain for
2009, Alison
Nicholas
MBE, has
joined the
board of
trustees
at Sport
4 Life UK,
and is looking
forward to
taking time
out of her
busy schedule
to support
our work.
She will
bring a professional
sport and
sports management
expertise
to the table,
and will
equally be
providing
hands-on
help wherever
possible – one
of her first
tasks for
the company
is running
a golf simulator
at a corporate
event in
February!
Alison is
passionate
about community
sport, and
with her
on board
Sport 4 Life
UK hopes
to consolidate
and expand
its work
within Birmingham
and further
afield.
“MAKING
SPORT HAPPEN” CONSULTANCY
SERVICE TO
BENEFIT LOCAL
GROUPS
Sport 4 Life
UK is proud
to announce
the launch
of its capacity-building
and consultancy
service “Making
Sport Happen” – an
initiative
aimed at
providing
specialist
support in
grant applications,
fundraising,
networking,
project design
and business
planning
to grass-roots
deliverers
of community
sport. The
programme
will help
bring thousands
of pounds
into community
sport, as
well as inspire
hundreds
of participants,
and forms
an integral
part of Sport
4 Life UK’s
commitment
to community
empowerment.
STREET
GAMES SUCCESS
Sport 4 Life
UK has been
granted the
StreetMark
award by
Street Games,
the national
umbrella
agency for
the delivery
of sport
in deprived
areas. This
quality assurance
mark confirms
that Sport
4 Life UK
has met all
national
standards
for delivering
youth sport,
and is now
accredited
with a formal
partnership
with StreetGames.
It is hoped,
moreover,
that this
relationship
will be solidified
with the
launch of
an expansive
Sport 4 Life
Street Games
initiative
in May 2008.
SPORTS
PROJECT WITH
RECOVERING
DRUG USERS
LAUNCHED
Sport 4 Life
UK, working
in partnership
with the
Slade Road
Community
Drug Action
Team in Erdington,
has launched
a sports
initiative
for recovering
substance
users as
part of their
rehabilitation
programme.
The initiative
aims to use
sport and
exercise
as a tool
to improve
physical
and mental
health, and
to begin
to motivate
clients towards
a healthier
lifestyle.
5-a-side
football
coaching
sessions
began in
January with
a positive
response,
while aerobics
classes and
adventure
therapy instruction
are planned
for the future.
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