Until a new officer is appointed please contact Active Surrey (this page opens in another window) if you have any queries.
A Disability Sports Development Officer was in post, as part of the 'Breaking the Tape' Project. The appointment came about largely due to a lottery grant of £62,083 from Sport England's Active Communities Development Fund (ACDF).
Guildford were one of the key partners and support in the project along with Surrey County Council, English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS), Surrey County Playing Fields Association, Spelthorne, Runnymede and Elmbridge Borough Council, providing the remaining £50,000 to finance the project.
A Disability Advisory Group was set up to help deliver the aims of the Sport Matters in Surrey Strategy. The 'Breaking the Tape' project will endeavour to increase both disabled and inclusive sporting opportunities across the county.
The post has previously supported the following projects in Guildford;
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Supporting the Sport For All day with the recruitment and management of facilitators
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Training of volunteers for the Sport For All Day
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Working with Guildford City and Wey Valley Swim Club including the appointment of a part-time Community Swimming Coach for people with disability.
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Partnership working with Disability Challengers
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Disability Awareness courses for staff at Guildford Spectrum
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Coaching for George Abbott students within the VI cricket programme
Disability Challengers
Disability Challengers are a charity that provides play and leisure for disabled children and young people in Surrey. We achieve this through setting up and running play and youth projects during Saturdays and Easter and Summer. They include:
Playschemes (4-12 yr old’s)
Bagshot, Dorking, Epsom, Farnham, Oxted and Guildford.
Youthschemes (13 – 18)
Farnham, Epsom, Guildford, Caterham
Please look at the progammes offered above and either contact Disability Challengers directly or contact the Sport and Physical Activity Officer on the address below.
Cultural Services
Guildford Borough Council
Millmead House
Millmead
Guildford
Surrey
GU2 4BB
Tel: 01483 444766
Email: sportsdevelopment@guildford.gov.uk