About the Sport Reading Team

Reading Borough Council's Sport Reading Development Team provide the delivery of a number of sport and physical activity initiatives in the local community.
These activities cover many areas such as the Healthy Workplace Challenge, StreetGames,  Walk Your Way to Health Scheme, GP Exercise Referral scheme, Sports Unlimited and much more.   If you are interested in getting involved in sport and physical activity take a look at our Get Active section today.

Sport Reading Partnership

The Council's Sport Reading Development team are also the support service to the organisations in the Sport Reading Partnership. This role ranges from funding  advice  and  guidance to programme development and partnership engagement.

Partners from across sectors are working together to deliver the Sport Reading Vision and Charter:-

• To promote and deliver sport and physical activity for all sectors of the Reading community, from encouraging participation for health benefits through to developing our future elite athletes and world champions.
• To ensure access to the broadest range of sport and physical activity opportunities in Reading
• To promote the wider benefits of sport and physical activity including the social benefits for older people, discipline and self-esteem for younger people and health benefits for all sectors of the Reading community.
•  To encourage people already involved in sport and physical activity to try new opportunities in order to sustain participation.
• To work towards the early identification of sporting talent through links between sports clubs, voluntary organisations, and schools and youth organisations.
• To promote access to appropriate sport and physical opportunities for the rich diversity of people within the Reading community.
• To promote and celebrate sporting achievement and excellence in Reading.

So far the 70 stakeholders are signed up to the Sport Reading charter under the 5 categories (Schools, Leisure Facilities, Businesses, Strategic Partners, Sport Clubs and Voluntary Organisations).  The Sport Reading Partnership is the key system for delivering a sport and physical activity participation legacy for Reading and using the Power of sport to deliver a number of key priorities for our community.

If you are interested in signing up to the Sport Reading Partnership then please contact us.

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