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Is your club/organisation GDPR ready?
A free toolkit to help sports clubs and organisations become compliant with the new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) has been made available to download.
The documents, produced by the Sports and Recreation Alliance and funded through an £85,000 grant from Sport England, explain the new laws regarding the collection and processing of personal information.
GDPR, which replaces the Data... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 16 May 2018 09:52
Regional Award for SASP Member of Staff
We are pleased to announce that Sedgemoor School Games Organiser (SGO), Nancy Murdoch, has won the School Games Regional Award for Innovation.
Nancy has been rolling out a new programme called MOTIV8, and will now go through to the national round of competition at the national summit. MOTIV8 is a festival designed to engage more children into physical activity. Using the digital allure of computer games... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 02 May 2018 19:55
English Federation of Disability Sport changes name to Activity Alliance
The English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS) is delighted to announce our new name. A first of many milestones in the charity's 20th anniversary year, from Thursday 26 April 2018 EFDS will be operating as Activity Alliance.
Commenting on the new name, Barry Horne Chief Executive of Activity Alliance said:
"We are the same team with the same passionate focus on disability, inclusion and sport, but... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 10:00
Naturally Healthy May 2018
The Naturally Healthy campaign is about inspiring us all to get outside and enjoy Somerset's amazing natural environment. Active Devon and Public Health in Somerset will be coordinating a Naturally Healthy Campaign on behalf of the Devon and Somerset Local Nature Partnership's.
With over a hundred events taking place (the vast majority of which are free) across all five districts of Somerset there is... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 25 Apr 2018 14:33
SASP welcomes new board members
SASP would like to announce the successful recruitment of 4 new board members to compliment our existing board.
We welcome John Turner, CEO of Visit Somerset the official Destination Management Organisation for Somerset, Rachel Stark, who has over 20 years' of experience in the NHS and is very fortunate to have undertaken a number of roles in this time alongside her GP Practice Management role, Joanna... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:17
Social Mixed Rounders - deadline fast approaching
We are now taking registrations for our Social Mixed Rounders Leagues in Taunton (Thursday evenings at Bishop Foxes School / The Wyvern Club) and Yeovil (Wednesday evenings at the Yeovil Recreation Centre). Entry forms can be downloaded from the SASP website here or the "Somerset Rounders SASP" Facebook group. If you are thinking of forming a team, or would like more information on this project contact... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 12:19
Dance Sessions at French Weir Park - all welcome
Introducing our fabulous new Monday morning activity, Happy Feet. Held at the stunning upstairs Park room in French Weir Park, the session does not target experienced dancers or Disco Divas but anyone who would like to add a little more healthy movement to their life in a fun and engaging way! Any age, any gender, with or without a partner. Neither Lycra nor taffeta required!! Contact the Adult Participation... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 11:38
New Exercise Initiative to 'Revitalise' Somerset
On the 10th March Macmillan Cancer Support and Somerset Activity & Sports Partnership (SASP) launched a new exercise initiative designed to help local people living with cancer to be more active. 'Revitalise' was launched by rising stars Eddie Byrom and Tom Banton from Somerset County Cricket Club, along with Mayor of Taunton Deane, Councillor Hazel Prior-Sankey with a 3 mile parade from Somerset... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 12 Mar 2018 11:48
The Great Exmoor Ride Is Coming
The Great Exmoor Ride is a new city-to-coast challenge bike ride from the team behind the hugely-popular Great Weston Ride and, following on from a successful test event in 2017, it is set to return on Sunday 2nd September 2018.
The Ride starts in Taunton and ends in a tranquil spot on the West Somerset coast at Blue Anchor near Minehead, and along the way it offers a stunning 66-mile (105km) route... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 15:56
SASP launches Multi-Agency Strategy to lead step change in physical activity in Somerset
One in five adults in Somerset do less than 30 minutes of activity per week, and one third of adults in Somerset do less than 150 minutes of activity each week. The link between physical activity and good health is proven, and national statistics now show that 4 in 5 young people are not active enough to maintain good health.*
Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership (SASP) is launching its Physical... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 09:27
