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Sporting quest for excellence is rewarded

18 January 2012

The team scored 86%, a 6% improvement upon the last inspection in 2009. The two-day inspection looked at various aspects of the service including school coach development, club coach development and community development including diversionary activities.

Quest inspector,Julie Gibson said: "They have an excellent understanding of the locality and what is needed to meet the very specific and challenging needs of Bolsover District. They have some excellent marketing activities and are passionate about the service, the locality and the customers it provides the service to. This is a commendable achievement especially in the current challenging circumstances."

Partners also described the team as "committed, supportive, enthusiastic, proactive, passionate about local issues and positive".

Since the last inspection, the Sports Development Team has shown considerable improvements including better and more innovative marketing techniques such as using social media, tailored their services more to meet customer needs, developed strong partnership links with local clubs and other stakeholders, providing more training and volunteering opportunities and sharing expertise within the team.

Bolsover District Council Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion, Councillor Ann Syrett, said: "We have a small Sports Development Team with limited funds, so to be regarded as one of the best in the country and on a par with some of the large city councils’ is amazing, and is testament and credit to the hard work our officers put in. We have a very pro-active and committed team who are always on the lookout for new and engaging sporting activities and ways to improve the service we provide for our residents and we will continue to do this."

The accreditation is valid for two years and the service will be continually monitored during this period with a further one-day on site assessment.