Move Every Day: Encouraging all adults to build activity into their everyday lives.
Objective (what needs to
be done)
1.0
1.1
Physically Inactive
Introduce 2 new sports
through means of return by
providing ‘back to’
sessions on specific sports
aimed at those who are
not physically active.
How (how to intend
to achieve objective)
Who
To be
(responsibility) completed
by
Research into the
most suitable sports to
use and then look to
roll out scheme
around the borough.
Use the data collected
from the Physical
Inactivity
Questionnaire to
discover the sports
with most demand
SDO
October
2016
September update:
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Introduced a Back 2
Netball sessions at
Walton Oak school
which was funded by
Walton Oak school
PE department.
Will be offering an
Introduction to
Rowing course at
Molesey Boat Club
for Males aged 26 –
45 and Females
ages 18 – 45 in
September.
Introduced a female
only FREE drop in
session of
touchtennis at
Churchfields
Recreation Ground
after the launch in
August.
1.2
Introduce 2 free beginner
taster sessions for
identified activities to give
residents the opportunity
to try the sport before they
commit to a 6-8 week
course in order to break
down the barriers to get
active. Encourage at least
10 different people to sign
up to the sessions
provided.
Research into what
barriers of physical
activity are using the
Physical Inactivity
Questionnaire and
investigate the most
suitable sports to use
and then look to roll
out scheme around
the borough.
Use incentives for
people to attend
sessions and
encourage them to
bring friends/partners.
SDO
October
2016
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1.3
Increase workplace
provisions for physical
activity around the
Borough by working with
Environmental Services for
Work with Active
Surrey and
Environmental
Services to see best
ways to improve
SDO, Andy
Martin and AS
Ongoing
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Planned an Olympic
themed Triathlon
taster session for
adults in September
at Xcel working in
partnership with
Comet Triathlon.
Provided a coach for
Elmbridge
community link
inclusive sessions for
adults with learning
disabilities called
AllSports for 4
weeks.
Sports Development
team attended an
inclusive
communications
training workshop to
develop skills on how
to engage with
people with
disabilities.
Celebrated
Workplace Health
Week 25th – 29th May
by introducing
numerous free
provision of physical
activity for businesses in
each town within the
Borough and direct them
to the workplace wellbeing
charter as an assessment
if they wish to.
Consider Work It new
sessions being set up to
grow workplace provision
as part of the Physical
Activity strand of the
charter.
workplace activity
provision.
Encourage local
businesses to follow
the Workplace
Wellbeing Charter.
Review a facility audit
to discover most
appropriate/accessible
facility within each
town.
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activity opportunities
throughout the week
for EBC staff
including a 1 mile
walk, table tennis
sessions and cardio
tennis.
Invested in a table
tennis table with
funding from Sport
England with the aim
to host annual
tournaments and
also to encourage
staff to use during
their lunch hours.
Working with
Environmental
Services, Active
Surrey and The
Culture Group on
“The Workplace
Challenge” which
has replaced “Work
It” and encouraging
staff to register in
order to win prizes.
1.4
Support the corporate
Workplace Wellbeing
Charter by delivering
activities for EBC staff and
implement an annual
physical activity challenge
for staff to complete during
free time for example the
Work IT pedometer
challenge. Encourage 40
staff members to complete
the challenge.
Work with Andy Martin SDO, Andy
to identify suitable and Martin, Active
measurable workplace Surrey
activity challenges and
implement them
throughout the council.
Link with Active Surrey
Led Work IT and
Travel SMART.
Annually
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Invested in a table
tennis table with
funding from Sport
England with the aim
to host annual
tournaments and
also to encourage
staff to use during
their lunch hours.
Organised a
Superstars challenge
at Xcel in October to
encouraged teams
within different
departments to take
part whether they are
sporty or not.
Linked in with Active
Surrey on Workplace
Health week and
travel smart
pedometer
challenge.
Continuous
discussions with
Culture Group on
further activity
opportunities for
staff.
1.7
Investigate possibility of
way marked walks of 1, 2
mile routes for example 1
mile route or 3,2,1 markers
in specific areas of the
Borough and publish
routes on the website for
residents to easily access
in order to continue to
develop a series of
outdoor walks.
Use a variety of
programmes such as
“map my route” to
identify an appropriate
route and work in
partnership with Green
Spaces Team and
Surrey County Council
to install the route.
SDO, HDO,
Green Spaces
Team, Surrey
County Council
September
2016
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Successfully installed
a 1 mile marked
walking/running route
and lectern map in
Coronation Rec to
which was launched
in April 2016.
1.8
Work with the Arts
Development Officer to
promote more physical
activity through dance and
artistic movement and
performing arts, and
signpost residents to
regular classes, sessions
and events on a monthly
basis.
SDO, Arts
Development
Officer
Year 1
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Created a new
partnership with
Wellness With a
Goal charity for
people with mental
health. We plan to
deliver movement to
music sessions early
January 2017.
1.9
Encourage more residents
to participate in tennis by
promoting the free usage
of the 12 tennis courts in
Make contact with
local dance groups
and create a
structured timetable
for opportunities for
arts, theatre and
dance.
Send out a monthly
review to residents
which can be
accessed by email or
on the Council
website.
Increase the
awareness of the free
tennis courts around
the Borough and
SDO, LTA,
Green Spaces
Team
October
2016
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Touchtennis launch
on Saturday 2nd July
at Churchfields
Recreation Ground.
the Borough and making
use of the touchtennis
facility at Churchfields
Recreation Ground.
Develop the leisure
database in order to use
direct marketing to those
who are inactive,
specifically from our target
market identified in the
Active People Survey.
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promote the benefits
of tennis.
Provide regular
sessions for target
groups for touchtennis
and focus on the
possibility to branch it
out to other recreation
parks using a pop up
court.
Collate data from
residents which is
taken during leisure
events such as
Leisure Live and Play
Day in order to gather
specific reference on
information they would
like to receive from us.
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Leisure and
Cultural
Services Team
Ongoing
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Working with no.1
ranked touchtennis
player on running
activities for target
groups e.g females,
children, teenagers
and over 50s.
Opened a tennis
court consultation for
local residents in
June/July in order to
get more information
on tennis court
usage for the future.
Formed two Over
50s sessions of
Pilates and Tennis
from using the
Physical inactivity
survey database
which have all
continued following
the end of the
courses. All started
the sessions as
inactive.
3000 attendees for
Leisure Live.
Collected contact
details using wrist
bands which were
transferred onto a
spreadsheet.
2.1
2.0
2.2
Analyse in depth our
dominant segmentation
‘Tim’s’ and focus
specifically on engaging
male residents aged 26-45
and hold an annual focus
group to discuss physical
activity.
Physically Active
Introduce 1 regular
physical activity session
for parents and children to
take part in together in the
outdoors to eliminate the
Use the physical
inactivity survey
results and the
general leisure
database to directly
market the target
segmentation group.
Use other forms of
communication such
as twitter and
facebook to engage
with this group.
SDO
Using the date
SDO, local
collated from the focus sports clubs
groups and
questionnaires make
contact with clubs to
September
2016
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Year 1
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Planning an
Introduction to
rowing course at
Molesey Boat Club
for “Tim’s” which
included training on
the ergo, indoor
rowing tank and
boat.
Will be holding a
focus group in
September to
engage with this
particular group to
get a feel of what
their barriers and
interest are.
Introduced
soccercise sessions
to football parents at
the Wilderness in
partnership with
barrier of time and cost
and encourage families to
increase levels of physical
activity. Sign up 10
disadvantaged families for
the 1st session.
create a separate
session for parent’s
running alongside
children’s sports
sessions.
Look to hold activities
in the most inactive
areas and use
greenspace facilities
such as parks and
recreation ground.
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Molesey Juniors FC.
This gave parents an
opportunity to
participate in a 45
minute circuit style
activity whilst their
children are playing
club football. 10
regular parents,
mixed genders
participate weekly
with Molesey Juniors
FC.
Installed Xplorer
courses at
Coronation
Recreation ground in
Hersham and Elm
Grove Recreation
Ground in Walton
and ran activities
throughout Easter
and Summer 2016.
Approximately 100
families in total
attended so far this
year. This will be
continuing in October
and Christmas.
2.3
Introduce 1 challenge a
year for residents to take
part in for example from
couch to 5k, 1 mile fun run
or a step challenge,
enabling residents to set
themselves a target, either
alone or with their family
and friends which will
vastly increase their
physical activity levels.
Using the Public
Health and Sport
England’s initiatives as
a guideline. Create a
suitable and fun target
for the residents and
work in partnership
with Internal and
External Partners to
follow through with
any plan.
Consider Work It as it
will run a pedometer
challenge with online
logging resource.
SDO, Internal
partners at
EBC, External
Partners e.g.
SCC and PFP.
Annually
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3.0
3.1
Sports Clubs
Support the “Grow Your
Club” project and host 2
FREE Club Conversations
workshops for club and
Promote the ‘GYC’
initiative to all clubs in
Elmbridge through
emails, face to face
SDO, AS and
local sports
clubs
Annually
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Launched the 1 mile
marked route in
Coronation
Recreation Ground
with a family fun run
in April 2016. We
raised £207 for
Macmillan Cancer
Awareness as part of
this.
As part of the I am
Team GB media
campaign, we will be
holding a family fun
run at Coronation
Recreation Ground
on Saturday 27th
august free of
charge.
We plan to run a
Santa fun run at the
same venue in
December 2016.
Hosted a club
conversations event
on 20th Jan and 20th
March with a total of
volunteers to attend in
order to promote the
benefits of attending the
workshops. Encourage 15
volunteers/coaches from
Elmbridge to attend each
workshop.
and posters. Host a
workshop at a
convenient time for
club coaches and
volunteers.
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3.2
Create strong links
between clubs and
introduce a free annual
networking evening and
forum at the Civic Centre
to develop better working
practice for greater
opportunity for provision.
Organise club
networking evenings
once every year with
ice-breakers and
opportunity for open
forum among clubs in
order for clubs to
discuss any issues
and ask for support.
SDO and local
sports clubs
Dec 2016
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25 different club
representatives in
attendance around
the Borough.
13 Elmbridge
coaches attended
other courses around
the Borough such as
Safeguarding and
First Aid.
Will be hosting a
Safeguarding and
Protecting Children
workshop in October.
Allocated 2 free
spaces to local clubs
for this course.
So far have hosted
two tennis forums
with 10 local clubs in
attendance and all
local clubs being
regularly
communicated to.
Working in
partnership with
Active surrey to
organise a volunteer
recruitment evening
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in November held at
the Civic Centre.
Planning to host an
annual networking
event in January for
all of the local sports
clubs and physical
activity providers.
This will be a good
chance to discuss
the year 2 action
plan.