Southwark Pro-Active
Disability Working Group
Wednesday 15h October 2014
LSBU
Notes
Present:
Kate Budd (KB) – Interactive (Chair)
Laura Spooner (LS)-LB Southwark
Sophie Joinson (SJ)- LB Southwark
Simon Whitley- Tideway
Cathy Carr (KC) Pro-Active Central London
Ali Arab- Southwark Disablement Association
Alex Bunney – Goalball UK
Gemma Carrick (GC)- Fusion Lifestyle
Lauren Harris (LH)- Fusion Lifestyle
Robert Razz (RR)- Salmon Youth Centre
John Griffen (JG)- Tideway
Andre Ferguson (AF)- Meaka Bears
Daniel Manns (DM)- LB Southwark Council
Alain Jason (AJ)- Surrey Cricket
Valarie Oldfield (VO)- Wheels for Wellbeing
Beth Evans (BE)- The Change Foundation
Jameelah Brinso (JB) – LSBU Academy
Actions by whom
Apologies
Chris Smith (CS)-Camber Tennis Club
Roy Smith (RS)- Thomas Pocklington Trust
Martin Friminger (MF)- Southwark Resource Centre
Patrick Lyseight (PL)- Bodies by Design
1. Welcome and Introductions
Everyone introduced themselves to the rest of the group.
2. Matters arising from last meeting – 16th July 2014
 KB went through the previous meeting minutes and gave a quick update for
those that did not attend.
 Several groups have submitted information to group but many are outstanding.
 NC has sent information to LW in relation to Axess Card.
3. Group updates
LS
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Funding workshops being held in November and December
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Team Southwark London Youth Games launched on 13/10
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Coach education courses scheduled in Southwark
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Community newsletter launching this year for groups to share good news
stories and advertise events. Newsletter will include an Inclusive Sport
section.
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Planning permission has been approved for reinstatement of athletics
track at Southwark Park. Work to begin in November with Southwark
Athletics Centre opening in 2015
RR
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First time attending group and leads for adventure activities at Salmon
Outstanding
organisation blurbs
to be sent to LS by
31st October.
LS to circulate
details
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CC
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VO
AJ
BE
Youth Centre.
Salmon has lifts and bungee trampolines for pan disabilities which
provides users with feeling of flying.
5 previous Pro-Active Londons have become one organisations called
London Sport. New CEO and board has been appointed and new
strategy is currently being written.
Sport England Small Grants process is open. Xander Beck has
produced a presentation on Small Grants. AB noted that although
some funding pots specify under 25 or disability you can open sessions
out to other groups as long majority of participants are from target
group.
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First time attending group.
Currently undertaking outreach work with mental health and older adult
groups. Establishing a partnership with SLAM.
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First time attending group.
Funded by Sport England and Barclays Trust
Looking to organise taster sessions in Southwark
Session currently running on Wednesday after and looking for more
participants in 14-25 age group.
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Currently running girls disability session for U18s at Highshore and
COLA.
Looking for a new venue so if anyone is aware of a suitable facility
please pass details to Beth
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JG
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Tideway is volunteer lead sailing club based in Greenland Dock and is
only Sailing club in Southwark.
The weekday sessions close down for the winter at the end of October.
Sessions run Tuesday-Thursday and the club member sessions are on a
Sunday.
Charge associated with sessions due to nature of sport.
Youth boats are currently underutilised.
Tideway are interested in partnering with other groups for joint funding
bids
GC
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LH
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Natalie Coode has now left Fusion and replacement is expected in New
Year and GC to oversee Southwark until then.
Camberwell and Peckham Pulse have new disability family swim
sessions
New to role of Project and Events Co-ordinator for Fusion based in
Southwark 2 days a week
Currently no disability sport provision at GMH and so Fusion has
submitted an application to Boccia England for a development grant to
run 12 weeks of sessions followed by a competition.
Working with SDA Active to setup football sessions at GMH
AB
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3 new people attended LSBU sessions through VI multi sports day at
Camberwell in September
Looking for new venue for new year on either Saturday morning or weekday
LS to circulate
presentation with
minutes
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night. Venue must be near public transport.
Taster event being held on 29/11/14 in Redbridge.
AF
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KB
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FA Mash Up programme started on Sunday.
Swim sessions in Brixton currently has 55 registered ranging from 8-80
years old.
Running a performing arts project for all ages and siblings as well. The
sessions will be delivered by Stomp and participants will then go and see
the show. There is also the opportunity for participants to be taken on by
Stomp.
UK Deaf Sport Network conference . Interactive are holding a conference
on 13th November at City Hall with the focus on accessible marketing and
communication www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inclusive-marketing-and-
communications-in-sport-and-physical-activity-for-disabled-peopleeffective-tickets-13327614253
4. SDA Active- Ali Arab
 AA delivered attached presentation on SDA Active
 KB and AA are meeting next week to discuss programme further
 Group discussed free v subsidised activities
 Approximately 8-9% of Southwark population on SDA Active books
5. Funding Opportunities
 Every month London Sport produces a funding update. October’s funding
update attached.
 Southwark Sportability Grant will be running again this year. Further details will
be available next month. Previous recipients include Salmon Youth Centre,
Meaka Bears and Peckham BMX
 Sportivate- the next round of is likely to have a disability focus. Details to be
circulated when available.
 GLA’s Free Sport Winter Small Grants - deadline date is 31st October. No age
limit and organisations can apply for up to £1500.
 Exercise, Movement and Dance Delivery- funding to run a 10 week programme.
Closing date 30th November. Salmon Youth Centre will be submitting an
application.
6. Group workshop- Partnership working opportunities
Group split into twos and threes to discuss the following questions to identify where
the group could work together in future.
 What are the aims of each organisation?
 Which impairment groups do we currently work with
 What type of programme would we like to run
 How can we work better together?
Group 1
Wheels for wellbeing
 All ages, sport and exercise, delivery partner, caters for all disabilities and
impairment groups
Salmon Youth Centre
 All impairment groups 6-25 year olds
 Health and wellbeing, growing up and leisure
London Sport
 All impairments
LS to provide
community venue
details
 To support organisations (funding, advice, strategy)
Potential joint working
 Salmon and Wheels for Wellbeing: Promote one another offers. Exit route
for 25+ from Salmon to W4W.
 Wheels for Wellbeing link into other cycling offers/ organisations and work
together to offer more.
Group 2
SDA Active
 All impairments
 Locate venues and activities to signpost people
LSBU Sports Academy
 Host sporting events
 Help to run activities- trampoline, basketball
 Venue hire
Potential joint working:
 Work together for funding bids
Group 3
Goal Ball UK
 VI
Tideway
 Pan disability
Potential joint working:
 Both organisations pinpointed challenge of accessing independent disabled
people.
 Awareness of each others organisations to signpost participants
Group 4
Fusion
 Provide accessible and affordable leisure facilities to the community
 All centres are acessible and inclusive
 Partnership with other disability groups. Disability sports that can be run
outdoors
 Leisure Axess card available
Meaka Bears
 To provide extracurricular activities for deaf children and their siblings
 We would like to run performing arts programmes
 We give the children the chance to play sport
 Football, swimming and dance
Potential joint working:
 Looking at running family fun day together with Meaka Bears
 Work together to provide facilities and better access to the disability groups
that need help
Group 5
Tideway
 Communication is problematic
Potential joint working:
 Access to disabled community through Local Offer website
7.Inclusive & Active 2 (KB)
 No new adoptions
 Southwark Disability Working Group used as a case study
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Disability Champion model from Fusion Centres in Southwark is being
introduced pan London
8. LSBU- Sports Ambassadors – Jameelah Brinso
 60 sports ambassadors
 SCUK running at LSBU
 Those completing Adapted Sports course pledge to complete a number of
volunteering hours.
 Recruiting new ambassadors through coach web
 Identified that there is opportunity for students to shadow coaches at sessions
delivered by members of working group.
9. AOB
 DM- Local Offer website has been launched in Southwark and contains
information on all services for children and young people with SEN and disability.
http://localoffer.southwark.gov.uk/. Groups can list activities they provide on
their so please visit the website to check current lsitings.
 AF- Meaka Bears are looking to hold annual fun day in August 2015
 KB- Interactive Local Authority Forum being held on Thursday 16th October with
presentations from Sport England.
10. Date of Next Meeting
 Wednesday 14th January 2015 Venue TBC
 Wednesday 15th April 2015
 Wednesday 15th July 2015
11. Tour of facilities
 JB took members of group tour around LSBU Academy of Sport facilities
http://www1.lsbu.ac.uk/sports/facilities/membership.shtml
KB to send through
details of I&A2 to
JB
AB link to JB for
Goal Ball sessions
on Saturday
LS to liaise with JB
LS to circulate
price list with
minutes.