About Us

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Our purpose is to 'Create an active, healthy and successful Cumbria... through sport and physical activity'.

The vision identified by the partnerships strategic framework 2005 – 2010 is that “Everyone in Cumbria enjoys sport and physical activity as an integral part of everyday life” and sets targets for:

a. 5% increase in participation across the total population, with a recent Local Area Agreement stretch target of 1.3%pa increased participation.

b. £5 million of additional investment over a 5 year period.

 

We are one of 49 sub regional County Sport Partnerships operating across England. Funded by Sport England.

Our network of local agencies are committed to working together to increase participation in sport and physical activity.

Cumbria Sport Partnership facilitates a sporting infrastructure that works with all partners to support:

  • The creation of a single system for sport in Cumbria
  • Long term athlete development
  • The development of school sport clubs and PE in schools
  • The development of the Youth Games and the Cumbria Sports Awards and other competition programmes
  • Coaching, club and workforce development
  • Volunteer recruitment
  • Facility planning and development

Partners include National Governing Bodies of Sport and thier clubs, school sport partnerships, local authorities, sport and leisure facilities, primary care trusts and many other sport and non sport organisations.

"Cumbria Sport Partnership is the lead for expertise and sports policy development in the county." Eddie Edge, Partnership Director 

We align the work of the Partnership with the Governments Policy and outcomes in sport and related areas including Every Child Matters, Youth Matters and Choosing Health.

Our work is focused on ensuring that people throughout Cumbria will have or be:

  • More Aware of the value of sport and physical activity in improving their lives.
  • More opportunities to enjoy taking part in sport and physical activity.
  • More active by taking part more often.
  • Healthier as a result of increased activity levels.
  • More Skilled and Successful as participants, as a workforce and in life.
  • Safer in their communities.
  • More integrated in their corporate activities.
  • More investment in sport and physical activity.
  • More evidence to inform all the above outcomes.