Everyday Swim Partners Seminar

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Everyday Swim Partners Seminar

• 20 March 2007

JAMES BARTER WOKING BOROUGH COUNCIL PARTNERSHIP
WORKING
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The Borough of Woking

• Has 90,500 Residents
• History of Council managed leisure provision
• 1 Swimming Pool complex (3 pools) 1 dry
  Leisure Centre
• 4 Centres for the Community
• 11 school pools

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Demographics
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Why did WBC apply for Everyday Swim?

• Health and Well-being is one of the Councils 3
  main priority areas
• WBC view Everyday Swim as 90k investment, not
  90k cost
• WBC has a can do attitude

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Strengths

• History of internal and external partnerships
• In house provision
• Integration of the Community Services team
• Passport to Leisure scheme
• Informal SWOT analysis undertaken

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Partnerships (Internal)

• Working as one organisation is a Core Value
• IT provision
• Hot desk
• Communication
• Critical friend

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Partnerships (External)

• History of working together
• Similar health and well-being development goals
• Good planning

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Partners

• NWSADP, Runnymede and Woking Dolphins
• Surrey PCT
• Surrey Youth Development Service
• SHIFA, regular liaison with Mosque
• WASPS
• WAVS
• Woking Sports Council
• YMCA
• And many more

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Weaknesses

• Staff shortages
• Staff do not reflect Woking demographics
• Pricing policy
• Local Authority processes
• Stiff Competition from private providers

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How do we work together to challenge the
weaknesses?

• Joint funding bids for (targeted) life guarding
  courses.
• Joint funding bids for additional support money
• Use the additional funding from Everyday Swim to
  lever opportunities, sway opinion and speed up
  processes
• Use the weight of both organisations to offer
  guarantees, experience and knowledge
• Communicate effectively and regularly

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• Any Questions?

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Contact Details

• James Barter
• Everyday Swim Project Coordinator
• james.barter_at_swimming.org
• 07818 021014
• Chris Hayes
• Health and Well-being Development Manager
• Woking Borough Council
• chris.hayes_at_woking.gov.uk
• 01483 743803