a successful bid

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a successful bid

• the rough guide
• Jane Roche
• Swimming Development Officer
• Tees Valley Sport

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why have I been involved?

• part of my remit to
• look for and secure funding for Tees Valley
  aquatic activity
• support Tees Valley swimming clubs with funding
  opportunities (aiding club development)
• provide information, guidance and ideas
• Mars, Tees Valley Foundation, local authority /
  CSN specific funding (e.g. Public Health Grant /
  Sport Unlimited) and Awards 4 All

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tick their boxes

• meet their criteria
• complete ALL sections needed
• constitution are the right bits in?
• bank account information into action group
• check list
• in line with what they fund read the guidance
• tell them what they want to hear play the game!

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Q6 Explain how you know that people in your
community want this project. What evidence have
you collected?

• We work in partnership with the asa NE Region,
  Tees Valley Sport, the local authority and local
  clubs. Swimming participation drops with age
  after 16yrs, the number of adults swimming in the
  area and those that are members of a club are
  nearly 3 and over 6 below the national average,
  respectively. A small number of adults swim in
  with the clubs junior section and it is theirs
  and the coaches aim that this unofficial group
  can become established in the community. Public
  will approach coaches on poolside asking for help
  with strokes and training techniques. This shows
  there is a need for a session for adults to
  return to swimming, to develop their skills while
  improving their health. The club lane ropes are
  old and need replacing for safe and efficient
  training and galas. The club always strive to
  improve the standard of coaches to meet the needs
  of swimmers.
• From Loftus Dolphins ASC Awards for All bid Feb
  2009 (still to be awarded)

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plan

• plan and agree on as a group what you are bidding
  for
• activities / projects
• what are you bidding to do?
• training
• what courses do you need, what is the cost and
  who is it for
• if other funding is being used tell them
• equipment
• search for exactly what you want and get quotes
• are your signatories easy to access?

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what is happening in the tees valley?

• Tees Valley Swimming Action Group
• disability pathway projects
• aquatics training and launch
• development camps
• Thornaby ASC
• disability Feeder lane to run 1x per week for 12
  months
• 2 coaches to lead the session
• disability Level 1 and Level 2 courses
• 50 affiliation fees for disabled swimmers
• Loftus Dolphins ASC
• workforce training
• new lane ropes
• development of masters section
• Darlington ASC
• equipment IT, Drag n Fly, Rigs for
  trampolines
• workforce training

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be specific

• plan what you need the money for
• plan your activity / project
• do your research
• get quotes
• get inspiration

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tees valley swimming action group activity
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darlingtons drag n fly
2 x Drag n Fly Units additional equipment as
per breakdown 714 ( vat) Quotes from
http//www.whitedolphin.co.uk
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loftus dolphinsproject ideas

• masters section development
• pool space
• lead and assistant coach
• masters gala
• equipment awards
• target group open / taster nights

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know your limits

• can you do what you planned in the time frame?
• up to 10,000 over 2 years
• money to be spent within 12months
• plan activity accordingly
• be realistic

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remember

• tick the boxes, plan, be specific know your
  limits
• get a 3rd party to have a read
• get advice and support from
• your NGB
• local authority groups
• the funders
• an expert
• awards for all is changing www.awardsforall.org.
  uk
• shop around