Participation, Health and Young People

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Participation, Health and Young People
Parks and Leisure Department Cormac McCann
Date 13 / 09 / 2011
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Purpose of presentation

• To provide background to Belfast city
  
  
• To provide information on strategies and
  structures for sport in Belfast
  
• To outline some sports programmes delivered
• To highlight our problem
• Short video - challenges and achievements
  
  

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Background to Belfast

• Urban area population 267,374
  
• 20 aged under 16, 20 aged 60
  
• 1.4 from an ethnic group
  
• 39 people have poor health or long term illness
  
• 24 people have limiting health problems
• 42 people have no qualifications

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Background to Belfast

• 8 of the 10 most deprived electoral areas in NI
• 9 worst electoral areas in terms of health in NI
• 82,986 experiencing income deprivation
• 30,119 experiencing employment deprivation
• 88 interface areas between communities
• Best city in the UK in which to live (quality of
  life)
  
  

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Strategy Map
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Our Assets

• 10 Leisure and Recreation Centres
  
  
• 48 Parks and open spaces
• 74 Playgrounds
• 135 Sport pitches
• 12 Bowling pavilions
• 1 Golf Course

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Our Assets

• 3 cemeteries and the regions only crematorium
• Belfast Zoological gardens
• Belfast Castle and Malone House
• Citys street trees and woodland areas
• International Rose garden
• Health Improvement and Sports development

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My team

• Leisure Development Manager Cormac McCann
• Sports Development Officers Claire Moraghan
  Paddy McGrattan
• Partnership Development Officer Ryan Haire
• Health and Fitness Officer Andrew Steenson
• Specialist Fitness Instructors Jana Leathem
  Richard McMillan
• Urban Sports Development Officer Adrian Dalton
• Bike Club Development Officer Time Edgar
• Marketing and Promotions Officer Steven
  Davidson
• Placement Student Lee Rushe

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Our Programmes

• Grant funding for clubs and community groups
  
  
• Sports Events - local and international
  
• Active Communities coaching programmes
  
• Active Living week of cycling
• Summer Recreation Schemes

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Our Programmes

• Futsal for girls and women
  
• Schools cross country
  
• Teenage Kicks
  
• Activate
• Healthy Families
  
• Respect through Sport

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Our problem

• Historical resource allocation versus modern
  lifestyle and demands
• Facilities versus activities
• still need to
• Unify the urban territory of Belfast
• Bring the communities together
• Improve all components of health

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Create a virtuous triangle
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Sporting facility context
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Identify Common Criteria

• Facilities
• Architectural
• quality
• Environmental
• footprint
• Accessibility
• Mixed functions
• Economic value
• Flagship
• Appropriate size

• Territory
• Accessibility
• Transport
• Neutral ground
• Contribute to regeneration
• Mixed use
• Contribute to economic development
• Complete and reinforce city

• Community
• Mixed demand
• Accessibility
• Affordability
• Job opportunities
• Health

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Creating wins for Belfast

• Partnerships and integrated planning
• Participative management of the facilities
• Learning from international experiences
• Deliver what communities want and need
• Improved health for the citizens

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Nature and function of facilities and programmes

• From divided communities

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Nature and function of facilities and programmes

• To solidarity between communities

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Picture of wins for Belfast
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Challenges and achievements
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Thank You Contact Details
mccannc_at_belfastcity.gov.uk