Major Sporting Events
In 2003 Tourism South East along with The South East England Development Agency (SEEDA), Sport England and Culture South East commissioned consultants Strategic Leisure to prepare a Major Sports Events Strategy for the South East Region.
The key to a successful strategy is the concept of partnership – different interests working together and pooling resources and expertise to drive forward the planning, bidding and implementation of the event.
The landscape for sport is changing and the approach adopted needed to evolve and take account of shifting priorities and reflect and embrace these changes. With this in mind the focus around Major Sports Events has changed to move more in line with the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
A review of the work and events involved in the Major Sports Events Strategy to date can be seen here:
With the view of the South East being the Birthplace of the Paralympics the only events supported will be disability events. The focus will include the hosting of more disability events. Through the Accentuate programme the major sports events manager is looking to attract world renowned disability sporting events. This will offer the opportunity not only for disabled people to compete in events, but will raise the profile of disability sport and provide the opportunity for more people to experience disability sport first hand.
As part of the event legacy a wide range of activities will be available including educational activities and creative events. The legacy programmes associated with the events will provide a clear ‘pathway’ to further inspire and develop opportunities for disabled people to be involved in sport as a participant, coach, administrator or, event management.
Find out more about the accentuate programme here
Contacts
Lindsey Horton
Major Sports Events Manager South East
16 Church St
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN1 1JP
Email: lhorton@tourismse.com or lindseyhorton@seeda.co.uk
Mobile: 07725 792407