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Volunteers

Volunteers play a massive role in all walks of life including sport and physical activity.  Without volunteers activities and events delivered by our Sports Development Team would not happen as their hard work and efforts are so important.

 

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Volunteers

 

A lot of clubs and groups in Darlington are ran by volunteers who give up their own free time to make sure facilities are booked, strips are cleaned, club accreditation is achieved, coaching sessions are delivered and so much more.  Another reason behind volunteering is to gain knowledge and experience in an area that is of interest and may lead into a career such as coaching.

 

Statistics on the Volunteering England website, taken from a document commissioned by Sport England in 2002, shows that there are 5,821,400 sports volunteers in England, which makes up 14% of the adult population.  If these figures are not incredible enough it is estimated that the value of time contributed by sports volunteers in England is £14 billion - priceless!

 

 

Other useful volunteering websites are listed below.  Click on the links to visit these websites.

 

London 2012

 

Step into Sport (Youth Sport Trust)

 

Millennium Volunteers

 

Year of the Volunteer

 

CSV Making a Difference

 

 

If you would like more information on volunteering in Darlington contact Sports Development on 01325 254370.

 

Step Into Sport

 

Step into Sport

 

 

Darlington Sports Development work alongside the Darlington School Sports Partnership (SSP) to deliver Step into Sport in the area.  The project focuses on young people aged 14 to 19, giving them opportunities to be involved in sports leadership and volunteering and encouraging them to continue this into later life.

 

 

The programme is funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) as part of the national Physical Education and School Sport and Club Links (PESSCL) strategy, which is revitalising PE and school sport across the country.

 

 

If you are interested in participating in Step into Sport or would like any further information contact Sports Development on 01325 254370.