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Active Through Football

Meeting: 19/10/2021 - Cabinet (Item 78)

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Report of the Director of Public Health

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Minutes:

Consideration has been given to the action taken by the Director of Public Health, in consultation with the Strategic Director, Resources and Digital, in accepting grant funding of £0.57million within the timescales required, following a successful Gateshead consortium bid to Sport England’s Active Through Football initiative, delivered by the Football Foundation.

 

 

 

RESOLVED -

(i)

That the update on the Active Through Football Project be noted.

 

 

 

 

(ii)

That the urgent decision taken by Director of Public Health, following consultation with the Strategic Director, Resources and Digital to accept the grant award, within the timescales required, from the Football Foundation, in accordance with Schedule 5, Part 2 General Delegations to Managers, Paragraph (4)(e) of the Council’s Constitution be noted.

 

 

 

The above decisions have been made for the following reasons:

 

 

 

 

(A)

To support delivery of the Council’s Thrive Agenda and priorities.

 

 

 

 

(B)

To work with key local partners to develop opportunities for residents from lower socio-economic groups to create sustained behaviour change through football in a Place based approach.

 

 

 

 

(C)

To increase participation in sport and physical activity, notably football.

 


 

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