Active Torbay

Active Torbay is a multi agency partnership that aims to work together to help improve the overall health and well-being of individuals and families across the district. Active Torbay is a sub-group of the Torbay Cultural and Environment Partnership Board and because of it’s key role in co-ordinating, delivering and monitoring the provision of physical activity and sport is to be recognised as a Community Physical Activity Sports Network (CPASN) for Torbay, being part of Sport England’s Delivery System for Sport. The network will be an instrument to enhance communication between key partners and stakeholders aspiring to increase levels of physical activity by providing an active healthy lifestyle and catering for the specific needs of the community.

CORE OUTCOMES

·         Increase participation in physical activity and sport by 1% year on year – link to targets for Torbay.

·         Widening access to opportunities for sport and active recreation – increase participation from priority groups.

·         Halt the rise in prevalence of obesity amongst primary school children – linked to LAA.

·         Aligning partners existing priorities and targets within Torbay’s Plan for Sport action plan ensuring they are based on local needs and ensuring clarity in roles and responsibilities.

·         Represent the interests of key sport and recreation providers and participants in providing a strong sporting infrastructure and active sporting community.

·         Ensure that all programmes are designed to target those at greatest risk to help reduce inequalities in health.

·         Deliver against the ‘Fulfilling Lives’ section of the People First (Over 50s) strategy.

·         Deliver against priorities identified by the Cultural and Environment Partnership Board.

KEY MEMBERS

There are a group of delivery agents in Torbay who make up Torbay’s Community Sports Network and have therefore contributed to the development and delivery of its Action Plan: