PRO-ACTIVE South London Newsletter - Issue 28 - December 2008

London has more parks than most other capital cities, but whilst many of these are attractive and welcoming, others are not well used because they are shabby, or people don’t feel safe using them.

January will see the launch of PRO-ACTIVE London (South & Central) Coaching Bursary Plus (LBC+). The LBC+ project will run across South and Central London, with funding from SkillsActive, the Sector Skills Council for Active Sport and Leisure, and supported by a range of partners including NGBs and London Active Communities.

The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) has provided some funding to Croydon Council to improve and develop local play spaces; this funding is called Playbuilder Grants Programme 2009-11 and, as a result of it, Croydon is investing £1.1 million between now and March 2011 in making better public play spaces for children, young people, families and the whole community.

The people at 'Make Sport Fun' have built a search box which anyone can put on their website. It allows the public to easily find their nearest club, facility, walking group, playing field, playground, etc. Why not try it out for yourself.

The inaugural PRO-ACTIVE South London Festival of Sport will take place on the 21st and 22nd March 2009.

Apply to deliver an activity now - Up to £250 of funding available!