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Writer's pictureDan Coast

ACTIVE NEWPORT - Support for Sport and Recreation groups

Updated: Sep 28


Welcome to this landing page for the event at Rodney Parade on the 27th September.
This page has been created to help you and your Recreation/ Sport group have access to all the support GAVO has to offer your group.

About GAVO

Gwent Association of Voluntary Organisations is nearly 100 years old and has been supporting local community clubs and groups to continue to provide the service you do for the local community.


We provide this support for Recreation and Sports groups through the following ways:

Community Development

We provide support & advice to the Third Sector in Newport, including Community and Voluntary Groups as well as individuals who are interested in helping and supporting their community. This could include things such as Funding applications for equipment, coach development or support with venue costs and facility developments even help with an asset transfer.


Our Community Development Officer, Dan Coast (pictured, right) has 20 years previous experience supporting sports clubs across Wales through his previous work with both British and Welsh Cycling is on hand to help you.



Dan Coast - Community Development Officer

📱- 07908481263

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Volunteering

We provide support, advice, guidance and recognition across Newport for all things Volunteering!


Becoming a Volunteer allows you to make a difference in your community, our team of Sam & Kelly can help you to attract and retain volunteers needed to maintain and grow your group.


We will be hosting a Volunteers Fair on November 20th where people can find out about local opportunities to take part. If your group would like to be involved, please contact Sam


Kelly Sullivan - Youth Volunteering Officer (14-25 Year olds)

📱- 07908489792


Sam Sims - Volunteering Officer (26+)

📱- 07376023365

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Health & Wellbeing

GAVO’s Health, Social Care & Wellbeing Partnership Officer, Susanne Maddax are here to support partnership working between your group and other providers of health, social care and wellbeing services across Newport.


Susanne Maddax - Health, Social Care & Wellbeing Partnership Officer

📱- 07376022929


 

What funding is available for my group?

There are a number of schemes available and open throughout the year on a rolling basis to support groups and clubs such as the National Lottery's Community fund which has grants from £300 - £2m to support your group.


Sport Wales and your National Governing Body of Sport may also have funds that could support your group/ club or project in mind.


There are opportunities to apply for other local funding schemes that appear through shorter funding rounds. Our Local Development Officer keeps an updated list of these grants available on our website and is on hand to support you to make an application to any of these grants, we can even provide a match making service to help you find the right funding for your group or project. Simply complete the form found in the button below and Dan will be in touch shortly afterwards.






To access the majority of funding available you will need to comply to the following:

✅ - Be a Constituted group

✅ - A community Bank account in place

Don't have these in place? - Then we can help you to make this happen.


 

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