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At the HQ Hotel around 11.30 am we will serve welcome sandwiches, cakes and drinks before we walk a few minutes to House of Sport where London Sport are based
13.00 Welcome and Introduction to the study tour and the sport for change and social good landscape in London
Henrik Brandt,Founder/Director, Idrættens Konsulenthus and Svend Elkjaer, Founder/Director, Sports Marketing Network
Location: House of Sport, 90 Great Dover Street London SE1 4YB
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14.30 Greater London Authority – harnessing the power of sport to bring people from different backgrounds together (www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/sports/sport-unites)
GLA’s Young Londoners Fund – helping children and young people to fulfil their potential, particularly those at risk of getting caught up in crime
Location: House of Sport, 90 Great Dover Street London SE1 4YB
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The Greater London Authority’s (GLA) Sport Unites programme is funding projects that are using sport to divert young people severely at risk of youth violence away from crime and provide meaningful education, training, and employment opportunities. strengthening our communities whilst improving the physical and mental health of all Londoners.
The Young Londoners Fund – Impact Partnerships and Steering Group programme includes a Sport and Serious Youth Violence Steering Group which seeks to identify issues, propose solutions, and influence policy-makers in the field. The group consists of 30 community organisations that Sport Unites are currently funding and 20 young people from these organisations. This is a strong example of co-creation in resolving current and sensitive issues. . Sport Unites are also working with Laureus Sport For Good in their Model City programme. They are working on ‘place-based’ projects in three London boroughs. These projects work intensively with communities using sport and community organising and asset-based community development techniques to address issues that communities themselves recognise as being of concern in their local area. Again, co-creation and democratic design are key here.
The GLA also fund grassroots organisations that use sport to reduce social isolation and improve community cohesion and social mixing. This is a more straightforward strand of work, but a good demonstration of the ways in which sport is used to deliver more complex social outcomes beyond participation and increasing activity levels.

16.00 London Sport – working with London’s diverse communities (https://londonsport.org)
London Sport – working to develop an active, inclusive capital
Location: House of Sport, 90 Great Dover Street London SE1 4YB
Sandwiches will be served at the meeting.
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Established in 2014, London Sport is a strategic body aiming to make London the most physically active city in the world. Supported by the Mayor of London, Sport England and the 33 local authorities in London, the agency’s work focuses on enabling more Londoners of all backgrounds to live and enjoy the benefits of active lives.
As well as the widely-understood health benefits of physical activity, London Sport also works to enable its wider social and societal impacts to be felt by Londoners in all parts of the capital. From projects that work through walking groups to support older adults to remain active to initiatives designed to support London’s growing social prescribing workforce, the organisation is committed to making physical activity and sport a key component of pan-London efforts to enhance the wellbeing of its residents.
To learn more about the work of London Sport watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiDPm_ei3uM https://www.connectsport.co.uk/news/satellite-club-leyton-girls-becoming-confident-citizens

18.00 Championship Football. Queens Park Rangers vs Derby City. (kick off 19.45)
Location: Departure via Underground to White City Underground Station. Short walk to Loftus Park Road Stadium
Entrance tickets not included in tour price – normal ticket price does not exceed £30.00. Please indicate on your registration form for the study tour if you want a ticket

22.00 Dinner (near QPR football ground

8.30 Coach journey to The Oval Cricket Ground (Kia Oval)
Location: The historical Oval Cricket Ground in Kennington, South London has been used for cricket matches since 1845 and hosts 25.500 spectators. It also hosted the first international matches and the first FA Cup Final in football.

9.00 Chance to Shine – aiming to give all children the opportunity to play, learn and develop through cricket (www.chancetoshine.org)
Chance to Shine Street Cricket – bringing cricket to the most deprived areas
Location: The historical Oval Cricket Ground in Kennington
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11.00 Black Prince Community Trust – working in partnership to deliver sessions and programmes for the community (http://blackprincetrust.org.uk)
Black Prince Community Trust – bringing the community together through sport
Location: The historical Oval Cricket Ground in Kennington
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13.00 Lunch at Burgess Sport
Location: Theatre Deli, Wells Way, Burgess Park, Southwark
14.00 Burgess Sport – changing people’s lives through sport around Burgess Park
(www.burgesssports.org)
Burgess Sport – changing people’s lives through sport around Burgess Park
Location: Theatre Deli, Wells Way, Burgess Park, Southwark
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15.00 Access Sport – helping children to access sport (www.accesssport.org.uk)
Access Sport – helping children to access sport
Location: Theatre Deli, Wells Way, Burgess Park, Southwark
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18.30 GoodGym – doing good while you are getting fit (www.goodgym.org)
Doing good while you are getting fit
Location: Meet up with GoodGym runners in Southwark (near the HQ Hotel)
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20.30 Dinner
Location: Location to be confirmed

8.15 Departure from HQ hotel
9.00 Greenhouse Sports – changing young lives through sport (www.greenhousesports.org)
Greenhouse Sport – changing young lives through sport
Location: Greenhouse Sports, 88 Bell Street, NW1 5NS
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Greenhouse Sports is a London-based charity that uses sport to engage young people and improve their life chances. We partner with schools, placing full-time coaches into the school environment to deliver programmes before, during and after school programmes that empower and inspire young people growing up in disadvantage. Greenhouse Sport aims to:
- Inspire young people to fulfil their true potential
- Develop the Social, Thinking, Emotional and Physical (STEP) skills they will need to thrive in later life
- Break down the barriers that are often associated with growing up in disadvantaged or vulnerable communities
They have evolved into an outstanding, innovative and dynamic organisation recognised for its ever-increasing impact, engaging with almost 8000 young people each year

11.30 Premiership Rugby – using professional rugby to improve the lives of one million people by 2021 https://www.premiershiprugby.com/in-the-community/community-brochure/
Rugby to improve the lives of one million people by 2021
Location: Premiership Rugby, 70 London Road, Twckenham, TW1 3QS
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Premiership Rugby is an English professional rugby union competition. The Premiership consists of twelve clubs, and is the top division of the English rugby union system. The organisation aims to improve the lives and prospects of children and young people across England, using rugby to inspire the current generation to learn, be active and discover their inner champion to help them achieve their potential.They develop and deliver a number of community programmes through the skills and commitment of 150 people working in the community trusts at the Premiership Rugby Clubs.
They run various programmes such as the ‘Tackling Health’ programme, an interactive project for children aged seven-eight which takes a holistic approach to teach children about their own health, wellbeing. HITZ is their award-winning education and employability programme which works with over 2,000 14-18 year-olds across England every year. HITZ uses rugby’s core values of teamwork, respect, enjoyment, discipline and sportsmanship to get young people not in education, training or employment (NEET) back into education, training, apprenticeships and/or employment, and is delivered nationally by England’s 12 professional rugby clubs. ‘Move Like A Pro is a 12-week programme designed by Premiership Rugby’s professional rugby coaches for people who aren’t currently particularly active, inspiring a legacy of long-term lifestyle change across the rugby fan community.

13.00 Lunch at The Stoop Stadium, home of Harlequins Rugby Club
Location: Harlequins Rugby Club
14.00 Sporting Memories – understanding the power of sport can reignite and reconnect isolated older people (www.sportingmemoriesnetwork.com)
Understanding the power of sport can reignite
Location: The Stoop Stadium Langhorn Drive, Twickenham TW2 7SX
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15.30-17.00 Discussion and round up
What did we learn from our two days venture into sport and social change in London. What are the take home messages and lessons?
Location: The Stoop Stadium Langhorn Drive, Twickenham TW2 7SX
17.00 Finish – journey to airport or London by train or bus
The programme is subject to minor adjustments, latest update (17th October 2019)