APSE Sports and Leisure Seminar 2021

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About the event

The seminar follows on from the launch of the report ‘Securing the future of public sport and leisure services’. This joint report sets out some of the systemic problems within public sports and leisure services; how these issues have been entrenched in the current financial models of operation, which fail to recognise the public value of the service; and how these challenges have been exacerbated by a decade of austerity preceding the COVID-19 pandemic, which has further stressed the sector’s finances. We will be looking at the challenges of refocussing a service and asking some fundamental questions about the nature of service provision in the future. We are joined by leading industry speakers to address the issues and possible solutions.

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Presentations

Opening Plenary: ‘Securing the future of Local Authority Leisure’
Rob Bailey, Principal Advisor, APSE
Alex Hains, Head of Business Engagement, Swim England
Mark Allman, CLOA and APSE Associate

Operating leisure in a 2 Tier area
Bill Cullen, Chair of the District Councils’ Network (DCN) Chief Executive Group and Chief Executive, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council

Leisure in a Unitary Authority
Julie Russell, Service Director: Arts, Culture and Leisure, Wakefield Council and Vice Chair, CLOA

‘Uniting The Movement’
Russell Turner, Strategic Lead (Local Delivery), Sport England

The critical success factors for cross sector collaboration in tackling inactivity
Lisa Arnold, Head of Parks, Leisure & Catering Services, Blackpool Council

Building Healthy Communities
Sean Nolan, Business Development Manager, TA6 powered by Alliance Leisure

Insourcing and performance in leisure
Jeff Gorse, Performance Manager, Wigan Council and Alice John, Account Manager, 4global Consulting

Climate Change and Physical Activity
Charlotte Banks, Energy Research and Project Officer, APSE

Promoting excellence in public services

APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) is a not for profit unincorporated association working with over 300 councils throughout the UK. Promoting excellence in public services, APSE is the foremost specialist in local authority frontline services, hosting a network for frontline service providers in areas such as waste and refuse collection, parks and environmental services, cemeteries and crematorium, environmental health, leisure, school meals, cleaning, housing and building maintenance.