Community Sport & Physical Activity Sector Impact Report 2023-24

In partnership with schools and those involved in community sport, HSP provides opportunities for the people of Hertfordshire to start, continue and thrive in their chosen sport or physical activity.

In 2003, the Partnership was established to support the local sporting infrastructure in Hertfordshire, including sports clubs and the army of volunteers who organise and run them. Together with our schools, these clubs and other sporting organisations make an immeasurable contribution to community life in the county and play a vital role in making our communities safer and better places to live and work.

They provide myriad opportunities for our residents to get involved and stay involved in sport and physical activity and make a positive impact on key social areas including health and wellbeing, social inclusion, community cohesion, educational attainment, crime and disorder reduction, and skills and employment.

Our schools and sports clubs have a massive role to play as part of the recovery and rebuild from the pandemic - particularly to the lives of our young people and it is essential that there is a joined-up approach between the outstanding work undertaken in our schools and the continued lifelong participation in sport and physical activity that involvement in local sports clubs can facilitate.

Over recent times it has become increasingly clear that if we are to connect with the most inactive, disadvantaged and marginalised within our communities we will also need to work closely with those organisations that have the reach to, and trust of, our target audience. Some of these less traditional sports and physical activity organisations are best placed to make the biggest difference in helping us achieve our goal of ensuring that every resident of the county can get involved and stay involved in their chosen sport or physical activity.

Our aim is to work closely with key partner organisations to strengthen Hertfordshire’s local sport and physical activity infrastructure and to help create sustainable pathways from schools to community sport.

Below you will find the Impact Reports relating to this Strategic Objective for 2023-2024