Sport Makers: your chance to be a sporting hero
Sir Steve Redgrave, our greatest Olympian, has joined forces with Sport England and Berkshire County Sports Partnership to launch Sport Makers, a programme for everyone who’d like to make sport happen for their friends, neighbours or colleagues.
Sir Steve said: “You don’t need medals to become a sporting hero. By helping people you know to get involved in sport you’ll be doing something amazing for your friends and local community as well as having fun yourself.
Sport Makers aims to inspire 649 people in Berkshire to get involved, with each of them spending at least 10 hours organising or leading sporting activities. It is open to anyone aged 16 and over.
Sport Makers is part of the Places People Play legacy programme that is bringing the magic of a home Olympic and Paralympic Games into communities across the country.
What are Sport Makers?
Sport Makers are, quite simply, people who make sport happen. Some might organise sport informally for themselves and their friends, colleagues or neighbours.
Others won’t take part themselves, but will do all those things that make sport possible, such as organising a fundraising fun-run for their village with the help of other Sport Makers, creating a multi-sport event or festival for the local community with other people or welcoming new participants at a local sports club, helping them play the game and encouraging them to keep coming back.
How do I become a Sport Maker?
Visit www.sportmakers.co.uk to find out more and sign up.