The Health and Sports Development Team work in partnership with a wide variety of organisations e.g. NHS Havering, Sport England, Governing Bodies of Sport, Youth Sport Trust, Pro-Active East London, schools, voluntary sports clubs and the private sector.
Main work areas
Sport and physical activity programmes and events for children, young people, adults and older people
Inter-borough sporting events
Inclusive and Active (sport and physical activity for disabled people)
Physical Activity Referral Scheme (PARS) on behalf of NHS Havering
MEND (healthy lifestyle programme for children aged 7-13yrs), on behalf of NHS Havering
Havering Walking for Health Programme
Coach Education opportunities
Liaison with Havering Sports Council
Partnership working with Havering School Sports Collective
Health and Sports Development Team contacts
sportsdevelopment@havering.gov.uk
Margaret Campbell, Health and Sports Development Co-ordinator, 01708 433856
Joe Playle, Sports Development Officer (children and young people), 01708 433818
Gaynor Spong, Sports Development Officer (children and young people), 01708 433818
Daniel Alleyne, Physical Activity Coordinator (adult physical activity and MEND) 01708 431742
Karen Heilbrunn, Physical Activity Coordinator (adult physical activity and exercise referral) 01708 431742
Elvan Dixon, Physical Activity Referral Scheme Administrator 01708 433770
News
For information about upcoming events and opportunities to get active in Havering visit our Sport and Physical Activity webpage. Additional news and information is also available on Havering Active website.
Quest Accreditation
2009 Havering Health and Sports Development Team gained 79% in their first Quest assessment which resulted in accreditation in the 'Highly Commended' category. Two years on, following a successful assessment visit in September 2011, the team upgraded their accreditation to "Excellent".
Quest is a national accreditation scheme based on continual improvement. Over a two day assessment visit performance is assessed against ten management issues across the themes of Strategy (including Research and Community Engagement, Planning, Partnerships and Continuous Improvement), Service Delivery (Planning and Procedures, Health and Safety, Customer Relations and Marketing) and People Management.