Sport and leisure development team

Working with, and on behalf of a range of partners, including the National Health Service (NHS) and Sport England, the purpose of our sport and physical development team is to:

• increase and sustain participation in sport and physical exercise
• help you maintain a healthy lifestyle
• inspire you to excel in your chosen sport.

What we do

Our broad range of services can be grouped into two main areas:

At a local level

We offer a range of support and funding to help voluntary sport and physical activity organisation to start, succeed and grow:

• Area based teams who can support you in developing sport and physical activity opportunities for your local community.
• Deliver a community health programme supported by specialist physical activity consultants to help you lead a more active lifestyle and improve your health and wellbeing.

At a strategic level

Quite simply we are focused on attracting resources and planning with partner organisations to ensure you are offered a broad choice of quality activities.

Our main areas of work include:

• Club Durham
• Volunteer Durham
• community health
• children and young people
• Disability Sport
• women's sport
• Durham Institute of Sport