Welcome to the Cambridge Sport Network

This website aims to promote opportunities for all communities to become involved in sport in many capacities. There are principally two key aims of the CSN’s across the country:

1. Increasing numbers taking part in sport in their community by 1% year on year
2. Opening up opportunities for sport amongst hard to reach groups

By working with many partners across the network, it can play a role across the community by:

• Widening access to sport and active recreation
• Improving health and wellbeing
• Creating stronger and safer communities
• Improving education
• Benefiting the economy

The city’s reputation in sport and physical activity transcends the outstanding work of the voluntary, private and public sector across Cambridge with 26.5% of the population taking part in sport and physical activity (Active People 2007).
Cambridge Sport Network aims to bring together all partners across the city in ensuring sport really does reach everyone in Cambridge.

Key success of the community sport network in the city this year include:

• Appointment of Community Sport Network Officer
• Development of Skills 4 Sport sessions across the city including multi-skills, street games and back to sport
• Establishment of Family Sport sessions within city sports centres
• Runningsports courses now established within Cambridge to support clubs
• Partnership work with FE Sports Co-ordinators
• Development of Aspire volunteer programme
• Production of Sports Club directory to raise awareness of opportunity
• Successful annual sports awards event organised in partnership with Cambridge City Council Sports Development Service

Over the next year, the CSN will be working within targeted areas of the city to raise the profile of sport and introduce people to the benefits that sport can bring, match potential volunteers to sports club opportunities and encourage adults to take part in coaching, leadership and volunteering.