About Bucks Sport
Bucks Sport is one of the forty nine County Sports Partnerships which support, co-ordinate and manage sport as part of The Delivery System for Sport in England.
Established in 2001 the Partnership is a not-for-profit network of local and regional agencies committed to working together to develop and promote sport and physical activity.
Since 2001, the Partnership has evolved and developed into an increasingly effective and dynamic network supported by a strong central team delivering increasing outcomes for sport, communities and for partners. The central team is hosted by Aylesbury Vale District Council and is supported by Sport England Lottery funding. The Partnership works to develop a number of sports, providing opportunities particularly for young people. The work of the partnership also involves the development of sport in schools, clubs and in the community accross the county.
To achieve these aims we work in conjunction with a number of partners including the Sport & Leisure Departments of the Local Authorities in the county, including the District Councils of Aylesbury Vale, Chiltern, Wycombe and South Bucks, Buckinghamshire County Council and Milton Keynes Unitary Authority; National Governing Bodies and Associations of Sport; School Sport Partnerships; and other agencies such as Thames Valley Police, Bucks and Milton Keynes Primary Care Trusts, Play Associations, Youth Groups and Social Care teams.
Sport is a significant part of life in Buckinghamshire, where we estimate there are approximately:
› 300 schools – primary, secondary, special and private including 8 Specialist Sports Colleges and School Sport Partnerships
› 2,000 Voluntary Community Sports clubs in around 70 different sports with over 100,000 members
› 20,000 people providing coaching activity half of which have formal coaching qualifications.
› 100,000 volunteers contributing millions of hours of invaluable sports volunteering.
› Lots of current and ex elite athletes and Olympians, and athletes aspiring to participate in London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
› Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre
› Dorney Lake Rowing and Flat Water Canoeing Centre and London 2012 Olympic Venue
› National Badminton Centre & National Hockey Stadium
› Sports Leaders UK Headquarters
› Stoke Mandeville Stadium, home of the Paralympics and the base for British Wheelchair Sport
› Professional clubs including WASPs Premier League Rugby Club, Wycombe Wanderers & MK Dons Football Clubs, MK Lions Basketball Club and MK Lightening Ice Hockey.
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