East of England Sport & recreation

Facts and figures

• Sport generates £3bn in annual turnover and £1bn in annual value-added.
• Approximately 580,000 people participate in organised sports clubs.
• Residents spend £1.2bn annually on sports-related goods and services.
• 193 private health clubs in the region (11% of England) with a further 64 planned.
• 330 public sports centres (11% of England) with a further 55 sports centres planned.

Working in the East region

Stuart Wilson was appointed as the regional development manager for the East of England in December 2005. Operating in close partnership with Sport England, SkillsActive is working with the Sector Skills Development Agency, the Learning and Skills Council, County Sports Partnerships and the Association of Colleges to engage with local employers and training providers.

A strong infrastructure is in place to enable partners at local and regional levels to contribute to the development of the workforce in the field of active leisure and learning, and SkillsActive will work within existing structures at regional and sub-regional levels, where possible, to avoid duplication and to work in partnership with all key stakeholders.

Contact information

Stuart Wilson
Regional Development Manager
C/O Sports Development Unit
Turner Road Centre
Norwich
NR2 4HB
M: 07841 150 952
E: stuart.wilson@skillsactive.com