North West Sport & recreation

Updates

• Download the Latest NW Newsletter here.
• Download the "Women into Higher Level Sports Coaching" flyer and application form

Facts and figures

• Sport generates £3bn in annual turnover and £1.1bn in annual value-added.
• Approximately 706,000 people participate in organised sports clubs.
• Residents spend £1.6bn annually on sports-related goods and services.
• 257 private health clubs in the region (15% of England) with a further 77 planned.
• 406 public sports centres (15% of England) with a further 74 sports centres planned.

Working in the North West region

Dian Shaw is the regional development manager for the North West. The North West has established a Sport and Active Leisure Sector Skills and Productivity Alliance (SALSPA), which provides key information on:

• The employment growth of the sector. 
• The skills and training needs of businesses and their workforce. 
• The role of existing sectors and the support they would welcome in the future. 
• The experience of training providers of trying to deliver learning to the sector. 
• The impact that increased participation in sport, health and exercise by the nation by 2020 will have on the demand for new facilities, services and skills in the workforce.

Contact information

Dian Shaw
Regional Development Manager
SkillsActive
c/o Sport England Office North West
Astley House
Quay Street
Manchester
M3 4AE
M: 07841 743 202
E: dian.shaw@skillsactive.com