East Midlands

East Midlands: hotbed of Volunteer Centres working with sport.

• Volunteer numbers increased
• Positive knock-on effects to the number of people involved in sport
• 16% of all people who walk into a Volunteer Centre in one county want to volunteer in sport

This is just a snapshot of the learning from the East Midlands. The learning has come from sport working with Volunteer Centres. News items and case studies are set out below in alphabetical order by area. Many thanks to the Volunteer Centres and County Sports Partnerships who helped to write these.

• Volunteer Centres Leicestershire, various sport developments - update here
• Volunteer Centres Leicestershire successful v funding bid to work with sport - news item here
• Volunteer Centres Lincolnshire with Lincolnshire Sports Partnership
• Volunteer Centre Nottingham and Nottingham City Council case study

If you have news or a case study about work between a Volunteer Centre and sport in your area, please let us know.

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