Thursday 10 November 2011

Director's Report 2010

Let Me Play went from strength to strength in what became a very significant year. In 2010, Let Me Play achieved the following:

Delivery of 23 Residential Camps across the UK over the Summer within 5 weeks:
- 15 commissioned by the Youth Hostel Association (10 Street Dance & 5 Football).
- Let Me Play Flagship Camps: Basketball, Football Trials, K-S
wiss Tennis, Street Dance.
- The 3rd annual Reading FC Football Camp.
- New for 2010 - the successful launch of the Southampton FC Football Camp, Athletics Camp and Cheerleading Camp.

Delivery of Government Commissioned Projects:
- Continuation and successful delivery of the Weekend Project, working with youth offenders in Hammersmith & Fulham.
- Continuation and successful delivery of the COO-L Project, providing opportunities for young people from low income families and in care in Camden.

Delivery of our London Schools Programme:
- One of the main areas of growth, Let Me Play worked with more than 50 schools across London, providing coaches to deliver sports, dance and positive activities within schools.
- Successful delivery of more than 10 non-residential summer camps across London.
- Let Me Play took on the Basketball Programme at Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College (London's biggest college). The men's team went on to win the British Colleges South East Division in an undefeated regular season.

Launch & Delivery of a Community Sports Programme called "Sports Hub":
- Based in Hammersmith, Let Me Play launched "Sports Hub", a place where the community can come together once a week and try a variety of sports: Basketball, Volleyball, Boxing, Street Dance.
- 2010 saw Let Me Play continue to grow in both standard of delivery and capacity to deliver programmes across the UK. Such growth is demonstrative of solid foundations, the drive to engage with increasing numbers of young people and a team of staff who embrace the Let Me Play brand.

Such growth allows strong plans and an excitement for what can be achieved in 2011 and beyond.


Amy Lalla & Matthew Lord

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