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Time to celebrate the industry's talent!
The Springboard Awards for Excellence aim to reward inspiring people and organisations
W Branching Out/Egin participants at Castle Woods, Carmarthenshire
New woodland scheme launches FCW to co-fund new skills development programme
By Pete Hayman Young people in mid-Wales are to be given the opportunity to develop countryside and land management skills as part of a project co-funded by Forestry Commission Wales (FCW). The Branching Out/Egin
initiative is to be delivered by Tir Coed, a charity set up in 1999 by a group of countryside groups to advocate the benefits of woodland areas in Wales. Disadvantaged young people
between the ages of 16 and 25 years old will have the chance to work at local nature reserves and community woodlands.
Taking first thinings, fencing,
ditching and the maintenance of footpaths are among skills that can be learned, as well as installing bridges, boardwalks and other visitor facilities. FCW's Woodlands for People policy advisor, Roz Owen, said:
"Wales' woodlands offer a stimulating outdoor learning environment for people to develop practical new skills." The programme is expected
to benefit 120 people between 2010 and 2013, while Tir Coed is looking to expand the initiative to the Heads of the Valleys Strategic Regeneration Area in the coming months.
Coca-Cola Great Britain has revealed plans to get 22,000 more people swimming as part of a bid to increase participation in sport ahead of the London Olympics. The drinks group is
supporting the training and development of more than 120 new coaches and teachers after making a £50,000 contribution to the Swimming Trust.
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Coca-Cola reveals swimming plans The funding will be used
for a Teacher Coach Educa- tion Grant Fund, which will provide training opportuni- ties for volunteers at diving, swimming and watersports clubs across the country. It follows the Schweppes
Abbey Well 'Schwim Free' campaign, allowing consum- ers to swap bottle tops for free swims. In the first year, 47,000 free swims were taken.
ith a decade of sporting events fast approaching, and the UK being the host of so many
fantastic events, there is no time like the present to celebrate the nation's achievements in the leisure industry. Springboard does this by organising
a night dedicated to rewarding talent in the leisure, hospitality and tourism sector – the Springboard Awards for Excellence, now in its eighth year. This year's awards are due to take
place in November and will celebrate the inspiring people, organisations and initiatives that have been working hard to raise the profile of the industry as an employer that is helping to attract and retain the best talent. Speaking about the success of the Springboard Awards for
SAM COULSTOCK is customer relation- ship director at Springboard UK
Excellence 2009, Anne Pierce, chief executive of The Springboard Charity and Springboard UK, said: "The awards truly celebrate achievement in the industry. The outstanding people in our businesses, the teams that drive our strategies forward, the individuals who delight customers daily, the companies that champion innovation and progression – all make the hospitality, leisure, and tourism industry thrive. "The number and quality of award entries this year has been
incredible and all of our winners and short-listed candidates should be hugely proud of their achievements." To ensure that this year's awards outshine last year's, we are
looking for even more support. If you believe you have performed exceptionally well and have tangible results that will impress the judges, why not apply for the 2010 awards? The benefits from these awards are exceptional and will certainly provide a confidence boost. Red Carnation Hotels won the Best Employer Award for
Hospitality and Leisure in 2009. Liz McGivern, the company's director of human resources and training, said: "We are so proud of our Springboard Award for Excellence. We display the award and mention it on our collateral and website and I have to say that people do ask what we won the award for. "Anything that helps you attract the best people to your
organisation has to be a bonus and I know that when I explain what we won the award for, people have been interested and impressed. It has helped us to showcase our achievements and helped put us on the map!" For further information about the awards, log on to the Springboard website at
www.events.springboarduk.net/awards
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