Issue details

To help reduce levels of physical inactivity in the Borough of Fareham.

‘Energise Me’ is the name of the County Sports Partnership covering the geographical area of Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton.  It is part of a national network of 43 county sports partnerships across England committed to tackling inactivity.

Their focus is to encourage the adoption of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Physical Activity Strategy 2017-21 and the framework it provides, to bring about a transformational change in levels of inactivity.

In Fareham, the level of inactivity in the male population is 22.3% but in the female population it rises to 29.1%.  This inequality gap is mirrored both nationally and across the partnership area.  The most inactive areas in Fareham are Portchester, Fareham North West and Fareham South.

Energise Me are promoting a collaborative approach to transforming levels of physical activity in our communities.  A draft Memorandum of Understanding between Energise Me and Fareham Borough Council is contained in Appendix A.

The Memorandum of Understanding sets out the support that Energise Me will provide, and the Council’s role in the delivery of the Physical Activity Strategy.  There is an annual subscription of £5,125 that the Council will need to pay to receive the support from Energise Me.