Meet the Active Charnwood team

Meet the Active Charnwood team below...

Zoe Griffiths

Sport & Active Recreation Manager

• Oversees and manages the Sport and Active Recreation team.
• Responsible for developing policies and coordinating the development of sport and active recreation throughout the borough working closely with key partnership organisations.

Email: zoe.griffiths@charnwood.gov.uk

Will Blanche

Senior Active Recreation Development Officer

• Oversees the physical activity programmes and Wild Card scheme, including Public Health Sport and Physical Activity Commissioning Programme.
• Responsibilities include working alongside our Leisure Centre provider Fusion Lifestyle, to deliver GP Referral and Cardiac Rehab Programmes, as well as the Steady Steps Falls Prevention programme.
• Lead officer for the annual Charnwood Sports Awards and a member of the Charnwood Health and Well Being Partnership and the Mental Health Forum.

Email: will.blanche@charnwood.gov.uk

Andrew Doodson

Senior Sport Development Officer

• Manages the children’s and young people sport and physical activity programmes, including the Sport England community sport activation “Hits” project.
• Responsibilities include sport and physical activity commissioning projects, overseeing the Active Charnwood Alliance, Charnwood sports grants and Charnwood Sport Awards.

Email: andrew.doodson@charnwood.gov.uk

Bryony Williamson

Business Support and Administration Officer

• Supports all members of the Sports and Active Recreation team in their daily duties.
• Administers the sports grants process that is run within Charnwood – this include facilities, coaching, development and talent grants.
• Refer individuals who are wanting to get more physically active to the First Contact scheme, into sports and activities that may be of interest to them.

Email: bryony.williamson@charnwood.gov.uk     

Matthew Richardson

Community Sport and Physical Activity Development Officer

• Promotes, organises and delivers a range of physical activity sessions, activities and events to help improve residents' and staff physical and mental health.
• Organises walks, cycling and running activities for all ages and for adults and older people, workplace health events, chair-based exercise and falls prevention classes.

Email: matthew.richardson@charnwood.gov.uk

Samantha Chamberlain

Community Sport and Physical Activity Development Officer

• Manages and oversees the Twilight Games Package, a training package of adapted games played at local community groups, care homes and sheltered accommodations.
• Co-ordinates seated exercise training for volunteers, care and community workers and exercise professionals.
• Supports and develops Ladies Only Sessions, the Choose to Move physical activity program, Inclusive Sport and This Girl Can charity night.

Email: samantha.chamberlain@charnwood.gov.uk

Roy Porter

Community Sport and Physical Activity Development Officer

• Delivers Mini-Movers, a physical play session for families with under-fives, combining music and movement to encourage physical activity through play.
• Delivers Forest School sessions to educational settings across Charnwood, where children and young people attend a woodland setting to experience learning through play in a natural environment.

Email: roy.porter@charnwood.gov.uk

Jennifer Mackenzie

Community Sport and Physical Activity Development Assistant

• Updates and supports with the Active Charnwood social media platforms- including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Also, updates the LSA Active Charnwood webpage.
• Responsible for the locality profile, detailing current data relating to resident’s participation including physical activity levels and health related profiles.

Email: Jennifer.mackenzie@charnwood.gov.uk