Basingstoke & Deane Local Sports Council is a voluntary sporting organisation with committee members representing the major sports in the area. The LSC works 'with and for the local sports community' alongside a variety of partners and primarily the Borough Council. Its two major events being the prestigious annual Sports Awards plus annual Festival of Sport with German twin town Euskirchen. A wide range of sporting issues are discussed at regular meetings and the LSC administers the local Coaching Bursary scheme as part of local Coaching Development.
Basingstoke & Deane Local Sports Council has the following objectives -
- To represent the collective views and needs of all sport interests in the local area;
- To assess, promote and encourage the sporting activities of the area including the Twinning Festival of Sport and to offer advice and guidance in providing for those activities;
- To assist, support and advise on planning and development of sporting opportunities in partnership with interested agencies;
- To receive and consider reports and recommendations from any organisations on all matters concerning sport and to take such action as the Council may deem appropriate;
- To advise and support leagues, clubs, organisations and individuals upon resource and funding issues plus recognise local sporting talent and achievement;
- To interact with relevant agencies to provide sport administration and coaching development opportunities for the local community;
- To record and disseminate information to organisations and individuals in the area concerning available sporting facilities and activities and maintain an up-to-date record of all local sporting organisations;
