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Organisation Membership 2017

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Parkour UK are pleased to open the 2017 membership applications and renewals, detailed below are the membership packages:

Membership Categories:

Associate – FREE

  • No subscription fee
  • Able to attend Congress and/or Special Congress
  • Professional support, advice and guidance of the NGB
  • Part of the recognised NGB for Parkour/Freerunning in the UK
  • Organisation development advice
  • Access to exclusive Parkour/Freerunning specific insurance for individuals (Participants, Workforce & Performers)
  • Access to eDBS checking system
  • Discounts on Parkour UK Awards, CPD & Qualifications Advice & Guidance on facility development and funding opportunities
  • Full profile on the Parkour UK website inc www.parkour.uk/yourorganisationname
  • Organisation Facebook page like, Twitter and Instagram follow
  • Use of Parkour UK member logo
  • FREE use of the Parkour UK app (iOS or Android) and Playwaze web platform. Publish your sessions and courses straight from the app to the Parkour UK website to attract more members.

Affiliate – £125 subscription fee

In addition to the above;

  • Voting Member of 1 vote at Congress and/or Special Congress
  • Increased discounts on Parkour UK Awards, CPD & Qualifications
  • FREE use of the Parkour UK app (iOS or Android) and Playwaze web platform with the added benefit of personalised branding for your organisation. Publish your sessions and courses straight from the app to the Parkour UK website to attract more members.

Affiliate+ – £625 subscription fee

In addition to the above;

  • Parkour/Freerunning specific Combined Liability Insurance for the organisation of Parkour/Freerunning events and activities in accordance with Parkour UK guidelines and recognised and designated environments. Insurance is valid up to 31st Dec 2017.
  • FREE use of the Parkour UK app (iOS or Android) and Playwaze web platform with the added benefit of personalised branding for your organisation. Publish your sessions and courses straight from the app to the Parkour UK website to attract more members.

Your Affiliate Parkour UK membership includes Personalisation for your organisation in the Parkour UK app (iOS or Android). This allows you to set your colour theme and personal logo in the app. Your personal logo will appear in your profile on the Parkour UK website

Organisations are encouraged to apply or renew their membership with Parkour UK using our website.

Please note, that if memberships that are not renewed by the 31st January 2017 your organisation may not have a presence on the Parkour UK website.

Please do feel free to encourage other Parkour/Freerunning teams/groups/organisations to join Parkour UK. #GiveParkourAGo

The UK’s newest #ParkourPark to open in Slough, England

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The UK’s newest #ParkourPark will open in Slough, England on Wednesday 26th Oct 2016 from 10am.

The new #ParkourPark is located in Salt Hill Park, Slough and is part of a wider regeneration of the sports facilities at the park by Slough Borough Council. The £120,000 regeneration also includes refurbished Tennis Courts, Skate Elements, Climbing Rocks and fencing.

The Parkour Park has been built and installed byParkour UK partners Natural Sports. The facility was designed in conjunction with designers from JUMP Parkour & TRAIN HARD Parkour and Freerunningcreate a challenging but encouraging facility to introduce more people in to Parkour/Freerunning. The facility is split between low level elements on the existing macadam area & higher elements including Natural Sports, signature ‘table’ element and frame work on rubber mulch surfacing.

The opening is next Wednesday 26th October 2016 from 10am Natural Sports will be supporting the opening with coaches, food water and other give always. Why not come along and #GiveParkourAGothe Slough Parkour Park Opening.

#GiveParkourAGo #MoreParkourParks

Parkour/Freerunning Action Plan for Mental Health

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We want to use the power of the Parkour/Freerunning to make our activities welcoming, positive and inclusive for everyone. That’s why Parkour UK, alongside the Sport and Recreation Alliance and with support from the mental health charity Mind, today – on World Mental Health Day – we have launched our Parkour/Freerunning Action Plan for Mental Health, as part of the mental Health Charter for Sport & Recreation.

The Parkour/Freerunning Action Plan for Mental Health sets out how our sport/activity, community & Parkour UK can use its collective power to tackle mental ill health and the stigma that surrounds it.

Alongside a number of other sporting organisations who have already signed-up to the mental Health Charter for Sport & Recreation, we are asking for our community to commit to take positive steps to address and encourage people to be open about mental health issues.

Our Action Plan outlines the actions that we, as a sport/community/NGB, can take to help make mental health a commonly understood matter and to help those in need.

We will:

• Use the power of Parkour/Freerunning to promote wellbeing, with a special focus on encouraging physical activity and social interaction for their contribution to good mental health.
• Publicly promote and adopt good mental health policies and best practice within our NGB activities.
• Promote positive public health messages using diverse Parkour/Freerunning role models and ambassadors to reduce the stigma attached to mental health problems.
• Actively tackle discrimination on the grounds of mental health to ensure that everyone is treated with dignity and respect.
• Support the establishment of a pan-sport platform to work closely with the mental health sector to develop and share networks, resources and best practice.
• Regularly monitor our performance, assess progress and take positive action on mental health issues.

Download the Parkour/Freerunning Action Plan for Mental Health here.

Check out the amazing work of our members Free Your Instinct who specialise in Parkour/Freerunning for Mental Health

Download templates and resources to help implement the Mental Health Charter for Sport & Recreation below;

• Find out which organisations have already signed the Charter.
• In October 2015 we hosted an event at Wembley Stadium called Sport Minds. Find out what happened at this event here.
• The Charter has received some great support from professional sports people, find out who here.
• If you would like to talk specifically about mental health, you can find more information and talk to a specialist at Mind.
• Further information resources are available from Mind and the Sport + Recreation Alliance information resources.

#SportMinds #GiveParkourAGo #WMHD

Parkour/Freerunning Action Plan for Mental Health

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We want to use the power of the Parkour/Freerunning to make our activities welcoming, positive and inclusive for everyone. That’s why Parkour UK, alongside the Sport and Recreation Alliance and with support from the mental health charity Mind, today – on World Mental Health Day – we have launched our Parkour/Freerunning Action Plan for Mental Health, as part of the mental Health Charter for Sport & Recreation.

The Parkour/Freerunning Action Plan for Mental Health sets out how our sport/activity, community & Parkour UK can use its collective power to tackle mental ill health and the stigma that surrounds it.

Alongside a number of other sporting organisations who have already signed-up to the mental Health Charter for Sport & Recreation, we are asking for our community to commit to take positive steps to address and encourage people to be open about mental health issues.

Our Action Plan outlines the actions that we, as a sport/community/NGB, can take to help make mental health a commonly understood matter and to help those in need.

We will:

  • Use the power of Parkour/Freerunning to promote wellbeing, with a special focus on encouraging physical activity and social interaction for their contribution to good mental health.
  • Publicly promote and adopt good mental health policies and best practice within our NGB activities.
  • Promote positive public health messages using diverse Parkour/Freerunning role models and ambassadors to reduce the stigma attached to mental health problems.
  • Actively tackle discrimination on the grounds of mental health to ensure that everyone is treated with dignity and respect.
  • Support the establishment of a pan-sport platform to work closely with the mental health sector to develop and share networks, resources and best practice.
  • Regularly monitor our performance, assess progress and take positive action on mental health issues.

Download the Parkour/Freerunning Action Plan for Mental Health here

Check out the amazing work of our members Free Your Instinct & Esprit Concrete who specialise in Parkour/Freerunning for Mental Health

Download templates and resources to help implement the Mental Health Charter for Sport & Recreation below;

  • Find out which organisations have already signed the Charter.
  • In October 2015 we hosted an event at Wembley Stadium called Sport Minds. Find out what happened at this event here.
  • The Charter has received some great support from professional sports people, find out who here.
  • If you would like to talk specifically about mental health, you can find more information and talk to a specialist at Mind
  • Further information resources are available from Mind and the Sport + Recreation Alliance information resources.

#SportMinds #GiveParkourAGo #WMHD

New Elected Director

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At 2016 AGM held on Saturday 9th July 2016, following an open nomination process the membership voted to elect an Elected Director. The Nominees were were approved by the Board for election at the 2016 AGM.

The Elected Director was nominated for election by the Members, subject in each case to the approval of the Board. The election of Elected Director was decided by votes cast by all the Voting Members at the annual congress (AGM).

We are pleased to announce, following the formal vote by the voting members at the AGM, the election of Daniel Timms as Elected Director.

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Dan has over a decade of Parkour/Freerunning training and has been coaching the discipline for more than half of that time. He dedicates his time fine tuning his practice to help current and future athletes reach their full potential. His innovative coaching can be seen reflected in the sessions provided by JUMP Parkour, where he is a director and senior coach. Dan is an award winning graduate in Engineering possessing a Masters level degree. He uses his creativity and analytical mind to create designs for some of the UK’s Parkour parks. Dan has reached a high level in many sports searching for knowledge that can be used to further both his coaching, and Parkour training methodology.

Stepehen Mitchell, Independent Chair said:

“2016 has already been an incredibly exciting year in the history of Parkour UK and I am personally delighted that we continue to add to our Elected Directors, with Dan Timms, who will continue to help drive the organisation forward. With the ongoing leadership and commitment from our Chief Executive Officer, Eugene Minogue I am confident the community of parkour practitioners and professionals will be inspired to continue to challenge perceptions, engage more participants and deliver even more positive outcomes in the future. At Parkour UK we are committed to develop a National Governing Body of the future, working collaboratively with partners across public health, community safety, sports development, urban design, education and the great outdoors, with the community at heart of every decision we make and a strong Board to govern the discipline appropriately”.

As part of the election of the new Elected Directors &  the transitional arrangements as part of our Governance changes, Chris Rowat has resigned as an Elected Director as of the 2016 AGM. Chris has served on the board of Parkour UK as an elected director since 2013.

The Board on behalf of the NGB & our community/members wish to formally express and record their significant thanks, gratitude and appreciation to Chris for his contribution and service as a board member. This has enabled us as NGB to continue to develop, progress and break new ground in the sports sector in the UK and beyond.

#GiveParkourAGo

New #ParkourParks in Hadleigh Park, Essex & Lichfield, Staffordshire

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Parkour UK partners, Natural Sports Facility Development partners – Natural Sports have had a busy Spring, launching two new #Parkour Parks in Essex & Staffordshire.

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Essex’s First Parkour Park launched on Bank Holiday Monday, 30th May at Hadleigh Park, Benfleet.

The launch event is being co-ordinated by Active Essex with our members Southend Parkour.

Here’s a video of the Grand Opening from our members – Team Traceur

 

Staffordshire’s First Parkour Park launched onthis Saturday 2nd July 2016 at Burntwood Leisure Centre High Street, Chasetown, Burntwood, Staffordshire WS7 3XH  funded by Lichfield District Council.
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If you’d like further information, advice or guidance on#ParkourParks please do contact us on info@parkour.uk or 020 3544 5834 #MoreParkourParks

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