REALISING A LASTING LEGACY

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REALISING A LASTING LEGACY
MAJOR SPORTS EVENTS
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Portsmouth Event Aims

• Reposition Portsmouth both
• nationally and internationally
• Residents and businesses
• benefit directly
• Lasting legacy

• Case Studies
• Le Tour, 7 July 1994
• Special Olympics
• National Games, July 1997
• Global Challenge, 2004-05
• Volvo Ocean Race, May 2006
• Great South Run

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Event Portfolio
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Portsmouth Event Management
- NOT ROCKET SCIENCE!

• One strong leader
• Collaborative style
• Wide-ranging team with individual skills
• and individual responsibilities
• Steering Group of key stakeholders
• internal and external
• ALL committed from outset to the vision
• and delivery plan
• KPIs agreed up front
• Milestones agreed and monitored regularly
• Detailed operational manuals to every
• member of the team
• Data collated and analysed
• Wash-up, Feedback, Review
• Lessons learnt and applied to next event

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Le Tour
EVENT MANAGEMENT

• Clarity of vision
• Good effective business planning

• Entrepreneurial energy
• Strong partnerships

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Le Tour
BENEFITS

• Increased national and
• international profile
• Economic benefit
• (8m Portsmouth 12m Hampshire)
• Community programme
• Increased participation
• European links
• Enhanced project management
• process

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Special Olympic National Games

• 12 19 JULY 1997

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Special Olympic National Games
BENEFITS

• Increased awareness and support for people with
  learning disabilities
• Enhanced sports opportunities
• Partnership benefits
• Economic benefits
• Civic pride
• Enhanced project management
• process

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Global Challenge

• Start and Finish 2004 / 05

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Volvo Ocean Race

• Round the World 2005 / 06

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Great South Run

• 27 28 OCTOBER 2007

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Great South Run
BENEFITS

• Increased participation START, STAY, SUCCEED
• Enhance quality and
• number of volunteers
• School links
• Economic benefit

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Great South Run

• Promotional Exposure

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Wider Legacy Programme

• Sports Fayre
• Schools initiatives
• Race For Life
• Local events
• Volunteer training
• Charity participation
• Active lifestyles through
• the workplace

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Future Aims for the Great South Run

• An event to rival the London Marathon
• and Great North Run
• Increase participant numbers in both the
• adult and junior races
• Engage with key target
• groups in our community
• to enable and encourage
• participation throughout
• the year
• Enhanced national and
• international TV coverage

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Future Aims for the Great South Run

• Weekend sporting festival for Portsmouth and the
  South of England
• Strength in depth within elite fields
• Benefit local economy by maximising length of
  visit by competitors

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