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Watership Down

The real Watership Down, used in Richard Adams' book (and later film) of that name about a colony of rabbits, is located at Grid Reference SU495575 in Hampshire, near Kingsclere.

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Meeting the needs of children and young people

Every Child Matters: Change for Children is the government’s framework for working with children, young people and their families.  The five key outcomes it is working towards are:

  • being healthy
  • staying safe
  • enjoying and achieving
  • making a positive contribution
  • achieving economic well-being.

It aims to improve these outcomes for all children and to narrow the gap in outcomes between those who do well and those who do not. Sport is recognised as having an important contribution to make in delivering these outcomes.

  • Being healthy – sport reduces the risk of illness and ill health for young people, can help to prevent or tackle obesity and contributes to maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
  • Staying safe – sport can promote community cohesion and decrease the likelihood of young people being the victims of youth crime or anti-social behaviour, bullying or discrimination. It can also help to reduce some accidents among young people
  • Enjoying and achieving – sport assists young people to learn and attain educational standards, contributes to their personal and social development and to their enjoyment of leisure time
  • Making a positive contribution – sport engages young people in community activity, reduces the likelihood of them being involved in youth crime or anti-social behaviour; develops their self confidence and encourages positive behaviour and relationships
  • Achieving economic well being – sport helps young people to become economically active through providing training and employment opportunities both directly and indirectly.