The Sports Development Department for Torbay Council was created in 1998. On 1st April 2005 the Sports Development Service role was handed over to Paignton Community & Sports College.

The aim is to develop opportunities for everyone throughout Torbay to participate in sport. This includes developing links with schools and clubs and promoting key elements of Active Sports, Active Schools and Active Communities programmes as stated within Sport England's development programme. Torbay Council and Paignton Communtiy & Sports College also work in partnership with local agencies including the Youth Sports Trust, Sports Coach UK, Sport England, National Governing Bodies of Sport, sport clubs, youth groups and other organisations with an interest in sport.

Since its establishment, Sports Development in Torbay has introduced several sports programmes and initatives. Both organisations are constantly working on the development of other programmes and initatives in order to improve the sporting life of everyone throughout Torbay.

The effectiveness of the Sports Development marketing material in Torbay is now being investigated, please take a couple of minutes to complete the questionnaire which you can download by clicking on the link at the bottom of this page.

A Customer Promise Leaflet is available for Sports Development which highlights the aims and expectations.

Change4Life is a national campaign to help kids eat well, move more and live longer and the fact that you get healthier and fitter alongside them is a bonus. A change to the nations eating habits and activity levels is no longer an option - it's a necessity. The risk of children developing life-threatening diseases later in life like type 2 diabetes, cancer or heart disease is much higher. So it's really important to start changing today.

These days, ’modern life’ can mean that we’re a lot less active. With so many opportunities to watch TV or play computer games, and with so much convenience and fast food available, we don’t move about as much, or eat as well as we used to.

9 out of 10 of our kids today could grow up with dangerous amounts of fat in their bodies. This can cause life-threatening diseases like cancer, type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

By the time we reach middle age, the majority of us could do with losing at least a bit of weight. Being overweight isn’t just about the way we look. It can lead to more aches and pains, problems sleeping and people report a loss of energy and confidence. It also increases our chances of getting heart disease, type 2 diabetes and some cancers.

But it doesn’t have to be this way. Middle age comes to everyone – ‘middle aged spread’ doesn’t have to.

You’ve taken the first step towards getting yourself or your kids eating well, moving more and living longer just by being here – now visit: