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EFDS will review an 'outstanding year' at AGM and Members' conference

This year, the English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Thursday 9 July 2015. Doubling up as a Members’ Conference, the day will enable representatives from our Members and the newly appointed Associate Members to learn more about and contribute to the charity’s work.

Set in the heart of the country at a Birmingham venue, the attendees will hear a range of presentations. Speakers will recall this year’s achievements, promote EFDS’s Charter for Change and outline plans for the future.

Ahead of the event, Barry Horne, Chief Executive for EFDS said:

“This year has been an outstanding year for the staff team, Board Members and volunteers. EFDS continues to position itself as a strong charity and a valuable partner across many sectors. As well as releasing some of our most insightful research yet, we have taken lots of steps forward to ensure more disabled people can be active.”

This year's AGM, will consider the election of five Board members. As our Chair, Charles Reed, writes in the Annual Report:

“This year we have said goodbye to two Trustees who have given tremendous service to the organisation over long periods. Gerry Kinsella and Liz Neale are special people and hard acts to follow, but I believe we are proposing two excellent replacements in recent co-optees, Rob Belbin and Phil Friend.”

Echoing our Chief Executive’s words, Reed continues:

“We have come a long way and our direction of travel is good, but there is much more to do if our vision of disabled people becoming “Active for Life” is to be realised”

During the meeting, Members will consider our 2014-15 Annual Report. Now available to read online, the report is full of positive stories on the charity’s impact.

It includes EFDS’s Charter for Change, which launched in February 2015. The Charter sets out what disabled people say they need to make progress possible and outlines three asks:

  • Everyone involved in providing sport or physical activity will support disabled people to participate.
  • Disabled people will have the same opportunity as non-disabled people to be active throughout their lives.
  • All communications about sport and physical activity will promote positive public attitudes towards disabled people’s participation.

Over the coming 12 months, EFDS will keep the Charter central to the many conversations to influence policies and practice.

EFDS would like to extend our thanks to everyone who has made it such a successful year for the charity. We look forward to building on the achievements of 2014-2015.