IG 2029 Bid Document

Summary

A request was made for the Isle of Man's 2029 Island Games bid documents, drafts, and internal feedback, resulting in a partial disclosure of venue capabilities and technical official statistics.

Key Facts

• The Department of Education, Sport and Culture partially upheld the request, releasing data on sports facilities and technical officials.
• The response details venue suitability for 18 sports, including Archery, Athletics, and Football, noting specific infrastructure gaps.
• Several venues require upgrades, such as the Athletics track needing repair and the Badminton secondary hall being suboptimal.
• The document lists the number of technical officials available on-island versus those needing to be imported for each sport.
• Streaming capabilities vary by sport, with some venues relying on government Wi-Fi and others unable to stream.

Data Disclosed

• 2029
• 2024-06-03
• 2024-11-07
• 500m
• 14 miles
• 35KM
• 75%
• 58%
• 3,000
• 2001
• 2023
• 1030
• 1484

Original Request

1. (a) Copy of the 'Bid Document' submitted by the Isle of Man to the IIGA in respect of its application to bid for the Natwest Island Games in 2029. (b) Confirmation of the date the Bid Document was submitted by the Isle of Man to the IIGA. (c) Copies of all drafts and versions of the Bid Document which have been created, edited and/or worked on to date in relation to the Isle of Man's 2029 Island Games bid. (d) Confirmation of the dates each of those drafts and versions were (i) created and (ii) last modified. 2. (a) Copy of the 'Bid Document Sports Section' submitted by the Isle of Man to the IIGA in respect of its application to bid for the Natwest Island Games in 2029. (b) Confirmation of the date the Bid Document Sport Section was submitted by the Isle of Man to the IIGA. (c) Copies of all drafts and versions of the Bid Document Sport Section which have been created, edited and/or worked on to date in relation to the Isle of Man's 2029 Island Games bid. (d) Confirmation of the dates each of those drafts and versions were (i) created and (ii) last modified. 3. Copies of feedback, comments, suggestions, discussions, notes or other communications documented by or otherwise relayed by persons working within the Department of Education, Sport and Culture, which were in relation to the Bid Document and/or the Bid Document Sport Section (including in relation to the preparation of any drafts of these Documents).

Data Tables (6)

Full Response Text

Sport Facilities on Island per IG By‐Laws ‐ inc'l details of venues Proximity of proposed venue to Douglas Ability to stream sport & accommodate media at venues ‐ inc'l detail of  how Archery Douglas Rugby Club ‐ Archery Chairman has been in touch with Rugby  President and does not forsee a problem and the Drinkwater will be contacted 1 500m from NSC 1 By mobile at the moment, media prescence included in competition rules Athletics No ‐ athletics track need repaid / replacement. PA system does not work,  grandstand need updating, equipment for vatious disicplines required 0 At NSC No Badminton NSC Main & Secondary Hall (seconday hall not ideal as would reduce no of  spectators 1 At NSC No to owning media devices, we could accommodate media.  Ifsuccessful in  obtaining the full use of both halls, there would be dedicated person to liase  with the media for access to athletes/managers and the areas they can  film/photograph, with agreement of the tournament referee. Basketball Yes‐ NSC 2 ful court venue with correct markings + new venue at Braddan tbc 1 in Douglas No ‐ but the last 2 games of Basketball were streamed so possible with the lead  time Cycling 0 0‐17 miles depending on event 0.5 Yes if funded Football Yes ‐ various pitches including the bowl Douglas 1 Port Erin 14 miles, Castletown 10 miles, Peel 10 miles, Ramsey 16 miles No Golf Yes will be put out to tender to all clubs 1 3 miles Mount Murray 0 Yes Gymnastics Yes ‐Ellan Vannin Gymnastics Club & Manx Gymnastics Centre of Excellence 1 Douglas Yes Lawn Bowls 1 Martial Arts (Judo included) Yes ‐ NSC 1 NSC Yes via Gov't wifi Sailing Yes ‐ IoM Yacht Club 1 13 Miles 0 accommodate media, no streaming Shooting Yes ‐ Smallbore ‐ Sinclar range, Shotgun ‐ Meary Veg and Blue Point, Cartridge  pistol ‐ Peveril Rifle Club, Airgun ‐ any large indoor venue/hall (e.g. Braddan  Community Centre or Centre 21)    1 Sinclair ‐ 13KM, Meary Veg ‐ 10KM, Blue Point ‐ 35KM, Peveril ‐ 12KM, Airgun  venue e.g. Braddan Community Centre ‐ 1KM / Centre 21 ‐ 1KM 0 accommodate media, no streaming Squash Yes 1 NSC No Swimming Yes 1 NSC ` Table Tennis Yes 2 x halls NSC 1 NSC Yes via Gov't wifi & cameras (see notes) Tennis Yes ‐ Albany & Douglas Club 1 Douglas Yes ‐ fixed camaras via internet & Youtube Triathlon Yes ‐ Ramsey / Douglas 1 15 miles 0 Yes varous course locations Volleyball Yes ‐ NSC/Braddan 1 Douglas accommodate media, no streaming Facilities Sport How many  technical  officials on‐ Island that  meet By‐Law  standard How many  technical  officials need  to be brought  to Island to  officiate that  meet By‐Laws 75%+=1,  50‐ 74%=2,  25‐ 49%=3, 0‐ 24%=4 Hosted  = 1 not  hosted  =0 Yes = 1 No =  0 Year Level of Event No of  competi tors Yes/ No No in 2022 Yes/No Yes = 1 No = 0 How Many 50 or less = 0, 51 to 100 = 1,  101 to 250 = 2, 251 to 500 = 3,  500+ = 4 Archery 0 6 100% 1 2001 Island Games 58 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 unlimited 4 Athletics 10 to 12 100% 1 2023/2022/2 022 Parish  Walk/Easter  Festival of  Running/IoM  Marathon & Half  Marathon 1030/50 0/369 1 Jnr‐ Yes Jnr‐440/Snr‐ 426 1 Yes if grandstand updated 1 500 grandstand  plus 2500 4 Badminton 3 12 80% 1 2001/2011 70/86 1 Jnr‐ Yes Jnr‐191/Snr‐ 262 1             LL WE W LD U IL E T           WOULD REQUIRE USE OF THE SMALL SPECTATOR STANDS THAT WERE USED FOR THE  COMMONWEALTH YOUTH GAMES FOR THE BACK HALL & FOR COMPETITORS IN THE MAIN  HALL. WE WOULD ALSO REQUIRE INDIVIDUAL SEATING AS WELL ‐ SPECTATOR CAPACITY WILL  1 200 2 Basketball 4 12 75% 1 2001/2021/2 022 International/  Club/Club 168/40/ 40 1 Yes Jnr‐40/Snr‐ 65 1 Yes at NSC ‐ seating for 200 + 100 around courts 1 300 2 Cycling 2 8 80% 1 2017/2004‐ 2023/2023 National British  Road  Championships/ National IoM  Youth  Tour/Internation al UCI Gran  Fondo 240/250 350/100 0 1 Yes Jnr‐495/Snr‐ 450 1 Yes at roadside or plantation 1 unlimited 4 Football 20 28 58% 2 2014/2021/2 022 Inter leagur  County/NWC  League club/ see  previous 40/40/4 0 1 Yes Jnr‐2173/Snr‐ 1484 1 Yes ‐ Bowl 3,000, Rushen 500, Peel 500, Ramsey 500 1 3000 4 Golf 10 0 0% 4 2023 National 60 1 Yes Jnr‐200/Snr‐ 2098 1 Yes 1 unlimited 4 Gymnastics 5 13 72% 2 2011/2016/2 019 International/Ho me  Nations/Internati onal 32/30/8 3 1 Yes Jnr‐735/Snr‐ 15 1 Yes 1 250 eache venue 3 Lawn Bowls Martial Arts (Judo included) 0 15 100% 1 2018 Club 30 1 Yes Jnr‐30/Snr‐ 12 1 Yes 1 NSC seating 2 Sailing 1 2 67% 2 2014/2021/2 022 Count/club/club 200/54/ 48 1 Yes Jnr‐75/Snr‐ 334 1 Yes 1 unlimited 4 Shooting 5 12 71% 2 2019/2022/2 023 UK National all 100/60/ 45 1 Yes Jnr‐53/Snr‐ 480 1 Yes 1 Sinclair ‐ 50+,  Meary Veg ‐ TBC,  Blue Point ‐ TBC,  Peveril ‐ TBC,  Braddan  Community  Centre/Centre 21 ‐ TBC 1 Squash 0 20 100% 1 2018 Club 150 1 Yes Jnr‐30/Snr‐ 130 1 Yes ‐ limited viewing 1 limited 1 Swimming 30 15 33% 3 6 meets per  year Local 650 1 Jnr‐50/Snr‐ 600 1 Yes 1 300 3 Table Tennis 3 14 88% 1 2015/2019/2 022 International all 85/90/1 30 1 Yes Jnr‐21/Snr‐ 86 1 Yes 1 As per NSC  seating 2 Tennis 5 8 62% 2 2012/2021 County all 48/44 1 Yes Jnr‐137/Snr‐ 404 1 Yes 1 75+ 1 Triathlon 5 0 0% 4 2020/2021/2 022 Club all 77/65/6 1 1 Jnr‐0/Snr‐87 1 Yes 1 unlimited 4 Volleyball 8 12 60% 2 2022/2022/2 023 National/county/ national 48/49/1 00 1 Yes Jnr‐14/Snr‐ 43 1 Yes 1 As per NSC  seating 2 Officials Impact What large scale event/s has you sport  hosted on the Island Junior & Senior  participation Can proposed venue/s accommodate spectators Sport Is you sport  recognised by IoM  Sport In process to be  recognised Equipment  Officials Total Cost <50k+ =1, 25‐ 49K = 2, 10/24K  = 3, <10k = 4  Full breakdown  attached  Yes/No Yes= 0, no = 1 Full breakdown  attached  Yes/No Yes = 1, No = 0 Yes/No £ £ Yes/No Archery                                                     5                                                      9                              9                           2   Yes   No  1  N/A Yes 1 N/A Athletics                50,000                                12                          ‐                   50,000            6                           1   No   Yes  0  Government will  supply the cost to  replace track Yes 1 N/A Badminton                12,000                                   3                             5,000                          4                 17,000          13                           3   Yes   No  1  N/A Yes 1 N/A Basketball                  2,850                                    1                          10,020                           8                 12,870          17                           3   Yes   No  1  N/A No 0 Yes Cycling                26,000                                   6                             9,000                          7                 35,000            7                           2   Yes   N   1  N/A Yes 1 N/A Football                11,100                                   3                          42,000                         32                 53,100            4                           1   Yes              1  No Yes 1 N/a Golf                  13,000                                    3                          ‐                   13,000          16                           3   No  1  Yes 1 N/a Gymnastics                15,000                                   4                          ‐                   15,000          15                           3   no    Possibly 2 new apparatus  0  No Yes 1 N/a Lawn Bowls                                 ‐                            ‐                            ‐              1  Judo                                 ‐                               7,200                          6                   7,200          18                           4   Yes   No  1  N/a Yes 1 N/a Sailing             198,000                                 47                             3,500                          3               201,500            1                           1   Yes   No  1  N/a Yes 1 N/a Shooting                13,000                                   3                          20,000                         15                 33,000            8                           2   Yes                                                                       26,000  0  yes Yes 1 N/a Squash  Unknown                          ‐              1                           4   No   Yes   0  No Yes 1 N/a Swimming  Only  hospitality +  venue hire                          ‐              1                           4   No   No  1  No Yes 1 N/a Table Tennis                20,000                                   5                          ‐                   20,000          12                           3   on form   No  1  N/a Yes 1 N/a Tennis                12,035                                   3                          10,880                           8                 22,915          10                           3   Yes   No  1  N/a Yes 1 N/a Triathlon                20,000                                   5                                   ‐                           ‐                   20,000          12                           3   Yes   No  1  N/a Yes 1 N/a Volleyball                  5,436                                    1                          10,760                           8                 16,196          14                           3   Yes                                                                         3,139  0  Yes Yes 1 N/a                   Gymnastics,  Squash,  Athletics,  Swimming Does not inc'l  Squash, Table  Tennis, Football,  Athletics Cost Governance Total cost to facilitate sport as per IG By‐Laws Is capital investment required to host sport per IG By‐Laws

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PAPER FOR DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, SPORT AND CULTURE SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM MEETING

Chief Executive, Department of Education, Sport and Culture Mr G Kinrade Responsible DESC Director Mr G Kinrade, Chief Executive Officer Responsible Officer

Minute point to be sent to:

Date of meeting

Title of paper Selection of the Island Games Sports for 2029

Purpose of the Paper: To inform the Department of the rationale and decision of which Sports have been selected for the 2029 Island Games.

What is the intention of this paper?
Information Only Are there any inter-Departmental implications? Yes If yes, which other Departments are involved? DOI Are there any legal implications? No If so, have you sought legal advice from the Policy Hub Team and been provided assurance that you can proceed?
Choose an item Policy Hub comments:

Signed by a member of the DESC Policy Hub;
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Insert electronic signature Are there any financial implications? Yes Have you sought financial advice from the DESC Finance Team and been provided assurance that you can proceed? No Finance Team comments:

Are there any HR implications? Yes If so, have you sought HR advice and been provided assurance that you can proceed? Choose an item HR comments: Signed by the HR Business Partner;
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Are there any GDPR implications? No Data Protection Impact Assessment undertaken? Not applicable Has detailed evaluation undertaken? Not applicable Are there any Equality Act Implications? If so, please append a copy of the impact assessment No The paper relates only to DESC’s core or statutory responsibilities Not Applicable

DESC Director/Divisional Leader Comments:

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Introduction The Isle of Man is the home of the Island Games which was first established in 1985 as part of the year of Sport. The Games have since grown and become an established international event taking place every 2 years in one of the 23 Islands that now participate. The Isle of Man last hosted the Island Games in 2001,and is an international event of 7 days of competition involving 14 sports and around 4,000 competitors, coaches, officials and spectators from the Islands involved.
Following meetings and presentations in Guernsey at the 2023 Games, the Isle of Man has been awarded ‘preferred bidder status’ by the International Island Games Committee (IIGA). This decision will likely be ratified and confirmed in July 2024 in Orkney at the IIGA AGM, which is held 12 months before the Orkney Island Games in 2025. Appendix 1 – Bid document
Treasury approval for revenue funding of £1.9million has been agreed in April 2022 (Treasury Paper 22/249), which is based on a budget forecast build at 2021 prices. Recent inflationary increase would suggest that a more accurate figure is now in excess of £2million and by 2029 will be greater still.

Background Following the presentation of the IOM 2029 bid at the 2023 Guernsey Games, an inspection visit of the IIGA took place in October 2023 to look at the Island’s sports facility portfolio and sporting infrastructure. The inspection visit team also met with the 2029 Bid / Organising Committee, which consists of senior officers from the following Departments:
• DOI Bus Vannin (Transport) • DfE Visit IOM (Hotel accommodation) • DHA (Policing) • DOI Airport (Travel) • DHA (Emergency Planning)
• IGAM (Island Games of Mann) Association
• IOM Sport
• DESC (Manx Sport & Recreation)

Whilst recognising that there will be a financial cost to hosting the 2029 Island Games, there will also be an economic benefit to the Island too. With the anticipated number of people travelling and staying on the Isle of Man for the duration of the Games, it is anticipated the economic benefit achieved will be greater than the cost to host the Games.
Data taken from https://www.gov.im/media/1365787/2019-02-22-passenger-survey-annual- report-2018-v2.pdf identifies that the average visitor spend (2018) was £88.90 per day. The Island Games will be a 7 day event and is anticipated to bring approximately 4,000 people to the Isle of Man – therefore generating an economic benefit of around £2,489,200 (at 2018 prices).

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Engagement

The Isle of Man is fortunate in that it has the facilities, infrastructure and capability to host any of the 18 Island Games Sports and as a result, the Bid / Organising Committee believed engagement with all sports prior to the final decision and selection of sports was necessary. A survey / questionnaire was sent to all 18 sports to understand their appetite for being involved in the 2029 Games and to ascertain key information from each in regards to the following areas: • Current participation levels (junior, adult, male and female) on Island and in previous Island Games • Facilities required and proposed locations • Technical Officials (current levels and requirements for the Games)
• Impact, including spectator capability and capacity • Cost
• Governance Appendix 2 - Questionnaire document
Some follow up cor

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