Active Sussex believes in the power of the Community Games programme to reach and engage communities. In 2015, Active Sussex has engaged with over 3,000 people through the programme. The CSP provides a small grant of £200 to clubs and community organisations to set up local events to try and get people more active. The application process is kept simple, which is attractive to those small clubs who might not have a huge capacity.
One of the events supported included Arundel Festival. In 2015 they decided to get the whole town dancing. It was a huge success with many local people taking part and attending rehearsals in the lead up – not only getting active on the day but before the event too.