Active Gloucestershire to Celebrate Paralympic Handover
Active Gloucestershire is going to celebrate the Paralympic Handover by hosting an event for all the 10 -15talented disabled pupils from each of the six School Sports Partnerships who have been selected from local events that took place between April and July this year.
The celebration will be a 2 hour session at Cheltenham Leisure Centre on the 17th September between 6pm and 8pm. With the SEN Youth Games only a week later, the celebration of the Paralympic Handover will be used to promote Disability sport here in Gloucestershire.
Register Now for the Paralympic Handover Resource!
Team South West and Sport England are keen to promote the Paralympic Handover Resource: http://paralympichandover.london2012.com/
They are trying to encourage as many schools and colleges as possible to register on the site so that they have details for future communications and so they know where activities are taking place. They are particularly keen to increase the number of primary schools registered from Gloucestershire.
To date they have received just over 300 registrations from schools and colleges – collectively these institutions educate over 300,000 pupils and students. Within the South West they have received 54 registrations from primary, secondary, special schools and colleges - 8 of these from Gloucestershire.
Once registered, Team South West will support schools and colleges by alerting local, regional and national media to any activities that they have planned.
New sports clubs in Gloucestershire
A range of new SEN sports clubs are starting up in Gloucestershire. These include:
3 new SEN multi sports clubs covering various sports such as football and athletics:
- A junior multi sports club for children with SEN and their siblings/friends in Gloucester at GL1. For details contact Anne Anderson; aandersen@glos.ac.uk or Martin Lees; mlees@glos.ac.uk. Alternatively call: 01242 715190
- A multi sports club for adults with disabilities is starting up in Gloucester at GL1. For details contact: Jon Edmunds, 01452 596659; jonathan.edmunds@gloucester.gov.uk
- A junior multi sports club is starting up in Cheltenham at Christchurch College on Saturday mornings. For details contact Craig Mortiboys: 01242 262626.
In addition the following are being established:
- A new swimming session has been timetabled at GL1 for children with disabilities starting 23rd April from 4.30 - 5.15 pm. Contact Julie Shepherd on 01452 396666 for more information.
- A competitive BOCCIA club is starting 30th April at the National Star college from 7.00 - 8.30pm. This club is suitable for wheelchair users. For more information contact Anne: 01242 715201
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There are new weekly tennis sessions for juniors at Ostalls Indoor Tennis Centre, Gloucester from 4pm - 4.45pm and 4.45pm - 5.30pm during term time and Adult sessions from 7.30pm - 8.30pm. These are run on Thursdays - call 01452 396969 or email Tennis@gloucester.gov.uk for more information.
Special Olympics of Great Britain 2009
The countdown to the Special Olympics in Leicester in 2009 has begun. The games will start with an opening ceremony at the Walkers Stadium on July 25, 2009. Anyone wanting more details about the 2009 Special Olympics should ring: (0116) 238 5000 or visit the Special Olympics GB website.
Other news
Visit the BBC disability sport web pages by clicking here. A confidence building motor skills programme for children with coordination difficulties / DCD / Dyspraxia is currently running during term time for children aged 5-10. For more information see the flyer by clicking here. Stroud Ability Sports Club started in 2005 and currently runs 6 sessions of sport and physical activity a week with funding from Sport England. To read more about the Club and events taking place in the Stroud area follow this link. News archive
