Young people from Devon are getting the opportunity to show off their sporting talents this Friday 28 June 2013 as they compete in a Sainsbury’s School Games Festival.
Future sporting stars could be unearthed at the event at Exeter as young people compete across a range of sports including Rounders, Aquathlon, Athletics, Golf, Indoor Rowing, Mini Tennis and Orienteering.
Rebecca Skinner, School Games Organiser for the St Luke’s School Sport Partnership said:
“We are really excited to be hosting the Sainsbury’s Summer School Games in Exeter, and are delighted that...
Next Sunday, 30 brave participants from Exeter and beyond, will be dusting off their trainers and perfecting their shimmying at 'The Ultimate Danceathon' for Cancer Research UK. Three local instructors will be joining forces to deliver three hours of dance fitness. Included in the day will be the ever-popular 'Zumba', up-and-coming Bollywood fitness sensation 'Just Jhoom!', and 'Swagga Fit'; a fantastic new workout developed by the local 'Vibes Dance Company'!
'The Ultimate Danceathon' will be taking place at Active Fitness near Topsham, and places are still available for anyone...
The Dame Kelly Holmes (DKH) Legacy Trust’s team of world-class athletes will be in Plymouth this June to help inspire the next generation.
The double Olympic champion’s charity is running its ‘Get on Track’ programme, where elite athletes mentor young people to get them into employment, education or training, as well as motivating them to lead healthier lifestyles and take part in sport on a regular basis. The DKH Legacy Trust will be working alongside Active Devon and the Plymouth YMCA to help support the group.
Paralympic Swimmer David Hill, Olympic Swimmer Cassie Patten...
Sport clubs across the Exeter, East and Mid Devon area are taking up the opportunity of free support to help them run their club and grow their membership, making the most of the workshops on funding and marketing through social media on offer on the night.
County Sport Partnership Active Devon is delivering the Club Support evening on Monday 10 June at Exeter City Football Club, St James’ Park, Exeter and are urging all sports clubs to utilise this free resource.
The evenings offer clubs the opportunity to find out about the latest programmes and the workshops will focus...
Devon Active Communities is set to help more local people get into sport thanks to £250,000 of National Lottery funding from Sport England’s Community Sport Activation Fund.
Thousands more young people in Devon are to benefit from the sporting legacy after Sport England announced an extra £24 million to expand and extend its successful Sportivate programme.
The National Lottery funding means Sportivate can continue helping 14- to 25-year-olds to get involved in sports from judo and tennis to wakeboarding and parkour until 2017.
The initiative is run in Devon by County Sport Partnership, Active Devon. New figures shows that 3,521 teenagers and young adults in the county have already benefitted from free or discounted six-to-eight week sports...
Over a thousand young people from across Devon braved freezing conditions to shine at this week’s Devon Winter School Games, part of the national Sainsbury’s School Games, held at the University of Exeter at St Luke’s Science and Sports College.
Nine different sports were on offer, with the only casualty of the poor weather conditions being the cycling competition, cancelled due to a flooded course. The children bravely battled through the flurries of snow to compete in football, hockey and rugby. Those competing at netball were luckier, taking advantage of the new covered courts...
Active Devon has today announced the finalists of the prestigious Devon Sports Awards.
Running for over ten years, the awards attract hundreds of nominations each year, but this year saw a record number of nominations that were judged by an independent panel of experts last week.
The ceremony, hosted by Jenny Walrond (BBC Spotlight) takes place at Sandy Park, Exeter on Friday 10 May, where the winners of each category will be announced. In a partnership formed with local charity The Exeter Foundation, Active Devon will be opening up tickets to the event, which include a...
Against the backdrop of last week’s announcement that school sport is set to be transformed thanks to a £150m-a-year boost that will improve coaching for the youngest pupils and inspire the Olympic and Paralympic stars of the future, over 1,000 Devon school children aged between 9 and 18 years and over 200 young volunteers are preparing to take part in the Devon Winter School Games at Exeter University on Wednesday 27 March.
The national Sainsbury’s School Games programme is coordinated by a Local Organising Committee in Devon which is chaired by Hugh Bellamy (Principal of South...
A new Special Olympics club in Exeter will celebrate gaining full accreditation from Special Olympics GB in an official opening this week.
Bob Billson from Special Olympics GB (a provider of year-round sports training and competition programmes for children and adults with intellectual (learning) disabilities) will make the presentation to Special Olympics Exeter & District Club at 7pm at The Stansfield Centre on Falcon Road.
The club has been running activity sessions for young people with disabilities since January and caters for the community of Exeter and its...
