Sport News
Sport Unlimited success
September 2nd, 2010
Are you aged between five and 19? Would you like to take part in more sport and physical activity? Then Sport Unlimited could be just for you!
A huge variety of additional activity has been created over the summer term at various locations predominantly running after school, and also at weekends.
Cricket, BMX riding, street sport, futsal, tennis, fencing, trampolining, multi activities, angling and activities for disabled young people were just some of the activities run through the Sport Unlimited scheme across the borough this summer.
Tags: Newport football sessions hailed
September 1st, 2010The success of two football sessions held for young people in Newport last week has been hailed.
The sessions, which took place on Wednesday 25th August, were organised by the Newport Local Policing Teams and Telford & Wrekin Council and were aimed at boys and girls aged between 5 and 15.
The first session was held in the morning at Church Aston playing fields, while the second session was held in the afternoon at Tibberton playing fields.
Summer Holiday Football Fun for Shrewsbury Youngsters
August 19th, 2010By Jess Bracken
Over 100 young people in Shrewsbury are set to kick their summer holiday boredom into touch when they take part in a major football tournament.
Starting today (AUG 19) and running until tomorrow, youngsters from across the town will be playing five-a-side at the the football pitches at Severndale School in Monkmoor, between 10am and 2pm.
Football Crazy in the Midlands
August 17th, 2010By Jess Bracken
BT reveals that our West Midlands men spend 26,461 hours absorbed by football, of which more than half of the men in the West Midlands would miss spending time with the family, forty nine percent would miss family birthdays, ten percent would be prepared to miss the birth of their own child, forty one percent would miss a hot date a big football match and even in the recession twenty five percent of unemployed Britons who support a team would miss a job interview to watch their team play.
Council backs £4.5m sports bid
May 12th, 2010Telford & Wrekin Council is committed to supporting AFC Telford United and the Telford College of Arts and Technology as they bid to secure £4.5m funding for a new sports hall, artificial pitch and five a side football complex.
The football club and the college are putting a bid in to Sport England that proposes a capital programme to develop a range of community and regional sports facilities.
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Children to be issued with tag ruby certificates
January 12th, 2010On Friday 15th January, a group of school children in Madeley will be issued with certificates by members of the South Telford Local Policing Team for taking part in a series of successful tag rugby sessions.
The youngsters – aged between 8 and 10 - from Alexander Fleming School will be presented with their certificates by Community Support Officer Shane Goodman at a specially arranged presentation that will take place at the end of the morning’s school assembly.
Wolves Donate Soccer Kit to Shrewsbury Youngsters
December 17th, 2009
A children’s soccer team from Shrewsbury called the Harlescott Wolves has received official backing from it Premiership namesakes. Mighty Wolverhampton Wanderers has not only given the youngsters its blessing, but provided almost £2,000 in sponsorship, including two complete playing strips.
The Harlescott Wolves was set up by the Local Policing Team who felt regular football sessions would provide a healthy activity for bored youngsters who might otherwise become involved in anti-social behaviour.
Borough kids encouraged to follow in the footsteps of sporting greats
December 15th, 2009With Andy Murray currently ranked Number 4 in the world, Telford & Wrekin Council is looking for aspiring tennis players in the borough to follow his great example.
The Council is looking for 108 children aged five to eight to enrol on nine mini-tennis courses spread across the borough at a cost of just £10 for the course – the equivalent of £1 per session.
The courses will be run indoors at Council Leisure Centres - Oakengates, Phoenix in Dawley, Stirchley and Madeley after school and at weekends from January to March.
Students head for South Africa
December 7th, 2009Students from a Telford college are poised to pre-empt Premiership football stars like Wayne Rooney, John Terry and Steven Gerrard by going on a trip of a lifetime to South Africa.
The group of six pupils from Sutherland Business and Enterprise College will fly on Friday (DEC 11) to the country that will host football’s FIFA World Cup next summer.
Pupils and staff from the school will be spending three days in Johannesburg before travelling to neighbouring country Lesotho, where an international youth and student co-operative will be held.
