Community Sports Projects
Wyre Forest District Council has
employed a Physical Activity Officer to develop a range of physical
activity initiatives. The main aim of the role is to increase the
physical activity levels of the young people of Wyre Forset during
term time and holiday periods.
These projects include:
Swim Bus
Residents of Oldington and Foley Park, Broadwaters, Greenhill,
Comberton and the Horsefair are able to access the FREE swim
bus 
(113K) . This service runs every Saturday to The Glades Leisure
Centre, Kidderminster.
Please email
sports development for further information.
High NRG Clubs at Broadwaters
Wyre Forest District Council is working in partnership with the
Oldington and Foley Park
Community Network to provide High NRG healthy living club at St
Oswalds Primary School .
The NRG clubs are all about fun, fitness and food! They are held
every Monday during term time and aim to increase children's
activity levels and promote health messages through playing
physical activity games. There is also the opportunity to take part in dance sessions with our full time
dance instructor.
The sessions cover all sorts of topics from encouraging
children to eat 5 portions of fruit and vegetables a day and
benefits of drinking water, to strategies for children to combat
bullying.
The sessions cost just 50p and take place at:
St Oswalds Primary School, Kidderminster
- Every Monday
- 3.45pm - 6.00pm
National Family Week - Sports Day 2010
Wyre Forest District Council brings family fun to Kidderminster
to celebrate National Family Week 2010.
National Family Week, the UK’s biggest celebration of family
life, kicked off the summer halfterm holidays between
31st May and 6th June with over 5000
family-friendly events and activities taking place across the
country. Wyre Forest District Council was proud to be part of this
great family initiative and to promote positive family life. On
Friday 4th June 2010, the Council’s Sports Development
Team held its own “Sports Day” for families in support of National
Family Week.
Throughout the afternoon families were able to participate in
numerous sporting activities such as basketball, football, dance,
cheerleading, tennis, cricket and ultimate frisbee. Due to the
excellent weather, the event saw over 40 families being physically
active with family and friends within St Georges Park. With thanks
to the Psychedelic Rhinos Ultimate Frisbee club for offering their
support throughout the afternoon provided families with the
opportunity to play a different sporting activity.
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Cheerleading in the park.
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Acrobatics in park. |
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Football on the multi-purpose pitch. |
Sport in the Park
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Wyre Forest District Council’s Sports Development team aims to
encourage and increase opportunities for children of all abilities
to take part in sport and develop their skills within a safe
environment. As a result, during the Easter Holidays Wyre Forest
District Council organised and held multi-sports sessions within
recreational parks across the district. |
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The sessions were offered to boys and girls aged 8-14 years to
take part in sporting activities, to learn new skills and utilise
those skills within competitive small sided games. |
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The progamme of activities involved tennis, Kwik cricket,
basketball, football and rounders. As the weather improved towards
the end of the week we were able to get more young people playing
sport with a maximum of 15 children at Shaw Hedge Park in Bewdley.
As well as Shaw Hedge Park we were able to offer activities at
Stourport Memorial Park, Areley Kings Park and St Georges Park
throughout the two weeks. |
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Community Sports Coach, Lucy Savage who delivered the sessions
said
“The park sessions were a great opportunity for the children to
try something new during the school holidays and to be physically
active with family and friends. The sports development team will
aim to hold more park sessions throughout the summer.”
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"Just Smash It"
During February half term 2010 the Wyre Forest
District Council sports development team organised and delivered
“turn up and play” badminton sessions at the Glades Leisure Centre.
The event attracted a large number of young people and a several
adults totalling 55 physically active participants over
the three days.
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The event provided children with mixed abilities the
opportunity to take part in competitive matches as well as small
games with their family and friends. With thanks to the Patrick
Lucas (Badminton Development Officer) and The Glades Leisure
Centre for kindly providing the necessary equipment throughout
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Lets Kick Racism out of Football Week
The Wyre Forest District
Council “Showed Racism the RED
card”
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The Wyre Forest District Council in conjunction with
Worcestershire Football Association held the
‘One Game,
One Community weeks in action’
throughout October half term 2009 .
During the week qualified coaches delivered free coaching sessions
using “the beautiful game” as a tool to raise awareness of
racism. |
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The sessions were run by community sports coaches who were
driven to make young people aware of the issue. With help from
Worcestershire FA and Barnardos we were able to give away brilliant
prizes including Xbox 360 and Nintendo DS computer games, ipods
and “lets kick racism out of football” t-shirts. |
We had a maximum of 14 children incorporating
a mixture of cultures and genders with attendees from the local
Bangladeshi community within St Georges.
Next year the Wyre Forest District Council aim
to deliver the “Lets Kick Racism out of Football” campaign during
October half term 2010 throughout the district.
