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Sports EventsFind out what sports events/programmes are coming up in Ballymena:
BALLYMENA SUMMER FUN PROGRAMME CONFIRMED FOR 2011!
Ballymena Borough Council is pleased to offer another action packed Summer Fun Programme containing a host of activities for local children and young people to enjoy during the summer holidays. The activities are organised through the Development, Leisure and Cultural Services Department of Ballymena Borough Council as well as others provided by local sports clubs and facilities. So if you have been wondering how to keep the children occupied during the eight long weeks of the summer holidays, then look no further! This year’s Ballymena Summer Fun Programme kicks off in July through August and includes a variety of courses and activities to keep the children entertained. It features a host of activities, for all abilities and interests, keeping all those young minds and bodies happy over the long summer break. Activities are taking place right across the Borough including Seven Towers Leisure Centre, People’s Park, Ballymena Showgrounds and The Braid to name but a few. Leaflets, containing further details on the programme, can be obtained from any of the above venues.
For further information on the Summer Fun Programme please contact Gary Boyd, Sports Development Unit by email gary.boyd@ballymena.gov.uk or call 028 2563 8510. The Summer Fun Brochure is available to dowload below. Here’s to a fun-filled summer in 2011!
ACTIVE COMMUNITIES PROGRAMME Funded by Sport Northern Ireland, ‘Active Communities’ is a programme that aims to increase participation in sport and physical recreation in communities throughout NI, especially amongst the under represented groups including women and girls, people with a disability and older people. Sport Northern Ireland will invest up to £13.5 million in the employment, deployment and training of a network of over 100 coaches who will facilitate the delivery of a wide range of sports and activities in all 26 district council areas of NI. Thanks to this investment, Ballymena, Carrickfergus and Larne Borough Councils are working in partnership to employ specialist coaches and activity leaders to deliver a range of sporting and recreational activities across the 3 Boroughs. These activities include Football, Basketball, Cricket, Dance and Physical Activity. Coaches and leaders will deliver physical activity and sport in school, community and club settings across the 3 Boroughs over the next 4 years. Ballymena Borough Council will have access to a full-time multi sports coach and a physical activity leader specialising in Dance, both of whom have been Access NI checked and hold First Aid Qualifications:
Active Communities will be open to everyone but there will be a particular emphasis on creating opportunities for underrepresented groups such as women and girls, older people and people with a disability to participate in sport and physical recreation. If you would be interested in setting up a meeting with a view to having one or both of our coaches come to your organisation to conduct a programme or to discuss other qualifications which our coaches have please contact Katrina McCaughan, Sports Development Officer on 028 2563 8510 or alternatively email katrina.mccaughan@ballymena.gov.uk and we will arrange to come out and meet with you in the coming weeks.
Free tickets are now available for the 2011 Boccia World Cup!
The CPISRA Boccia World Cup, which will take place at the University of Ulster’s Jordanstown Campus from the 20 -26th August 2011, is the first London 2012 pre games training tournament to be attracted to Northern Ireland. It is being organised by the University of Ulster, GB Boccia and Disability Sports NI. The event is sanctioned by the international governing body for the sport CPISRA, and is being funded by UK Sport, Sport Northern Ireland, Belfast City Council and Newtownabbey Borough Council.
Boccia is a Paralympic sport designed specifically for athletes with high levels of disability, including people with cerebral palsy. It is one of only three Paralympic sports that does not have an Olympic counterpart. It is a target ball sport. The aim of the game is simple; to get your balls closer to the white target ball than your opponent. It is one of the fastest growing Paralympic Sports and is now played in over 50 countries across the world including Northern Ireland.
Boccia is an intensely tactical and skilful sport. A successful player needs the accuracy of a darts player, the geometric precision of a snooker star and the ability to plan several shots ahead like a chess Grandmaster. At first glance it seems sedate but the spectator swiftly gets drawn in by the ebb and flow of the game. One ball can change the game completely and the tension can sometimes be unbearable.
This is a unique once in a lifetime opportunity to see the sport played at the highest competitive level, so book your tickets now.
Ticket Schedule
Tickets will be available for ‘First’ and ‘Second’ sessions for each of the six days of competition as described in the grid below. Tickets for the opening ceremony will be by invitation only.
Ticket Allocation
Tickets are free of charge, and will be allocated to individuals & groups by Disability Sports NI on a first come first served basis.
Tickets will be available for up to a maximum of four competition sessions, subject to availability.
To book your tickets contact Disability Sports NI now on:
Telephone: (028) 9038 7062
Textphone: (028) 9038 7064 Email: email@dsni.co.uk This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Kind regards
Anne
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