Active Norfolk Youth Games 2009
A date for your diary!
This year's Active Norfolk Youth Games will take place on Thursday 18th June at the UEA
Sportspark, with the swimming gala taking place the following Friday 26th June
This popular annual event is open to all of Norfolk's Special Schools and some
neighbouring schools in Lowestoft as well as young people with a disability in mainstream
high schools. The games are also open to any young people who attend any of Norfolk's
multi-sport clubs. A range of sports and activities will be on offer this year
including old favourites like Zone Hockey, Tennis, Badminton and Athletics together with
new events for this year such as Curling, Boccia and Capoeira. The event is all
about participation with everyone encouraged to come along and have a go. This year will
see bigger opening and closing ceremonies and stalls with information points for parents.
Martin Symons has a rare condition called Klippel-Feil Syndrome which is a
musculo-skeletal deformity and associated conditions. In the 90's he undertook a number of
challenges including climbing Snowdon, Ben Nevis and visiting Nepal. Martin has always
been a very active person until in 2001 when he suffered respiratory failure. In the
last week of June 2009 he will undertake his first challenge since 2001 and will cross
England on the Hadrian's Wall Cycle route. It runs from Bowness-on-Solway in the west to
Tynemouth in the east, a journey of 100 miles coast to coast. Martin will spend 3-4 hours
in the 'saddle' each day covering between 15 and 20 miles. The journey will take 7 days.
To complete the challenge, Martin will require a full 8 hours on his respirator each night
to recover enough strength for the following days adventure! For more information or
for details on the charity he is fundraising for and how to sponsor Martin please visit www.martinsymons.com
Adult Multi-Sports Festival
Active Norfolk have teamed up with Football in the Community's Aviva Ability Counts
Programme to deliver a 2 day Multi Sports Festival to be held at the UEA Sportspark.
The Festival will be held on Wednesday 24th June and Thursday 25th June giving
adults with all disabilities the opportunity to take part in 10 different sports. These
will be Archery, Athletics, Tennis, Table Tennis, Short Cricket, Basketball, Rock
Climbing, Football, Fencing and Weighlifting. Anyone who wants more information or a
booking form should contact Darran Lovell on 01603 761122 or email Darran.lovell@ncfc-canaries.co.uk
Special Surfing Sessions
Students from Sidestrand School will be riding the waves in Cromer this summer with the
Glide Surf School. Surf Relief funding will provide a series of lessons for these lucky
youngsters before a special celebration beach fun day in July, which will be organised in
partnership between Glide Surf School, Active Norfolk and North Norfolk School Sport
Partnership. This will be open to any young person with a disability across the county and
will be totally FREE!
Active Norfolk Course
The Coaching Disabled Performers Workshop on May 7th is now fully booked. Due to demand it
is very likely another one will be arranged before September. For more information or to
register an interest in the next course, please contact Ian Grange on 01603 697020 or
email ian.grange@activenorfolk.org |
County Swimming Co-ordinators
The ASA is the National Governing Body for Swimming and its associated disciplines in
England with its headquarters situated in the centre of Loughborough. Applications are
invited for the exciting new posts of County Swimming Coordinators, which are required to
promote the Government's Free Swimming initiative and to ensure a lasting sporting legacy
from the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games.
Roles are available in the following counties:
London - 2 positions
West Midlands - Coventry, Solihull & Warwickshire (1 position)
and Black Country (1 position)
South East - Oxfordshire (1 position) and Kent (1 position)
East - Norfolk (1 position), Cambridgeshire (1 position), Essex
(1 position) and Hertfordshire (1 position)
East Midlands - Derbyshire (1 position) and
Northamptonshire (1 position)
North West - Merseyside (1 position)
Salary: £27,799 per annum (plus bonus scheme and contributory pension)
Contract: Full Time - All Hours Worked
Location: Provisionally within County Sports Partnerships
The role will involve helping create successful partnerships, in particular with local
authorities, to secure the desired culture change required in and around the swimming
experience, with the aim of encouraging more people to swim and more frequently. Bonuses
will be awarded for the achievement of set KPIs, standards and sales targets.
Successful candidates must have the ability to 'champion' swimming and have a clear
understanding of the impact this project can have on the community and on health and
sporting agendas.
Excellent communication skills through various mediums and at all levels are essential.
The successful candidates must also have proven experience of sales, with a track record
of delivering/exceeding targets and of adhering to performance/quality systems.
Excellent project and time management skills with an ability to work effectively as a team
and on your own initiative are also required. Knowledge of UKCC and the ASA products
including the awards and Swim 21 would be advantageous.
The ASA is committed to diversification of its work force and welcomes applications from
all sections of the community. The ASA has a non-smoking policy. PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED
NOT APPLY.
The closing date for applications: Wednesday 20 May 2009 at 12:00noon. Interview date:
Thursday 28 and Friday 29 May 2009.
To obtain an application form and job description please contact the ASA employment line
on 01509 618703 (24 hours), e-mail personnelservices@swimming.org
or write to the Personnel Department, the ASA, 39 Granby Street, Loughborough,
Leicestershire. LE11 3DU.
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