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SCA Flyer June 2018

Date Event Venue Cost if with the group Cost if you come with own support Start time
4th June Pool/Snooker 22 Club, Moorgate, Ormskirk. £10 £5 7:30pm-9pm.
6th June Sailing at Southport Marine Lake West Lancs Yacht Club,         Marine Drive, Southport PR8 1SQ. £10 £5 7pm-9pm.
7th June Bowling Bowling at AMF Wigan. Please pick the bowling nearest your house. £10 £6 7:30pm
11th June Swimming Nye Bevan Swimming Baths, Skelmersdale. £10 £5 7pm-8:30pm.
13th June Boccia and New Age   Kurling The Arts Centre, Burscough Wharf. £10 £5 7.30pm-9pm.
18th June Dance with McDonald Dance Burscough British Legion, Lord St, Burscough. Session by McDonald Dance.

 

 £10 £5 7:30pm-9pm.
20th June Nintendo Switch Night and Virtual       Reality Night The Arts Centre, Burscough Wharf. £10 £5 7.30pm-9pm.
25th June Bowling in Southport Bowling at Southport. £10 £6 7:30pm
28th June Aerobics The Old People’s Club, Lord St,           Burscough. £7 £4 7:30pm-8:30pm

 

Sailing Taster Night 2018

Sporting Challenge Activities had a unique opportunity this week on 16th May when the group took part in a Sailing Taster Night. The night was organised by West Lancs Yacht Club in Southport . Some event photos are below, more to follow. We tried sailing boats and a speed boat. The group is going again on the 6th June.

Edward McCarthy Activities Organiser said: “We had a lot of fun. It was great seeing people get onto the water for the first time. A big thank-you to WLYC from the group.”

For more details visit- https://wlyc.org.uk/

For information on Sporting Challenge call Edward on 07971 299606 or email EdwardatEMSS@gmail.com

 

Rotary Club Ormskirk

Sporting Challenge have been awarded £250 from the Ormskirk Rotary Club to help fund their late summer outward bound short break.

Edward McCarthy Activities Organiser said: “A huge thank you on behalf of Sporting Challenge. This generous donation will help fund our weekend away.”

For more information on Sporting Challenge visit www.sporting-challenge.org.uk or call 07971 299606.

Coffee Morning

 

Don’t forget the Sporting Challenge Coffee Morning on 16th May.

Four Lane Ends Mission, Skelmersdale Rd Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancs L39 0EZ.

With card sales, raffle and bring and buy.

All proceeds go to Sporting Challenge.

16th May.

Sporting Challenge Coffee morning, Includes a raffle and a chance to meet each other and chat.

£5 per person entry. £1 a strip for raffle.

10:30am-12pm.

John Moores Foundation Funding Award

 

Sporting Challenge are pleased to announce a funding award of £1000 from the John Moores Foundation.

John Moores Foundation is a registered charity, established in 1964, that gives money to community organisations doing charitable work. We focus on funding projects based in Merseyside (including Skelmersdale, Halton, and Ellesmere Port) and Northern Ireland.

They aim to enable people who face barriers, as a result of social, educational, physical, economic, cultural, geographical or other disadvantage, to improve their social conditions and quality of life.

They do this by making grants to local groups that fall within our areas of interest as set out in this leaflet. Priority is given to small, grass-roots and volunteer driven organisations.

Sporting Challenge are a family led charity supporting people with learning disabilities, where all members of the Board of Trustees are parents and carers themselves.

The charity aims to provide sporting activities to encourage people with learning disabilities to keep fit and healthy. Their activities include: Aerobics, Bowling, Boccia, Kurling, Zumba/Dance, Swimming and other Fitness Activities.

They support around 52 people in the West Lancashire area to access a variety of activities by providing transport to and from their homes and the appropriate sessional workers to support them whilst carrying out the activities.

Edward McCarthy Sporting Challenge Activities Organiser said: “On behalf of Sporting Challenge I wish to thank the John Moores Foundation  for this fantastic funding award. It will make a huge difference and help us fund more sessions. Our numbers are growing. Our group can help people make new friends, grow in confidence and keep fit and healthy. If you are a parent who is interested please get in touch !”

For more information  on Sporting Challenge call 07971 299606 or email EdwardatEMSS@gmail.com

For more information on the John Moores Foundation visit http://www.jmf.org.uk/

Sporting Challenge Basketball Taster

West Lancs Basketball Club were pleased to welcome adults from registered charity Sporting Challenge to a sociable basketball session recently. Great fun had by all and a few new skills picked up!

Sporting Challenge are a family led charity supporting people with learning disabilities, where all members of the Board of Trustees are parents and carers themselves.

The charity aims to provide sporting activities to encourage people with learning disabilities to keep fit and healthy. Their activities include: Aerobics, Bowling, Boccia, Kurling, Zumba/Dance, Swimming and other Fitness Activities.

They support around 52 people in the West Lancashire area to access a variety of activities by providing transport to and from their homes and the appropriate sessional workers to support them whilst carrying out the activities.

Edward McCarthy Sporting Challenge Activities Organiser said: “On behalf of Sporting Challenge I wish to thank the West Lancs Basketball Club  for this opportunity. Our group really enjoyed it.”

“Our numbers are growing. Our group can help people make new friends, grow in confidence and keep fit and healthy. If you are a parent who is interested please get in touch !”

For more information  on Sporting Challenge call 07971 299606 or email EdwardatEMSS@gmail.com

For more information on West Lancs Basketball Club email westlancsbasketball@gmail.com their website is http://westlancsbasketball.co.uk/

Events

Sporting Challenge Coffee Morning on 16th May Wednesday at 10:30-12pm at Four Lane Ends Mission Skelmersdale Rd Bickerstaffe, Ormskirk Lancs L39 0EZ.

Sporting Challenge 10th Anniversary Celebration on 21st July at 7:30pm at The Legion on Lord St Burscough, Ormskirk Lancs L40 4BZ.

 

Sporting Challenge AGM 2018

Edward McCarthy Activities Organiser Speech AGM held at Holy Trinity Church Bickerstaffe on 19th April 2018.

“We have had a very successful year with total grants awarded of £30,600.
Our current staff team include- Anja, Phil, Iris, Emma, Ruth, Chris and Claire.
During the year we did these activities:
• Aerobics
• Boccia/ Kurling
• Bowling
• Christmas party
• Carol Singing
• Coach Trips
• Craft
• Computer course
• Dance
• Fitness
• Holiday
• Music
• Quiz
• Sailing
• Snooker/Pool
• Swimming
• Talent Show
• Trampoline
• Walk
• Wii/VR
The Talent Show was a huge success.
We had two coach trips too, Llandudno and Blackpool. I hope to arrange a Lake District coach trip for August we have funding for the coach.
We now do bowling in two locations Wigan and Southport.
Dance is now provided by McDonald Dance. Our Music and Disco nights we run ourselves.
I would like to thank all our partner organisations who run sessions for the group.
The first short break was very popular. During the year ahead we to try basketball, pool, sailing and do another holiday this time at Castle Head.
We are going to have a Coffee morning in May and out 10th Year Anniversary Party in the summer more details to come. Our new disco is very popular.
We currently have 53 members which is a big jump from 35 when I first began in September 2016.
I hope we can continue to grow and develop and this will mean trying new sessions and ways of working.
I wish to thank all the committee for the support and all the staff for their hard work.”