Sporting Challenge have received a very kind donation from The Rainford Trust to help fund future sessions.
A huge thank-you from everyone at Sporting Challenge.
May 2020.
June 2020 New Flyer
A message from Sporting Challenge 2020-05-12
At this time PLEASE DO NOT MAKE ANY BOOKINGS.
I have sent it out just in case things improve and we can start again, however it’s looks very unlikely.
| 1st June | Pool | At the 22 Club Ormskirk. | £10 | £5 | 7:30pm–9pm. |
| 8th June | Bowling in Southport. | At Tenpin Southport. If the first Bowling night is oversubscribed (on a first come basis) you will be offered first choice on the second night. | £11 | £7 | 7:30pm. |
| 10th June | Nintendo Night and VR Night | The Arts Centre, Burscough Wharf. | £10 | £5 | 7:30pm–9pm. |
| 15th June | Dance | The Legion n Burscough. Run by McDonald Dance.
Theme–VE Day Celebrations. |
£10 | £5 | 7:30pm–9pm. |
| 17th June | Boccia and New Age Kurling. | The Arts Centre, Burscough Wharf. | £10 | £5 | 7:30pm–9pm. |
| 24th June | Bowling in Southport. | At Tenpin Southport. | £11 | £7 | 7:30pm. |
| 25th June | Aerobics | Aerobics at Burscough. | £7 | £4 | 8pm-9pm. |
Sports England
Sports England have awarded Sporting Challenge £4380 to help fund their fitness and aerobics sessions which they run.
Sporting Challenge is a family led charity started in 2008 operating in West Lancashire 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. We run activities that our members feel are most beneficial to them in improving their health, fitness, well being and enjoyment of physical activity and those which they are most likely to continue with. These activities include: Aerobics, Bowling, Boccia, Kurling, Zumba/Dance, Swimming and other Fitness Activities.
They support around adults with learning disabilities 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 Activities Organiser says: “We’re delighted that Sports England have recognised our work in this way. This will help fund many of our popular fitness sessions in the year ahead.”
For more information visit https://www.sportengland.org .
Helpline
Sporting Challenge May 2020
Dear all,
I hope you are well and managing.
Please find attached the May flyer.
At this time PLEASE DO NOT MAKE ANY BOOKINGS.
I have sent it out just in case things improve and we can start again, however it’s looks very unlikely.
It is looking like things will return to normal in late May/June.
There is attached a poster about the September weekend holiday which we are planning when hopefully things will be back to normal.
The price is £220.
Please have a look and book a place if you want to come.
If I or my staff can help you at all please get in touch.
Best wishes,
Stay safe and well.
Edward.
The National Lottery
Sporting Challenge celebrates after receiving £10,000 from the National Lottery to help local adults with learning with disabilities in West Lancashire.
The new funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, which distributes money raised by National Lottery players for good causes and is the largest community funder in the UK, will see [these sessions expanded to seven a week.
Sporting Challenge is a family led charity started in 2008 operating in West Lancashire 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. We run activities that our members feel are most beneficial to them in improving their health, fitness, well being and enjoyment of physical activity and those which they are most likely to continue with. These activities include: Aerobics, Bowling, Boccia, Kurling, Zumba/Dance, Swimming and other Fitness Activities.
They support around adults with learning disabilities 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 Activities Organiser says: “We’re delighted that The National Lottery Community Fund has recognised our work in this way. This will help fund many of our popular sessions in the year ahead.”
Visit: www.sporting-challenge.org.uk and https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/
Notes to Editors:
About The National Lottery Community Fund:
We are the largest community funder in the UK – we’re proud to award money raised by National Lottery players to communities across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Since June 2004, we have made over 200,000 grants and awarded over £9 billion to projects that have benefited millions of people.
We are passionate about funding great ideas that matter to communities and make a difference to people’s lives. At the heart of everything we do is the belief that when people are in the lead, communities thrive. Thanks to the support of National Lottery players, our funding is open to everyone. We’re privileged to be able to work with the smallest of local groups right up to UK-wide charities, enabling people and communities to bring their ambitions to life.
Sporting Challenge have been awarded £1000 from the John Moores Foundation.
A huge thank-you on behalf of the charity. The £1000 will be used to fund some more of our activities.
For more information visit: http://www.jmf.org.uk/
March 2020.
Bickerstock Donation
A huge thank-you to the Bickerstock Music Festival Committee for a donation to Sporting Challenge for £400. This will be used to help funder future sessions.
For more information visit- https://bickerstock.org/
Sporting Challenge Update
Dear all,
I hope you are well and managing.
Please find attached the April flyer.
At this time PLEASE DO NOT MAKE ANY BOOKINGS.
I have sent it out just in case things improve and we can start again, however it’s looks very unlikely.
There is attached a poster about the September weekend holiday which we are planning when hopefully things will be back to normal.
The price is £220.
Please have a look and book a place if you want to come.
If I or my staff can help you at all please get in touch.
Best wishes,
Stay safe and well.
Edward.
Sporting Challenge News
Sporting Challenge: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Against the backdrop of feedback from Trustees, Carers and this afternoon’s Government Press Conference advising the general public to minimise public gatherings and social contact, avoid non-essential contact and increase social distance I now believe we need to suspend all Sporting Challenge activities until further notice.
We fully appreciate that this will come as a disappointment to many of our members and their families; however it is in the interest of everyone that we do our best to contribute to the safety and wellbeing of all our members.
The suspension of Sporting Challenge activities is with immediate effect, so this Wednesday’s event has been cancelled.
Yours faithfully,
The Trustees
Sporting Challenge
2020-03-16
PS The new flyer will still be released this week with information about the Sporting Challenge 2020 Holiday.
