Saturday 13th July will see the fourth Gemstone Midnight Walk in aid of Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity, and with your help the Charity hopes to reach its £250,000 target – money raised since the event started in 2010. ...more
Forthcoming Events
As May marks National Walking month, Simply Walk is encouraging all residents to get active by taking part in one of the schemes walks. ...more
Fancy energising your weekends and trying out a new sport for all the family? ...more
This event is intended to provide organisations with information, advice and guidance on two exciting opportunities – Sport England’s Protecting Playing Fields national funding programme and Fields in Trust’s Queen Elizabeth II Fields Challenge. ...more
Commonwealth Gold Medallist & Olympic Ambassador Sue Wright to start the Waddesdon Sport Relief Mile
Squash star and local resident Sue Wright is supporting the Waddesdon Sport Relief Mile. The Commonwealth Gold Medallist, who has been appointed an Ambassador for the London 2012 Olympic Legacy Programme Sportmakers, is set to do the official race warm up and start the race on Sunday 25th March 2012. ...more
This week marks National Falls Awareness week. As we grow older we all experience a reduction in strength, balance and speed of reaction which may turn a slip, trip or stumble into a fall. Be proactive and choose exercises and activities which challenge your balance each week. ...more
Buckinghamshire SportsAid Foundation
You can help aspiring Buckinghamshire Olympians and Paralympians through the Buckinghamshire SportsAid Foundation.
The Foundation aims to raise money to help young Bucks sporting talent. On average each athlete spends nearly £5,000 per year on equipment, training and travelling. SportsAid, a national charity, working with Buckinghamshire County Council and the County Sports Partnership are developing partnerships with local companies to help fund these talented young people. who have been identified by the Sport Governing Bodies.
The
The first athletes to benefit from this funding were
Joshua Radvan, 15 year old modern pentathlete from
Samuel Prosser, 17 year old rower from Marlow
George Lennox, 13 year old judo player from Chesham
Michael Mottram, 17 year old rower from Stoke Mandeville
Omiari Miller, 14 year old basketball player from Shenley
Jo Hunter, 16 year old hockey player from Weston Turville
Larissa Gateley, 15 year old judo player from Aylesbury
That’s why SportsAid is so vital and why Bucks has teamed up with SportsAid to establish a Sports Foundation for the County.
“For me, it wasn’t just the funding that I received from Spots Aid, important though that was in the early stages of my development, but it was the fact that other people recognised my potential and wanted to support me that really spurred me on”
Adrian Moorhouse MBE
Olympic Gold Medallist
Chairman of the Bucks Coordinating Group for the 2012 Games
For more details:
Click here to download the
Further information about the
If you would like to discuss how you or your business can support the
Roger Fennemore
SportsAid – Bucks & Milton Keynes
or
Buckinghamshire Manager for the 2012 Games
ibarham@bucks2012.org
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