'All their lives some kids, they’re told they’re never going to achieve anything’
General news
Pedro ABC Open Air Boxing Show!
On Saturday 25th May, one of our Hackney based clubs, Pedro Amateur Boxing Club, held an open air boxing show to exhibit their young talent and to open their doors up to the local community!
Euston girls step up!
On Saturday one of the Easton-based Access Sport partner clubs, Urban Fit raised £750 in sponsorship for their group by running up and down six tower-blocks in the area.
Hockey Nation 2013: An Access Sport Inclusive Event
Access Sport partner club Forest Flyerz, the disability section of Waltham Forest Hockey Club, was involved in something very special on April 11 at their home ground of Walthamstow Academy: “Hockey Nation 2013: An Inclusive Event”.
Access Sport - Winners at PRO-ACTIVE London Awards 2013
- Access Sport’s Paulo Cotrim recognised as Coach of the Year
- Access Sport partner club Tower Hamlets BMX selected as Club of the Year
- Access Sport partner club volunteers Fiona Healy & Hannah Chapman named Inclusive & Active Champions of the Year
NGG Sports Gives Generous Donation to Access Sport
Access Sport was recently given a hugely generous donation of £400 from NGG Sports presented by their co-founder Nich Golding (pictured).
Shop at Big Blue Cuddle!
Online children’s store Big Blue Cuddle are kindly helping the charity raise funds through the power of shopping! Access Sport are excited to be one of four beneficiary charities and are encouraging supporters to shop!
About Big Blue Cuddle
Check out Montell's Blog!
"My name is Montell and I have been an apprentice with Access Sport since October 2012. I’ve really enjoyed being a part of the Access Sport team. Working in my own community motivates me to help develop and sustain community sports projects. I get to work with other community organisations such as; Bristol City Community Trust, 2ndChance Project, The Station Youth Club, PACT project and many more! If you’d like to read more about what I do, check out my blog that is regularly updated here"
Urban Fit strut their stuff!
Urban Fit are part of the Access Sport Us Girls project and Sport for Change project, they are a fitness group that also undertake projects to enhance life skills and increase self confidence. The first ambitious project they have undertaken has been to put on a fashion show, this was chosen to help refine organisational skills, help communication skills within a professional arena and also promote and celebrate different body shapes.
London Phoenix Soar to Final!
We are thrilled to announce that London Phoenix our Greenwich based ladies football team have successfully made it to the final of the London Junior FA Cup!
London Phoenix was founded in 2010 by a group of dedicated and enthusiastic women and since then the club has gone from strength to strength! They have grown dramatically and they now have over 30 girls that train regularly. They have also set up a number of outreach sessions and have succeeded in engaging with a variety of girls from disadvantaged areas!
Join Us: Job Opportunities at Access Sport
Access Sport has recently been awarded funding from Sport England's Inclusive Sport Fund to expand its Disability Legacy Project in East London and to Bristol and Manchester too. This means that we are looking to recruit three Club Development Managers, one in each region, who will be responsible with the Disability Legacy Project Leader for delivering on the key objectives of the project.
