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New Bike Track Gets Olympic Seal Of Approval

New Bike Track Gets Olympic Seal Of Approval

Bristol Live joined the crowd of funders and supporters at the launch of our latest bike track to see BMX Olympian and Access Sport ambassador Declan Brooks test the pump track and jump track alongside local school children. Read more

Published: 3rd June, 2022

Updated: 3rd July, 2022

Author: Sophia Rabl

Access Sport Trustee reaches the last leg of his endurance triathlon

Access Sport Trustee reaches the last leg of his endurance triathlon

Local paper reports on Access Sport trustee, Matthew Dawson’s, incredible endurance triathlon to raise money and help more young people access sport. Read more

Published: 4th October, 2021

Author: Sophia Rabl

Access Sport Trustee and his triathlon challenge featured on In Your Area

Access Sport Trustee and his triathlon challenge featured on In Your Area

Trustee Matthew Dawson launches Access Sport’s mission to get the country back to physical and mental wellbeing with the first extraordinary challenge in his ultimate endurance triathlon. Read more

Published: 17th August, 2021

Updated: 4th October, 2021

Author: Sophia Rabl

New Little Hulton BMX Track Launched

New Little Hulton BMX Track Launched

The Peel Park cycling track was created by our Making Trax Programme with the support of the local council to provide opportunities for people in the community of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to be physically active. Read more

Published: 13th August, 2021

Updated: 5th January, 2022

Author: Sophia Rabl

Curve Digital Celebrates Team Gb’s Bmx Success With Charity Initiative

Curve Digital Celebrates Team Gb’s Bmx Success With Charity Initiative

NME picks up Curve Digital and Yeah Us! Games special sale of their hit game Pumped BMX Pro with all of the proceeds going to give more young people in disadvantaged areas access to BMX and cycling. Read more

Published: 12th August, 2021

Updated: 3rd July, 2022

Author: Sophia Rabl

How grassroots sports won the Olympics

How grassroots sports won the Olympics

The Telegraph looks into the secret behind the success of some of Team GB’s grassroots superstars and speak to Access Sport Director Joe McTague about the importance of investment in grassroots participation. Read more

Published: 12th August, 2021

Author: Sophia Rabl

Sessions Start At Bristol’s Hartcliffe Track

Sessions Start At Bristol’s Hartcliffe Track

After a year of recreational use of the facility and as restrictions lift, Access Sport ran a small soft launch of the facility during the Easter holidays. The soft launch gave young people from the local community the opportunity to use a BMX, learn to ride the pump track and increase their cycling proficiency. Read more

Published: 10th May, 2021

Updated: 3rd July, 2022

Author: Access Sport

ITV speaks to Boccia club leader about struggle with Government’s changing advice

ITV speaks to Boccia club leader about struggle with Government’s changing advice

Charlotte Gray from ITV news met with Georgina Moore, Club Leader and founder of our partner club GEM Boccia to discuss and highlight the significant impact of government restrictions and Covid guidance on those with disabilities. Read more

Published: 23rd December, 2020

Updated: 11th May, 2021

Author: Access Sport

Making Trax Moves North With New Salford Track

Making Trax Moves North With New Salford Track

With over 20 BMX tracks in London and the South our Making Trax Programme has been moving north with the first track in the North West to be started in Salford. The new track will be built in Peel Park and looking to be open to all in March 2021. Read more

Published: 23rd December, 2020

Updated: 3rd July, 2022

Author: Access Sport

Boccia Club Leader stars in Rick Astley Single!

Boccia Club Leader stars in Rick Astley Single!

Last year Georgina Moore, who is the Club Leader and founder of our partner club GEM Boccia in Bristol, won the BBC Personality of the Year’s Unsung Hero Award for the west of England. In celebration of the awards Rick Astley has released a single and video featuring the award winners. See Georgina’s music video debut here! Read more

Published: 30th September, 2020

Updated: 11th May, 2021

Author: Access Sport

Access Sport Ambassadors advocate for inclusion in sport

Access Sport Ambassadors advocate for inclusion in sport

Olympic Gold medal winners Kate and Helen Richardson Walsh speak to The Guardian about the importance of equality and inclusion in sport. As long time Access Sport ambassadors they are both advocates of our Flyerz inclusive hockey project and have even started their own Flyerz club! Read more

Published: 9th September, 2020

Updated: 11th May, 2021

Author: Access Sport

Sheffield Council Back First Bmx Track

Sheffield Council Back First Bmx Track

Our Making Trax programme proposed its first ever BMX track in Sheffield, detailing plans for building the track within the Hillsborough Park. The Team had fantastic feedback from local residents and the plans have now been unanimously approved by the local council. We hope this will be the first of many! Read more

Published: 1st September, 2020

Updated: 3rd July, 2022

Author: Access Sport

Community Volunteers celebrated in full page feature!

Community Volunteers celebrated in full page feature!

Pick Me Up Magazine has recognised the incredible work done by volunteers in Charlton during the Coronavirus crisis. Local charity Roots4Life called on our Team 100 volunteering project and together they’ve been working to tackle the food poverty and isolation of those most vulnerable and at risk in the area. Read more

Published: 24th August, 2020

Updated: 11th May, 2021

Author: Access Sport

Safehaven Basketball Bounce onto Zoom

Safehaven Basketball Bounce onto Zoom

Safehaven basketball club are running their weekly sessions online to ensure young people with disabilities can keep active and stay connected during lockdown. Read more

Published: 17th June, 2020

Author: Sophia Rabl

The National Lottery Spotlight Access Sport Bike Loan Scheme!

The National Lottery Spotlight Access Sport Bike Loan Scheme!

Our Making Trax Cycling Programme have been supporting the NHS during lockdown by loaning out bicycles to NHS workers on the frontline of COVID-19. Hospital Staff are able to get bikes, helmets and 1:1 route planning to facilitate a safe commute as well as gaining the physical and mental health benefits of exercise. Read how Club Leader Nikki has been supporting her local hospital with the bike loan scheme. Read more

Published: 15th June, 2020

Updated: 11th May, 2021

Author: Access Sport

Sport England Marks Volunteer Week with our volunteer of the year!

Sport England Marks Volunteer Week with our volunteer of the year!

Joy Jenkins is the Club leader of our Women on Wheels Cycling Club in Greenwich as well as volunteering with our Team 100 project to help keep the community active. We are delighted that her hard work has been recognised and highlighted as Sport England takes the time to thank the nations’ sporting volunteers in celebration of Volunteer Week. Read more

Published: 2nd June, 2020

Updated: 11th May, 2021

Author: Access Sport

The Telegraph tunes into Flyerz virtual hockey

The Telegraph tunes into Flyerz virtual hockey

The Access Sport Flyerz project has been working with community clubs to create inclusive hockey sessions since 2012. There are now Flyerz Clubs across the UK, from the South Coast to Scotland, welcoming young people of all abilities. During the current restrictions the pitches have had to close, but the sessions have not – TW Flyerz Club launched the first virtual session with long-time supporters and Olympic Champions Kate and Helen Richardson Walsh and guest player Jim White from the Telegrap Read more

Published: 22nd April, 2020

Updated: 11th May, 2021

Author: Access Sport

Sport England Hails Crisis Superstars

Sport England Hails Crisis Superstars

Sport England celebrates the efforts of those in the sports sector who are going the extra mile to do their bit during the Coronavirus crisis – including our very own Team 100 volunteers at the Burgess Park Sports Club. Find out how the mutli-sports club have turned their hands to making home cooked meals for the community. Read more

Published: 16th April, 2020

Updated: 3rd July, 2022

Author: Access Sport

New Bike Track Set For Bristol

New Bike Track Set For Bristol

Our Making Trax Programme is making some great progress in Bristol, over 3 years the programme is aiming to develop 5 open access cycling facilities to engage young people into cycling and BMX in some of the most disadvantaged areas across Bristol. The Easton track will be the fourth and the final one is set for Stockwood. The Bristol Post report on the proposed development for Easton, supported by key funders Bristol City Council and the London Marathon Trust. Read more

Published: 15th April, 2020

Updated: 3rd July, 2022

Author: Access Sport

BMX Track build makes Bristol Post Headlines

BMX Track build makes Bristol Post Headlines

Our Making Trax Cycling programme expanded to Bristol in 2017 with plans to build 5 new bike tracks to engage young people in the most disadvantaged communities across Bristol. The Bristol Post report on Hartcliffe, which is just one of these tracks, thanks to funding from Churngold, Bristol City Council and Places to Ride it is now on its way to completion and will be benefitting young people in the Hartcliffe area from early next year. Read more

Published: 28th November, 2019

Updated: 11th May, 2021

Author: Access Sport

BBC Sport Visits Flyerz Hockey Club

BBC Sport Visits Flyerz Hockey Club

BBC Sport journalist, Josef Rindl, travelled to Tunbridge Wells and Midland Mencap Flyerz sessions to see first-hand what disability inclusive hockey is all about.  What Josef quickly discovered was that inclusivity is Flyerz Hockey’s greatest strength, providing players, families and volunteers with friendships, fun activities and new eye-opening opportunities Read more

Published: 21st November, 2019

Updated: 1st September, 2022

Author: Access Sport

The Bristol Post meets Csongor and finds out how BMX changed his life

The Bristol Post meets Csongor and finds out how BMX changed his life

L’Dub was the first of the Access Sport BMX tracks being built in Bristol. Up and running for only a few months it has already made a difference to the young people in the area. The Bristol Post head down to find out for themselves. Read more

Published: 1st September, 2019

Updated: 11th May, 2021

Author: Access Sport

Access Sport's Cycling Programme stars in BBC's Ill Gotten Gains

Access Sport's Cycling Programme stars in BBC's Ill Gotten Gains

The BBC travelled to Bristol to film the work our Making Trax Cycling Programme has been doing - using proceeds of crime money to help build a new BMX track and create a Community BMX Club to positively engage the young people in the area. Thank you to the BBC for providing the footage - Click to watch! Read more

Published: 1st August, 2019

Updated: 11th May, 2021

Author: Access Sport

Time Out Magazine Features Community Sports Clubs

Time Out Magazine Features Community Sports Clubs

A long standing advocate of community spirit in the capital, this week's issue of Time Out has chosen to seek out and celebrate some of London's best inclusive sports groups including our very own Forest Flyerz inclusive hockey and Safe Haven inclusive basketball. Read more

Published: 1st May, 2019

Updated: 3rd July, 2022

Author: Access Sport

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Read about our big community event in Bristol on the 8th August 2019. Read more

Published: 29th August, 2019

Updated: 17th March, 2022

Author: Lizzie Edgecombe

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