On Sunday 21^st March 2010, East Staffordshire Borough Council will ‘rise to the challenge’ and will hold its 3rd Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile 2010 in aid of Sport Relief.

 

The Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile 2010 will take place at Shobnall Leisure Complex, Burton upon Trent, from 12.00pm – 4pm (First race is set to commence at 12.30). It is open to people of all ages and abilities.

  

A wide range of fun filled activities will also be available on the day, so not only will the day be a fantastic opportunity to raise money for Sport Relief, but will also be an exciting day out for the whole family. There will be other fun activities on the day such as face painters, the use of the onsite activities including a children’s play area, Skate Park, tennis courts, mini golf and an outdoor basketball court.

 

By getting involved in the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile 2010 you will be raising money to help change the lives of people all over the world.  Half of the money raised will stay in the United Kingdom to offer children and adults around the country the possibility of living a better life and giving them a brighter future. The other half of the money will go to some of the world’s poorest countries where they face extreme poverty and with the reality of abuse and exploitation.

 

 

To make a difference, people will be asked to ‘rise to the challenge’ and run, walk, stagger or crawl one, three or six miles for Sport Relief. People can pledge their support by entering online at www.sportrelief.com. Forms can also be collected at branches of Sainsbury’s, GP surgery’s, Burton Town Hall, East Staffordshire Leisure Centres, Burton Hospital and local gyms across the town.

 

If anybody would be interested in volunteering to help out on the day or for more information please contact Alex Britton on sportsdevelopment@eaststaffsbc.gov.uk or 07854138331/01283 505910.

 

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Able Too United

 

The Able Too Forum, a voluntary community organisation, co-ordinates various sport and physical activities for all people with disabilities.

 

One of their main projects is to organise our Able Too United Disability Football Coaching Centre, which is based at Shobnall Leisure Complex on a Thursday evening.  The sessions run from 5:15pm – 6:15pm for 5 – 13 year olds, and 6:30pm – 8:00pm for 14+ and adults. There is a small charge of £1.50 per session.

 

From this, Able Too United play on the last Sunday every month, throughout the season, in the Staffordshire Ability Counts League, competing against teams from premiership and football league clubs, for example, Stoke City and Port Vale.

 

All the players fully enjoy the social interaction during training and look forward to representing Able Too United on match days.

 

The purpose of the visit to the Burton Albion v Port Vale match, stems from the FA’s ‘one game, one community’ week a couple of months ago. Where Able Too United were invited by the Port Vale Deaf team to take a tour of Vale Park and a short ten minute match at half time, during the match between Port Vale v Cheltenham Town.

 

Our players asked if we could return the generous hospitality of Port Vale, so we approached Burton Albion to see if we could come along and watch a game. As a result the majority of the Able Too United players and also some of the team from Port Vale Deaf F.C went along on Saturday 2 February.

 

The photo below shows the day of ‘one game, one community’ at Port Vale, both teams having a photo at the end of a training session with the Port Vale Coaches. 

 

 

Should anyone wish to attend the Able Too United Disability Coaching Centre or require further information, please contact Neil Brown on (01283) 505914.