Haywood 'Community Games' Festival

Saturday 4 July, 2009 at Haywood Engineering College, High Lane, Burslem, ST6 7AB. Festival Parade at 1pm, gates open at 11am. Free entry.

A chance to see the amazing parade costumes and mascots made by local young people and community artist Jay Gardner and to join in the whacky community races inspired by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic movements. See live entertainment on stage including dance, try the laser clay pigeon shoot, crazy golf, bucking banana, netball, football and javelin. Visit the fairground rides, fete attractions, enterprise stalls and display stands including Museum on the Move ‘Our Games’ Story’ that highlights sporting heroes from across Staffordshire

The finale at 7pm is a ‘Night at the Movies’ musical performance a ticketed event.  

If you want to exhibit work, hire a table, take part or help support the event please contact Jill Chadwick on 01782 853535 extension 152.  Email: jchadwick@sgfl.org.uk

The Festival is organised by Haywood PTFA , Extended Schools and Stoke-on-Trent City Council. 

Background

Launching in 2010, Community Games will see people of all ages and abilities across the West Midlands staging their own sporting and cultural events as part of the region’s celebrations of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. From egg and spoon races and athletics to poetry and dance competitions – anything goes – as long as the events are run by local communities for local communities.

Part of the region’s cultural plans for the L2012 Games, Community Games is inspired by the annual Wenlock Olympian Games in Shropshire and is funded by Legacy Trust UK. Community Games will officially launch across the region in early 2010, but in the meantime people can get a sneak preview of what’s involved with eight ‘teaser’ events.

Designed to give communities and groups a taste of what goes into organising a Community Games and the sorts of activities they might include in their own games, these fun events will take place across the West Midlands throughout the summer of 2009. You can join in and be part of the fun at Haywood Community Games Festival, on  4 July, 2009, parade at 1pm,  gates open 11am.

For 2010, a range of resources will be developed to help communities stage their events, inspired by the ideals of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. As well as a practical toolkit, there will be training for Games leaders and support to help facilitate the staging of these events in the run up to 2012. Further information will be available online soon or in the meantime, from Clare Tougher at clare.tougher@artscouncil.org.uk