Boccia England is hosting a talent day at Angmering School on Wednesday 7 March.

The skills testing session is open to new and existing Boccia players who are power chair players or cerebral palsy wheelchair athletes.

Boccia England scouts will be there on the day to identify the most talented athletes in the county, assessing players for acceptance onto the Boccia Paralympic pathway.

All participants will gain a provisional Boccia classification, and successful applicants will be paired to a local club for skills development, as well as being introduced into the regional talent group.

Sussex Playground to Podium CAAD talent day takes place at Angmering School on 7 March from 1:30-3:30pm.

For more details and to attend, contact Matt Kendrick on 0115 9678455 or mkendrick@bocciaengland.org.uk

Sussex table tennis player Will Bayley is hoping to continue his world beating form, after being selected for the 10-strong squad to compete at the London 2012 Paralympics. 

The call-up comes after a phenomenally successful year for the 24-year-old Paralympian, who was confirmed as the World No.1 in his classification (Class 7) in January.

Bayley, who lives in Groombridge, was born with arthrogryposis, a rare congenital disorder that affects all four of his limbs. At the age of 12 he joined Byng Hall Table Tennis Club in Tunbridge Wells before moving on to represent Kent men's team of able-bodied players. After turning pro, Will has subsequently converted his early promise into success at senior level.

In October 2011 he returned from The European Championships in Split, Croatia, with a brace of medals – gold in the singles and silver in the team event. He finished the year by being voted the European Players Player of the Year 2011 and was subsequently announced as the World No.1 in January 2012.

The player, who competed at Beijing aged 20, must now be favourite to take gold at London 2012.

Visit Will Bayley's website

Active Sussex's Rowana Simmons and her hearing dog Sammy watch AITC Sport Makers testing kwik cricket at Albion's Community Stadium

Apprentices from Albion in the Community (AITC), the community arm of Brighton & Hove FC, have joined thousands of organisations across the country helping more people play sport by joining Sport England's Sport Makers programme.

AITC held the first Sport Makers workshop in Sussex at the American Express Community Stadium in December, when 27 of its apprentices from AITC's Education and Disability departments joined AITC Staff for an inspiring workshop run by Sports Coach UK tutor John Robinson, who encouraged them to be great Sport Makers.

The AITC workshop, which was specifically tailored for its apprentices, helped provide the knowledge, information and connections to get better at making sport happen. AITC Apprenticeship Tutor Dwayne Clevett said: "This is a great way of helping [our apprentices] further develop their leadership skills and confidence. We're looking forward to supporting them in developing sporting opportunities in their communities in 2012."

Active Sussex is responsible for organising Sport Maker events and recruitment in Sussex, which is part of its Leap into Legacy programme.

Roanna Simmons, Sports Development Officer at Active Sussex, said: "Now the workshop is over, the fun starts where they go out and make a difference in sport activities. The Sport Makers will now have further opportunities to increase participation through Sportivate and the Coach Sussex Bursary projects. I have no doubt that all of them will quickly reach their target of 10 hours volunteering."

"When they reach their 10 hour target, Sport Makers are entered to a ballot to win a free Olympic tickets. After all, the entire programme was created to be a part of the Olympic movement." 

The next Sport Makers workshops open to the public take place in East Grinstead (16 Feb), Sussex County Cricket Club (23 Feb) and Triangle Burgess Hill (15 March).

To register as a Sport Maker and sign up to attend one of the forthcoming workshops in Sussex, go to www.sportmakers.co.uk

For more details on how to become a Sport Maker or if you're an organisation looking to recruit Sport Makers please contact Roanna on rsimmons@activesussex.org

Up to £10m in Lottery funding has been made available by the government and Sport England in the latest round of its Olympic legacy funding programme.

Sports clubs and organisations are encouraged to bid for a portion of the Inspired Facilities fund. The money can be used on anything from new equipment to refurbishing existing buildings.

Inspired Facilities is focused on making it easier for local community and volunteer groups to improve and refurbish sports clubs or transform non-sporting venues into modern grassroots sport facilities.

Investment is available to breathe new life into tired facilities and equipment including:

• building modernisation
• outdoor sports lighting
• outdoor sports surfaces
• community club buildings
• sports equipment

To find out more and bid for funds, visit www.sportengland.org/inspiredfacilities