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Sport Makers Workshop Burgess Hill

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Sussex Sport Makers will host its first workshop in Mid Sussex on 15 March at the Triangle, Burgess Hill.

Whether it’s planning the route, finding the pitch or encouraging people to take part – sport doesn’t just happen, it needs people to make it happen. Become one of 40,000 Sport Makers and you’ll not only get the skills, knowledge and opportunities you need to get more people playing sport, you’ll become part of the official London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic sports legacy.

With over 10,000 Sport Makers already signed up nationally, and less than 200 days until the London Olympics begins, now's the time to come along and discover what the programme has to offer.

If you're interested in becoming a Sport Maker, go to the Sport Makers website to sign up. Once registered, you can book your place on the workshop for free via the website.

Sport Makers Workshop, Triangle, Burgess Hill, 15 March. 5:30-8:30pm.

16 February 2012 10:35

Sportivate Cougars Basketball CVL

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Starts Monday 6th February 8-930pm for 8 weeks

14- 25 years

Males only

£1.50 under 18s / £2.20 over 18s

Dorothy Stringer School, Brighton, BN1 6PL

For more information please contact Sean Jupp on sean.jupp@london-fire.gov.uk

www.brightoncougars.com

16 February 2012 10:21

Debut breakfast club for talent coaches

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Following the success of the Active Sussex coaches breakfast in Brighton in 2011, national training body Sports Coach UK has chosen our region to pilot its breakfast club specifically aimed at talent coaches.

The event will take place at K2 Crawely on 24 February, and is open to all coaches working with athletes or teams of county standard and above.

Sports coach UK's Talent Lead Stuart Armstrong will host the breakfast club, which will focus on the development needs of UKCC Level 3 coaches. Broad themes to be covered include the role of the coach in developing talent, and learning from front-line coaches. Read more about Stuart Armstrong.

Talent Coaches Breakfast Club K2 Crawley. Friday 24 February. 9:00am-11:00am. For more details and to book, contact Anthony Statham on 01273 644149 or astatham@activesussex.org

20 January 2012 00:00

Sportivate Swim-1st Triathlon Club

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Starts Saturday 25th February 7-8am for 6 weeks

16- 25 years

Males and Females welcome

Swimming only portion of Triathlon training.

FREE

Nuffield Health Club, Crawley, RH10 4ST

For more information please contact Lee Basset 07910 532710 or triathlon@swim-1st.co.uk

www.swim-1sttriclub.com

19 January 2012 09:02

Hove club to host South East racketball tournament

racketball comp Two newcomers to the sport, world squash no.1 Nick Matthew and Joel Hinds battle it out at last year's national racketball club semi-finals

The next London and South East Regional Racketball Tournament is being held in Sussex, at the Coral Health & Fitness, Hove, on the weekend of 3-4 March.

The England Squash & Racketball sanctioned event features A, B, C Grades & Ladies competitions. There are prizes for all grade winners.

Racketball, a game very similar to squash, is one of the fastest growing sports in the UK.

Entry fee: £15 includes T-shirt. Closing date for entries: 13 February. For more information and an entry form contact Kirstie Thompson kirstie.thompson@englandsquashandracketball.com or 01483 689296.

England Squash & Racketball

Coral Health and Fitness Club

19 January 2012 00:00

Workplace table tennis tournament

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Doubles table tennis tournament for businesses.

This is an Active & Healthy Workplace tournament open to all businesses and organisations, with trophies and medals for the overall winners and runners up.

23 February, 7:00-8:30pm. Littlehampton Swimming and Sports Centre

£10 per team.

For more information and to register contact Charlotte Anning on 01903 890316 or charlotte.anning@inspireleisure.co.uk

19 January 2012 00:00

Sportivate Girls Gettin' Active Tumbling

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Starts Thursday 12 January 4-5pm for 6 weeks

14- 25 years

Females only

FREE

William Parker Sports College, Hastings, TN34 2NT

For more information please contact the Active Hastings Team - 01424 451051 / activehastings@hastings.gov.uk

www.activehastings.org.uk

18 January 2012 11:35

Sportivate Back2Netball East Grinstead

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Starts Thursday 23 February 7-8pm for 6 weeks

16- 25 years

Both Males and Females welcome

£3 per session

Kings Leisure Centre East Grinstead, RH19 3LN

For more information please contact Holly Sutcliffe - Holly.sutcliffe@freedom-leisure.co.uk

www.freedom-leisure.co.uk

17 January 2012 20:09

Sportivate Girls Softball programme Horsham

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Starts Sunday 12 February 9.30am – 10.30am for 8 weeks

14-16 years

Females only

£10 for the 8 week programme

Southwater Leisure Centre, Pevensey Road, Southwater, RH13 9XZ

For more information please contact Paul Taylor on 01403 215637 or paul.taylor@horsham.gov.uk

17 January 2012 15:25

Sportivate Badminton Littlehampton

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Starts Tuesdays 7 February 4-5pm for 6 weeks avoiding ½ term week

14 - 18 years

Males and Females welcome

FREE

Littlehampton Badminton & Squash Club, BN17 5AS

For more information please contact David Beatty 01243-584796

www.lbsc.org.uk

17 January 2012 15:12

Sportivate Teenage Zumba, Eastbourne

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Starts w/c 6 February for 6 weeks (contact Sports centre for date and time)

14 - 16 years

Females only

only £1 per session

Hampden Park Sports Centre, Brodrick Road, Eastbourne, BN22 9RQ

For more information please contact Hampden Park Sports Centre Receptio - 01323 509859

www.eastbourne.gov.uk/leisure/sport/council/hampden-park/

17 January 2012 15:09

Sportivate Teenage Gym, Eastbourne

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Starts Thursday 19 January 5.00-6.00pm for 6 weeks

14 - 25 years

Females only

Only £1 per session

Hampden Park Sports Centre, Brodrick Road, Eastbourne, BN22 9RQ

For more information please contact Hampden Park Sports Centre Receptio - 01323 509859

www.eastbourne.gov.uk/leisure/sport/council/hampden-park/

17 January 2012 14:59

Sportivate Bexhill Giants Basketball

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Starts 18 January 8.30-10pm for 8 weeks

16 - 25 years (however session open for over 25s)

Males only

FREE (£3 for over 25s)

Bexhill Leisure Centre, TN39 4HS

For more information please contact Eric Douglin - 07971821457 / Bexhill.Giants@yahoo.co.uk

www.bexhillgiants.clubbz.com

17 January 2012 14:44

Sportivate Collyers Zumba

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Starts Friday 6 January from 16:20 for 8 weeks

16 - 25 years

Males and females welcome

Collyer’s College, Horsham, RH12 2EJ

FREE

For more information please contact Hayley Worman - hkw@collyers

06 January 2012 00:00

Largest ever prize money attracts top girls to K2

Sussex's Lois Peake, currently ranked 18 in England Juniors, will be competing at K2

Twelve of the best national and international junior table tennis players will be battling it out at K2 Crawley

04 January 2012 00:00

Sport Makers Convention

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The first Sussex Sport Makers convention takes place on 19 January at the University of Brighton's Eastbourne campus.

Sport Makers is a nationwide programme to develop a sporting legacy from the Olympic Games. Its aim is to recruit 1,120 volunteers locally in Sussex to help make sport happen.

Come along to discover what the programme has to offer for potential Sport Makers and for organisations wishing to recruit sports volunteers in Sussex over the next two years.

Sport Makers convention, Thursday 19 January 5:30-8:00pm, University of Brighton, Hillbrow, Denton Road, Eastbourne. To book your place, register to become a Sport Maker at www.sportmakers.co.uk

Find out more about Sport Makers in Sussex

02 January 2012 00:00

Sussex Sports Awards 2011 – the winners

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'Be a Star!' was the rallying cry at the Hilton Brighton Metropole on 25 November 2011 when the sporting community of Sussex gathered to hand out its annual awards, organised by Active Sussex.

In between the speeches, gala dinner and entertainment, 15 gongs were awarded for outstanding sporting achievement.

26 November 2011 00:00

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Raw talent required for Boccia Paralympic talent day

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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