Age 50+ Senior Activities Class

There is a wide variety of sport and recreational activities available to try out and enjoy; run at Queen's Park Health and Fitness, Boundary Road, St Helens on Fridays from 1.00 p.m. until 3.00 p.m.

Cost is just £1 (or free to Go Active members) and activities include Boccia, New Age Curling, Badminton, Target Golf / Putting, Dance, Tai Chi, Basketball, Multi Movement Skills, Self Defence, Table Tennis and Nordic Walking

Latest from Leisure….

Go Active Leisure Services are encouraging you to stick to those
resolutions by offering these fantastic deals on artificial turf pitch
hire:

Friday night after 7pm £20.00 per hour for a third of a pitch at Selwyn
and a half pitch at Sutton.
Sat Mornings £10.00 per hour
Sunday all day £10.00 per hour

For Selwyn Jones Sports Centre bookings and enquiries please contact Neil
Bridge - 01744 677970 or email neilbridge@sthelens.gov.uk
For Sutton Leisure Centre bookings and enquiries please contact Andy North
- 01744 677375 or email andynorth@sthelens.gov.uk

Parr goes Boom! The main pool has now been divided into two, with a 25
metre x 6 lane Main Pool and a 6m x 13m Teaching Area. The new roof for the
adjacent teaching pool is expected to be completed by September 2012.
Visit www.sthelens.gov.uk/goactive for more details and pictures.

Coach Education:

Please find information on upcoming courses organised by Sports
Development:

Emergency 1st Aid – Saturday 28th January 2012, 9am – 4pm

Safeguarding and Protecting Children – Monday 30th January 2012, 6 – 9pm

Equity in Your Coaching – Monday 27th February 2012, 6 – 9pm



These courses are subsidised for local residents and cost just £10 each.
Places can only be confirmed upon receipt of payment and are offered on a
first come first serve basis. For further information please contact Karen
on 01744 675404 or email KarenHarvey@sthelens.gov.uk

Reminder: Log your voluntary hours!

A note to all volunteers that help out within clubs! Whether you are the
secretary, the kit man, the web editor or one of the many other titles
people assume to help out clubs, log your volunteering hours with the
District Sports Council Destination 500 scheme. Feel a sense of achievement
through regular milestone certificates and presentation evenings. To log
your hours or register on the scheme please contact Michaylo on 01744
675402 or email MichayloFedyk@sthelens.gov.uk

District Sports Council (DSC)

We would like to remind clubs that free membership to the District Sports
Council is still available. Apply online now. For current members, the next
meeting is scheduled for Thursday 22nd March 2012. At this meeting, David
Boocock, Head of Sports Development Services, will discuss the new
“Creating a Sporting Habit for Life” strategy and the very latest funding
opportunities.

DSC Bursary Award Scheme

Applications for a bursary of up to £100 are available to individual sports
persons to help with costs associated with competing. Applications close on
29th February 2012. Download the application form now!

St Helens School Games Update

The St Helens Aviva Sportshall Secondary Athletics Championships for Y7 &
Y8 pupils is to be held on Thursday February 2nd at The Sutton Academy /
Sutton Leisure Centre with all our local high schools represented. The top
schools will progress to the Merseyside Championships in March.

Congratulations to The Sutton Academy, Hope Academy and Rainford High
Technology College on progressing through to represent St Helens in the
Merseyside County Round of the National Schools Badminton Championships!
Girls and boys will compete on Friday 3rd and Friday 10th February
respectively, and these are set to be brilliant days of high quality
badminton. Both events will be held at the newly renovated Broadway
Badminton Centre in St Helens and is a fantastic opportunity for
participants to play in a sports hall purpose built for badminton.

Merseyside School Games Summer Festival 2012 has now been confirmed as
being held on Friday July 6th at Wavertree Sports Complex, Liverpool. For
further information on any aspect of the School Games, contact Damian
Keegan on 01744 675406 or email DamianKeegan@sthelens.gov.uk

London 2012 Ticket Share

Missed out on tickets? You may be eligible to receive tickets through this
exciting new initiative. Find out more.

Creating a Sporting Habit for Life

Sport England and Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt recently provided details
of a new five year youth and community sport strategy that will deliver on
Lord Coe’s 2012 Games bid promise to inspire a generation to get involved
in sport. Read the strategy here.

Team 53

Team 53 is currently recruiting for the next team start date of 30th
January 2012. This is a 12-week personal development course, offering work
experience, qualifications, practical skills, community projects and a
residential week. Organised by the Princes Trust, this course could help
transform the life of a young person you know. Further information can be
found here.

Events coming soon:

St Helens Youth Sport Festival - Wednesday 15th February 2012 at Fives
Football Centre

International Women’s Day Event - Tuesday 6th March 2012 at Queens Park
Health & Fitness

And finally,

We would like to welcome two new members to our team, John Arnold and
Mathew Richards who have both joined on Internships. They will be
supporting officers with the UK School Games and Sportivate initiatives.

Coach Education Courses

Emergency First Aid - Saturday 28th January, 9am - 4pm at Ruskin Sports Complex, St.Helens

Safeguarding and Protecting Children - Monday 30th January, 6 - 9pm at St.Helens Town Hall

The courses are subsidised for St Helens residents at just £10 per course (£25 outside the borough). For further details contact Karen Harvey on 01744 675404 or email karenharvey@sthelens.gov.uk.

Age 50+ Senior Activities Class

There is a wide variety of sport and recreational activities available to try out and enjoy; run at Queen's Park Health and Fitness, Boundary Road, St Helens on Fridays from 1.00 p.m. until 3.00 p.m.

Cost is just £1 (or free to Go Active members) and activities include Boccia, New Age Curling, Badminton, Target Golf / Putting, Dance, Tai Chi, Basketball, Multi Movement Skills, Self Defence, Table Tennis and Nordic Walking.

Jogging  At Your Own Pace

A friendly, sociable ladies only jogging group. Using a combination of walking and jogging to build up fitness and stamina levels. This activity is suitable for all, including beginners and those returning to running. Sessions are led by qualified instructors. Venue:  Queens Park Health and Fitness, Boundary Road, St.Helens.  Schedule:  Every Tuesday until 18 December 2012.        Start: 5.30pm   Finish: 6.15pm. Free admission. Aimed at ladies 16 and over.

Sports Development - Coach Education Courses 2012

Yr_3_Phase_1_Course_Details.pdf

Yr_3_Phase_1_Booking_Form.pdf

Taekwondo martial art is suitable for all ages. A great way to get fit.

Sessions cater for all ages (6 – 65) and abilities. Work towards grading’s – you could be a Black Belt one day.

Venue            Chain Lane Community Centre, Hinkley Road, St.Helens WA11 9HT

Schedule       Monday 09 Jan 2012 - Monday 17 Dec 2012 from 7:15 PM to 8:15PM

Aimed At        For ages 6+ and adults

Admission     £3.50 per person

Contact           Hani Elaloos on 07988 081 263 or email at Elaloos@live.co.uk 

Pilates   Fitness Sessions














Venue             Newton le Willows Family and Community Centre, Park Road South, Newton le Willows

Schedule       Friday 13 Jan - Friday 14 Dec 2012 from 9:30AM - 10:30AM

Aimed At        Adults aged 18 years and over

Admission     £3.50 per session payable a week in advance. SPECIAL OFFER pays in advance for 5 weeks for £15!

Contact          Anne Keen on 01925 224731

Additional Information  No need to book just turn up! Childcare available (this must be booked in advance - £1 per session)

Sport Club Conference 7^th December 2011 - “best conference Ever”

This Event was our best conference to date and a “very successful night for all clubs who attended”. There were over 40 of our local clubs represented bringing over 50 attendees. On half of the sports development team I would like to say thanks to everybody for attending and making the evening such a success.

Upcoming Coach Education courses

Sports Development are pleased to continue to offer an array of courses at subsidised rates to local residents. Over the coming months the following courses are scheduled and places are still available

1.    HSE Emergency 1^st Aid (Sport Related)- 28^th January 9-4pm Ruskin Drive

A basic first aid training course geared towards dealing with sport-related incidents. This is a health and safety executive Certified course and a must for anyone involved with sport. (* £30 for non-residents)

2.    Safeguarding & Protecting Children- Monday 30^th January 6-9pm Town Hall

This workshop will help coaches to recognise signs of abuse and poor practice, and deal sensitively with issues that may arise. It also prompts a review of coaching practice to ensure that sport provides a positive and enriching experience for children. This course is a ‘must’ for all coaches.

3.    Equity In Your Coaching- Monday 27^th February 6-9pm Town Hall

This workshop is aimed at all coaches who wish to ensure that their coaching practices are fair and equitable and to raise coach’s awareness as to the barriers that participants may face. This course is a must for all coaches for club accreditation.

4.    FUNdamentals of Movement - Monday 26^th March 6-9pm

This practical workshop explores the concepts of Agility, Balance, Co-ordination and speed (ABCs). This can help coaches to observe, analyse and coach good movement patterns within sport-specific environments. This course was voted the best course in our previous Coach Education package by candidates who attended.

Places on either course are just £10 for St Helens residents and coaches who work with a resident club and £25 for non-residents (unless otherwise stated*). Places are limited and on a first come, first served basis so to confirm a place and register on a course please contact Carly Thomas on 01744 675 404 or email CarlyThomas@sthelens.gov.uk

Lancashire Cricket Coaching Scheme

The Lancashire Cricket Board are pleased to launch the new Lancashire Coaching Scheme (LCS). After much preparation the LCS is hitting the ground running in January 2012. Please see the link below for more details

http://www.lancashirecricket.co.uk/index.php/news/latest-news/3438.html

Inspired facilities- Clubs Gain £50k in Funding

Congratulations to the Club who has received a £50,000  conditional offer of funding, sports development will be working with the club in the coming months to help them complete the project. We would be keen to speak to any other clubs who have been successful , but also those who have received rejects so we can learn form both to support future applications from the borough's clubs. Please contact David Boocock 01744 675408 davidboocock@sthelens.gov.uk

St Helens ‘School Games’ Competitions Start      

St Helens Sports Development Team, Rainhill High School Media Arts College and Lansbury Bridge School and Sports College are working in partnership using the power of the Olympics to help schools build on and complement the successful work they have been doing and help put competitive sport at the core of a truly rounded education for all young people.

The St. Helens Aviva Sportshall Primary Athletics Championships launched the School Games Level 2 programme in St Helens on 21^st November.

Legh Vale Primary School scooped the top trophy in the St. Helens ‘School Games’ competition held at The Sutton Academy. Runners up were Bleak Hill Primary with Rainhill St. Ann’s taking third place honours. The top two schools now qualify to represent St Helens in the ' School Games' Level 3 Merseyside Final to be held in March 2012.

More than 17 schools took part in the event with 423 pupils competing.  It was organised by St.Helens Council’s sports development team in partnership with Aviva Sportshall, The Sutton Academy and its student volunteers and St Helens Sutton Athletics Club.

Councillor Eric Smith, Cabinet Member for Culture said:  “This was a very successful event with everyone showing true sporting spirit.  Organisers gave their all and the young sports stars really shone.”

St Helens has also seen Level 2 competitions in Y7-11 Rugby League, Basketball, Netball and Badminton leading to schools qualifying for Level 3 County and Regional events. Lansbury Bridge also hosted and organised a very successful Randstad Merseyside Disability Sportshall Athletics Championships during November.

Service Improvement Questionnaire

Sport Development have created a Service improvement questionnaire on survey monkey. We would be grateful if you could take five minutes of your time to complete this so we could improve our Customer Services to you and your members at the link below

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/X6PQJTF

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