Vale of Glamorgan Community Sports News
Archive: Apr 2011 - June 2011
Wellness Suite closed for repair -
23/06/2011
Please note that the Wellness health suite at Penarth Leisure
Centre is currently closed and is undergoing repairs.
Another tennis smash for Evenlode Primary School
- 17/06/2011
Pupils from Evenlode Primary School are celebrating after a
third successive year of triumph at the Vale of Glamorgan Schools
Tennis Championship.
New plans to put Vale swimmers in the fast lane -
17/06/2011
The Vale of Glamorgan Council has appointed two new swimming
development officers to help implement a number of plans at Barry
and Penarth leisure centres.
Exercise for all abilities at Barry Leisure Centre
- 13/06/2011
A sports session at Barry Leisure Centre has demonstrated how
the centre’s facilities are suitable for all who want to exercise,
regardless of any disabilities.
Coaching sessions in the Vale ensure football is in
safe hands - 10/06/2011
Young football enthusiasts in the Vale can now brush up their
goalkeeping skills with new weekly coaching sessions at Parc Bryn Y
Don in Dinas Powys.
Hockey is a big hit with Vale kids -
07/06/2011
A three-week hockey festival at the Colcot Sports Centre in
Barry has shown Vale youngsters the fun they can have playing
sports from a young age.
Vale lifeguards aim to
be the best in Wales - 02/06/2011
Staff from the Vale of Glamorgan’s leisure
centres have been striving for excellence in one of the most
important roles required of them, by pitting their wits against
their counterparts from across South Wales in a lifeguarding
competition.
Grants increase gives Vale sports clubs extra
reason to cheer - 02/06/2011
Sports clubs in the Vale of Glamorgan have
been given an extra reason to cheer after a record amount of
funding was awarded to them thanks to increased cash being made
available through the Community Chest grants scheme.
Angling
taster sessions in Penarth - 02/06/2011
If you fancy getting hooked on a new sport this summer, Penarth
Angling Club are holding taster sessions for the whole family on
Sunday 26th June from Penarth Pier.
Zumba class starts at Holm View Leisure Centre -
26/05/2011
Zumba fitness classes are starting for the first time at Holm
View Leisure Centre in Barry, taking the total number of weekly
Latin dance workouts available at the Vale of Glamorgan’s leisure
centres to eleven.
Top plodding in popular Vale running event -
11/05/2011
Nearly 150 fun runners and talented club runners successfully
tackled this year’s Porthkerry Plod.
Vale schools celebrate PE success -
06/05/2011
Four schools in the Vale of Glamorgan have been awarded a gold
star for their high standards in PE.
Cricket in Wales
getting a makeover - 06/05/2011
As cricket clubs across Wales and England were revamping their
clubhouses and grounds ready for the new season, it was unveiled
that the game in Wales is also being given a major makeover.
The
Vale’s top dodgers - 06/05/2011
Dodgeball is consistently voted as one of the most popular 5x60
activities across Wales, and the annual Vale schools dodgeball
tournament was extended this year to give older pupils a chance to
throw themselves into the fast-paced ducking and dodging
action.
New ‘turn up and play’ football sessions for Vale
girls - 04/05/2011
The Football Association of Wales and Welsh Football Trust
recently unveiled an ambitious new strategy for girls football, and
plans are already underway in the Vale of Glamorgan to make it
easier for girls to take up the game and receive quality
coaching.
Urdd summer sports clubs for Vale youngsters -
04/05/2011
Children from across the Vale of Glamorgan are invited to attend
seven new summer sports clubs that are being run at local venues by
the Urdd and delivered through the medium of Welsh.
Staff and pupils
join the Zumba party at Stanwell School - 21/04/2011
Teachers at Stanwell School in Penarth have joined their pupils
in getting fit and healthy through weekly Zumba classes and the
5x60 scheme!
After school activities at Cowbridge Leisure
Centre - 21/04/2011
New after-school sports sessions are starting at Cowbridge
Leisure Centre from Tuesday 3rd May for youngsters to have fun
while getting fit.
Sevens heaven for Cowbridge rugby starlets
- 14/04/2011
The annual Vale of Glamorgan schools’ rugby sevens tournament
saw Cowbridge Comprehensive School triumph in three out of six age
group titles, continuing a season a local rugby dominance for the
school.
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