Vale of Glamorgan Community Sports News Archive: April
2009 - June 2009
Cowbridge pupils have the winning wicket for kwik
cricket - 29.06.09
Pupils from Ysgol Iolo Morgannwg in Cowbridge have taken a Vale
of Glamorgan Kwik cricket festival by storm, stumping rivals from
20 other local primary schools.
Flying saucers of the sporty kind seen in the
Vale of Glamorgan 25.06.2009
There will be plenty of sightings of flying saucers in the Vale
of Glamorgan now that a frisbee golf course has been set up in the
grounds of one of the county’s secondary schools.
Beach Volleyball on offer for sporty Vale
pupils - 16.06.09
With Barry Island fast becoming Wales’ top venue for first-class
beach volleyball, it has also played host to local school pupils
who are getting to grips with the game thanks to the Vale of
Glamorgan Council’s 5x60 scheme.
Seb Coe
praises Vale's 5x60 scheme - 05.06.09
The man at the helm of bringing the world’s largest sporting
event to the UK has paid a visit to active youngsters in the Vale
of Glamorgan as they celebrate getting the Sports Council for
Wales’ 5x60 programme fully up and running in all eight
comprehensive schools.
Tennis festival treat served up for Vale
youngsters - 04.06.09
The Vale of Glamorgan’s first ever tennis festival for children
with disabilities and additional needs has been held at Penarth
Lawn Tennis Club.
New martial arts club for people with
disabilities - 04.06.09
A new karate, kick-boxing and self-defence club for people with
disabilities and additional needs has been launched in Penarth.
A hat-trick of new skills for football-mad youngsters -
29.05.09
A group of boys from Barry have been improving their numeracy,
literacy and football skills after ‘signing’ for premier league
giants Arsenal!
A chest full of grants for physical activities -
29.05.09
Four Vale of Glamorgan-based clubs and organisations are
celebrating a special funding package of over £3,000 to help them
develop a range of new opportunities for sports and physical
activities.
New Vale
Sport magazine - 27.05.09
A new free magazine has been launched by the Vale of Glamorgan
Council which aims to encourage local residents of all ages to
adopt a healthier lifestyle.
Getting hooked on hockey in the Vale -
19.05.09
Hockey is the latest sport that primary school pupils are
getting hooked on in the Vale of Glamorgan thanks to the Vale
Council’s Dragon Sport initiative.
Smashing success for Evenlode! - 18.05.09
Pupils from Evenlode Primary School in Penarth can proudly
claim to be the Vale's top tennis aces by winning six out of
nine events in a primary schools championships.
Vale pupils are top dodgers! - 14.05.09
Pupils from St Richard Gwyn Catholic School in Barry have proven
to be the Vale of Glamorgan’s top duckers and divers after both
their girls and boys teams triumphed in a county-wide dodgeball
tournament.
Charity rowing challenge at Barry Leisure
Centre - 14.05.09
A team of six from the Prince’s Trust have undertaken a special
charity challenge at Barry Leisure Centre by rowing to France and
back!
Teenager shares his rugby passion with young Vale
pupils - 07.05.09
Pupils at a Vale primary school have learnt that they should
cherish every moment of playing sport after meeting an
inspirational teenager whose rare condition tragically restricted
him to playing rugby for just one season.
The Vale Sports Personality of the Year awards -
06.05.09
Olympic heroes David Davies and Nicole Cooke have added to their
already bulging trophy cabinets by winning the senior male and
female honours at the Vale of Glamorgan Sports Personality of the
Year Awards.
Barry gymnasts vault to success - 30.04.09
A Vale of Glamorgan gymnastics club has found the winning
formula and, thanks to continued Community Chest funding from the
Sports Council for Wales, has their gymnasts vaulting to
success.
Vale swimmers rose to the Swimathon 2009
challenge - 27.04.09
Swimmers of all ages made a splash at Barry Leisure Centre by
taking part in Swimathon 2009 – the world’s biggest fundraising
swim.
A vintage year
for the Porthkerry Plod! - 24.04.09
The LifeStyle Porthkerry Plod has cemented its place as a
highlight of the local sporting calendar with over 150 runners
tackling this year’s race.
Fun, not results, for Vale netballers -
24.04.09
Pupils from eleven Vale primary schools have taken part in a
successful Dragon Sport Netball League in which the focus was on
fun and participation rather than results.
Football friendly brings youngsters together -
24.04.09
The power that football has in bringing people together was
shown at a friendly match between two Vale of Glamorgan primary
schools that included some children with cerebral palsy, dyspraxia
and other conditions.
Young tennis aces hoping to be smash-hits -
24.04.09
Youngsters from across the Vale of Glamorgan are busily
perfecting their serves, smashes and volleys in preparation for the
county’s Primary Schools Tennis Championships.
Sporty scheme making Llantwit pupils more
active, more often - 20.04.09
Just a couple of months after being introduced at Llantwit Major
Comprehensive School, the 5x60 scheme has already made a big impact
in getting pupils to be more active, more often.
Mums know best at netball coaching! -
14.04.09
Proving that Mums really do know best, a group of Mothers have
undertaken a special course to give them the skills to coach young
players at one of the Vale of Glamorgan’s most established netball
clubs.
Tense finale to Vale boccia league -
07.04.09
The climax of an exciting Vale of Glamorgan adult boccia league
has been celebrated with a presentation afternoon at the New
Horizons Day Centre in Barry.
Vale girls show tag rugby skills - 06.04.09
A team of girls from St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School in
Barry showed that they have really got to grips with tag rugby by
winning the Vale of Glamorgan leg of a national schools
tournament.
Play today for a brighter future - 06.04.09
The importance of letting kids be kids and being able to play
was top of the agenda at a play conference held in the Vale Hotel,
Golf and Spa resort recently.
Lights, camera…rugby action for Penarth pupils -
03.04.09
The worlds of sport and media came together at a Penarth Primary
School recently when young pupils got a taste of both rugby stardom
and life behind a lens.