Swindon Sports Forum creating sporting opportunities for young people in Swindon


The Swindon Sports Forum works with over 50 grass roots sports clubs in Swindon. Our aim is to be the voice of the sporting community and increase the quantity and quality of sporting activities available to all members of our community.


We are looking to help create partnerships between our clubs and local schools, to create more opportunities for young people to participate in a wide variety of activities. We hope these partnerships will provide easier access to new sports and help improve the long-term sustainability of sport for young people across Swindon.


Our member clubs can offer many different opportunities, from curriculum-based lessons, lunchtime and afterschool clubs, as well as CPD opportunities for teachers and school staff.


SEND cricket Festival at Lavington School


On Wednesday 25th April Sports Leaders from both Fairfield Farm College and Lavington School worked in collaboration to plan, organise and deliver a Cricket Festival for a group of Wiltshire schools. There were 68 participants from the following schools: Lavington School, Westbury Juniors, St Johns Primary, Exeter House Special School, Larkrise Special School & Poplar College.


The purpose of the day was to get all students from a wide range of abilities to engage in various activities related to cricket. The leaders organised a carousel of cricket activities, which the schools rotated around from striking and fielding to bowling and working on hand-eye coordination. Due to the range of abilities the sports leaders had to work really hard to adapt all the activities so that everyone was included & everyone experienced success.


In the afternoon the leaders officiated games, so that all participants could put what they had learnt from the morning sessions in to practice. A fantastic day led by an amazing team of young leaders.


All our member clubs are accredited to a minimum standard, ensuring safe and secure environments for young people to enjoy sport.


Swindon Sports Forum Clubs can offer a wide variety of 20 sports including: American football, athletics, basketball, bowls, boxing, cricket, croquet, cheerleading, fencing, football, gymnastics, handball, hockey, martial arts, mountaineering, netball, orienteering, rugby, table tennis, tennis and weightlifting.


For more information about which sports and opportunities could be available to your


school, please get in touch with Matt Durber


matt@wiltssport.org


Girls League Cup Final Winners


May was a great month for the U13 Girls FC Chippenham Onyx Football Team.


The team members from Abbeyfield include: Holly Williams Alex Scarff, Abi Beedie, and Katie Doig.


The Girls all in YR 7 had the challenge of playing in the Football lLague Cup final for FC Chippenham against Swindon Spitfires at Melksham Football stadium. It was a tough game and a great result for FC Chippenham Onyx Football Team winning 1-0. The Swindon Spitfires have won the league and have been unbeaten in 12 league matches before last week’s defeat.


Wiltshire and Swindon Relay 7


There’s one more game to go against Derry Hill to decide who is 2nd in the league.


The team train on a Sunday Mornings 9.30-11.00 at Stanley Park in Chippenham.


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