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Bolero – Guest Blog
…tional festival in 2017 to being part of Millwall 2019/20 season ticket campaign and also being on one of their match day programmes. Thank you Bolero for your guest blog and big thank you to Millwall Community Trust. If you have a story about something you enjoy doing to be healthier, we want to hear about it! Please email us at dsactive@downs-syndrome.org.uk to find out how your story could be on our website….
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…ries and pictures on the DSA’s Instagram feed. We’re always looking for guest blog posts or articles for the DSA’s Journal so if you have a story to tell about your DSActive club or a sporting achievement, why not send it into us. Would you consider being one of our Media Volunteers? Contact the DSA’s Press Officer to find out more. Join the DSA The more members we have the stronger our voice – join the Down’s Syndrome Association and help us supp…
Crystal Palace v Norwich, Saturday 18 March 2017
…sked Mohammed “You scared?” Mohammed said “No” and then began to tell a ghost story. You just had to giggle! Brandon initially opted to listen to his favourite music on his MP3. However, it didn’t take long for him and Khash to start talking about their birthdays, making plans for how they’d like to celebrate. Brandon dropped some hints about bowling for Khash’s Birthday. Both Brandon and Khash enjoy bowling regularly during the school holidays. T…
Exeter Harriers launch second DSActive Athletics session
…rriers are an athletics club which was founded back in 1904 and is based just outside the city centre of Exeter. The club has over 800 members, with ages ranging from 8 to 80 and they agreed to run one of the first athletics sessions. The DSActive team ran athletics summer camps last year which proved to be so popular they decided to launch athletics as their next official sport. The very first session took place under a clear blue sky at the athl…
Bristol show off their skills
…to see how the team was doing. Their training sessions run every Sunday at St Paul’s Academy, just on the outskirts of Bristol city-centre. There were 11 players at the session we attended whose ages ranged between 11 and 18. They all looked very professional in their Bristol City kit, which was kindly donated by the club. Access Sport has been running the sessions successfully since 2014. They are a charity who enhances the life prospects of disa…
Nine mile charity walk raises over £20,000 for the Charlton Upbeats
…m really grateful to all the walkers, club legends, sponsors, community trust staff, staff at the club, fans and members of the local community who have donated and sponsored the team.” “Their generosity means that we can continue to bring the joy of football to the local Down’s syndrome community and their families.” The programme specialises in proving a progressive and safe environment for players of all ages to each their full potential. There…
The DSActive Nutrition App
…oth a challenge I couldn’t refuse and one that’s close to my heart. My eldest brother Paul has Down’s syndrome and my mother, who’s also a trained nutritional therapist is passionate about improving quality of life through healthy eating. The family interest doesn’t stop there, both myself and my other big brother have a combined experience of thirty five years in App development and I feel that we are uniquely positioned to address the challenges…
Meet one of the coaches behind the DSActive Summer camps
…at’s your coaching background? I am a Level 2 qualified tennis coach. I first started volunteering in tennis coaching at the age of 13, assisting my tennis club’s coaches in the delivery of the ‘mini tennis’ programme. At around 15 I completed my Tennis Leaders Award, going on to do my Level 1 and Level 2 as soon as I was eligible at 16 years old. Since starting university, I also now do a lot of schools coaching, which certainly presents its own…
