DSActive Regional Festivals come to Manchester

…other teams alike. A big thank you from us to all coaches and volunteers who helped run the pitches and did a brilliant job refereeing and making sure teams were in the right place. A big thank you also to coaches for bringing their teams, the players for making their clubs proud and for Manchester City for providing such a brilliant facility. If you would like to get involved with a DSActive session, a map of where they run around the UK can be f…

An incredible trip to Moscow for DSActive!

…r 7 years and you have opened up a lot for me”. On the second day of their trip Sheila and Sophia enjoyed a visit to Downside Up’s offices to meet staff and tour their fantastic building. Education and employment are key projects for the organisation and they were keen to hear about the DSA’s experience in these areas. After meeting everyone, it was time for the main event: the football training session! Whilst Sheila talked to parents and answere…

A trip to Cheshire

Back in 2015, the DSActive team met with Egerton FC and Cheshire Down’s Syndrome Support Group to launch a DSActive football session with the club. To celebrate the session successfully reaching its third year, one of the DSActive team joined in with one their sessions. The session started with a really fun warm up before moving into some drills to work on specific skills. This week the players were working on their shooting, there were some fant…

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A day in Bournemouth

…he parents get involved with, highlighting the fantastic community spirit around the session. A quick trip along the coast takes you to the DSActive football session with Longfleet FC. For this evening event, the players got the chance to take on some of the Longfleet Youth under 13’s team and some of the players from the Parley Ability Counts team. The event started with everyone joining in with a warm up lead by the Longfleet coaches. Then the g…

A Tennis Filled Weekend

…ession with Hale Lawn Tennis Club in the leafy suburb of Hale just outside Manchester. The session runs monthly, and players flock from all over Manchester to attend. The club have been fantastic in opening their doors and community to the new players, and the DSActive session has become a big part of the club. The session revolved around the players working on their forehand, in particular aiming the forehand at the coaches! The session finished…

Exeter Harriers launch second DSActive Athletics session

…ve athletic sessions. The first session to launch was our running group in Manchester, the second is with athletics club Exeter Harriers in Devon. One of the DSActive team popped along for the very first session. The Exeter Harriers 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…

Gold Duke of Edinburgh success

…olunteer for 12 months as well as going on an expedition and a residential trip. He chose Zumba for his physical, cooking/mindfulness for his skill and helping out at our local elderly lunch club for his volunteering. For his residential he went to Poland for a week with a youth charity. Moving home was a big step for Jez, and it took him a while to settle in. He missed being around people his own age, and he craved friendship. Half way through hi…

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…ontact us: By Post   Please make cheques payable to the “Down’s Syndrome Association” and send to:- DSActive Down’s Syndrome Association Langdon Down Centre 2a Langdon Park Teddington TW11 9PS By Phone Call us on 0333 121 2300 to make a donation over the phone. Ask for the fundraising department and please ensure you make it clear the donation is for DSActive….