A come and try session for para-climbers is being held at the Edinburgh International Climbing Arena this evening from 7-9pm. Organised by Climb Scotland and the EICA, this will be the first get together for the Scottish Paraclimbing Club, who will be running the ‘Come and Try Paraclimbing’ session. Continue reading Para-climbing Call to The Wall
Tag: Sport
ARRGmaggedon: Roller Girls bid fond farewell to Meadowbank
Edinburgh’s roller girls on the hunt for new home
Auld Reekie Roller Girls (ARRG), Edinburgh’s Roller Derby club, are to host a national tournament in the city on Saturday 25th November. ARRGmageddon 2017, to be held at Meadowbank Sports Centre, will see ARRG’s third travel team, the All Star Rookies, battle it out with teams from Livingston, York and Durham. Continue reading ARRGmaggedon: Roller Girls bid fond farewell to Meadowbank
£8bn spent on integration – but what’s been delivered? asks Holyrood Committee
In a report intended to influence the Scottish Government’s health and sport budget, the Scottish Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee are critical about lack of progress by Integration Authorities (IAs). Between them IAs are responsible for spending over £8bn yet the Committee reports they are unable to identify what that money has achieved. Continue reading £8bn spent on integration – but what’s been delivered? asks Holyrood Committee
Young Start empowers sporting Scots to have their say
An apprenticeship programme designed to empower young people who have a disability to have a voice in shaping sporting activity in Scotland receives £49,985 of Young Start funding being awarded today. Disability Sport (SDS) is one of five groups sharing in £206,196 of funding from the Big Lottery Fund’s Young Start programme, thanks to dormant bank and buildings account money. Continue reading Young Start empowers sporting Scots to have their say
Edinburgh projects net Sporting Equality cash
A £300,000 fund to encourage more women and girls to get involved in sport has been awarded to 14 projects on Active Girls Day by Sports Minister Aileen Campbell. From wheelchair basketball in Glasgow, judo in Fife and bikepacking adventures in the Highlands, the projects will tackle the barriers that lead to historically lower levels of physical activity among girls than boys. Continue reading Edinburgh projects net Sporting Equality cash
Local yachtsmen ‘blown over’ by Champions League support
The Port Edgar Yacht Club in South Queensferry has proudly supported the only GB team to compete in the final of the European Sailing Champions’ League held over 22nd-24th September at Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in Porto Cervo, Sardinia. Continue reading Local yachtsmen ‘blown over’ by Champions League support
Minister encourages girls: get into sport
Karate is fastest growing sport for girls
The five fastest growing sports for girls in Scotland have been revealed in new statistics to mark the start of Women and Girls in Sport Week. Continue reading Minister encourages girls: get into sport
Game On: darts legends to hit bullseye for Poppyscotland
Six darting legends are set to showcase their skills in the name of charity when they descend upon the Kennoway branch of The Royal British Legion Scotland to raise money for Poppyscotland. Continue reading Game On: darts legends to hit bullseye for Poppyscotland
Scottish Thistles to join Quidditch Premier League
Scotland’s first national quidditch team, the Scottish Thistles, has been launched to compete in the 2018 season of the Quidditch Premier League (QPL). This comes after the QPL’s highly successful inaugural season where the West Midlands Revolution won the 2017 Championship – and were congratulated by JK Rowling! Continue reading Scottish Thistles to join Quidditch Premier League
Phenomenal demand for Climbing World Cup tickets
Organisers are reprting a huge demand for tickets for The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup and Paraclimbing Cup event which takes place on 23 & 24 September at Edinburgh’s International Climbing Arena at Ratho. Continue reading Phenomenal demand for Climbing World Cup tickets