Goalden Globe Awards 2014 now open ….

Goalden Globe Awards is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2014 and we are pleased to announce that nominations are now open! In September 2014, England Netball will be hosting an annual celebration night, the Goalden Globe Awards, where volunteers from across the country will all come together under one roof for an evening of glitz … Continued

Leicester-Shire & Rutland School Games Spring Championships is nearly here…

The Leicester-Shire & Rutland School Games Spring Championships will be taking place at Loughborough University’s world-class sporting facilities, on Thursday 3rd April. After winning the ‘National LOC Leading the Way’ Award for the management and delivery of an exceptionally high-quality 2012/13 Sainsbury’s School Games programme, the Leicester-Shire & Rutland School Games are well underway for … Continued

School Games volunteers grant extension

The Department for Education has announced a £490,000 grant extension to help recruit and train School Games volunteers. More than 1,400 extra volunteers and coaches will be recruited and trained to help deliver the School Games, DfE announced today. Children’s Minister Edward Timpson announced the volunteer leaders and coaches grant will be extended for a … Continued

Community Sport and Recreation Awards 2014

The awards, which have been running for over 20 years, are the premier grassroots awards – spanning a sector of more than 300 different sport and recreation activities.The awards are free to enter and if you win, you could bag yourself up to £2,500. This year the Community Sport & Recreation Awards have six award … Continued

Weekend Full of Table Tennis!

Shreya Mehta – Table Tennis   ‘On Saturday 8th February I entered the Schools Individual Championships. I won all of my matches and became Leicestershire County Champion for the fourth time. On Sunday 9th February I went to Telford to play in the British Junior League. I won all my matches and our team came … Continued

European Hockey in Loughborough – June 2014

Tickets on Sale Now!*Buy Your Tickets for the EuroHockey Womens Club Champions Trophy 2014 *Range of discounted tickets available Tickets are now available for the European Womens Club Trophy 2014 to be held at Loughborough University from Friday 6th June until Monday 9th. For the full playing schedule please click here. All Ticket prices include … Continued

Badminton at Babington is a smash!

KS3 & KS4 Boys & Girls School Games Super-Series Finals Last week saw Babington Community College play host to a 4 days of high quality Badminton Super-Series Finals. Oadby & Wigston took home both of the Girls Gold’s’, and North Charnwood were victorious in both of the Boys events! The first evening saw Bushloe High … Continued

Local talented athletes supported to ‘GO GOLD’

  119 of our most talented young athletes have been awarded funding through the 2011/12 Leicester-Shire & Rutland GO GOLD Talented Athlete Fund.   Leicester-Shire & Rutland Sport (LRS), supported by Leicestershire County Council, Leicester City Council and Rutland County Council, are pleased to support talented young athletes through the GO GOLD Talented Athlete Fund. … Continued

FA Charter Standard Community Awards 2014

  It is that time of year when the FA Community Awards, presented by McDonalds, season starts. The FA Community Awards aim to recognise the people and organisations that are driving grassroots football and we would like you to help us to find those most deserving.   The awards are split into eight categories, with … Continued