Special Olympics St Albans

St Albans Athletes in Glasgow

All About Us!!

Special Olympics St Albans started in 1998 and member numbers have grown in all sports sessions. We currently run weekly sessions in athletics, golf, football, swimming as weel as multi-sport sessions every other week. We also arrange other trips and activities for our members such as going on residential activity holidays, skiing, cinema, bowling, and to watch football, and rugby matches. We aim to vary the extra activities that we offer and involve as many people as we can.

. Our sessions cost £2 each (except golf, which is £2.50).
. No booking is required but medical and other relevant forms need to be completed before participation.
. No experience is required and all ability levels are welcome.
. Qualified professional coaches run the sessions and our invaluable volunteers assist us in delivering the sessions.
. The sessions run in term time only (except golf, which only runs from April to Setpember).

We have a strong committee of parents, coaches, volunteers and members who meet regularly to discuss, update and circulate new ideas. We welcome any newcomers and new support, we also welcome new volunteers and  coaches to help run sessions; we always require additional help.

Special Olympics St Albans is a branch member of the registered charity Special Olympics Great Britain. The Special Olympics movement provides sports training and competition for individuals with a learning disability. The sports sessions allow individuals to learn new skills, make new friends and achieve great results in a range of competitions.

To find out more about Special Olympics GB click link below

www.specialolympicsgb.org

Philip & Jonathon with their athletics medals.

News

One of our athletes, Joe Strohm, has been selected to represent the Special Olympics Great Britain Team in Shanghai this year. The event will be one of the largest in the world during 2007.

Jonathon Riggins, was selected to represent Great Britain in the Torch Run in Rome in the autumn of 2006 and more recently was aked to follow the torch run into London running along side the Chinese runners who have been to Athens, Cairo, with the torch run and go next to Washington and Australia.

The DIAGO foundation kindly donated £150 via a request from Mrs Hayward (a relation to one of the Special Olympics St Albans athletes, Paul Rowland).

Special Olympics St Albans is now the proud owner of a brand new minibus after a whole year of fundraising. A big thanks needs to go to all those who contributed to this purchase.

A big congratulation needs to go to those Special Olympics St.Albans Athletes who took part in one of the events during 10th June 2007 St Albans Half marathon

Events

Recent Competitions

Special Olympics Eastern Region Swimming Gala, 28th April 2007

Special Olympics Eastbourne Athletics Meet, 20th May 2007

21st Reading Open Championships, 2nd & 3rd June 2007

2nd British Short Course Swimming Championships & Festival of Swimming for People with Learning disabilities, Sheffield, 14th & 15th July

Future Events

Residential Adventure Holiday, Weymouth, 27th - 31st August 2007

Special Olympics National Athletics Games, Bournemouth, 8th & 9th September 2007

May Phillips British Championships for Down Syndrome, 15th September 2007

Special Olympics St Albans Christmas Swimming Gala, 15th December 2007

Related Documents:

Special Olympics Timetable (660 KB)
Special Olympics Sport Specific Timetable