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EFDS Board member Liz Neale wins Sports Teacher of the year
Jessica Ennis, Sarah Storey and a host of British luminaries from the world of sport and this summer’s Games assembled on Wednesday to celebrate the brightest young prospects in school sport. Among winners- Liz Neale, EFDS Board member
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EFDS confirm support for BPA Sportsfest
The first ever ParalympicsGB festival of sport has proven popular, with 400 people signed up in the two weeks since the launch of the event. EFDS will support event for disabled people.
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Sport England and Sainsbury's launch community element of Active Kids for All
Paralympians and Maria Miller today joined Sport England CEO Jennie Price and Sainsbury’s CEO Justin King to announce the community element to Active Kids for All. EFDS and sportscoach uk will run the training courses.
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Natasha Baker and Mark Colbourne support Sports Fest
Medallists Natasha Baker and winner of ParalympicsGB’s first medal at London 2012 Mark Colbourne join Jonnie Peacock in pledging their support for the ParalympicsGB Sports Fest
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EFDS legacy survey reveals disabled people want to watch and try more inclusive sport
EFDS release the Games impact report, capturing public perception on the wider legacy and impact on disabled people in sport. Findings highlighted both disabled and non-disabled people want to watch more sport for disabled people.
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EFDS to support ParalympicGB “Sports Fest”
ParalympicsGB gold medallist Jonnie Peacock is encouraging disabled people to sign up to the first ever ParalympicsGB Sports Fest, which was announced today, to be held at the Surrey Sports Park in Guildford on 3 and 4 December
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Attract and support adults with a learning disability in IFI gyms
The IFI have written a resource with Mencap Sport to support leisure facilities to attract more adults with a learning disability to use the gym and how to support them effectively.
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NEW Guide: Delivering physical activity to older disabled people
EFDS were recently commissioned to write a resource for Age UK called ‘Delivering Physical Activity to Older Disabled People’. The guide has been written to support health and fitness practitioners.
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United Response survey finds positive impact of 2012 Paralympics
A total of 81 per cent of British adults say the London 2012 Paralympics have had a positive impact on the way disabled people are viewed by the public, according to a survey conducted by Charity United Response.
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Everyone Active set a new Guinness World Record for events programme
Members across twenty Everyone Active centres successfully cycled their way to a new Guinness World Record. They recorded the most people to take part in a 24-hour indoor cycle relay and raised money for the events programme
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Paralympians ready to do battle again at Nottingham Indoor
Three of Great Britain’s medalists from the London 2012 Paralympic Games are among a field of more than 50 players from seven countries set to contest the Nottingham Indoor Wheelchair Tennis Tournament
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£2 million Lottery funding for Sainsbury’s 2013 School Games
Sport England today announced £2 million of National Lottery funding to bring the Sainsbury’s School Games finals to the city of Sheffield in September 2013.