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Cotswold Leisure to receive prestigious IFI award
Cotswold Leisure Cirencester is due to receive a prestigious Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) award which recognises the high standard of sports and leisure facilities the centre provides for disabled people.
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YMCAfit offer discounted staff training for IFI facilities
YMCAfit has recently acquired Joint Investment Programme (JIP) funding through Skills Active, which means that they are able to offer IFI Mark facilities significant discounts on courses for staff training.
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Entries open for National Junior Athletics
Entry forms are available for the National Junior Athletics Championships on 14-15 July being held at Warwick University. Join 400 junior athletes aged 12 to 20 years old in a full track and field programme.
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Octane Fitness become accredited equipment supplier
The IFI have over 100 accredited items of cardiovascular and resistance based fitness equipment which meet design standards to be fully inclusive and provide a full body workout for both disabled and non disabled users.
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Sophie impresses at Paralympic World Cup
At the BT Paralympic World Cup Sophie Kamlish made her GB debut and the first athlete identified through ‘Playground to Podium’ to earn international honours.
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Inclusive training review
The IFI have been reviewing the content and delivery of the IFI Mark training courses. In respect of the Disability Equality Training, EFDS are in discussion with CIMSPA.
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£8 million legacy investment fund announced
Britain’s greatest Paralympian Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has teamed up with Sport England to launch an £8 million fund to get more disabled people playing sport. From today – 100 days to the Paralympics - a wide range of organisations with the ideas
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Disability Awareness Campaigns
In May, the IFI promoted Stroke Awareness Month to all IFI Mark facilities, to keep them informed of the different campaigns that charities and other organisations are running. This raises awareness of their work for a particular cause.
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Gold rush for GB at Paracanoeing World Championships
Even a second day of poor weather conditions in Poznan couldn’t dampen the spirits in the GB Paracanoeing camp.
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Let the Games begin
Hundreds of the UK’s best school age athletes are gearing up to compete in the Sainsbury’s 2012 School Games, a major multi-sport event for young people, that takes place just weeks before the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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The FA launch disability talent days
The FA in conjunction with the County Sports Partnerships are holding talent days across the country this summer to find the next potential England disability star
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Boccia Champions compete in Sheffield
Held at the English Institute of Sport, Sheffield on 28 and 29 April, the DSE Open Boccia Championships brought together over 100 players from across Britain to compete in the biggest multi impairment Boccia event.
