Community Games
What are Community
Games?
Community Games is a West Midlands Olympic Legacy project which
provides a great opportunity to bring communities together to take
part in sporting and cultural activities inspired by, and in
celebration of, the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
All Community Games will look different, some being competitive,
others focussing on increasing participation. Whatever the focus of
the Community Games, it should provide an opportunity for everyone
in the community to participate.
Even existing events can be turned into a Community Games as long
there are sporting and cultural elements and some sort of
ceremony.
Above all, the Community Games programme aims to capture the core
values of the Olympic and Paralympic movements. You can find more
information at http://www.communitygames.org.uk/
If you have a Community Games coming
up and want to put some information on our website, please send
details to Mark Williams at mark.williams@wychavon.gov.uk
or phone 01386 565229
What is coming up?
Droitwich Olympic Torch Relay - Thursday 24th May
2012
The Olympic Torch will be passing through Droitwich and Fernhill
Heath on the evening of 24th May (see Olympic Torch Route for route and times). In
Victoria Square there will be performances by the Droitwich Rock
Choir, W Factor finalists and Youth Music. There will also be a
taster session of the ever popular Zumba, face painting, street
entertainment and health & community groups. A BBQ, dance and
drumming performance by children of the local schools will be
on at the Red Lion pub as the torch leaves Droitwich. Activities in
Fernhill Heath are yet to be confirmed. The community are
encouraged to come out and safely line the streets to see the
olympic torch pass (on the left hand side of the road)
For more details please contact Mark Williams on 01386
565229 or email mark.williams@wychavon.gov.uk
Cleeve Prior Community Games - Monday 4th June
2012
Cleeve Prior Community Games takes place within the Jubilee
cebrations weekend in Cleeve Prior, Inspired by the 2012 Olympics.
Please take a look at the Jubilee Events
page to see what else is taking place in Cleeve Prior over the
Jubilee weekend.
For further details please email webmaster@cleeveprior.org.uk.
Festival Housing Community Games - Thursday 7th June 2012
The Community games will be running at Steynors Avenue as it is
run in the heart of the community. Originally called
Neighbours Day, the name was changed to reflect the up and coming
Olympics and give it a sporting theme. The day has something for
everyone. The whole point of these events is to reach out to the
community & build community spirit.
For further details please contact Paul on 01905
823148
Badsey Community Games - Saturday 16th June 2012 10am -
10pm
Opening and Closing ceremony - Badsey Recreation ground -
Village school, Races, Throwing Events, Wellie Wanging, Tug of
War
For more information please contact David Gisbourne dgisbourne@aol.com
Pinvin Community Sports Day - Saturday 16th June 2012
12-4pm
Activities on offer will include a number of sports for teams
and individuals specifically for children from 2 upwards. Events
for adults to encourage all ages to participate, will include a
grant parent and child event, as well as a wheelchair race for
wheelchair users. This is an open community event and we look
forward to welcoming all ages on the day. Stay and enjoy a BBQ
together with various fund raising events. The theme will be on
encouraging all generations to join in and have fun together rather
than in competition. The pre school children will make medals to
present to the adult and older children. All participants receive a
certificate for taking part in the closing ceremony.
Evesham Olympic Torch Relay and Evesham Festival
of Sport - Sunday 1st July
The Olympic Torch Relay will be passing through Evesham,
Wickhamford and Broadway on the morning of the 1st July (see
Olympic Torch Routes for route and
times). In Evesham there will be a street Market and in the Market
Square there will be performances from W Factor finalists and Youth
Music, street entertainers, face painting and local community
groups. Events in Wickhamford are yet to be confirmed as is
Broadway, although there will be a strawberry market. The community
are encouraged to come out and safely line the streets to see the
olympic torch pass (on the left hand side of the road)
For more details contact Tracy Grubb on 01386 565168 or
email tracy.grubb@wychavon.gov.uk
From 11.30am on the Crown Meadow in Evesham will be the Festival
of Sport where there will be various sports clubs, arts groups,
fair and refreshment for the whole afternoon. Take a look at
the Festival of
Sport website for more details or contact Fran Webb on
07801 983112.
Norton Community Games - Sunday 8th July
2012
'Embrace the Games' and enjoy an afternoon of family fun and
games from climbing to cricket, archery to aqua trydive and arts
and craft to inflatable rodeo, there will be
something for everyone
For more information please contact Mike Goode on 07983 424535
Push the Boat Out
They will be holding five activities - sailing, canoeing,
kayaking, archery and climbing - over three timeslots
throughout the day (10-11.30am, 1-2.30pm & 3.30-5pm)
As well as these activities there will be family friendly
activities available as well as refreshments and
competitions.
For more information and prices please contact Upton Warren on
01527 861426 or email uwoecenquiries@worcestershire.gov.uk
Wychavon Party in the Park - 21st - 23rd August 2012
12noon - 4pm
Details of the Party in the Park event will be on here shortly.
If you would like to get involved in this event or any of our
events please call Tracy Grubb on 01386 565168 or email your
details to tracy.grubb@wychavon.gov.uk
Pebworth Party in the Park - Sunday 9th September 2012 12noon -
5pm
Tug of War, Dog Shows, Races, Obstacle Course, Egg Splat, Coew
Pat Bingo, Produce Show, Food Festival, and Cookery Demonstrations,
Art and Live music, Crafts, BBQ, Bar, Vintage Teas. Targeted at all
ages throughout the community. There will be something for everyone
in an action packed fun day.
For more information please go to www.pebworthvillage.com
DragonBoat Race Day
Dragon Boat races between various crews throughout the day,
culminating in finals races and an award ceremony. A crew consists
of 14-18 people and it doesnt matter if they have never paddles
before. Full instructions and training will be given. The crew can
use the event to raise money for charity. So get a bunch of friend,
colleagues or family or pool together and enter a crew, or part
crew, for this exciting day on the river.
For more information email Jonathan Small on footmanj@aol.com or
check the website www.dragonboating.org.uk
What has been done already?
Pebworth Party in the Park
On Sunday 4th September 2011 Pebworth held
a Party in the Park Community
Games to raise funds for the Pebworth Village Hall and St
Peters Church. It promised to be a spectacular day of fun and
festivities including
- Live music, theatre, dancing, art and photography
- BBQ's, Teas, Ice Cream, licensed bar, raffle and tombola
- World renowned Cow Pat Bingo and Egg Splat
- Food festival and Cookery demonstartions
- Games, races, tug of war
- Scrufts dog show
- Produce show
Admission charge was £2.50 (under 16 free)
Pebworth Village Hall
Pebworth
CV37 8XP
For full details and pictures of the event will be on here
shortly
For more information about the event please call Dawn Adams at
dawnlodgeassociates@yahoo.co.uk
Wychavon Party in the Park 2011- 23rd -
25th August 2011
The 2011 Wychavon Party in the Park events were another great
success. This year we decided to make it a celebration of what is
available in your community. Many local clubs and organisations
took part in the event, either to showcase what they do, give out
information or be on hand to answer any questions. Local sports
clubs came along and gave taster sessions for children giving them
the opportunity to try the sport and see if it is something they
may like to do. We also had live music with performances from the
children involved in the Youth Music Project and W Factor, we had
face painting, circus skills, henna and a climbing wall (Evesham
& Pershore) which were all local, even the weather was amainly
on our side! It was a great three days and very well received by
all and Wychavon District Council Community Development Team would
like to thank everyone who supported the event.
For pictures of the event go to Summer Events Page
If you are a local voluntary or community group that
would like to be part of next years event then please contact Tracy
Grubb on 01386 565168 or email tracy.grubb@wychavon.gov.uk
Inkberrow Playing Fields Sporty/ Fun Day
4th August
2011
Even the weather couldn’t dampen the
community spirit at the first ever Inkberrow Village Hall Community
Games. Children and adults enjoyed lots of sporting activities,
game and fun, live music, face painting and a visit from the
Wychavon youth bus.
Drakes Broughton Classic Car Show and Community Games
Sat 16th July - Drakes Broughton
Village Hall and Playing Field
Classic cars , car boot sale, many stalls and sporting fun for the
whole family
For more information contact Sue Bentley on 07789 408180
Evesham Festival of Sport
Evesham Festival of Sport kicked off on
Sunday
10th July with the Grand Opening Ceremony. The
day provided an opportunity for people to find out more about Sport
in Evesham and talk to people about their clubs and
activities.
The clubs involved on the day were: Evesham rugby Club, Evesham
Netball Club, Evesham Petanque Club, Evesham Swimming Club, Evesham
Bowls Club, Badsey Hockey Club, Evesham Hockey Club, Evesham Table
Tennis Club, Inspire to Coach tennis coaching, Evesham Taekwondo,
Evesham Wheelers and Evesham United FC juniors.
Other Local organisation involved were: Sports
Challenge Coaching, Evesham high School, Capoiera, Wychavon
Leisure, Rivers Health and Beauty, Run-Stuff, Worcestershire Tug of
War Association, Fletcher Sports Science, Evesham Cardiac Rehab,
Evesham Lifesaving Club, Bellboating, Wychavon Parish Games, Aztec
Watersports, the Great Bear Explorer Scouts, WDC and the
Worcestershire NHS Health Trainers and FRESH teams.
There were also performances from the
Taekwondo club, Vital Statisitics Dance Group, Zumba with Clare and
the Mezzoforte Dance group.
After the opening ceremony, the clubs involved put on their own
events and taster sessions to showcase what they could do
best.
Events included open sessions for table tennis, petanque, bowls,
Taekwondo and football and there were competitions in Netball,
Football, Rugby, Hockey, Swimming and Lifesaving to name a few.
More information about events you can go to
the website http://www.eveshamfestivalofsport.com/
or you can find ‘Evesham Festival of Sport’ on Facebook.
Mini Olympics
On Tuesday July 5th Blossom
Vale Children's Centre hosted a mini Olympic themed event for
families with children under five years old. The fun began at
9.30 am until 11.30 am and took place on Abbey park Middle School
field.
There was an opening and closing ceremony for all attendees to take
part in as well as the opportunity to win medals.
Parents were encouraged to have fun and join in traditional
sporting activities with their children, including, mini hurdles,
foam javelin throwing, jumping and much more.
There was support from a variety of people within the community –
Abbey Park Middle School offered us the venue, Pershore High
school students offered to support with the organisation on the day
and funding for resources etc was received from 'Inspired small
grant scheme Worcestershire'. All of which enabled us to host this
exciting opportunity to promote good health through physical
activities.
"We are all aware of the importance of regular exercise especially
when we are trying to reduce obesity levels in children. By
introducing your child at a young age to fun physical exercise it
is a great way of encouraging them to become more involved with
physical activity at a later stage in their development. Physical
activity can be fun and is a major part of a healthy lifestyle,"
commented Lorraine Warren (Manager of Blossom Vale Children's
Centre)
Norton Community Games
Worcester Cricket Club, The Gordon
Jones Memorial Ground, Brockhill Lane
Held on Sunday 26th June.
Rooftop Housing – Wise and Well featuring Community
Games
On the
23rd June 2011 a Wise and Well event
was held at Cherry Orchard House, Pershore. Organised by the Care
and Support team part of Rooftop Housing Group the event was
co-arranged and funded by Wychavon District Council Community
Development
The event was aimed at older people interested in improving their
lifestyle, gaining valuable information on a range of local
services, and eager to try a new exercise and make new
friends.
The Pershore Mayor, Mr John Grantham also officially launched the
Rooftop Housing Group Community Games a series of Health Promotion
activities and events which will run up to the opening of the 2012
London Olympics.
Refreshments and light lunches were provided by local Evesham
group, Working World.
In total 78 visitors attended the event. The Community Support
Service has since taken two referrals onto it’s support service. We
are also aware that several agencies attending also took referrals
for their individual services. At least four individuals have
joined the weekly exercise group at Cherry Orchard and two further
people have joined the new Nordic Walking Group.
“Very informative, everyone was very helpful
and pleasant and we leant a lot to our advantage” Mr & Mrs
Moran, Littleworth
“Just wanted to say thank you for inviting me
along, I found it really interesting and helpful in terms of
thinking of further ideas. I took loads of leaflets away and have
some names from people I spoke to that I can go back to. Having
been to a similar event in my last job, which was really poorly
attended, I was very impressed with the turnout.” Alex Williams –
Customer Insight Officer – RHG
The Heriotts Garden Festival – Intergenerational
Community Games
The Heriotts Droitwich
Held on Saturday 18th June 2011
Spa Housing Association - Community Day
Steynors Avenue Playing Field
Held on Thursday 2nd June 2011,
Harvington Gras Games - Sunday 8th May
2011
THE VILLAGE of Harvington went green crazy by holding its first
ever asparagus festival from May 6th – 8th
May.
On Sunday the Gras Games were held on the
playing field. Gus and the Asparagus Fairy graced the event with
their presence. The weather was sunny and breezy, which aided the
asparagus spears in their flight. The relay and obstacle races were
very popular, and the tug of war teams were coached by trained
coaches before going to battle. The tug of war proved popular not
just with the men, but also with the ladies’ and children’s teams
which entered. After the prize giving, many people could be seen
wearing their hard won medals with pride. The stalls around the
field gave both contestants and spectators chance to refresh
themselves with Pimms, beer, tea, ice cream, cake, pork baps and
many other tasty treats. Other stalls gave those attending chance
to stock up their gardens, buy balloons, have their face painted or
cheer on the competitors in the woodlouse race. During the weekend
Harvington showed that it knows how to enjoy itself and that it is
an active and social community, the organisers and sponsors worked
hard and can be rightly proud of their efforts.
Organiser Liz Wootton was delighted with how
it all went. She said: “It was a fabulous few days, a really lovely
event and it was great to see the whole village come
together.
Because it’s been a big success we are now planning to hold the
event again next year and if possible make it an annual event"
Community Games Celebrated the Royal Wedding -
29th April 2011
On Friday 29th April Drakes
Broughton Village Events Group celebrated the royal
wedding with a Royal Games!
The Event was officially opened by the Chairman of Wychavon DC
Linda Robinson who commented that "It was lovely to see children of
all ages included and a few adults getting involved in the Drakes
Broughton Mini Community Games. There was a super atmosphere with
lots of encouragement from the excellent coaches. Congratulations
to the village for coming up with something slightly different to
celebrate the Royal Wedding. It was also a nice sign of what we'll
be doing in the run up to the 2012 Olympics."
This FREE event attracted 160 children
bringing along their parents, grandparents and family members to
reach over 400 people with the weather holding gracefully for all
to enjoy.
Events involved the traditional egg and spoon
races, sack races and three legged races as well as football and
tri golf. There was a multi skills circuit for families to
participate in together, focusing on some Fundamentals of Balance
and Co-ordination and Fun activities. Afternoon tea was also
provided for every child that attended with traditional sandwiches
and cakes set into a street party theme. Each child also received a
commemorative William and Kate Medal, as well as winning
certificates for participating in the Mini Olympics. Individual
prizes where given for best fancy dress and a Painting competition,
kindly judged by residents of
Drakes Broughton.
Using the Olympic theme of Community Games
(part of the Legacy Trust UK), volunteers of Drakes Broughton
village gave their time to bring together this community event with
support and funding through Herefordshire and Worcestershire
Raising our Game and Wychavon District Council .
The Sports Partnership Herefordshire and Worcestershire also
provided help and support to make this event enjoyable for all the
communities within Drakes Broughton and coaching support was
offered by Zig -Zag Coaching, with Sue Bentley Co-ordinating the
Event on behalf of DBVE Group.
The event was well received with feedback including “Could this be
an annual event?” and comments on how they felt families came
together as a community to enjoy a great afternoon of activities
and FUN!! An adults disco was provided by KEN in the evening to
finalise the day.
The village are planning a similar event of Community Games on the
16th July, in partnership with the Annual classic Car
Show in Drakes Broughton, Those wishing to attend, can arrive on
the day and join in with the activities on offer.
If you have any questions or concerns or are
able to offer sponsorship, help and support for any other events
DBVE Group are planning, please contact Chris Turner on 01905
840572 or Sue Bentley 07789 408180.
Evesham Children’s Centres Community Games
-
15th February 2011
In celebration of the forthcoming Olympic
Games, Parents and Children under-five years of age in Evesham were
invited to a little sporting event that promised to be big fun.
Spring Vale Orchard Vale and Apple Vale Children's Centres in
Evesham teamed up to host the 'Mini Olympics.'
It was held at Wallace House Community Centre on Oat Street,
Thursday, February 10th.
Funded in part by the Inspired Small Grant Scheme from the
Worcestershire Partnership, the Mini Olympics gained new equipment
and funded all materials used.
The Mini Olympics included an opening ceremony, where parents,
children and staff all paraded around the sports hall waving flags
of Olympic Nations and holding Olympic flames.Andy Train a five
time Olympian Spring Canoeist attended the event, declared the
games open and spent time with all those involved.
Parents and Children took part in traditional sporting favorite's
including running events, mini hurdles, throwing foam javelin and
jumping on the trampoline was run alongside an exciting a hula hoop
'hoopathon'.
Everyone was a winner in the Mini Olympics as each child received a
medal presented at a medal ceremony, by the Local Community Support
Officers and the Community Sports Development Officer.
The event was drawn to a close by a few sporting stories being told
by the Evesham Library.
Russ Hawtree, Family Support Worker at
Spring Vale Children Centre said: "The mini Olympics
promises to be great fun and there will be activities for all the
youngsters to enjoy – many for the first time.
"Sport is a major part of a healthy lifestyle and we really hope
our event will help spark a lasting enthusiasm"
For more information please contact
Mark Williams
Sports Development
Officer
Tel 01386 565229
Email mark.williams@wychavon.gov.uk
Hours of work: Mon - Fri 9-5pm
