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Posted: Thu, 08 Sep 2022 11:13
Guest Blog: Coaching During Pregnancy
A guest blog post from Head Coach at Athena Angels Gymnastics, Morgan Todd, on coaching during pregnancy. Read More »
Posted: Thu, 07 Jul 2022 13:10
Hundreds of Children get Active at the Berkshire School Games Festival
The Berkshire School Games formed part of the United by Birmingham Commonwealth Games programme this year, welcoming over 700 children to take part in a series of activities. Pupils from 49 schools across Berkshire gathered at the Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre on 1st July to take part in the first summer School Games event in three years. Read More »
Posted: Tue, 05 Jul 2022 12:19
GBA Forum Brings Berkshire Together to Tackle Inclusion
GBA hosted an Inclusion Forum on 23rd June at Reading Football Club - our first face-to-face event since the pandemic! Over 60 delegates attended the Inclusion Forum which provided an opportunity for a range of sectors to come together and share knowledge and expertise related to inclusive sport and physical activity focusing on disabled people and people with long term health conditions as well as providing a face-to-face networking and group discussions across a range of topics.
There were presentations from The Activity Alliance, Richmond Group of Charities, Sport in Mind, Autism Berkshire, GBA and Reading Football Club who all highlighted the power physical activity and simply moving more can play in supporting disabled people and people with long term health conditions live happier fuller lives. Thank you to Andrew Douglass from Parallel who facilitated the event fantastically.
Cathy Carr, Strategic Lead for Living Life Well said: "There was a great buzz all day the Inclusion Forum and it was so inspiring to hear how much great work is going on across Berkshire for disabled people and people living with long-term health conditions. Providing opportunities for partners and experts in the field to come together and share knowledge, experiences, stories, and make new connections is so important and we look forward to supporting more work in this area".
Andrew Douglass from Parallel said: "The main thing I took away from the Inclusion Forum was an incredible spirit of togetherness and a shared passion to make sport and physical exercise accessible for everybody, regardless of age, health or ability. I was also struck by the quality of work already taking place across Berkshire and a collective ambition for the county to be a benchmark for inclusive excellence."
What attendees said about it...GBA are an incredible resource for connecting and insights, The team are passionate about active lifestyles and are a positive force across Berkshire. Fantastic day and Great Speakers – Sport in Mind
GBA are fantastic at facilitating conversations between Berkshire Cricket Foundation and relative organisations to make new project happen! - Chris Baker @ BCFI had a wonderful time
I have learnt a lot, I would be happy to attend again – Lorraine Griffin
First session I have attended and really useful to get a flavour of what options we could have to develop services in Bracknell - Bracknell Forest Council
Posted: Fri, 10 Jun 2022 10:07
Basketball Coach Hajji Shares Her Journey
I have had a passion for basketball since a young age, and now that I am older, with my children growing to love the sport too, instead of solely teaching my children, I thought it would be a great opportunity to teach their peers too! Read More »
Posted: Tue, 07 Jun 2022 09:46
Project500 Champion: Morgan Todd Tells Her Coaching Story
I am head coach of Athena Angels gymnastics club and Athena Allstars cheerleading club, I plan, deliver and maintain all sessions within our club from 3-18 years old, recently developing a young leadership coaching programme within our gymnastics club... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 26 May 2022 19:45
Early Years Project to Support Services in Reading and Slough
We are looking for services in Slough and Reading to be part of our new Early Years project, which can provide funds and resources to make delivery of a course of sessions or activities to your children and families. As well as supporting with funds, we will have training, practical resources and networking opportunities to offer to you and your teams to be part of. Read More »
Posted: Tue, 24 May 2022 15:21
Day in the Life of our Employability Lead
Our Employability Programme Lead, Ryan Gordon, gives you an insight into how we use physical activity to build skills and encourage teamwork! Read More »
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2022 16:17
Dementia Action Week: GBA attends AgeUK Berkshire's Dementia Walk
GBA was delighted to attend Age UK Berkshire's Dementia Walk at Reading Football Club in support of Dementia Action Week. Read More »
Posted: Wed, 18 May 2022 09:26
How Berkshire Leisure Centres are Becoming Dementia Friendly
Berkshire based leisure centres share how they are making their facilities more dementia friendly Read More »
Posted: Tue, 17 May 2022 15:40
GBA to Host Inclusion Forum at Reading Football Club
GBA will be providing an opportunity for partners across Berkshire to meet face-to-face at the next Inclusion Forum. Come along to meet new partners, hear from a variety of speakers and look at how we can work together to support more inclusive physical activity opportunities for disabled people and people with long term health conditions. We will be hosting our next free Inclusion Forum on Thursday 23rd June 1000-1500 at Reading Football Club. Read More »
