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SSCO Conference
Almost 60 School Sport Coordinators attended the second annual SSCO conference at the beginning of November. Presentations from the workshops have now been put on this website. Click on the files ... read more...

200 Step into Sport
Two hundred students attended the annual Step into Sport conference to learn more about volunteering and working in sport. The Tyne & Wear Step into Sport Conference took place Friday 12 ... read more...

High Performance Coaching
High Performance Coaching workshop series 2007/08 The sports coach UK High Performance Coaching Workshop (HPCW) Booking Form 2007 -2008 is now available. The theme for the series of workshops is ... read more...

Step into Sport Conference announced
New style conference giving Step into Sport volunteers an even greater opportunity to arrange placements and hear from a wide range of sporting professionals about career options. Step into Sport ... read more...

Women's World Cup '07 kicks off
Show your support for England's World Cup Squad and learn more about women's and girls' football. Girls United is specificallly targeting 9-11 year old girls, their parents and teachers. Watch ... read more...

Local Authority Area Profiles
Sport England has produced a snap shot of the North East as well as individual profiles for local authority areas across Tyne and Wear. The individual profiles highlight a range of various ... read more...

Npower North East Disability Sport Achievement Awards 2006
The fifth North East Disability Sports Achievement Awards, sponsored by npower, took place on the 25th June 2007 at Durham County Cricket Club. The Awards celebrate sporting achievement and ... read more...

Equality Standard for Sport
Tyne & Wear Sport has successfully achieved the Foundation Level of 'The Equality Standard – A Framework for Sport'. The standard is a framework for assisting sports organisations to widen ... read more...

North Tyneside Council wins award
North Tyneside Council were the winners of the prestigious Northumberland Lawn Tennis Association, Local Authority of the Year Award 2007. The award recognised the council’s contribution to the ... read more...

Promoting Sport Toolkit launched
Sport England has created a free, easy-to use Promoting Sport Toolkit designed to help clubs, sports development officers and volunteers promote their sport or activities. The toolkit is designed ... read more...

International U19 badminton tournament success
The 33rd Northumberland U19 International Team Tournament and Individual Championships took place at The Parks in North Shields on the 23rd - 25th November. This year’s entry of 109 players ... read more...

England reclaim European Junior Squash title
Pride in English junior squash was restored in some style in Belgium at the weekend (14/15 April 07) when England not only reclaimed the European Junior U19 Team Championship title in Brussels, ... read more...

North East Disability Sports Achievement Awards
Nominate junior and senior disabled sports people, sports clubs and individuals who have shown service to sport. The event will be held on 25th June 2007 to celebrate sporting achievement and ... read more...

Power Chair Rugby Cup
The Percy Hedley Foundation is hosting the first National Powerchair Rugby Development Event at our Sports Academy, on the weekend of the 21st and 22nd July 2007. The aim of the weekend is to ... read more...

London 2012 seeking the UK's 'Olympic Spirit'
Have you been inspired by the Olympic and Paralympic Games coming to the UK? Has the power of the Games prompted you to make a difference in your life or the lives of others? London 2012 is ... read more...

Interim Chair appointed to Sport Equity Alliance
Tim Cantle-Jones, Chair of the North East Regional Sports Board, has agreed to take on the role of Interim Chair of the Sports Equity Alliance (SEA) until a permanent appointment is made. It is ... read more...

British Triathlon training for disabled athletes
British Triathlon will be hosting a training camp specifically for disabled triathletes. 31 March 2007 - 1 April 2007 The principal aim of the weekend training camp is to provide a high quality ... read more...

StreetGames Launched in Parliament
StreetGames was officially launched at the House of Commons on 17 January 2007. The new national charity has been set up to bring sport to the doorsteps of young people. Through sport, StreetGames ... read more...

Health advice for men
Idle Eric provides 'a blokes guide to a healthier lifestyle.' For information on the Idle Eric's Road to Health document, please visit the website: http://www.idleeric.co.uk/ read more...

PE, Sport & Physical Activity Conference
The second Making a Difference through Physical Education, Sport & Physical Activity conference will be held at the Langdale Centre on 25th January 2007. To obtain information regarding the ... read more...

StreetGames
StreetGames is a national charity set up in 2006 to make sure the most disadvantaged communities in the country share in the Olympic Legacy. Up and down the country, StreetGames delivers sport and ... read more...

Active People Survey
The Active People Survey, the much needed, largest single survey of sport and active recreation ever undertaken in Europe was published on 7th December 2006. The survey, commissioned by Sport ... read more...

Sport Universities NE
The five universities of the North East of England (Durham, Northumbria, Newcastle, Sunderland and Teesside) have been working together since 1997 and have a shared vision and commitment to ... read more...

NE Sector Skills Agreement
SkillsActive, in partnership with Sport England and a number of professional bodies and government offices has undertaken extensive consultation with employers and training providers in the region ... read more...

NUFC defender presents awards to schools
Schools in North Tyneside received a special congratulations from Newcastle United defender Peter Ramage on their achievement of Activemark and Sportsmark accreditation awards. Peter who is a ... read more...

Tyne & Wear's successful bid for UK School Games
Tyne and Wear has been successful in its bid to host the prestigious UK School Games in 2010. The UK School Games is a multi-sport event for the nation's most talented school age athletes. ... read more...

Coaching manual launched
A new manual for children’s sports coaches across Tyne & Wear has been launched to help children develop a healthy lifestyle from an early age. The manual has been produced by Tyne & ... read more...

New workshop programme Oct 07 - Mar 08
The club, coach and volunteer education programme for October 2007 to March 2008 is now available to download. The programme contains a collection of coaching and training opportunities available ... read more...

North East Junior Disability Athletics Championships
The Regional Junior Disability Athletics Championships took place on Monday 14 May at the Churchill Playing Fields athletics track, Whitley Bay, with the qualifiers going on to represent the North ... read more...

Festival of Sport
The sun shone on the Tyne & Wear Festival of Sport at Gateshead International Stadium. Five hundred children from Gateshead, Newcastle, North Tyneside, South Tyneside and Sunderland gathered ... read more...

Tyne & Wear Sport Core Team
New appointments to the Tyne & Wear Core Team are now in post. The team consists of the following people; Xerxes Setna (Assistant Director – Information & Communication) Xerxes was ... read more...

LTA Chief Executive opens new sports facilities
Roger Draper the chief executive of the Lawn Tennis Association was in Washington, Tyne & Wear to officially open the new sports facilities at Biddick School Sports College, Friday 26 January. ... read more...

Networking day for School Sport Co-ordinators
The first School Sports Co-ordinators’ networking day took place at the Langdale Centre, North Tyneside, in January, giving almost 50 SSCOs the opportunity to share knowledge and discuss common ... read more...

North East sporting preferences revealed
The North East's diverse sporting interests have been highlighted with some surprise results following a national survey. Download more information: ... read more...

Men in S Tyneside urged to take to the pool
People living in South Tyneside are being encouraged to take to the pool to keep fit as part of a new scheme. Swimming classes have been organised as part of the Amateur Swimming Association’s ... read more...

Fit for Purpose
Tyne & Wear Sport has been awarded County Sports Partnership (CSP) status after achieving a target set by Sport England to be classed as ‘Fit for Purpose.’ Tees Valley Sport and ... read more...

Sea to Sea Cycle Challenge
Tyne & Wear Sport Team completes the Sea to Sea cycle route from Whitehaven to Sunderland. The Tyne & Wear Sport team comprising of Adam Brougham, Graeme Foreman and Ian Simon took just ... read more...