On Sunday 11th August, Cassiobury Park in Watford hosted a Duathlon Community Games in partnership with the British Triathlon Foundation. The event kicked start with raising the Foundation flag before 55 children and young people took part in a 600m run – 1km bike – 600m run sports activity.
Almost a year to the day after her historic Olympic Gold medal winning performance, boxer Nicola Adams stepped back into the ring at Barker’s Pool in Sheffield on 8th August to promote a joint Community Games and Join In event to encourage more people to participate in sport. The space outside Sheffield City...
A new Community Games event drew hundreds of people to a Bushey park on 21st July. Crowds gathered at King George Recreation Ground to take part in traditional races at the Family Fun Day, which looked to bring the community together and get people involved in their local park.The Games, which ran all the...
The 70 strong volunteers, donning their commemorative white Shining Light jerseys, came together at the Copper Box Arena within the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to celebrate day 70 of the Community Games Relay, on Saturday. The Community Games Relay has mirrored the footsteps of the Olympic Torch Relay,...
Mum-of-two and Lloyds TSB branch manager Sharon Worthy was nominated to be a London 2012 torch bearer for the volunteer work she has done in her local community. Sharon carried the flame on 21st May 2012 in Combe Martin in Devon. She was so overwhelmed by the experience she decided that she wanted to do...
YMCA Manchester wanted to promote disability sport in Bury, building on the enthusiasm generated by the fantastic performances from Great Britain’s athletes in the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
It was also an opportunity for local providers to come together and provide free sport for local disabled...
A campaign is being launched this week to combat low self-esteem amongst young people.
YMCA England is deeply concerned at the growing number of young people suffering from a lack of confidence in their abilities because of today’s celebrity and image-obsessed culture.They believe that as a result of this...
As Community Games has grown across the year, many CSPs have started to look for ways to recognise those individual events that have succeeded in embodying the values of the programme and that have made an impact in their local community.
In celebration of London 2012, Community Games helped to organize more than 1,640 Community Games across the country, supported by almost 37,000 volunteers.
The Games themselves ranged in size and scale but not in popularity, attracting more than 1,000,000 people. Not only was this a fitting way to...
