Community Games Stories

The first Community Games for Cheshire and Warrington took place on Wednesday 30th May
After years of neglect, Walkers Heath Park, Birmingham, has been transformed from a forgotten wasteland to a thriving part of the community. A Community Games took place on Saturday 19 May to help to reconnect local people with this great recreational asset.
The Community Games are excited to be featuring in a current storyline on the popular BBC Radio 4 show “The Archers”.  Follow the characters, led by Linda Snell, as they plan their Community Games event, taking place in fictional Ambridge on Sunday 29th July.  ...
Millions of people will be able to come together to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in their local communities at one of over 2000 games being held across England, thanks to a £2 million Big Society fund, Minister for Civil Society Nick Hurd said today.
The streets along which the Torchbearers will carry the Olympic Flame have been revealed, enabling local people to plan for celebrations, including Community Games. An online map gives street-by-street details as the Flame...
Chris Holmes MBE, Director of Paralympic Integration for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, today visited Stourport Sports Club, Worcestershire. Chris Holmes met organisers and participants of Community Games, a regional Legacy Trust UK programme to encourage communities to...
Regent College in Stoke-on-Trent held their Community Games over five days in April. Learners at the college, who all have complex and multiple disabilities, were given the opportunity to try out a range of sporting activities that they would not normally have the chance to take part in. Stoke-on-Trent...
This Community Games event took place on the 4th June 2011 in Tamworth Castle Grounds, we used the mantra live local: play local: support local to gather momentum for the day. It was a resounding success, with as one group quoted 'peals of laughter sounding all day' with...
Hundreds of school children have taken part in a London 2012-inspired day of sport and celebration. A total of 530 children at Stivichall Primary School took part in a Community Games event which saw their annual sports day transformed into a mini-Olympics. The children demonstrated their creative sides...