If you were in Harborough, Leicestershire, on Saturday 21st July, you may have heard the cheers of the 1,100 participants and spectators at the Opening Ceremony of Harborough’s Community Games, eagerly waiting for the competition to start.
Last month, in Shropshire, Oswestry held its Community Games - a nine day sports extravaganza, which was enjoyed by 500 participants of all ages and abilities.
Events included a family fun day, which involved fencing, basketball and a whole variety of other sports. Everyone got involved and really gave it a...
To celebrate the playing field becoming a Queen Elizabeth II field, Cropredy a small village in Oxfordshire, hosted its Community Games. Over 150 people turned up on Saturday 14th July, despite bad weather in the morning, for a day of sport and fun!
Rounders was a highlight of the day; in fact it was so much...
On Saturday 23rd June near in Worcestershire, the sun was shining in Palmers Meadow and there was a crystal blue sky - a perfect start to Tenbury’s Community Games.
The day included a vast variety of sport and games, which were competitive yet fun. The day involved games like tug of war, which was...
An incredible 500 people converged on Norton Cricket Club, Worcester on the Monday 4th June to celebrate HM the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee at a Community Games. It was a stereotypically British event with a picnic, tea and even a band whose upbeat music kept everyone entertained.
Overall, it was a great...
The Badminton Community Games, which took place on Sunday 10th June at Hermitage leisure centre near Leicester aimed to embrace the spirit of the Olympic Games.
In the opening ceremony, the 100 participants all representing various nations - some even had their nation’s flag painted on their faces - they...
It's great news that the Community Games programme has been shortlisted for the annual National Lottery Awards - to be broadcast on the BBC later this year.
Community Games is competing against nine other projects in the Best Sport Project category and you can help to get Community Games through to the final...
Over 250 local residents braved the wet conditions on June 16th to attend the first of three family sports days for Leeds. In partnership with Leeds City Council’s Sport and Active Lifestyles team community and sports groups people what was on offer in their area.
In the wooded area next to the pond...
We have had the 1,000th Community Games registration for this year!
It’s the Witham St Hughs Village Community Games in Lincolnshire, which takes place on 5th August. Activities include zumba, five-a-side football, a dog show, dance display, and fun fair, and the organiser hopes that it will be, ‘a great day...
As hundreds of Community Games take place up and down the country, retailers are gearing up for another boost in trade in the run up to the Olympics. The recent Jubilee celebrations sent traders’ tills ringing to the sound of sweet success and they anticipate Community Games events will do too.
