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Places in London Marathon 2014: Join our fundraising team!
EFDS has places in Virgin Money London Marathon 2014. Make a difference for disabled people in sport- by taking up the challenge for our Disability Sport Events programme.
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Sainsbury's puts athletes on the podium with new partnership
Sainsbury's has signed a new long-term deal with British Athletics, building on the momentum of the 2012 Paralympics and driving even higher levels of Para-athletics participation at major UK sporting events.
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Creating a Habit of Physical Activity
It’s not easy to change our behaviour - especially if we’re in the habit of doing something so regularly that we don’t even think about it anymore. For instance, automatically getting into the car to go to the shops or to take the children to school five
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Medal success for GB team at INAS Table Tennis Championships
Storming to success and achieving a hard won bronze medal, the GB Team are today returning from Hong Kong celebrating their victory after a challenging week of competition.
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Merry Christmas from all at the English Federation of Disability Sport
EFDS wishes all supporters a Merry Christmas
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England Captain caps off year of success for Kent’s disability programme
As 2013 draws to a close, disability cricket in Kent looks back on a successful year where participation in the game has increased under the work of the Kent Cricket Board.
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Healthy Partnerships
The landscape of the leisure industry continues to evolve more into health and the benefits of sport and physical activity. This has been represented within the changes from PCT’s to CCG’s earlier this year. These changes provides the industry with a ne
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Record number of disabled people playing sport but more to be done
The number of people playing sport regularly in England remains higher than at any time before the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, according to official statistics published today by Sport England.
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PHC produces Fit for Life and Sport guides for disabled adults
The Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport (PHC) has developed a number of impairment-specific guides to help people understand how to lead a healthy, active lifestyle.
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Disability Sports Coach Community Clubs launched in five London Boroughs
Disability Sports Coach (DSC)- a registered charity, which provides high quality sporting opportunities for disabled people- has developed a community club structure throughout London.
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Nominations open for North East Disability Sports Awards
The North East Disability Sports Awards will recognise and reward the sporting achievements of local participants, clubs, coaches and volunteers in 2013.
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Report gives new insight on sports club provision for disabled people
EFDS has released a report on the recent Sport and Recreation Alliance’s Sports Club Survey 2013. The findings provide more details on what is currently available to disabled people through the club setting.
