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Wheelchair dancers bring home gold for Britain
Manchester dancers Gary Lyness and Paula Moulton swept to victory on Easter Sunday when they won the Amateur Latin title for the third time at the Dutch Open Wheelchair Championships held in Cuijk, Holland.
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Paralympic multi-medallists to support Sheffield Sports Fest
Paralympic multi-medallists Jody Cundy, Hannah Cockroft and Sarah Storey are amongst numerous Paralympians who are supporting ParalympicsGB’s Sports Fest, which will be held at the EIS Sheffield on 26 and 27 April.
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Coaching team to lead Standard Life GB Women’s wheelchair basketball team
British Wheelchair Basketball is delighted to announce that the highly experienced coaching team of Nigel Smith and Joe Jayaratne will be heading up the Standard Life GB Women for this year’s European Championships and in preparation for them.
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Calling young disabled people to join in the sporting fun
EFDS will deliver three days of sporting fun for young disabled people at the home of disability sport- Stoke Mandeville Stadium. The Festival of Sport is being held on 10-12 May 2013 and is for 6 to 16 year olds with all impairments.
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ukactive joins forces with Sport England to support inactive people
A ukactive-led partnership involving NHS Bedfordshire, teamBEDS&LUTON and local authorities across Bedfordshire have been selected as one of fourteen pilot projects to receive support from a £5.8 million Sport England fund.
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BPA and British Swimming team up for the Sheffield Sports Fest
BPA team up with British Swimming to offer opportunity to see Paralympians in action alongside Sports Fest. The events take place in April in Sheffield.
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British Swimming appoint Paralympic Performance Director
British Swimming has appointed Chris Furber as their new National Performance Director to lead its successful Paralympic swimming programme.
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Sir Steve Redgrave launches Matalan Sporting Communities
Sir Steve Redgrave has called on teenagers to increase their participation in sport by joining community sports clubs.
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Your help with the Sports Club Survey 2013
The Sport and Recreation Alliance is asking: “How ready are our sports clubs to deliver a meaningful and lasting Olympic and Paralympic legacy?”.
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Meet Fran Brown, the real life spider woman
Meet Fran Brown- Britain’s first paraclimbing world champion. Climbing up a 40ft wall comes naturally to her and she can not believe anyone would not have a go. It is her sport and her lifeblood.
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Paralympic swimming champions line up for BIDSC
This year’s British International Disability Swimming Championships (BIDSC) will host 13 of London 2012’s Paralympic champions at Ponds Forge, Sheffield next month.
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Tony Larkin joins British Blind Sport as Patron
Tony Larkin, a former English professional footballer and Head coach for Great Britain's blind football team, has become a Patron for British Blind Sport- the leading voice for the blind and partially sighted community across the UK in sport and recreatio
