2008 Darlington Community Games
This years Community Games took place at Eastbourne Sports Complex on Tuesday 22 July 2008 and was enjoyed by almost 400 young people. Scottish 100m and 200m sprinter Susan Deacon joined us as sporting champion and talked to all young people about her experiences of sport and physical activity from an early age to elite level.
The young people from 17 schools in Darlington took part in five sports - cricket, tag-rugby, football, athletics and tennis - throughout the day and demonstrated high levels of sporting ability. All young people had received 'free' coaching sessions from the Sports Development Team leading up to the event with over 100 hours delivered across the five sports.
2007 Darlington Community Games
On Wednesday 25th July 2007 Darlington Sports Development in partnership with local schools from the Zone Active project and Longfield cluster Extended Schools delivered the inaugural Darlington Community Games at Eastbourne Sports Complex. With the 2012 London Olympics on the horizon this event was an opportunity for young people in Darlington to aspire to be young Olympians. All competitors received training in their relevant sport leading up to the games and the sports were Football, Cricket, Tag Rugby, Volleyball, Netball, Athletics, Boccia and Kurling.
The event was funded by the Big Lottery Fund (BLF), Zone Active, Darlington Borough Council and the Community Partnerships. Tamara Taylor, England Women's Rugby Union player, was our sporting champion on the day and delivered inspirational talks to over 300 participants in the club links tent. Local clubs from Darlington were invited to attend the sessions and promote their club and over 70 children signed up to local sports clubs.
For more information on the Darlington Community Games contact Sports Development on 01325 254370.