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A thriving judo club in
Ilford is set to host their first ever competition on Saturday
31 March 2012.
Heart of Oak Judo Club,
who achieved Clubmark bronze status last year, have seen their
membership numbers swell as they’ve established links with schools
and encouraged parents and volunteers to actively participate
in the club’s development.
Club Secretary Margaret
James said: “As a club we have been trying to create links
with the schools which most of our members attend, so we will
first have each of the members competing individually and then
as school teams.
"At the moment we
have a strong catholic contingent - St. Aidan's, Ss.
Peter & Paul & St. Winefride's Catholic Primary's. All
these schools feed into Palmer Catholic Academy.”
Parents
and volunteers will be enrolling on a British Judo TOCS (Technical
Officials for Clubs and Schools) course while the club already
boasts six fully qualified first aiders.
The flourishing club celebrates
their 10th anniversary next year and has a number of projects
in the works such as Sportivate – Have a Throw.
The course entitles young
people aged 13 and upwards to pay a one off £25 fee to commit
to train from one to six hours a week and upon completion will
receive one year’s free club membership.
Heart of Oak Judo Club
train at Cardinal Heenan Centre, Ilford,
Essex, IG1 1QP. Boys and girls train on a Tuesday and Thursday
at 18:00 – 20:00.
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