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The Parks Judo Club will
introduce disability judo sessions in July in conjunction with
North Tyneside Councils Widening Horizons 4 Sport programme.
The Tyne and Wear outfit
are already known for their diverse group of members which range
from beginners to black belts and are aged from 5 to 55.
A Council spokesman said: “Sport plays
an important role in the lives of many residents but we're keen
for even more people to get involved and enjoy a sporting experience
that could change their lives.
“We're doing this by creating
an environment of new and improved sporting opportunities.
“In particular, we're aiming to enhance
the provision of a number of key sports in the borough. This programme
will improve the quality and diversity of opportunities available
to residents of North Tyneside.”
The club’s head coach Duncan
Stewart, 48, has worked closely with the Council to secure funding
for the class.
“We have been working towards
this with North Tyneside Council for some time to set the
class up,” he said.
“We have done some taster
sessions and the council have given us a huge amount of help to
get some funding through the programme to run this which we have
achieved.”
Stewart believes the class
has a great deal of potential and in time would like to incorporate
it into their existing sessions.
“I will be taking the sessions
and our hope is that we can integrate them into the main club
but also allowing them a session where they can train together
at their own pace if they so wish.
“For some time now we have
had one child who is deaf with us and the another has learning
difficulties. The latter has been with us since he was 5 and he’s
now 18 so that will give you a feel for where we are at.”
Stewart added: “It is also
my intention to have the older person at the sessions to chat
with the players and help them if he can to integrate. If you
need any more info let me know.”
The club will hold the
sessions at the Tyne Youth & Community Centre on Mariners
Lane in Tynemouth.
Under 16’s will train on
a Tuesday at 18:15 – 19:15 on a Tuesday with adults following
at 19:30 – 20:30.
The first session is free
to all participants and will be £2.00 per session thereon.
On Monday and Friday The
Parks Judo Club train at The Parks Leisure Centre, Howdon Road,
North Shields, NE29 6TL. On Wednesday and Thursday they hold training
at Tyne Youth and Community Centre, Chirnside House, Mariners
Lane, Tynemouth, NE30 4AT. Men and women train on Thursday at
18:30 – 20:00 while boys and girls train on Wedesnday and Thursday
at 18:30 – 20:00.
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