Schools - Summer Activity Programme 2011

This page provides a report about the 2011 summer sports programme.

The summer holiday 'Sport on the Park' scheme took place during July and August across five local parks: Uplands Park and Coombe Park in Oadby, Willow Park and Horsewell Lane Park in Wigston and Blaby Road Park in South Wigston.

Working in partnership with the Local Sport Alliance a total of 660 user visits were taken up during the four week programme. Sports activities included athletics, basketball, cricket, football, rugby, rounders, tennis and fun team relay games.

This programme also provided opportunities for local students to get involved with the delivery of the sessions. These students were recruited to assist the lead sports coaches, where they gained valuable experience of working with young people in a sporting environment. A total of 48 volunteering hours were achieved through this initiative.

Two sports tournament was held on the final day, one at Uplands Park, Oadby and the other at Willow Park in Wigston. The Oadby and Wigston Mayor Councillor Linda Broadley attended both tournaments and presented medals and prizes to the winning teams, and certificates to all participants. End of scheme evaluation forms were completed by sports participants to inform future sports programmes. Feedback from both children and parents was extremely positive, demonstrating once again the success of the council’s commitment to improving opportunities for young people.