Newsletter June 2012
We're coming to the climax of the biggest and busiest year yet for Panathlon, with over 3,000 disabled young people competing in 50 different sporting events across the country. We've also trained over 200 Young Leaders as Panathlon Officials and are qualifying a further 100 coaches with various sporting body qualifications.
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From Stoke Mandeville to the Olympic Stadium
In this exciting sporting year, we are proud that Panathletes have competed at the birth place of the Paralympics - Stoke Mandeville and also on the new Olympic track in London.
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In April, Panathlon ran 3 training days where we qualified 46 Young Leaders as Panathlon Officials and then organised 3 multi-sport competitions involving 260 young disabled competitors from 20 schools. Some pics of the action here . The four teams that have qualified for the Final are - Ashford, Sheppey & Sittingbourne, Dartford and Herne Bay. We look forward to the Kent Final on June 13th at Sevenoaks Schools as part of the Kent School Games. | Herne Bay Kent Qualifiers for the Final |
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Cambridgeshire Joins Panathlon !
Four new teams from Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Huntingdonshire took part in their first Panathlon on 30th May.
In an incredibly close finish, Peterborough just edged out Huntingdonshire who finished in 2nd place and South Cambridgeshire in 3rd, all separated by the closest of margins of 2 points!
We look forward to seeing you again next year!
| The successful Peterborough team from 30th May. |
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Panathlon around the country
We are delighted to be working with School Games Organisers in various parts of the country and holding Level 3 county wide Finals.
Finals and fixtures coming up soon include -
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| Surrey | Tues 12th June | Elmbridge XCel
| Kent Final | Wed 13th June | Sevenoaks School Kent | Merseyside | Wed 13th June | Greenbank Academy
| Essex Final | Thur 28th June | Basildon Sports Village | Suffolk | Friday 6th July | King Edward School
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London Final - June 14th
We are looking forward to the culmination of our London programme, where 1,500 competitors have taken part in 20 qualification competitions to date this year.
| Powerchair Football at the London Final
| The 5 Teams who have made it through to the Final are Camden, Harrow, Newham, Croydon and Haringey. The event takes place at Westway Sports Centre (map here) on June 14th between 11am and 2.30pm. More details from [email protected]
Please note this event is not part of the School Games programme.
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Panathlon Swims!
Exciting News - Panathlon has carried out its very own "test" event with our friends at ASA Aquatics. A new format is being tested for "non-classified" swimmers in order to tempt the less able competitors into the water! Clissold Pool in Hackney, a stones throw from the Olympic Park, hosted our first "wet" competition involving local Panathlon teams with Haringey winning the first ever competition. We will develop this format over the coming months so watch this space! Pics from the day here.
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We held our first ever Fundraising Ball in May at the London Hilton Stansted and raised an estimated �15,000 which is to be split between both Panathlon and the Hilton in the Community Foundation. We were joined by past and present members of Team GB Paralympic Squad, including Giles Long, Danny Crates, Noel Thatcher, Dan Bentley, Liz Johnson, Helen Turner and Louise Sugden. A huge thanks to all those who bought tickets, supplied raffle and auction items or made donations - please click here for more information.
Please put this date in your diaries for next year's Ball Saturday May 11th 2013!
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Around the World in a Day
Stansted Airport was once again the venue for the "Around the World in a Day" fundraising event for Hilton in the Community Foundation on May 20th. All funds raised by running, walking, swimming, rowing or cycling are to be donated by Hilton London Stansted to the local Panathlon schools in Essex. A week of activity took place before the day including sponsored walks
by Southview and Marketfield Schools, local Cricket and Running clubs clocking up the miles, and Paralympic swimmer Liz Johnson swimming some 36km towards the total. Thanks to all those that took part and helped us clock up a staggering 2,641km!
| Part of the Team including members from Hilton London Stansted, Woodland Team and Panathlon friends! |
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Well Done!
Many congratulations to Amanda Tingley, our runner in the 2012 Virgin London Marathon, who completed the 26.2 mile course and raised an amazing �1,645.13 for Panathlon. Well done also to our chair Giles Long and sporting patron Danny Crates who also completed their first London Marathons! (And maybe their last?)
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Play Golf and raise funds for Panathlon!
Panathlon and Corporate Sponsors, the Woodland Group, invite you to the beautiful Foxhills Golf and Spa resort on 16th October. Please come and join us for a great day of Golf and help raise funds for Panathlon at the same time. More details - [email protected]
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Young Leaders and Coach Education
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| Some of our Panathlon Officials. |
| One of the great developments this year has been Panathlon utilising over 200 Young Leaders in different parts of the country. We have ran 14 Young Officials courses 'qualifying' Young Leaders, who then have officiated at 20 competitions this year. This has been a great experience for all involved and we will look to develop this work more next year. See some thoughts from our Young Leaders by reading their Blogs. Additionally we have qualified 100 sports coaches through Governing Body Accredited Sports Awards. More information from [email protected]
Thanks to the Jack Petchey Foundation for partnering us on this work.
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Now you can donate to Panathlon by Text and every penny goes straight to our charity, with no extra costs or admin charges. Just text: PANT12 �5 to 70700. (If you are feeling extra generous, you can replace the �5 with any amount you wish!) Thank you for any and all contributions you make.
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Next edition!
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We will have a full report from the Finals of the London, Kent, Essex, Merseyside, Suffolk and Surrey competitions in our next edition before the end of summer term. If you wish to get in touch about any aspect of Panathlon, then please email [email protected]Thanks for all your support.
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