Roy Hodgson leads Down’s Syndrome Eagles Training Session

…ldren on a cold autumn night and watching them enjoy themselves, with no worries about anything other than that.” Roy Hodgson https://twitter.com/BBCMOTD/status/1211319787810381824 The DS Eagles were also treated to a visit from Palace Women’s players Freya Holdaway and Ashlee Hincks, who joined in with the training session and played in the match alongside the players. Freya and Ashlee invited the players to be mascots at their game against Londo…

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Simplyhealth supports innovative nutrition programme for people with Down’s syndrome

…e ensure over 3 million people in the UK have access to health products, services and support they need, when they need them and at a price they can afford. We’re proud to be the leading provider of health cash plans, dental payment and pet health plans. Whereas once we were known purely for cash plans, we now offer a wide range of products and services to cater for peoples’ everyday health needs – now and into the future. Helping people make the…

Visiting the Lions, Tigers and Cubs of Longfleet

…e DSActive team visited a recent session to see how they were doing. It is very clear that every player who comes to the Longfleet sessions is cared for and valued. There are visual prompts on every door to make sure that no one gets lost. All of the coaches know everyone’s names and there is a fantastic community feel to the sessions. The coaches volunteer their time to help out and huge credit must go to them for making the sessions so popular….

Q&A with Christopher, winner of Newcastle United Foundation Disability Player of the Year!

…very proud. The meal was delicious. I liked meeting Gabby Logan and Andy Carroll. What do you like most about playing football? I like football training to learn some new skills. Do you play any other sports? I swim for the Down’s syndrome Swimming GB Team. I also play table tennis and like snooker. Which team do you support? What kind of question is that?! Newcastle United! Who is your favourite player? Dwight Gayle. https://twitter.com/NUFC/stat…

Great rallying at Swindon’s tennis session

…tennis is a great activity for children. Their Delta Tennis Club sessions provide training in the skills and techniques needed to play as well as giving the children the opportunity to interact with others and have some fun. During a recent visit to a session of the Delta Tennis Club the DSActive team couldn’t believe the fantastic talent that was on show. The players were fantastic and very eager to learn throughout the session, from the warm up…