On the Sunday of the first Great British Tennis Weekend of the year, East Anglia Tennis and Squash Club played host to a tennis taster day, run in association with DSActive and the Tennis Foundation.
Norwich tennis taster day
Catching up with the Cambridge United Community Trust DSActive team
Every Saturday morning, football players with Down’s syndrome descend on Impington Village College Sports Centre to show off and hone their skills at the Cambridge United Community Trust DSActive session.
Southampton’s Devils demonstrate their team’s progress in the last year
The DS Devils football team was launched by the Saints Foundation in 2016 to provide young people and adults alike with the opportunity to compete in regular competitive football throughout the region and nationally.
Hull City DSActive get tournament experience ahead of this year’s National Football Festival
The Hull City DSActive team has been running since 2011 and was formed as part of the Tigers Trust. Our current squad of nine are all passionate about football and in particular Hull City FC.
Crystal Palace v Norwich, Saturday 18 March 2017
On Saturday 18 March two DSActive teams, the Crystal Palace Eagles and Norwich, met for a friendly match. Sadé, whose brother Brandon plays for the Eagles, has written up a blog about the day.
Great rallying at Swindon’s tennis session
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.
Nine mile charity walk raises over £20,000 for the Charlton Upbeats
Over 200 people walked through south east London on Saturday 8 April to raise awareness and money for the Charlton Upbeats. They were joined by Charlton Athletic legends Derek Hales, Mike Flanagan, Simon Webster, Bob Bolder, Carl Leaburn and Paul Mortimer.
Upbeats show off their skills to Charlton’s first team!
The day started with the Upbeat players watching Charlton Athletic first team train. The first team players were sporting #LotsOfSocks for World Down Syndrome Day and Awareness Week and they looked fantastic!
Shrewsbury Town show off their skills
It was great to see how the DSActive group at Shrewsbury Town has developed
Millwall Community Trust’s DSActive team goes from strength to strength
The DSActive team were able to drop in to Millwall Community Trusts sessions recently to see how they were getting on.
