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Five Weeks Of Fun Planned At The West Wight Sports And Community Centre

West Wight Sports and Community Centre

Five weeks of summer fun is planned for children during the school holidays at the West Wight Sports and Community Centre in Freshwater.

Seven Olympic sports are available as taster sessions or lessons for children, along with many others, all designed to keep the kids occupied, fit and healthy throughout the five-week holiday.

Olympic sports on offer include – skateboarding, climbing, sailing, fencing taekwondo, swimming, kayaking and diving.

All of these are available as tasters of week-long courses. In addition – there are mermaid sessions, fun hours in the pool, a half-day Kids Olympic morning, teen gym class, snorkelling, raft racing and kids fit.

The charity that runs the Centre has accessed funding via Sport England and is using some of it to allow all children to take part.

Clare Griffin, who runs the centre told Isle of Wight Radio:

'We’re very excited to be able to combine our sports and fitness provision with our community support and provide opportunities for every child to join in and have fun and stay fit this summer. All children deserve opportunities – and who knows – one of these youngsters could progress to the Olympics!'

Families in hardship who would like assistance to pay for their child’s place can apply for support by contacting the Centres Community Connector, Adam Tucker by email to [email protected] .

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