EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
This page is updated with sports events and activites for young people to take part in.
2010 saw the opening of a new floodlit training track at Packers Field at Whitehall (City Academy) with another competition track opened later in the year at Filton College WISE campus.
Young people who are 15 years of age (on race day) can also enter the Bristol 10k, or those who are 17 years of age (on race day) can take part in the Bristol half marathon – but please only consider entering these two events if the necessary training has been carried out!
Bristol Road Mile Races – College Green Saturday 10 September 2011
2010 Bristol Road Mile and Street Sprints Results
Bristol City Council are planning to work in partnership with Bristol & West Athletic Club to organise a series of one mile races for age groups ranging from under 11s to seniors. 2011 will be the eighth year in which the Mile races will take place on the paved walkways around College Green and form part of activities staged during the Bristol half marathon weekend.
The event attracts some of the region’s top runners and past winners include international athletes: Kate Reed, Chris Moss and James Thie.
Entry to the mile races is by invitation. Applications for an invitation will be primarily extended to athletics clubs but applications from schools will also be considered.
Spectators are welcome to come along and cheer the athletes on and it may be your chance to see the Paula Radcliffe’s and Steve Cram’s of the future.
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Sport Unlimited Plus
‘Sport Unlimited Plus’ is the name for the Bristol City Council school holiday programme of activities.
Website: www.bristol.gov.uk/sportunlimitedplus
Startrack Athletics Holiday Camp
Athletics Performance at City Academy
New training track with a performance athletics team to be established from 2011 – 2012.
www.cityacademyperformance.co.uk/athletics/index.asp or contact City Academy Reception: 0117 9413800
Disability Athletics
When: Mondays 5.30pm - 7pm (term time only)
Venue: Filton College WISE campus
Age: 7-15 and 16+
Tel: 07823 534 503
Email: Andrea.Lock@filton.ac.uk
Bristol & South Gloucestershire Union of Disability Sports
Website: www.budsandsuds.org
Street Athletics
Website: www.streetathletics.co.uk
Sportshall Athletics
Website: www.sportshall.org
West of England Schools Competition
Website: www.schoolcompetition.wesport.org.uk
RUNNING CLUBS
West of England Athletics & Running Clubs with Junior sections
Bitton Road Runners – www.bittonroadrunners.co.uk
Bristol & West AC – www.bristolandwestac.org & www.bristolandwestac.org/juniors
Clevedon AC – www.clevedonac.co.uk
Nailsea Running Club – www.nailsearunningclub.org.uk
North Somerset AC – www.fitnessontrack.co.uk
Portishead Running Club – www.portisheadrunningclub.co.uk
Somer AC – www.somerac.org.uk
Team Bath AC – www.teambathac.org
Westbury Harriers – www.westburyharriers.co.uk
Weston-super-Mare Junior AC – www.wsmjuniorathletics.co.uk
Yate & District AC – www.yateac.org.uk
West of England map of Clubs – www.wesport.org.uk
QuadKids Athletics
QuadKids is a team based quadrathlon competition where each athlete does a sprint, a middle distance run, a long jump and a throw. It is primarily targeted at young athletes from the age of 7-13.
Website: www.quadkids.org
Bath & North East Somerset:
Bristol:
www.bristol.gov.uk/sport
South Gloucestershire:
www.southglos.gov.uk/_Editorial/Gateway/IamYoungPerson
Further Education:
Filton College – www.filton.ac.uk/baos/
Higher Education Athletics & Cross Country
University of Bath – www.teambath.com/athletics/
University of Bristol – www.bristol.ac.uk/Depts/Union/Athletics/
University of the West of England – http://uwesuathletics.moonfruit.com
Funding Opportunities for Athletes
Springboard is a two tier funding scheme available to performance athletes called “Springboard” and “Springboard Plus”.
Bristol City Council, Burges Salmon Solicitors, The University of Bristol, The John Rutley Fund, Wesport and Sportsaid South West have joined forces to provide grants to support Bristol’s performance athletes.
Website: www.bristol.gov.uk/springboard
Website:www.wesport.org.uk/sportivate
Sportivate gives 14-25 year olds access to six week courses in a range of sports with the opportunity to win tickets to the London Olympic & Paralympic Games.