As part of our campaign to raise the profile of our Waterpolo club, we have created two options for helping to raise funds to ensure we are able to compete and expand at the highest level.

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A decision by UK Sport's board not to allocate realistic funding to eight Olympic and four Paralympic sports has had an immediate and catastrophic effect on the lives of 32 young water polo players and their coaches.

Full article available here.

Water Polo Players

Training with Basingstoke Bluefins Water Polo Club!

Who:
Years 7, 8 & 9 Girls and Boys

Where:
Basingstoke Aquadrome

When:
Friday’s 5.15-6.05pm 25th April
2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd May
6th, 13th and 20th June

A trials tournament will be held involving all
participants on 6th June. Competitors will also be given FREE access to the Aquadrome’s ‘Party Wave Rave’ session in the Lagoon afterwards.

Contact Sue Parker,
Sport and Recreation Assistant,
01256 845685, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The Hampshire Games is one of the largest multi-sports events in the country and takes place on Saturday 21st June 2008 at Aldershot Military Sports Facilities. Transport and T Shirts are provided. For more information about the games or to find out where you can regularly play sport, please visit
www.basingstoke.gov.uk

Downloadable PDF available

One way to ‘Get Active’ is to take part in Sporting Activities either as a competitor, official, coach or general volunteer. Basingstoke & Deane has a very active Sporting community which welcomes new members and if looking for more details, check out the county website for information on our local clubs.

During Get Active week a few local clubs are opening doors to allow potential new members to drop in and see what’s on offer, perhaps join in a taster session or chat to officials and see if there is a role for you. Details on each event will be published on each relevant website over the next few weeks.

Basingstoke & North Hants Cricket Club - Club planning to run a taster session on Tuesday evening July 8th.

Basingstoke Gymnastics Club - Club planning Get Active activities.

Totally Tennis - Club also planning Get Active activities.

Overton and Basingstoke Taekwondo Club - Demo taster event.

Basingstoke Volleyball Club - Plan to have taster session on Wednesday 9th July at War Memorial Park 7-9.

Basingstoke Bluefins Swimming Club - "Open Night" on Monday 7th July from 17.15- 22.00.

Academy 17.15-18.00 / Young Achievers 18.00-18.45 / Competition Squad 18.45-20.15 / Performance 19.00-20.00 ( Land Training) / Club Squad 20.15-21.00 / Masters 21.00-22.00

If interested people turn up on the Monday night and they will be able to see what the swimmers do and arrange to come to a "taster session" on Saturday 12th July between 9.00-9.30am.

Basingstoke Waterpolo Club - Taster sessions to encourage new people to come along and try out. Age 14 and over on Thursday 10th July 20:15-21:15 and for those 13 and under on Friday 11th July 17:15-18:00.

Basingstoke Hockey Club -  Exhibition / taster event at Down Grange.

Basingstoke Rugby Club - Plan to organise some form of exhibition / taster event at Down Grange.

Basingstoke & Mid Hants Athletic Club - Taster event at Down Grange on Sunday July 6th alongside the club’s Diamond Jubilee Celebrations and 60 Mile fundraising relay.

For more general information on Get Active, have a look at the Sport England website or the Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council website . If you have any general queries about local clubs which are answered by any of the above links please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it the Local Sports Council who will try to answer them.