Monday, 9 November 2015
Wednesday, 21 October 2015
October News from South Downs Leisure
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South Downs Leisure welcomes 'Movie Icons' for Charity
Splashpoint and Worthing Leisure Centre joined forces to raise money for Worthing's GuildCare charity with staff and customers dressing up as their favourite Movie Icon. From Minions to Breaking Bad characters, plus numerous challenges for SDL CEO, Duncan Anderson, that included dares to eat the hottest chillis outside of Mexico! £327 was raised by staff and customers - thank you.
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Autumn Half-Term Holiday Activity Programme
Simply drop off and go! Fully supervised children’s holiday sessions, from 8.45am to 6pm, Monday 26th to Friday 30th October. South Downs Leisure organise fun activities and sport academies across four sites during the half-term holidays. Our new holiday brochure is packed full of great activities for children aged between 5 and 12, with a cover designed by local artists, Ben and Emily, from Worthing. With a wealth of interests to choose from, including football, tennis, swimming, assault courses and more, get your copy today and book your place. Visit our website or call 01903 905050 now.
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Halloween Party Night!
A creepy crypt, ghoulish games and lots of spooky music and dancing...just some of the activities waiting for you this Halloween at Field Place Manor House. Book your tickets in advance only, 31st October from 7pm to 9pm. A BBQ and bar will be available to buy drinks and snacks. Fun for all the family! Call Field Place on 01903 905050. and book now!
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Antiques and Collectors Fair
South Downs Leisure are delighted to announce the return of the popular Antiques and Collectors Fair, at Worthing Leisure Centre, on Sunday 8th November, from 9.30am to 3pm. Vintage, jewellery, glass, china, textiles… hundreds of items await your attention! There is plenty of parking on site and a great café serving food and drinks. Stallholders: £25 per stall. Public entrance: £1. Call Worthing Leisure Centre to book your stall on 01903 905050.
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Winter Wonderland
Step into a world of magic and wonder this Christmas as Field Place Manor House welcome you to their Winter Wonderland from Saturday 19th December to Wednesday 23rd December, 11am to 6pm. Climb aboard the Wonderland Train, visit Santa in his Christmas Grotto and receive a fabulous gift! Take part in a host of fun activities, including cookie decorating, face painting and much more! Mulled wine, bacon baps and mince pies are available! Tickets must be booked in advance and are selling fast, so call Field Place on 01903 905050 and book now! Ticket price (Child Only): £12. Adults go FREE!
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Local Leisure group changing people’s lives
Local Leisure group changing people’s lives
An inspirational
local person with Cerebral Palsy (C.P.) has had her life turned around thanks
to South Downs Leisure’s community-based Exercise Referral Scheme, in
partnership with Worthing Wellbeing.
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| Francesca Leather |
Francesca Leather,
24, from Worthing, started the popular programme in June, 2015, at Splashpoint
Leisure Centre, Worthing, where she was personally supported and mentored by
Marie Pickering; Exercise Referral Coordinator, Personal Trainer and Fitness
Advisor for South Downs Leisure.
Lifelong C.P.
sufferer and wheelchair bound, Francesca has decreased mobility, co-ordination
and balance but despite her condition, maintains a career for the Care Quality
Commission inspecting residential care homes. She’s refused to let her
condition hold her back, with tenacity and true spirit, Francesca said;
“I am a very
positive and motivated young woman and I like to explore the ability within my
disability! I have many goals and aspirations in life that includes improving
my health.”
Already
established for the leisure group, the Exercise Referral Scheme provides
wellbeing support for those most in need.
Marie, 38, from Worthing, a qualified Personal Trainer with South Downs
Leisure since 2003, creates personalised, tailor-made exercise programmes that
consider every individual’s needs, including medical conditions or ailments.
And thanks to its success, the scheme’s popularity has grown, having doubled to
over 200 clients within the last year. Marie said;
“It’s simple to
arrange, just ask your GP or health professional about the scheme, they will
assess you and create a ‘prescription to exercise’. This is your referral you
take to Worthing Leisure Centre or Splashpoint Leisure Centre to book an
appointment.”
Since Francesca
started sessions with Marie at Splashpoint Leisure Centre, she’s noticed
significant improvements to her overall health, mobility, physical and
emotional wellbeing. Inspired by her positivity, Marie said;
“Francesca never
lets her wheelchair be a barrier for using gym equipment and instead we find
ways to improvise, adapt and overcome all obstacle and her health has
benefitted immensely.”
Marie then added; “I
am very proud of the good work we do for the Exercise Referral Scheme, with
achievable personal benefits for every client. Typical exercise routines aren’t
always suitable, so a 1-to-1, personalised approach is required. Welcome extra
benefits, like confidence building and weightloss, have turned people’s lives
around; improving quality of life, reduced pain and increased wellbeing.”
South Downs
Leisure’s Chief Executive, Duncan Anderson, said;
“Strong
partnerships with local community groups are essential going forward, as well
as building on our core strengths and investing in our products, facilities and
initiative’s such as this, to meet the needs of our community. Marie and the
team have been instrumental behind the success of this scheme.”
For more
information about the Exercise Referral Scheme and all other South Downs
Leisure fitness and wellbeing activities, please visit www.southdownsleisure.co.uk/wellbeing or call 01903 905050.
Friday, 21 August 2015
August news from South Downs Leisure
GB Junior Boxing Awards from September 2015
Aimed at 8-13 year olds, sessions will be supervised by qualified boxing coaches with opportunities to progress and win medals along the way. Junior Boxing is free to FIT4 members and affordable rates apply to non-members.
Football Centre’s 1st Birthday
The Football Centre is one year old and to celebrate we’ve got some great deals, from just £7.50 per pitch, per hour. Just in time for the new season!Worthing Strikers ‘walk’ to victory with first female player
Local Walking Football team, Worthing Strikers, have trounced their competitors in their last three matches with tenacity, determination and their first female player.
Training at the Football Centre, the team welcomed its first female Striker, Linda Palombo, 63, from Worthing. A former Crystal Palace Ladies player back in the 1980’s, she’s no stranger to the ‘Beautiful Game’. She said;
“I loved playing for Palace Ladies, we were among the first ladies football teams, so I was delighted to join Worthing Strikers playing at the Football Centre.”South Downs Leisure have also just received Lottery funding to develop more activities aimed at the over 50’s, like more Walking-based sports such as Rugby, Netball and Basketball, plus further help for our community gardens projects so watch this space.
Post-Wimbledon Fever!
We have taken over running two more tennis courts at Church Road, Tarring, in partnership with Worthing Borough Council. From 3rd August, the gates will be locked, but call Field Place to play.
Get on your bike
Beach House grounds, adjacent to Splashpoint Leisure Centre, welcomed Worthing’s first street Velodrome, encouraging local cyclists to join some of the country’s best pro-riders including Craig MacLean MBE, Olympic Cyclist, and Anna Glowinski, presenter of ITV4’s The Cycling Show. If you felt inspired to dust off your handlebars, don a helmet and go cycling, then look no further than our Cycle to Work Day, Thursday 3rd September. Take part in this national event and you can pledge your miles by entering your details on www.cycletoworkday.org to win a brand new Claud Butler bike. Also, don’t forget our Cycling on the Downs, every Saturday at 10am from Worthing College.The ‘Green Team’
Local community gardens ‘Green Team’, Sustainable Sussex, have cultivated more than their crops, they’ve also nurtured local talent. Inspired volunteer gardener, Jenny Overington, 22, Worthing, joined via Aldingbourne Trusts WorkAid scheme which helps young adults get into work.
Based within Worthing Leisure Centre’s grounds, Jenny’s joined by founder, Keith Collin, 39, and grows an expanding range of produce, including chilli’s. They also organise green initiatives like water conservation, solar energy and waste recycling on site.
After just six months, Jenny’s self-confidence and skillset have grown enormously and she’s started her dream job as a Gardening Technician at Wyevale Garden Centre, Findon - retaining her role with Keith.
Green Flag Awards for Field Place
We are pleased to announce that Field Place has gained a Green Flag Award which recognises the best parks and green spaces across the country. The award boasts high standards of beautifully maintained grounds, excellent facilities, and its extensive wildlife.
However, plans to introduce Peacocks have been scrapped due to their ‘destructive nature’, particularly pecking cars, and their distinctively loud squark.
Jane Austen’s leading-lady returns home
Open-air theatre group, Chapterhouse, return to Field Place with Jane Austen’s classic ‘Pride and Prejudice’ for what promises to be an unmissable evening of entertainment, high-emotion and drama.
Picnic on the picturesque lawns of Field Place Manor House, whilst immersing yourself in Austen’s best-known classic love story told on the open-air stage.
Janna Fox, 32, who plays Austen’s heroine, Elizabeth Bennet, in the performance was born in Leeds and raised in Hove. Janna will be re-joining her family and said she’s delighted to be back performing on home turf.
Janna trained at the Drama Studio, London, achieved acclaim on stage and screen, including ‘The Longest Day’, commercials for BBC iplayer and various music videos. But the stage is where her heart is, performing all over the country and here in Sussex. She was also a Hove-regular on the singer-songwriter circuit, gaining local notoriety. Janna said;
“I am really excited to be performing in Worthing. I haven't been home much because I‘ve been very busy in the theatre. I’ve heard Field Place is beautiful and can't wait to perform so close to home.”To see Janna and the cast perform, book tickets and for more information, call: 01903 905050 now!
Wednesday, 29 July 2015
Hello from South Downs Leisure
My name is James Spencer, Business Development Officer for South Downs Leisure and welcome to my first, inaugural blog. Every month, I will be reporting and logging events, initiatives and goings-on within Worthing’s most successful leisure group.
Health and Wellbeing
We’ve recently been awarded funding for our hugely successful Exercise Referral scheme to flourish for another year, thanks to our partnership with Adur & Worthing Wellbeing team. Beating local competition, our coordinator, Marie Pickering, works with referred local people from all over the community, of all ages and abilities, and she has seen referrals double to over 200 in the past year. Common complaints include back injuries, anxiety, depression, and a wide variety of physical disabilities. A client of Marie’s stated;“When I first visited Marie, thanks to a chance meeting with my GP, I was in poor health and felt it was too late to change my life. I had no confidence and gyms were never a place I visited. Marie changed that with a plan that was built around my abilities and health issues. As I slowly got better, my confidence grew and I found I was more able to cope with stress, had more energy and I lost weight too. Marie supported me, every step of my journey and it’s literally transformed my life.”In addition, we’ve created dedicated Health and Wellbeing boards at Splashpoint and Worthing Leisure Centre, and introduced help-pages on our website providing local help and advice from organisations such as the Samaritans, Alcoholics Anonymous and Mind. For full information visit: http://southdownsleisure.co.uk/community/wellbeing/
Old uniform has found a new home
In May this year we changed our name from Worthing Leisure and became South Downs Leisure, leaving 350 staff members old uniforms redundant. But thanks to the Link to Hope ‘Shoebox Appeal’, hundreds of old sportswear items will be shipped to Ukraine and Moldova. Lisa Hector, MD of Link to Hope, said:“Link to Hope reaches out to children and adults from the poorest, most vulnerable and exploited areas of volatile, war-torn countries in Eastern Europe. Donations are lifelines for those struggling to cope. That’s why we are so grateful to receive a large consignment from South Downs Leisure.”
Night to Remember
Another Night To Remember! The 2015 Midnight Walk 1200 walkers took to the streets of Worthing for the St.Barnabus House all-night charity walk, Saturday 27th June. A magnificent£162,000 was raised for the charity, walking for 7, 13 or 20 miles, with start and finish lines located at Worthing Leisure Centre. Organiser, Lucy Bone, praised our staff for their enthusiasm, working through the night. In an exciting turn of events, Midnight Walk volunteer and Field Place Facility Manager, Mark Byerley, had to abandon his post last minute. The reasons for this became clear that night; it was announced that Mark became a Dad to a bouncing baby boy!
Employees Sporting Achievements
Jamie, 24, from Worthing, is a competing Body Builder that recently achieved glory in a national competition.
Katie Gleeson, 20, also from Worthing, has been selected to represent the UK at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics for rifle shooting. And she needs your help! To receive funding from clothing giant, Jack Wills, Katie needs your votes. You can vote by visiting the Jack Wills page
The 2012 Legacy Lives on
Sporting Firsts
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