We’re thrilled that hundreds of school pupils will benefit from new PE equipment after the Great Athletes and East Anglian Daily Times token collect. More than 130 schools took part in the campaign to win a share of £20,000 to buy new equipment and keep their children active and healthy. After over 1 million tokens …Read more
Davies Sports share the same passion with Great Athletes to improve physical health through more sports in schools, knowing that it develops confidence, social skills and teamwork, as well as significantly improving academic results. Davies Sports will be supplying the equipment voucher to the schools that raise money for PE Equipment through the Great Athletes …Read more
Great Athletes run GB & Olympic athlete-led physical activity events to inspire children to do more physical activity, raise money for PE equipment in schools (almost £2m to date), and support GB and Olympic athletes financially. Great Athletes visit over 1,300 Primary Schools each year across the UK, inspiring over 350,000 children and giving them direct access to extraordinary …Read more
Today, Great Athletes and The East Anglian Daily Times have launched a new competition offering infant and primary schools the chance to win a share of £20,000 worth of sports equipment. Tokens will be printed in the EADT. Tokens printed between Monday and Friday will be worth 10 points and tokens printed on Saturday will …Read more
Stuart Robinson visited Witton-le-Wear Primary School on Friday 12th February to run a fun fitness session with the children and motivate them with his awe-inspiring story. Stuart was a RAF corporal and was serving in Afghanistan when his vehicle was hit by a Taliban bomb. In order to survive, he had to have both legs …Read more
The pupils of Albyn School took part in a fun fitness circuit with Theo before he demonstrated a body throw to the children. Mr Paul Bertolotto, head of the lower school said: “Theo Spalding inspired the children to understand that if you set challenging, but achievable goals, you can reach your goal and develop all …Read more
The partnership was introduced by brandmeetsbrand on behalf of Great Athletes. intu shopping centres provide a fantastic opportunity for Great Athletes to engage with a wide audience of all ages; promoting the benefits of getting active and working with local athletes to inspire & motivate. Michael Ledzion, Chief Sportivater of Great Athletes, said, “We’re really …Read more
Commonwealth Diver James Denny visited the Cambridge dive centre to pass on some of his expertise to the club’s young divers. James watched a session at Parkside Pools and then held a question and answer session where the children had chance to find out more about his career, training and lifestyle. Find out more about …Read more
The word “million” is often used in the English language as a metaphor for a very large number. We say things like “not in a million years” or “you’re one in a million”. A million is interesting because it’s HUGE. We’re really excited to have done the sums and confirm that ONE MILLION children have completed a …Read more
Luke Lennon-Ford visited Nyewood CCE Infant School as part of the Great Athletes scheme – with one excited youngster describing the visit as “awesome”. Anna Wells, Deputy Head Teacher at Nyewood, said the children took part “with great motivation and enthusiasm” and “the sight of 258 children undertaking such an event was truly fantastic!” Read …Read more