LOCAL COUNCILLOR GETS ACTIVE WITH STREET SPORT IN HEWORTH WITHOUT

12.00.00am BST (GMT +0100) Wed 29th Apr 2009

A range of free sports activities for children and young people will get underway in Heworth Without this week.

The Street Sport project, which is funded by the Derwent, Heworth Without & Osbaldwick Ward Committee, offers a wide range of sports for children and young people to take part in, including hockey, football, handball, basketball, tennis, volleyball, a mobile skate park and a mobile climbing tower.

Street Sport events will be taking place in Heworth Without at Hempland School on

• 30th April (Skate Session) 3.30pm - 5.30pm

• 7th May (Multi Sport Session)

• 14th May (Multi Sport Session)

• 21st May (Multi Sport Session)

The session on the 30th of April will be a skate park session, where skateboards and scooters will be available to borrow along with helmets and safety equipment.

Heworth Without Councillor Nigel Ayre will be attending the Street Sport session on the 30th of April. Speaking ahead of the event Councillor Ayre said, "These Street Sport sessions are a great way to get children and young people active and taking part in sport."

"There are a fantastic range of sports and activities on offer, so there should be something to suit everyone's tastes."

"It is important that we encourage children and young people to take part in physical exercise to improve their health and wellbeing so I am glad that the Ward Committee have been able to help fund this fantastic initiative."

"I look forward to attending on the 30th to see this project in action."

More details on the Street Sport programme can be found on the City of York Council website http://www.york.gov.uk/leisure/sports/sports_activities/street_sport/