25 Adults from the Forth Valley area came to Alloa East End Bowling Club in Alloa on Friday 27th August 2021 to compete in the 7th Annual FVDS Regional Lawn Bowling Championships for the opportunity to qualify for the Scottish Disability Sport National event in Aberdeen in September.
The bowlers enjoyed a very competitive event with 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions in each category received Gold, Silver and Bronze medals for their performances.
Disability Cricket sessions proving a hit for accessibility champions Westquarter & Redding Cricket Club
There’s a lot going on at Westquarter & Redding Cricket Club who are working hard to make the sport accessible to everyone in the local community.
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Our Friday Camelon walk re launched on Friday 2nd April, leaving from Forth Valley Sensory Centre Garden at 11.30am, and we were delighted to see everyone back walking with us. We had a great turnout and the sun was shining! We hope we can welcome new walkers very soon therefore keep a look out for updates. This walk runs in partnership with Forth Valley Sensory Centre and The Braveheart Association. For more information please contact Eva on goga@fvds.org.uk / FB: Get Out Get Active Forth Valley.
While the overall objective of the ‘Nanairo Ekiden’ (7 colour Japanese relay) series is to teach participants about the 7 Olympic/Paralympic values, this event additionally focused on emphasizing the importance of International Women’s Day within sports, whilst bringing Scottish and Japanese culture together.
Grangemouth Sports Complex was host to Forth Valley Disability Sport Regional School and Club Swimming Championships on Saturday 7th March 2020.
Clubs and schools from throughout the Forth Valley and guests from Lothian and Dumfries and Galloway Areas entered teams to compete in 25m, 50m and 100m events in Freestyle, Breaststroke, Butterfly and Backstroke.
The event was very well attended with every swimmer having a fun and enjoyable time.
75 swimmers competed in the event to a very high standard. Many of who achieved the qualifying times for the Scottish Disability Sport National Swimming Championships that take place later this year.
The competition was very close and there was very little time between placing in many of the events, which made for a great atmosphere and lots of cheering from the spectator’s gallery.
