Taiwo Sodey and Barbara Couperthwaite flew the flag for LYR at Hornchurch Indoor Active Sports Day on November 8th. This was a family affair where the emphasis was on healthy living and an active lifestyle .
The whole thing was planned and hosted by the Havering Sports Development and Healthy Lifestyle team, who were on hand to help run the event along with volunteers from the Healthy Lifestyle for Disabled Participants steering group.
Families were encouraged to come along and try a range of different sports including archery, polybat, table-tennis, basketball, soccer, trampoline and bowls – and indoor rowing, of course. Everyone who tried indoor rowing ended up coming back a second time and they all enjoyed it – especially the comfy adaptive seat!
Awards
All the sports were also set-up for disabled participants to take part and more than 70 of them did so. Each participant was given an ‘active passport’ upon entry where they could tick off each different sport they had tried. Anyone who managed to tick off all the different sports would qualify for an award from the Sport Development team at a later date.
Parents and children alike were made aware of the different sports they could try to keep fit and active, whether disabled or not. The event was also an effective way to pass on information about the nearest public locations and contact details to try these sports and general information about health and fitness.