Give the Centre a call on 01983 752168 for more information and bookings.

The camps will be lead by Tom Room and Jack Grundy

Each day will cover the route of the West Wight Triathlon and will start with a cycle, followed by a swim technique session and finishing up with running tips. There will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions during and after the day.

Cost for each day is £75. Bookings are now being taken - ring us on 01983 752168.

Isle of Wight Association for Cricketers with Disabilities

Is looking for anyone with a physical or learning disability, who would like to try their hand at cricket. Fun sessions will take place at Carisbrooke High School (in the East Gym) on the third Thursday of each month starting on July 15^th. A small charge of £1 per person per session will be made.

5pm – 6pm Learning Disabled (IQ less than 75)

6pm – 7pm Physically Disabled (including wheelchair users, visually and hearing impaired)

The aim of the club is to offer cricket for disabled people of all ages, in a safe environment, at a level best suited to their ability, including the playing of matches against clubs of a similar standard, under the name

 ‘Caulkheads Disabled CC.’

At least one ECB Qualified, fully insured, CRB checked and first aid trained coach will be at each session.

Anyone interested should contact Graham Sprack (Head Coach) on

 07866 668405 or graham.sprack@btinternet.com

 West Wight Sports Centre to provide short break activities for families with disabled children

West Wight Sports Centre is offering weekly swimming sessions for families with disabled children throughout the school holidays.

Through a partnership with the Isle of Wight Council and NHS Isle of Wight they are providing a range of planned short breaks for disabled children, thanks to funding provided by the Aiming High for Disabled Children scheme.

Initially the project will allow families with disabled children to swim during a special session every Friday in the school holidays from 10 – 11am starting on July 23^rd. The charge for this will be £2.35 per head (friends and siblings are welcome). There are plans to extend this session to a weekly term time session and also to be able to provide better access to swimming lessons for disabled children either through additional support during mainstream lessons or through private one-to-one lessons. There will also be music-based sessions in the pool.

To support the project staff are being trained in the Halliwick method of swimming; a specialised method of teaching disabled people to enjoy and benefit from being in water as well as general disability awareness training being provided for all staff.

Notable top 10 places were as follows:

Natalie Bee 8th Ladies 20-24 yrs  3050 mtrs

Helen Fletcher 2nd Ladies 35 - 39 yrs  3490 mtrs

Penny Lochhead 6th Ladies 40 - 44 yrs  3370 mtrs

Alison Harding 8th Ladies 65 - 69 yrs  2210 mtrs

Madeline Goodman 9th Ladies 65 - 69 yrs  1885 mtrs

Lillian Jones 4th Ladies 75 - 70 yrs  1650 mtrs

Matthew Barber 6th Mens open  4225 mtrs

Well done to all the West Wight swimmers who took part!

West Wight Sports Centre makes investment in solar energy.

West Wight Sports Centre Trust, the registered charity that runs West Wight Sports Centre has received grant funding to install both solar electric (photovoltaic) and solar hot water panels and to install cavity wall insulation.

The project was completed at the end of March and has been fully operational since April 1^st. The Trust will be saving money and carbon emissions by using less electricity from traditional non-renewable sources  and less gas for heating the swimming pool water.

The project consists of 66 photovoltaic panels generating up to 11.88 kw of electricity alongside 27 solar hot water panels, 9 of which are used to heat water in the small (10 x 5 mtr) pool, and 18 of which are used to heat water in the main (25 x 13 mtr) pool.

The Project has been grant funded from CSEP (Community Sustainable Energy Programme), The Low Carbon Building Fund, Isle of Wight Economic Partnership Leader Programme and the AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) Development fund. The Isle of Wight Lottery also helped with an interest free loan in order to cover the gap between payments and receipts of grants which were all retrospective. The installation was carried out by New World Solar.

In the first three months of operation (March - May 2010), 4788 kwh of electricity were generated from the sun’s rays. This electricity is used directly by the Centre, amounting to a cost saving to date of £595. On top of this the solar hot water system provided a further 1924 kwh of heat to the swimming pools.

The amount of savings will vary over the year and is dependent on the strength and amount of hours that the sun shines. However, the Centre expects to make savings of around £3,000 over the course of a year.

Energy costs form a significant part of the Centre’s running costs – in the coming financial year (2010- 2011) it is expected to be around £85,000. It would be much more than this without excellent housekeeping and energy monitoring undertaken by the staff - before the solar energy installations, electricity consumption had been reduced by 10,000 kwh from 2007 to 2009 and gas consumption by 55,000 kwh over the same period.

On Tuesday 15^th June at 12 noon, Centre Manager, Clare Griffin and Trustees will be welcoming representatives of all the agencies involved to officially commission the equipment and to thank them for their support of the project. Press are invited to attend.

West Wight swimmers, Henry Barrington-White and Ella Hillier were in the team - both put in great performances to finish in the top 8 in the 200 metres back stroke. Well done Henry and Ella.

For more details click here

The program focuses on the core postural muscles which help keep the body balanced and which are essential to providing support for the spine. In particular, Pilates exercises teach awareness of breath and alignment of the spine, and aim to strengthen the deep torso muscles.

New courses begin on April 14th and 15th: Wednesday 12.30 - 1.30 Level 2; and Thursdays 0900 -1000 and 1000-1100 Level 2

or 1100 -1200 for Level 1

Also starting on Thursdays 4.30 - 5.30 are Ball Pilates classes.

For more information please call Penny Lochhead on 01983 761941 or 07793 3005659

Book a court to play badminton, short tennis, basketball, or table tennis.

10 local children have successfully bid for £5,000 so that Fun Nights can be run at West Wight Sports Centre. Luke and Louis Herbert, Jack and Joe Ellis, Sid McLaren, Charlie and Molly Fennimore, Abbie and Rachel Piper and Dan Flux presented their idea to an audience at the UP2U awards day on Saturday 6th February. Their play illustrating the need for the Fun Nights and what they would do with the  money was well received and they were succesful in receiving the full amount asked for - £5,000.

More photos of the UP2U awards are on the up2u website.

The Fun Nights will start next month and will be once a month on Saturday nights. Children and their families can attend and there will be a whole host of sports on offer - depending on the availablity of instructors - there will be swimming, canoeing, snorkelling, karate, kick boxing, badminton, tennis, football, basketball and many more. In fact if anyone has any ideas they can put them forward.

Watch this space to find out more.

Our new Healthy Life Club starts on January 11th and meets every Monday 1030 - 1200. Every week there will be an exercise class, opportunity to learn about how to improve your lifestyle, a weigh in (if you want!), and a chance to have a chat with others.

Also included are two free vouchers to use every week at any of the Centre's other fitness activities. So you can choose from exercise classes (those run by the Centre), swimming, court hire or a gym session.

This club is designed to get you on the road to a healthier fitter, slimmer you in the new year and you can sign up for a 10 week course (£100) or pay as you go at £12/session. If you're a Gold member then it's FREE! To find out about becoming a Gold member go to the memberships page.

Just come along - £3 session. It's every Saturday morning 11 - 12

An introduction to gymnastics, trampolining, and movement for pre-school children and their parents. Parents are  encouraged to participate and learn how to develop their child's coordination and physical skills.

Come along on Wednesdays 0930-1030. (term time only)

For 10 -16 year olds starting on 7 November for 6 weeks cost £27. Ring 01983 752168 for details and bookings.
 

Also...but just for adults ..we'll be running a healthy weight group which will meet once a week. We'll be offering up to three exercise classes per week, advice on healthy weight, how to achieve it as well as the benefits of being a healthy weight and plan to start this in the new year, just in time for your new year resolutions!!

Keep an eye on this site for more up-to-date information or remember to call us on 01983 752168.

The course will be 10 weeks on Sunday mornings and starts on September 27th 2009.

Bookings can be made now through the sports centre and the course costs £30.