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Hundreds Flock to Lowton and Golborne
for Summer Sports Camps
Young people in Lowton and Golborne have
been proving they have a real appetite for sport this summer.
Over 300 children from the area have attended a series of multi-skills
sports camps organised by Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust’s Sports
Development Unit.
The camps give young people a chance to learn new sports skills from
qualified sports coaches and socialise together in an energetic but
secure environment. The camps have been hosted at Lowton High School and
Golborne Parkside Sports Club.
The sports camps are a result of the close links that the Sports
Development Unit has developed with the Lowton and Golborne Township
Community Safety Group. The group includes Wigan Council’s Community
Safety Team, Greater Manchester Police, Greater Manchester Fire Service
and the six local ward councillors.
Mike Watson, Sports Development Officer, for Wigan Leisure and Culture
Trust, said: “This summer’s camps have been a real success. We are
delighted with the numbers we have had at the camps and the attitude and
enthusiasm for sport shown by local children. We hope that the camps
success can help young people to learn new skills and develop a good
community spirit.
“We would like to thank the local ward councillors who made a
significant contribution to this scheme. Their faith in using these
camps to provide children with healthy activities and as a tool to help
counter anti-social behaviour issues has been justified.”
For further information about future sports camps or sports development
in the Wigan Borough contact Mike Watson on 01942 488480 or visit
www.wlct.org/sport
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NOTES TO EDITORS: For further information on this press release please
contact Chris Dunbar, Media and Public Relations Manager, on 01942
486937 or at
c.dunbar@wlct.org
Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust: Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust is a
charitable trust working on behalf of Wigan Council to manage and
support leisure and cultural facilities, initiatives and events for over
300,000 residents in the Wigan Borough. See
www.wlct.org
Getting Wigan Active: Getting Wigan Active is Wigan Leisure and Culture
Trust’s vision to help people across the Wigan Borough to become more
physically, mentally and creatively active. It also aims to increase
community activity and to encourage good citizenship.
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