The Northumberland Knightflyers now deliver a unique training programme for all young people in Northumberland which increases morale and participation whilst simultaneously focusing on fun.
Last summer the Northumberland Knightflyers coaches, Alan Hoyle and Isobelle Gibson, travelled to London on a very special journey, to not only watch the Chicago Bulls take on the Utah Jazz, but to actually learn first hand how the Chicago Bulls train, by the Chicago Bulls coaching staff. Alan and Isobelle were two of only fifty coaches from around the world to attend a special NBA coaches clinic with the Six Time World Champion Chicago Bulls.
The Northumberland Knightflyers Basketball Club is open to people of all ages and abilities, our junior team has an age range of 5 - 15 years old, while our senior team has no upper age limit. We also welcome casual players who just wish to improve their game.
Currently both the senior and junior clubs train each Friday, 7pm till 9pm at Coquet High School in Amble (Acklington Road, Amble, NE65 0NG), each session costs £5.
Starting Saturday 6th March, the Northumberland Knightflyers will be starting basketball sessions at Blyth Sportscentre (Bolam Park, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 5BT) at 11am till 12pm, each session will cost £3.
Local charity WATBus Community Transport are to benefit from funding to provide cycling in Northumberland.
Manager Lynn McIntosh explained: ''The funding will allow us to provide 3 free trips into Northumberland from Blyth, Ashington and Newbiggin areas for 36 customers who want to cycle the beautiful coastline.
Transport will be provided free of charge so all names will go into a hat and winning groups drawn from each area."
Peoples Millions presented at 2.30pm today a cheque for £49.290 to Blyth Star Enterprises, a mental health charity in Blyth.
Presented by ITV'S Helen Ford to Gordon Moore and Stephen Mcteer of Blyth Star (photo).
Chief executive Gordon Moore said '' We were blown away by the support and votes we received.
The first ever NSPCC North's Aerobathon takes place on Monday 9th November 2009 from 6pm-8pm.
The two-hour sponsored aerobic workouts will be led by qualified instructors across 70 leisure centres in the North East and Yorkshire.
Ashington Leisure Centre, Blyth Sports Centre, Concordia Leisure Centre and Newbiggin Sports and Community Centre are all taking part in this great fundraising event.
The Aerobathon event aims to raise over £90,000 for the Child's Voice Appeal - a helpline for adults concerned about a child.
The three sports centres managed by Blyth Valley Arts and Leisure were assessed against a national quality framework by Quest in May and June this year, and were all awarded prestigious commendations.
Quest is the UK Quality Scheme for Sport and Leisure, and has been developed to help sport and leisure organisations improve the quality of the services they offer to their customers. The process is rigorous and involves all the staff working together to provide a better service.
Quest assesses all main areas of centre operation, with a two day on-site inspection and reports via mystery shoppers.
A centre must score 60% to gain the Quest award. On this first assessment, Blyth Sports Centre scored 71% and Concordia Leisure Centre and The Sporting Club of Cramlington both scored 74% - all falling into the commended classification.
GREAT NEWS! The gym at The Sporting Club Cramlington has been completely refurbished with top of the range Precor equipment and the Fitlinxx Personal Training IT system.
You can now exercise at Blyth Sports Centre, Concordia Leisure Centre and the quieter Sporting Club Cramlington using the same fitness equipment and using the popular Fitlinxx system to monitor your workouts.
The Lifestyle Gym at Sporting Club Cramlington has 13 cardiovascular machines (4 treadmills, 3 rowers, 2 bikes, 1 arm ergometer, 2 cross-trainers and an adaptive motion trainer), 9 resistance machines and a free weights area. It offers a quieter exercise environment than the other centres, and also has a great range of fitness classes for you to try.
With Lifestyle Memberships from as little as £27.50, you now have 3 fantastic venues where you can exercise with Blyth Valley Arts and Leisure.
For more details about the new Lifestyle gym, opening hours, memberships etc. please visit our website www.bval.co.uk
There are DOZENS of EGG-cellent activities for the kids this Easter with Blyth Valley Arts and Leisure!
As well as all the usual activities such as snorkelling, trampolining, craft sessions, swimming lessons etc, we have some fantastic 'specials' on offer -
EASTER EGG HUNT - Thursday 9th April, from 11am-3pm at Ridley Park
Activities will also include face painting, football, wave boarding etc.
SEGHILL FUN DAY - Friday 17th April, from 11am-3pm at Seghill Rugby Club
Activities will include face painting, dance performances, breakdancing, football, basketball and cricket.
Other great activities include the 'cheerleading camp,' archery, runner bikes, golf and an action-packed 2-day camping adventure!
For more details of all of these activities and more, please visit the website www.bval.co.uk
Families in Blyth Valley are invited to take part in a FREE programme run jointly by Blyth Valley Arts and Leisure and the Northumberland Care Trust.
The MEND Programme, which stands for 'Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, DO IT!' is aimed at families with a child aged 7-13 years old who may be overweight.
Each 20 session programme is completely FREE and includes exercise classes for the children as well as interactive workshops that parents can join in.
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