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Angus Sports Awards 2011

Searching for Angus Sports Stars!!

Angus Council Sports Development Team are looking for the County's sporting stars to step into the spotlight at their annual sports awards ceremony taking place in March this year. Nomination forms are available now with athletes, players, coaches, friends and family encouraged to submit forms for consideration by the selection panel.
WE NEED YOUR NOMINATIONS!!

Tae Kwon Do Event

North East Challenge Cup 2011

The tournament hosted at the Saltire Leisure Centre, Arbroath on Sunday 27th November was extremely well attended with 270 entrants from all over Scotland from Inverness in the North, Leith in the East and Paisley in the West, and various places in between.

BTS Launch - January 2012

Bookings are now being taken for the launch classes (50 KB PDF) Opens in a new window held in Angus Leisure facilities.

The launch classes are a great way to try out a new class, or to get a preview of the music and routine for your favourite class!

Spaces are limited so be sure to book early to avoid disappointment!

TESCO Bank Football Challenge

Children from six local primary schools across the Angus area had an amazing morning of football and fun at Tesco Bank Football Challenge Festivals on Thursday (27th October) at Forfar Farmington FC's Market Muir ground and at Brechin Leisure Centre on Friday (28th October) organised by Angus Council's Sports Development Team.

AQUA ZUMBA...

...coming soon to a swimming pool near you!

View the AQUA ZUMBA poster (210 KB PDF)

Activity Works

Healthy Working Lives and Angus Leisure are offering workplaces in Angus and staff resident in Angus from other HWL workplaces, a range of options for getting more physically active.

Participants will be given unlimited access to all of Angus Leisure's sport and leisure facilities and fitness classes for a total cost of £25 for a period of 8 weeks (less than HALF of the usual cost). In addition after the initial 8 weeks, if a person decides to continue their membership, HWL will pay 20% of the cost for the next 4 months!

This initiative will be of particular interest to workplaces in Angus but will also be of interest to any staff living in Angus. We are sure that a number of your employees collectively or individually will be interested in this special offer and in order to reserve one or a number of places for your company and to receive registration forms for employees - please contact LMIS@angus.gov.uk or Angus Leisure on 01307 475372 quoting Activity Works.

Previously this offer was not available for Angus Council and NHS staff but the restrictions have now been lifted to allow participants from these workplaces.

View the Activity Works leaflet (100 KB PDF).

JAWS Achieve National Recognition

JAWS Amateur Swimming Club of Forfar already hold the Angus Club Excellence Gold Award from Angus Council and have now also gained national recognition through achieving Scottish Swimming's quality accreditation 'swiMark'.

Gym Opens At Wirren House

Wirren House, Montrose has been opened to the public to provide gym facilities during the period of the town's sports centre closure. The gym, which has been relocated to Wirren House, adds to the range of alternative venues for leisure and sporting facilities open during the construction of the town's new swimming pool project.

The opening times of the gym will be:

Monday to Thursday 9am - 9.45pm
Fridays 9am - 8.45pm
Saturdays 9am - 5.45pm
Sundays 9am - 9.45pm

Full details of all the alternative sports and leisure facilities can be found by visiting the Montrose Swimming Pool and Sports Complex page or by telephoning 01674 676 211.

Kirriemuir Town Hall is open...

Come along and try our refurbished halls for meetings, parties and events.

Did you know that Kirriemuir Town Hall also runs:

Body Vive
Zumba
Junior Dance Classes?

For further details T: 01575 574849

View Kirriemuir Town Hall advertisement (100 KB PDF).

Gym Miles Launch

Gym Miles is a loyalty system for existing and future bACTIVE members.

Steps Tay Health

Steps Tay Health is an Angus walking project, which is aimed at improving the public's mental and physical health as well as increasing physical activity levels. The project is supported by Angus Community Health Partnership and is funded by NHS Tayside and Paths to Health. Walking groups have been set up in Monifieth, Carnoustie, Letham and Arbroath.

These walking groups are free and open to everyone and are a great way to meet new people, increase confidence as well as improve levels of physical activity.

The walks, which are on flat ground, usually last 30 minutes and are tailored to suit the individual's own fitness level. Each walk is led by experienced walk leaders and allows participants to explore their community. There is no special equipment required, just a pair of comfortable shoes.

Steps Tay Health is continually developing across Angus and has established links with dieticians, physiotherapists, weight management, exercise referral and smoking cessation.

The project is also closely linked with Angus Gold and many of the Angus Gold members are walk leaders for Steps Tay Health.

Steps Tay Health walking groups meet at:

Forfar - every Tuesday, 1pm outside Forfar Library
Carnoustie - every Wednesday, 10.30am outside Carnoustie Library
Arbroath - every Thursday, 10am at Russell Square
Arbroath - every Thursday, 10am at Salvation Army Café
Letham - every Thursday, 3pm at Jubilee Court

The Steps Tay Health project also provides volunteer opportunities to become a walk leader. So, if you know a community/organisation that would benefit from a walking group or are interested in becoming a volunteer or a walk leader, please contact Pamela Brown, Angus Walking Co-ordinator on 07881 478 366 or email pamelabrown4@nhs.net

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