Make 2014 your summer of sport
27 May 2014 12:48 PM
With the World Cup, Murray’s Wimbledon title defence and the
Commonwealth Games, this year promises a sporting summer to rival 2012 but it
needn’t just be the professionals who get active.
Over the coming months there will be thousands of free opportunities to try
a variety of sports as clubs and governing bodies across the country run taster
sessions that are open to everyone.
Sports including volleyball, archery, cycling and canoeing all hosted events
over the Bank Holiday weekend, whilst last weekend’s great weather saw
hundreds of successful sailing and tennis events take place all over
England.
The Royal Yachting Association’s ‘Push the Boat Out’
campaign saw 260 clubs help aspiring sailors take to the water and discover how
easy it is to get involved. You can see how much fun was had in this
video.
The Great British Tennis Weekend also saw many more people getting active
with over 12,3000 people booking onto sessions including Cardio Tennis,
coaching and Mini Tennis.
Helen from Somerset was one of the thousands of people to take advantage of
the free events. She said: “Our whole family tried out the courts at
Portishead Lawn Tennis Club. It was a great afternoon and we’re now
hoping to do some lessons.”
With many more free sports events taking place this summer, why not make
2014 the year you give sport a go. Click on the links below to find out how you
can take part.