Sport Unlimited

What is Sport Unlimited?

Sport Unlimited is an exciting new term time programme of sports and activities for ages 10–19.

If you have been inspired by the Olympics in Beijing or are excited about sport in the lead up to London 2012, this is a great opportunity to get into sport.

We have a variety of sporting activities during evenings and weekends at a variety of locations around the city, including leisure centres, schools, colleges and community venues.

Please scroll down the page to find out where an activity near you is taking place.

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Get going...

Please check out the activity listing to find out where athletics, boxing, cheerleading, dance, football, mountain biking, netball, parkour and many, many more are happening, where and when.

Keep checking this website - the activity listing will be updated regularly.

No need to book, just turn up, pay and register for your chosen activity or you can download the registration form below and hand in when you get there.

Download: registration form (PDF, 201 Kb)

The latest activity programmes for Sport Unlimited can also be downloaded below:

Download: Sport Unlimited Central and East programme (PDF, 1006 Kb)
Download: Sport Unlimited North Bristol programme (PDF, 1006 Kb)
Download: Sport Unlimited South Bristol programme (PDF, 1008 Kb)

Supporting children with a disability to take part

We are keen to encourage and include more young people with a disability into mainstream activities so they can enjoy a positive and fun experience in their chosen sport or physical activity.

We hope to inspire young people to try new sports and enjoy the social aspect of making new friends. If your child has a disability and/or additional needs and they would like to take part in any of these sports, then please do get in touch. We will be only too pleased to discuss your child's needs, and determine with you the level of support they'll need to get the most out of the activities. For further enquiries please call Jay Lee, Disability Sports Development Officer on 07795 315 265.

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KISS 101

Local radio station, KISS 101, will be working in partnership with us to ensure Sport Unlimited reaches out to young people across the city.

Listen out for "Sport Unlimited" on KISS 101 starting Monday, 5 January 2009. There will also be videos about the different sporting activities available - look out for the KISS 101 presenters who will attend activities and you might even see yourself featured - check back with us soon for a link to watch these videos.

Visit the KISS 101 website

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freeTshirt

Attend six or more sessions and receive a FREE Sport Unlimited t-shirt.

There's no need to do anything extra, when you register for your activity we will log your attendance and you will automatically receive a FREE t-shirt when you have attended at least six sessions of the same activity.

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Adventure unlimited...

Four special 8-week courses will run from Pooles Wharf Activities Centre (Young Bristol) for 11-19 year olds and Bristol Ice Rink for 10-19 year olds and include:

Rock It (Pooles Wharf Activities Centre)
Start date: Saturday, 17 January 2009
Time: 10am-12.30pm
Price: £100

A fantastic chance to experience the great outdoors including abseiling, caving, climbing and gorge scrambling.

Trek It (Pooles Wharf Activities Centre)
Start date: Saturday, 17 January 2009
Time: 1.30pm-4pm
Price: £100

Includes gorge scrambling, mountain biking and orienteering.

Ice Skating (Bristol Ice Rink)
Start date: Friday, 16 January 2009
Times: 5pm-5.30pm or 5.30pm-6pm (two courses)
Price: £35

Have fun on the ice this winter with your friends.

These places will need to be booked in advance. Download and complete the booking form to secure your place on the course.

Download: booking form (PDF, 174 Kb)

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Sport Unlimited Facebook

If you're one of the growing members of social networking site Facebook and would like to keep in touch with Sport Unlimited, find out about news, events and much, much more then why not check out our brand new Facebook page.

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Suggest a sport

If you and your friends have an idea of sporting activities you would like to see happen in your area please email us at sport@bristol.gov.uk and don't forget to include "Sport Unlimited" as the subject.

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Sport Unlimited in more detail

Sport Unlimited is part of the new five hour offer for young people in England. Nationally, £36m of new Government funding for young people's sport has been ring fenced for this programme by Sport England.

Sport Unlimited funding is targeted at "semi-sporty" children, young people and young adults living in Bristol. It will engage them in an extra 1-2 hours a week (minimum 10-weeks) of high quality sport and physical activity.

Bristol has been allocated £62,000 to provide a series of extra-curricular sports sessions during this autumn and in spring 2009 - with the prospect of further money for summer 2009 and beyond.

10-week sessions are being organised across Bristol in a variety of activities from parkour to climbing and football to cheerleading. And there are special inclusive sessions for young people with disabilities. All of these sessions can be found on this web page others will be added as and when they are up and running.

Sport Unlimited in Bristol is supported by the Bristol School Sport Partnerships and The West of England Sport Trust (Wesport).

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Useful links

Young adult memberships for 11-15 year olds

Work out when you want with Everyone Active 11-15s membership.

Their package for 11–15 year olds incorporates unlimited swimming in public sessions, dedicated time slots in their fitness suites and the ability to take part in group exercise classes designed specifically for you.

This membership package is about giving young people the freedom to express themselves in activity but independently of adults.

Visit the Everyone Active website for details.

Go Places Do Things

Teenagers…...looking for something to do during evenings, weekends and holidays? Then click onto www.goplacesdothings.org.uk and find out what's on in your local area, and all over the city, with sports, arts, volunteering, music, events, festivals, clubs and events all listed. Why not tell us what you think about it online!

Activities for under 12s are listed at www.1bigdatabase.org.uk the one-stop online directory of services and activities for children and young people.

Get Set

Find out about the Olympic and Paralympic Games, have a go at the interactive quizzes, games and challenges. Get involved in the Get Set network! Visit the Get Set website.

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Contact us

For more information about "Sport Unlimited" please contact our sports development team:

Central and East Bristol Activities
Senior sport development officer
Tel: 0117 977 3405
Mobile: 07795 446 208

North Bristol Activities
Senior sport development officer
Mobile: 07795 315 261

South Bristol Activities
Senior sport development officer
Tel: 0117 922 4795
Mobile: 07795 315 292

Email: sport@bristol.gov.uk

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