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30 July 2025 / 30 July 2025 by Jomel Gutierrez
The third ActivLives Inclusive Boccia Tournament was held recently in Stowmarket. The event attracted 40 competitors, most of whom are local and play regularly with ActivLives. There were also a small number of athletes who travelled up from the south and west of England to compete. There were over 75 people attending the event during the course of […]
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25 June 2025 / 25 June 2025 by Jomel Gutierrez
The Inclusive Boccia Tournament will be hosted by ActivLives on 27th July at the Mid Suffolk Leisure Centre, Gainsborough Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1LH. This is in partnership with Special Olympics Suffolk. The event is being supported by Special Olympics GB, the Postcode Places Trust, Suffolk Community Foundation (Suffolk Sports Fund) and Everyone Active. This […]
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3 June 2025 / 25 June 2025 by Jomel Gutierrez
ActivLives players from our Ipswich-based ‘Inclusive Badminton’ group, represented Special Olympics Suffolk with great distinction at a recent Para-Badminton tournament held in Gillingham, Kent. The tournament, which was hosted by Kent Badminton, was a great success with all of our team of eight players competing in the singles and doubles events. There were some terrific […]
28 March 2025 / 14 April 2025 by Jomel Gutierrez
ActivLives held another of their very successful Inclusive Boccia Tournaments recently in Ipswich. The tournament attracted 33, mostly Suffolk-based competitors. There was some great boccia played, as the pairs and teams fought it out to decide the final divisional placings. ActivLives are very grateful to their delivery partners Special Olympics Suffolk, and to Special Olympics GB, Suffolk […]
25 March 2025 / 25 April 2025 by Jomel Gutierrez
Forty participants competed recently in the ActivSport ‘Woods and Stones’ – Fun Target Challenge held at the Gainsborough Sports Centre. The day was filled with exciting activities with everyone participating in short-mat bowls and new age kurling. Frazier Seager, ActivCommunity Ageing Officer, was amazed with the turnout and the support that the challenge received during […]
11 December 2024 / 17 December 2024 by casadmin
ActivLives received a generous support from another local charity in Ipswich. Heartbeat, a self-help group started by people in Ipswich and East Suffolk, donated £1000 to ActivLives’ BreatheFit programme on the 10th December 2025. ActivAgeing Development Officer Frazier Seager received the cheque from Terry and Lynn Osbourne who are involved with Heartbeat during the ActivBowls session at the Gainsborough […]
6 December 2024 / 17 December 2024 by casadmin
The ActivLives Inclusive Badminton Tournament was held recently at Gainsborough Sports Centre in Ipswich. The event, delivered by ActivLives, in partnership with Special Olympics Suffolk, was full of action with 30 competitors from inclusive groups in Ipswich, Wimbledon, Canterbury and Lincoln taking part. These inclusive events are specifically for athletes who have an intellectual (learning) disability, they are […]
23 October 2024 / 17 December 2024 by casadmin
The ActivLives charity is organising an Inclusive Badminton Tournament on the 30th of November at the Gainsborough Sports Centre in partnership with Special Olympics Suffolk. The event is also being supported by Suffolk Community Foundation, and Ipswich Borough Council. It has been sanctioned by Special Olympics GB (SOGB), as a Regional Partnership Single Sport Competition. […]
25 September 2024 / 17 December 2024 by casadmin
A Big Boccia Bash (BBB) was held in Gainsborough Sports Centre, Ipswich led by ActivLives together with its partners and supporters: Boccia England, Special Olympics Suffolk, Special Olympics GB and the Suffolk Community Foundation. The BBB is part of the celebration of the National Boccia Day on the 27th of September. Forty-four participants played in […]
18 September 2024 / 17 December 2024 by casadmin
ActivLives/Special Olympics Suffolk badminton players were in great early season form recently at a tournament in Cheadle, North Staffordshire. The team of Donna Wyatt, Liam Jackson and Cam Sherman brought home a haul of medals across all of the singles and doubles events. Our players faced stiff competition from Special Olympics teams from North Staffordshire, […]
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