Concord Sports Centre - News

Sports centre visitors donate kit to Africa

Thu, 22 Jul 10 16:02:21 +0100

July 22, 2010, 4:02 pm
The African Continent will soon be wearing the colours of Sheffield’s football clubs with the help of two of the City’s leading sports centres. Concord Sports Centre in Shiregreen and Westfield Sports Centre in Sothall, have come together to kick off a Jumpers for Goalposts initiative. They are encouraging visitors to donate football shirts to the scheme in return for a 25 per cent dis...

National awards double for Sheffield sports venues

Tue, 20 Jul 10 13:35:06 +0100

July 20, 2010, 1:35 pm
TWO of the best sports centres in the UK are based in Sheffield. Two sports facilities operated by Sheffield International Venues (SIV) have won national health and fitness industry awards. The English Institute of Sport – Sheffield took the Club of the Year (under 1,000 members) title at the prestigious Fitness Industry Association’s FLAME Awards 2010. Concord Sports Centre was named ...

Stop Smoking Clinic at Concord Sports Centre

Tue, 20 Jul 10 12:51:32 +0100

July 20, 2010, 12:51 pm
A clinic to help smokers kick the habit will be held at Sheffield’s Concord Sports Centre throughout the summer. Concord, in Shiregreen, is holding the weekly clinics for customers and staff from 9.30am until 11.30am every Wednesdays. The clinic is operated by a trained advisor on a one to one basis. This offers an opportunity for anyone to ask questions or get advice on how to stop smoking....

Make a racquet at Concord Sports Centre

Mon, 19 Jul 10 14:14:29 +0100

July 19, 2010, 2:14 pm
A Sheffield sports centre is rallying round the local community to get them involved in a slashed racketball offer. Concord Sports Centre, in Shiregreen, has a smashing offer with five racketball coaching sessions for £5. The weekly sessions will be taught by Sam Wileman, from English Squash and Racketball, who are the national governing body for squash and racketball. The sport, which is si...

Muslim girls get football chance

Thu, 15 Jul 10 10:21:11 +0100

July 15, 2010, 10:21 am
A Sheffield sports group is giving Muslim girls the chance to take up football after receiving a grant from a local charitable trust. Sistahood aims to engage 40 young women from the Shiregreen and Burngreave area of Sheffield in regular coached football activities at Concord Sports Centre. The group has received £2,000 from football’s equality and inclusion campaign Kick it Out to inc...

London 2012 magic comes to Concord Sports Centre for Britain's biggest school sporting event

Thu, 01 Jul 10 16:29:28 +0100

July 1, 2010, 4:29 pm
Sheffield, 1 July: Olympic Silver Medallist Gail Emms joined schoolchildren in Concord Sports Centre, Sheffield, to celebrate this year’s Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week – 28 June to 2 July. With six out of ten schoolchildren in Yorkshire and Humberside already inspired by London 2012 to take part in more sport, Gail Emms today visited Concord Sports Centre with pupils from five ...

Badminton making a racket in the sporting world

Thu, 24 Jun 10 12:13:53 +0100

June 24, 2010, 12:13 pm
Vuvuzelas might be the big noise of the World Cup matches but there’s another type of racket starting to make the sporting headlines! Badminton, which in the last year has attracted 50,000 new players throughout the UK, is becoming the big hit – and Sheffield and South Yorkshire is determined to capitalise on the trend by netting as many newcomers to the sport as possible. Hillsborough...

School children join Sheffield Olympic training squad

Thu, 24 Jun 10 12:08:54 +0100

June 24, 2010, 12:08 pm
A group of Sheffield primary school children have been selected to join the city’s Junior Olympic swimming squad. The 15 youngsters, who all train at Sheffield International Venues facilities (SIV), were talent spotted at the recent Little Olympics event and will learn the basics of becoming a competitive swimmer in The City of Sheffield Swim Squad. The Little Olympics tournament is for swim...

Flame Awards shortlist hat trick for SIV

Thu, 17 Jun 10 17:36:16 +0100

June 17, 2010, 5:36 pm
Three facilities operated by Sheffield International Venues (SIV) have been shortlisted for prestigious industry awards. SIV’s Hillsborough Leisure Centre and Concord Sports Centre will go head to head in the Centre of Year category at the Fitness Industry Association’s FLAME Awards 2010. The English Institute of Sport – Sheffield (EIS Sheffield), which is operated by SIV, has be...

Fitness specialist is the Future according to fitness industry award

Tue, 25 May 10 14:35:39 +0100

May 25, 2010, 2:35 pm
A Sheffield fitness specialist has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award for recognition of his dedication to the health of the local community. The work of Dave Birds, 41, from Wincobank, is being celebrated in the Future of Fitness Leadership and Management Excellence (Future of FLAME) Awards. Over the last five years he has helped more than 700 people regain their fitness through sc...