P & G Surrey Youth Games

In 2011 over 20 teams of children and young people from Spelthorne competed in the 15^th Annual P & G Surrey Youth Games at the Surrey Sports Park in Guildford.

There were many successes from Team Spelthorne such as their fantastic sporting attitude and support for Nutty the Squirrel in the mascot race and after much hard work and dedication, the team finished 6^th overall.

Across the weekend competitors won gold in girls’ hockey and senior squash, silver in junior netball and Boccia and bronze in senior boys’ judo and junior squash. Many competitors have already gone on to join sports clubs and it is hoped that many more will be inspired to do so in the coming months.

The pre games coaching sessions, led by a dedicated team of excellent coaches and volunteers helped the competitors to improve their skills and get prepared for the competition on Saturday and Sunday.

Councillor Penny Forbes-Forsyth, Cabinet Member for Parks and Leisure said; “The P & G Surrey Youth Games is a fantastic event that promotes participation and achievement. I would encourage the celebration of all those who achieved and inspired others to try new things. Congratulations!”

In July all of the young people from Spelthorne who competed in the games will have the opportunity to celebrate their achievements as part of the annual sports awards evening which will be presented by young volunteers of this year’s games. For full listings of the results please go to www.activesurrey.com (external website).

For more information about the P & G Surrey Youth Games and how to get involved in the future please contact Spelthorne Council’s Leisure Services team on 01784 446433.

Aims and objectives
The Surrey Youth Games are organised by the Active Surrey Sports Partnership, working closely in conjunction with local authorities and national governing bodies of sport. The key aims of the Games are to:

encourage sustained participation in sport
promote volunteer development
ensure a high quality of provision and experience
widen access and reduce inequalities in sport and physical activity
encourage effective development work
support coach development
raise the profile of youth sport

View the Surrey Youth Games video on Youtube (external website).

Active Surrey produce an annual report of the games. To view the report go to www.activesurrey.com (external website)