European Championship athlete hosts SPAR Lancashire Disability Youth Games
Lisa Daley was guest of honour at the recent SPAR Lancashire Disability Youth Games event, held at Stanley Park, Blackpool. The event saw 56 teams, representing 20 specialist schools in the county compete in boccia, football, athletics, new age curling and sensory orienteering events.
Lisa, a visually impaired athlete, has gained silver medal success in the European Championships and has represented Great Britain on a number of occasions. She was on site all day, officially opening the Games as well as cheering on children taking part in the athletics event. Also cheering on the competitors were mayors and mayoresses from across the county and representatives from James Hall & Company Ltd, SPAR distributor for the north of England and sponsors of the Youth Games event programme.
The sensory orienteering event involved children completing different activities and tasks at a number of stations across the park, braving the elements on the day! The other events taking place saw a very high standard of play by all ages and abilities taking part, with an ethos on participation in sporting activities paramount. All competitors on the day were rewarded for their efforts, with each child being presented with a medal at the closing ceremony. The results for each sport were as follows:
Athletics
1st place - Moor Hey School, South Ribble
2nd place - Morecambe Road School, Lancaster
3rd place - Pendle Community High School, Pendle
Boccia
1st place - Pendle Community High School, Pendle
2nd place - Sir Tom Finney Community High, Preston
3rd place - Newfield School, Blackburn with Darwen
Curling
1st place - Astley Park School, Chorley
2nd place - Ridgewood Community High School, Burnley
3rd place - The Coppice School, South Ribble
Football U12
1st place - Great Arley School, Wyre
2nd place - Moor Hey School, South Ribble
3rd place - Morecambe Road School, Lancaster
Football U16
1st place - Ridgewood Community High School, Burnley
2nd place - Astley Park School, Chorley
3rd place - Pendle Community High School, Pendle
Sensory Event
This event was based purely on participation, with 8 schools entering teams. All pupils were the worthy recipients of a medal each.