Refurbished indoor bowls facility at NSC Both recreational and competitive bowlers are enjoying the newly refurbished indoor bowls facility at the National Sports Centre, Douglas. Hon Tim Crookall MHK, Minister for Community, Culture and Leisure, said: ‘The NSC is the only place where indoor bowling can take place on the Island and we have a superb facility that caters for both recreational and competitive bowlers. It’s pleasing that refurbishment of the indoor bowls facility has been completed ahead of schedule.’
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with more than 100 members. Newcomers to bowling are always welcome and anyone interested should contact NSC reception on 688588 for details on lane availability. Charges with resident’s discount card are £7.60 per hour for adults or £6.90 for senior citizens. Refreshments are available from the NSC Cafe and also the vending machines; and don’t forget to pick up a copy of your Gallery Magazine while you’re there.
The NSC caters for customers who want a casual, non competitive game of bowls while for the more competitive bowler there is a league structure in place
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The Department of Community, Culture and Leisure’s Sports Development Unit, supported by Barclays Wealth, is working to develop and increase the number of sporting opportunities available for all children with disabilities across the Island. And last week more than 40 children with various disabilities took part in the annual Disability Football Festival for all secondary Special Educational Needs (SEN) Units. Through the ongoing work of the Disability Sports Development Officer Zoe Carney and from the generous donation of £7,500 from Barclays Wealth, another year of sporting festivals and training sessions has been secured. ‘The Sports
The Bowls Club are always looking for new members – for details on how to get into competitive indoor bowling, contact Joyce Ogden on 616139.
Development Unit, in conjunction with the Isle of Man Football Association, facilitated a series of weekly football training sessions to all secondary SEN Units across the Island. The money from Barclays Wealth helped to purchase new specialised equipment to ensure all children are made fully inclusive within the weekly training sessions. During the festival on 8 November children had the opportunity to take part in a variety of football activities followed by a series of football matches where schools competed and socialised with other children from across the Island.’ More info: Zoe Carney - Disability Sports Development Officer: 688575 // Zoe.Carney@gov.im 73