Lucky Bike Winner Shows That This Girl Can in the Black Country

This girl definitely can in the Black Country, as Kayleigh Braznell, from Dudley, was announced as the lucky winner of a new bike.  Kayleigh attends a Black Country in Motion Exercise to Music session at Wrens Nest Community Centre and took part in a raffle last year to win the bike.

The Black Country in Motion project aims to increase sport participation in identified communities across the Black Country and will grow the opportunities for informal and formal sport by engaging and training community members, clubs and organisations to deliver and sustain inactive people into sport. 

Supported by Decathlon Wednesbury, the winning bike was the main prize in a raffle to volunteers and participants.  All proceeds were put back into the Black Country in Motion project to contribute towards further training for local volunteers.  

The bike presentation took place on Saturday 17th January 2015 at a Wolves Vs Blackpool match at the Molineux.  The presentation during halftime was attended by Wolves Community Trust, Black Country Consortium Ltd, Decathlon Wednesbury and as Kayleigh was unable to make the presentation; her cousins Danny and Dean Miles attended on her behalf. 

Nicky Edwards, Store Manager for Decathlon Wednesbury said: "At Decathlon we want to make sport accessible to all and this is why we have chosen to work in partnership with the Black Country Consortium on both their Inspired Coaches scheme and the Black Country in Motion programme.  By working with these projects we are able to help support local clubs and organisations get more people involved in sport and see the benefits sport can have on their lives.  We look forward to continuing this partnership throughout 2015.”

Simon Hall, Director of the Black Country BeActive Partnership said: There is an ever increasing recognition that sport is fundamental in improving health and helping communities grow as well as contributing significantly to the prosperity and perception of the Black Country, and we work hard to increase participation in sport & physical activity as well as improve the sports workforce.  We are delighted to now have our Black Country in Motion bike winner and hope that she uses the bike to its full potential proving that #thisgirlcan in the Black Country."  

If you would like to take part as a Black Country in Motion volunteer or go to one of our activity sessions in your area please look at the links below or phone one of our Activators.  

Our Black Country in Motion Facebook page holds the most up to date information on our volunteer and activity opportunities.  

For Sandwell and Dudley area, contact: 
Jo Dodd
07532 411166 
jododd@blackcountryinmotion.co.uk
 
For Walsall and Wolverhampton area, contact: 
Phillip Heighway 
07833 051048 
phillipheighway@blackcountryinmotion.org.uk 

www.blackcountryinmotion.co.uk


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The Black Country BeActive Partnership is one of 45 County Sports Partnerships (CSPs) in England working to provide opportunities for people to participate in sport and physical activity across the Black Country.   The team and its partners aim to work together for all in the Black Country through PE, Sport and Physical Activity to inspire a generation to be active.

For more details on the work of the Black Country BeActive Partnership please contact Simon Hall, Partnership Director on 01384 471136.

Black Country Consortium Ltd (BCC Ltd) is a diverse, economic development, intelligence and strategic team working with partners from public and private sectors to steer and support the delivery of the Black Country Strategy on Growth and Competitiveness.  BCC provides strategic support, advice and on occasion leadership across the interconnected key areas for growth within the Black Country.

The key partners engaged in the Sport England funded Black Country in Motion programme are Black Country Consortium Ltd, Wolverhampton City Council, Walsall MBC, Sandwell MBC, Dudley MBC, University of Wolverhampton, Wolves Community Trust and many community groups and partners across the Black Country.

Decathlon Wednesbury has supported our vision and aims of creating new local sporting opportunities for the past 12 months and offered the Black Country in Motion Project £600 worth of equipment to support community sessions.  This included: 
• Table Tennis Table
• Table Tennis Bats
• Table Tennis Balls
• Badminton Rackets 
• Shuttle Cocks
• Badminton Nets
• Free weights
• Resistance Bands
• Skipping Ropes
• Exercise Mats


This equipment has been vital in enabling us to deliver the sports that local communities want at the venue and time that they want it.

This Girl Can
This Girl Can is a national campaign developed by Sport England and a wide range of partnership organisations.  It's a celebration of active women up and down the country who are doing their thing no matter how well they do it, how they look or even how red their face gets.

For media enquiries regarding this announcement please contact Joanne Taylor on 01384 471139.