The Aspire National Training Centre based in Stanmore, Middlesex and home to one of the UK's leading spinal injury charities, Aspire, is to host a Family Fun Day from 1200 noon on Sunday 26th July as part of London 2012 Open Weekend.
London 2012 Weekend is an annual UK-wide celebration counting down to the Olympic and Paralympic Games. During the weekend there will be a range of activities from culture, sport, sustainability and learning.
The family fun day at Aspire will embrace this year's theme 'Open up' - open up opportunities for the public to participate in events across culture, sport, environment and learning. Activities including an inclusive climbing wall, bouncy castle, face painting and taster sessions in Schwinn Cycling and Mums of Steel exercise classes will be FREE to try out on the day.
Aspire's Centre Manager Rosie Williams says 'We are thrilled to be part of the London 2012 Open Weekend and look forward to welcoming the community to our facility. Aspire is often referred to as 'Stanmore's best kept secret' we want everyone to come along and experience our fully inclusive leisure facility'.
Facilities at the Aspire National Training Centre include:
- A 25-metre swimming pool with ramped access for wheelchair users.
- A fully integrated inclusive fitness initiative approved gymnasium.
- A sports hall used for a variety of sports including; badminton, 5-a-side football, wheelchair rugby, basketball and football.
- Dance studio, where a variety of activities can take place and the national home to the internationally acclaimed integrated dance company Candoco.
You can find out more or book a place on the climbing wall or taster sessions by calling 020 8420 6710 or email here
Other London 2012 Open Weekend events will be advertised on www.London2012.com
Spinal cord injury has a devastating effect on the 1,200 people who become paralysed each year. The individual affected will lose muscle and sensory control and the vast majority become full time wheelchair users for the rest of their lives. Every year the money raised by Aspire will go towards helping people with spinal cord injuries.
