Disability Sport Glasgow (SCIO) are looking for a person to take up the position of Vice Chairperson within their Charitable Organisation.

Skills/Qualities Required:

• Able to support Chair Person
• Able to stand in for Chair in their absence
• Enthusiastic, friendly, approachable
• Good organisational skills
• Prepared to make a regular time commitment
• Prepared to make decisions when necessary
• Able to undertake some public speaking and chair meetings
• Able to delegate to committee members
• Run efficient meetings

Main duties:

1. Support and if required, manage the executive committee and the affairs of the Branch.
2. In the Chair’s absence oversee and guide all decisions taken by the executive committee and sub committees.
3. Help to prepare and submit any statutory documents that are required (OSCR, grant aid reports).
4. Support the secretary on the agenda and reports. Be familiar with the Constitution, club rules, committee procedures and all SDS rules and regulations.
5. Liaise and support the Treasurer to ensure that financial aspects are appropriately managed. Keep abreast of all developments from SDS that involve the Glasgow Branch.

This role would:

• Allow the person to extend their professional network
• Give development opportunities such as event management, Disability Awareness, Safeguarding
• Allow the person to work with similarly minded colleagues to help shape and support a wide range and young people and adults with a disability often excluded from mainstream clubs.

For more information, please contact: John Owens (Chair Person) john.owens17@ntlworld.com, Mobile No: 07854 821053

Free, fun and inclusive sessions for 2-18 year olds. Extra wheelchairs are provided so the whole family can join in.

• Manual or powered wheelchairs
• Propulsion and manoeuvring
• Slopes and rough ground
• Back wheel balancing
• Road safety
• Emergency evacuation techniques
• Wheelchair sports and dance

• Aberdeen, Saturday 14th October: Aberdeen
• Glasgow, Monday 16th October: Glasgow
• Edinburgh, Tuesday 17th October: Edinburgh

Get Out Get Active (GOGA) Tayside is a collaboration between NHS Tayside and Scottish Disability Sport and is dedicated to providing fun, free & inclusive physical activity opportunities where people of all abilities can be active together. Funding for the programme has been successfully secured for a further two years with special thanks to Tayside Health Fund. This evidences the collective support and action needed to help address the Public Health priority of a physically active Scotland and to continue strengthening links between physical activity and health.

In line with the renewed support, GOGA Tayside have now launched their brand-new website which will make all information available at the click of a button. The site will feature weekly timetables, class information, testimonials, meet the team and so much more. There are also a range of photos and new videos which will let you see what to expect at any GOGA activities before coming along.

The website is available NOW at www.gogatayside.co.uk.

Thank you to everyone at SDS for their continued support of the GOGA programme in Tayside. We have a further 23 months of funding and very much look forward to continuing our successful partnership working together, especially encouraging more people of all abilities to be more active together.

We are looking for a new full-time Project Officer to develop and deliver our Glasgow based work. The successful candidate will have a key role in supporting our work to improve equality & human rights for LGBTIQ+ people in Scottish sport. Would you like to:

• coordinate and deliver our programmes to the LGBTIQ+ community in Glasgow and surrounding area improving equality, and health and wellbeing through access and participation in sport and physical activity
• work with our national club network to support club and community development, playing a key role in delivering Festival Fortnight and other national level collaborative activity
• develop and drive specific initiatives and networks such as Football v Homophobia Scotland

If so, we want to hear from you.

Full information can be found on the LEAP Sports website here.

The closing date for applications is 18th August 2023 and interviews will be held on 28th-29th August.

Scottish athletes took to the stage at the World Athletics Championships in Paris between the 8 and 17 July 2023. The championships were a great success for the Scottish athletes who won 8 medals across the competition. Gavin Drysdale started the medal haul at the event with a gold in the T72 100m which was also a European record in 16:66. Samantha Kinghorn, who was also the team co-captain, medalled in each of the events she raced in and also broke a championship record in the T53 100m in a time of 15:93. Maria Lyle from East Lothian medalled in both her events, winning bronze in the T35 100m and T35 200m, making a great come back on the last 50m of the 100m. Ben Sandilands from Fife won gold in the T20 1500m in his first international debut with an impressive run, also achieving a new championship record. Team mate Owen Miller finished the T20 1500m in 7th position and Steven Bryce in 13th position – again competing in his first international competition. Huge congratulations to all of the athletes, coaches and support staff involved. The full results can be found here: Paris 2023 Para Athletics World Championships | Live Results (paralympic.org)

World Para Athletics Championships

Sammi Kinghorn (Borders)

• T53 – 400m SILVER (52:53)
• T53 – 100m GOLD (15:93)
• T53 – 800m SILVER (1:44:98)
• T53 4 x 100m relay – SILVER

Maria Lyle (Lothian)

• T35 200m – BRONZE (31:01)
• T35 100m – BRONZE (14:76)

Gavin Drysdale (Ayrshire)

• T72 100m – GOLD (16:66)

Ben Sandilands (Fife)

• T20 1500m – GOLD (3:52:42)

Owen Miller (Fife) – 7th

Steven Bryce (Glasgow) 13th

*Photo credit to Scottish Athletics*

Scottish players Kayleigh Haggo and Alex Medley competed in the Disability Sport Wales Team and Pairs Competition on 12 and 13 July at the LC2 in Swansea.

Kayleigh was competing as part of the BC1/2 Boccia UK team with David Smith and Reshad Saraj. Alex was playing in a BC1/2 team with English players Zoe Barnes and Soleil Palmer.

The BC1/2 Boccia UK Team finished top of the round robin winning an impressive 4 out of 4 matches. The England/Scotland BC1/2 team finished in 5th place with Alex as team captain. Alex, Zoe and Soleil only met for the first time just before the competition so it was fantastic to see them work as a team and enjoy the experience.

Thanks to Disability Sport Wales for hosting a fantastic competition.

Scottish Boccia player, Tyler McLelland from Fife, comes home from the World Youth Boccia Championships with a Gold medal!

17-year-old Tyler was selected to compete as part of the Boccia UK team at the Championships in the individual and pairs competition held in Povoa. Tyler played with team mates Sophie Newnham and Harrison Smith from England. Tyler and Sophie took to the court with Harrison supporting as a substitute. The pairs first match was against Portugal which they won 3-1 in a tight game. The final saw the pair take on Brazil where Tyler and Sophie were 3-1 down going into the last end. Tyler and Sophie played some excellent shots which resulted in a tiebreak match where the Boccia UK pair came out on top and won the gold medal.

Well done to Tyler, his team mates and all of the support staff who helped make the championships a great success.