The Beveridge Park Bowling Club in Kirkcaldy played host once again to the Disability Sport Fife (DSF) Lawn Bowls Championships on Friday 16th June. The Championships were first held in 1976 at the Lynebank Hospital in Dunfermline but the Beveridge Park has been the traditional home for over 30 years. Math Thomson, Vice President of the club handed over the green to DSF at 10 30 for a full day singles play for bowlers with a physical, sensory or learning disability.

Wendy Thomson from East Fife CSS and St Andrews BC defeated Michelle Wallace from Central Fife CSS to win the women’s open title for players with a learning disability. Both players are previous Scottish Champions. Scottish Champion Darryl Stewart from Cowdenbeath won the men’s open title with an 8-3 win over Gary Handyside from West Fife CSS.

There was a strong representation of bowlers from Dovecot BC and first to win a title was Robert Anderson who defeated Wullie Christie from East Fife CSS and Windygates BC in the B section final. Next up was Sandy Allan from Dovecot BC who defeated Robert McMahon from Central Fife CSS to take the C section title. Fergus Wilson from West Fife CSS and Lumphinans BC won the D section title with a convincing win over David Scott from East Fife CSS.

Fresh from international competition in Broadbeach on the Gold Coast, Billy Allan from Cowdenbeath retained the Fife mixed open title for physically disabled bowlers with Mary Wilson and Sam Smeaton from the Abbeyview Club sharing runners up spot. Stuart Chesby from Dunfermline won his first Fife Lawn Bowls title with wins over Eleanor Clark, Kenny Dow and Wullie Harrison.

Richard Brickley MBE
President, Disability Sport Fife

Disability Sport Fife (DSF) has enjoyed forty years of support from Rotary International. 2017 is the third of three years of support from the Association of Fife Rotary Clubs for emerging performance sports people with a disability.

Rotarians Jim Slater (Dunfermline Carnegie), Derek Thomson (Burntisland), Anne Tait (St Andrews Kilrymont) and Alan Farquharson (West Fife) attended the 2017 DSF Championships and presented Disability Sport Fife President Richard Brickley with a cheque for £990. The Rotarians were representative of the Rotary Clubs in East, West and Central Fife who had contributed to the fund raising project. DSF will award four bursaries to emerging high peformance athletes in Fife to assist them with their training and competition costs.

Richard Brickley MBE
President, Disability Sport Fife

The 2017 Disability Sport Fife (DSF) Track and Field Championships supported by the Fife Sports and Leisure Trust were held at Pitreavie Athletics Centre in pleasant rain free conditions. The 230 participant entry was up on previous years with noticeable increases in athlete numbers with a physical or sensory impairment and juniors overall.

Owen Miller from Fife AC was voted the outstanding male athlete of the Championships and presented with the Ben Mills Trophy. Owen was dominant in the middle distance races. Teenager Rosalind Penman from Balwearie HS won the equivalent award for women and was presented with the Lita Allan Memorial Trophy.

The Ian Watson Memorial Trophy for Endeavour was presented to newcomer Dale Lynch from Glenrothes. The Gilbert Trophy for juniors was presented to Mathew Blair from Woodmill HS and the new Derek Frew junior Inspiration Award donated by coach Rachel Edgar was awarded to Cameron Adam from Dunfermline Track and Field.

The Inter Community Support Services Cup was retained by West Fife CSS with 74 points, 19 points ahead of second placed East Fife CSS. Woodmill HS retained the Russell Hogg Memorial Trophy with Balwearie HS placed second and Lochgelly HS third. Balwearie HS won the girls relay and Woodmill HS the boys relay. West Fife CSS dominated the mens and womens relays.

Scottish Athletics officials and DSF volunteers were ably assisted by young sports leaders from Kirkcaldy High School throughout the five hour programme. The track schedule ran exactly to schedule largely due to the efficiency of the officials and long serving DSF volunteer Aileen Penny who was Track Marshall.

Disability Sport Fife (DSF) has enjoyed forty years of support from Rotary International. 2017 is the third of three years of support from the Association of Fife Rotary Clubs for emerging performance sports people with a disability. Rotarians Jim Slater (Dunfermline Carnegie), Derek Thomson (Burntisland), Anne Tait (St Andrews Kilrymont) and Alan Farquharson (West Fife) attended the 2017 DSF Championships and presented medals and trophies to successful participants.

Richard Brickley MBE
President Disability Sport Fife

On Friday 9^th June 2017 at Alloa Rugby Club, five teams from Falkirk, Stirling and Clackmannanshire came together to compete at the Annual Football for All Festival organised by Clackmannanshire Council Sports Development Department.

On the day a total of 100 children, young people and adults with a physical, learning or sensory disability participated in the football tournament and additional activities such as beat the goalie, football skills, golf putting and racket sports organised by Jackie Perez, Inclusion Officer Clackmannanshire Sports Development, Mitchell Graham, FVDS Youth Work in Sport Trainee and Eva Finlayson, FVDS GOGA Lead Officer.

The 7-a-side disability football section was supported by Graham Harvey, FVDS Branch Coordinator, and Scott Kinross,  Active Stirling Football Development Officer.

The teams played each other in a round robin format for gold, silver and bronze medals.

On behalf of Forth Valley Disability Sport many thanks must go to the Clackmannanshire Sports Development Team and all the coaches and volunteers that worked tirelessly to make sure the event was a success.

If you have a physical, learning or sensory disability and want more information on football or other disability sports on offer in the Forth Valley area please do not hesitate to contact FVDS on info@fvds.org.uk or Tel: 01786 466486

Results as follows:

Section 1
1^st  Stirling City All Stars A
2^nd Carrongrange Red
3^rd Stirling City All Stars B

Section 2
1^st Carrongrange Blue
2^nd Centre Space

Susanne McGrath joined Disability Sport Fife (DSF) less than two years ago with the sole intention of completing a marathon before she reached a certain big birthday. Susanne achieved that goal comfortably and more and she is now an established member of the ever increasing Fife wheelchair racing squad that is coached by Pamela Robson at the Pitreavie Athletics Centre. Susanne’s 2017 goal is to complete the Edinburgh and Dublin Marathons and a few 10K and half marathons in between. To date Susanne has raced in a second hand DSF racing wheelchair.

Thanks to the generosity of the Russell Hogg Trust, local fund raiser Neil Smart and her own fund raising efforts she now has a brand new Bromakin racing wheelchair. The new chair was delivered two days before the 2017 Fife Track and Field Championships at Pitreavie and to say she burned it up would not be an over estimation. Susanne settled in to the new chair immediately with support from coach Pamela and took time during the Fife Championships to offer her personal thanks to Neil Smart and friends. Julie Hogg from the Russell Hogg Trust could not make the photocall but came along later to the meet. Susanne’s next race will be the 10K at the Glenrothes Road Running Festival.

DSF is indebted to the many individuals it can call upon to support very committed inspirational Fife athletes like Susanne.

Richard Brickley MBE
President, Disability Sport Fife

Salary Scale : £25,000 – £28,000 subject to experience

SDS, in partnership with sportscotland, is seeking to appoint a Disability Sport Regional Manager in Grampian to lead the implementation, coordination and monitoring of an integrated Disability Sport Development Plan across the region for athletes and players with a physical, sensory or learning disability.

The post holder will work in partnership with all relevant stakeholders in disability sport to deliver coherent sports specific pathways. The post will be responsible for further developing existing sports structures and ensuring a seamless pathway from participation to performance.

The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate proven experience of developing, implementing and evaluating sports development plans and programmes as well as knowledge of sports development pathways and talent identification and development. This post is initially offered on a three year fixed term basis with expectation of extension with an office base in Aberdeen.

For a full job description, candidate specification and application form, see below OR, contact Caroline Lyon, Administrator, Scottish Disability Sport, Caledonia House South Gyle, Edinburgh, EH12 9DQ, Tel: 0131 317 1130, E-mail: admin@scottishdisabilitysport.com.

SDS Regional Manager Grampian Advert 2017

SDS Regional Manager Grampian Job Description

2017 SDS Regional Manager Grampian Application Form 2017

SDS Recruitment Equality Monitoring Form

Online application form

Online Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

Closing date: 12 noon on Friday 23^rd June 2017.
Interviews: Friday 14^th July 2017.

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