A massive thank you goes out to the Twyning Sleigh Committee for raising over £1000 for Goals Beyond Grass. They managed to raise £1,100 for Goals Beyond Grass through donations, and people paying to meet Santa. All of the people that met Santa were given Selection Boxes, which were donated, meaning that all of the money went to GBG, which we are incredibly grateful for.
The GBG and Friends event is for all of the Friends of GBG to participate in activities which they might not do otherwise, whilst also learning valuable information about organisations that can help them in the long and short term
On the day of the event, we had over 120 people attending. These 120 people included 74 participants, 24 Parent/Carers, 20 people at the 6 organisation stalls, and other staff who were helping out with all of the activities, directing and more.
The organisations were set up by the entrance, with participants being encouraged to speak to as many of them as possible. Activities were being run in the sports hall, with inclusive sports such as Powerchair Football being included. There were prizes for the winners of each event, which meant more people were trying sports and activities which they wouldn’t have done before.
The event was enjoyed by all, with people coming for the activities, but gaining incredible information from the organisations that were in attendance, which will help them in the future.
There will be another event like this in the next few months, so keep an eye out, and make sure to sign up to the newsletter to be the first people to know about everything that we are doing.
Our community club Gloucestershire gladiators went through a recent rebranding this leading to them needing a new website. Keep an eye out for more updates coming on the site soon!
Take a look at the site below👇
Firstly we would like to thank Gloucester City for being so accommodating the last 3 months all the players and staff love the pitch and we at GBG are very happy with how our partnership together is flourishing!
We will be returning in 2022 with some more sessions but we have had the competitive league dates confirmed by the Gloucestershire FA with the first tournament being in February!
We can’t wait to see a Gloucester City kit at the next tournament!
Have a great Christmas & new year, see you soon!
The GGPFC players had their conclusive session on the 17th. We are looking forward to welcoming you back in the new year, the first session back will be on the 14/01
Have a great Christmas and new year break, see you on the 14th!
GBG Bike participants had their conclusive sessions this weekend on the 19th GBG Bikes will be back on the;
2nd of January and will run every weekend until the 27th of March!
See you all in the new year!
We are back in the new year delivering yet more GOGA (Get Up Get Active) activities in the Forest of Dean!
The first session will be at Sedbury memory cafe on the 5th of January!
More dates and locations are below;
If you are interested in a GOGA session please get in touch with anne@goalsbeyondgrass.co.uk
Our Forest Boars Powerchair Football Club had a special visit from Councillors Phillip Robinson and Mark Hawthorn last week.
They have given £1000.00 towards our Forest of Dean Inclusive football hub at Dene Magna School!
Mark and Phil had a go in the powerchair and they loved it so much they have asked us to put another bid in next year with the potential for more funding coming our way!
This is great for the longevity of the hub!
Thanks again to GCC and both Councillors Mark and Phil!
We will be delivering a mixture of Powerchair football activities, which is a format of football played in specially adapted electric wheelchairs. This is open for all and great fun, many participants are not chair users however it creates a level playing field and reduces barriers to taking part in sport.
Frame Football is another format of football we will deliver. We provide sports “Frames” which enable participants to play football with the support of a frame.
We have a variety of inclusive “multi-sports” activities, from table sports to skittles, these fun activities are inclusive for all and great fun!
PAN football is a format of football which involves small sided games for a mixture of abilities, including participants who have learning difficulties. PAN football is for both recreational and competitive users with there being a league and a tournament played on a regular basis.
If you would like to attend our new PAN football club in partnership with Gloucester City please book on below!