26.07.06
CARMARTHEN CHILDREN LIVE OUT OLYMPIC DREAMS
BUDDING Olympic athletes enjoyed a taste of the future when the Olympic roadshow rolled into Carmarthen.
22.07.2006
A BUMPER SUMMER FOR DRAGON SPORT IN NEATH PORT TALBOT
Numbers soared in the Dragon Sport Summer Fun programme that was held in 8 venues across the County Borough during the school holidays.
20.06.2006
FIRMS CLUB TOGETHER TO HELP CHILDREN GET INTO THE SWING OF NEW THINGS
A DRAGON golf day has been held at Coleg Sir Gar to encourage young people in Carmarthenshire to take up the sport.
16.06.2006
DRAGON SPORT SWINGS PAST 100,000 MARK
As the FIRSTPLUS Wales Seniors Open swings into action at the Vale Hotel Golf & Spa Resort (16-18 June 2006), former Ryder Cup Captain Brian Huggett turned his attention to the next generation of golf pros as he helped Dragon Sport celebrate a very special landmark.
31.05.2006
SWAPPING TEA TIME FOR TEE TIME
The Welshman at the helm of the European Ryder Cup 2006 effort today took time out of his preparations for the looming Celtic Manor Wales Open (1st-4th June 2006) to throw his weight behind the national launch of the latest sporting addition to the Dragon Sport roster.
24.05.2006
DRAGON SPORT CHALLENGE DAY IN NEATH PORT TALBOT
Torrential downpours didnt stop over 300 children from 12 Dragon Sport Schools who took part in the Dragon Sport Challenge Day at Neath Sports Centre and Llandarcy Academy on May 24th.
18.05.2006
SPORTING SUCCESS SCORES JOHN AN AWARD
John Pritchards learning achievements have enabled him to make a major contribution to sport across Anglesey.
30.03.2006
BARRY PUPILS ARE GOING FOR GOLD
THE Commonwealth Games theme has inspired a Barry school to organise a day with a difference for its pupils. In conjunction with the Vale of Glamorgan Dragon Sport team, Palmerston Primary hosted a Commonwealth activities day which included skills, health and fitness events, plus other activities including arts and crafts and literacy workshops, quizzes and flag making.
29.03.2006
ANGLESEY CHILDREN GET TASTE OF COMMONWEALTH ACTION
WHILE 10,000 miles away the worlds top athletes battled for gold at the Commonwealth Games, Anglesey held its own tribute sports days to celebrate the event.
27.03.2006
CONWY PUPILS SUPPORT TEAM WALES
As Team Wales competed at the Commonwealth Games at Melbourne 2006, Conwy County Borough Primary School pupils sent in their letters of support and also produced posters, which featured the Welsh Dragon and activities from the games.
24.03.2006
KIDS SHAPE UP AT SPORTS FESTIVAL TO TRACK GAMES' ATHLETIC HEROES
BUDDING athletes from Neath and Port Talbot have been emulating their heroes in the Commonwealth Games.
14.03.2006
SPORTS PUPILS AIM for GOLD
A SPORTS spectacular is coming to Neath and Port Talbot to ensure the countys youngsters get a slice of Australias Commonwealth Games action.
07.03.2006
SCHOOLS FLY THE COMMONWEALTH FLAG
When the Sports Council for Wales set the challenge to three Welsh primary schools and three Melbourne primary schools to produce a picture that depicts the Commonwealth Games, the responses followed thick and fast.
27.02.2006
SEND YOUR SUPPORT TO TEAM WALES
With the 2006 Commonwealth Games taking place the other side of the globe, our Welsh athletes will be more than 10,000 miles from the noise of the supporting home crowd.
31.01.2006
LAUNCH of DRAGON SPORT HOCKEY at YSGOL LLANDDULAS
Ysgol Llanddulas, Conwy has launched a new after-school club, Dragon Hockey with an afternoon of fun hockey small-sided games.
06.01.2006
CELEBRITY BID to BOOST SPORT APPEAL
A NEW cross-curricular initiative encourages all teachers to plan their lessons around questions of sport and the big personalities associated with it. One of the suggested English lessons is to write up an interview on a top sporting celebrity, such as David Beckham, from newspaper cuttings.
01.12.2005
TEACHER PROMOTES SPORT for ALL PUPILS
AN award-winning Barry teacher has spoken about her desire for sport for all. Beverley Hopkins, who was declared Teacher-Coach of the Year at last weeks Sports Council for Wales awards, firmly believes sport should be accessible to the physically impaired as well as the able-bodied.
24.11.2005
SWANSEA SCHOOLS SCHEME ENCOURAGES PUPILS TO EXERCISE
GETTING some children to exercise nowadays is no mean feat. It is often difficult in modern society to motivate youngsters to boot the leather off a rugby ball or partake in a spot of cricket in the face of counter-attractions such as the Playstation and the growing number of TV channels.
23.11.2005
HELPERS NEEDED to GET CHILDREN ACTIVE - DENBIGHSHIRE
AS PART OF an all-Wales initiative to boost activity levels among children, an appeal is being made for more volunteers in Denbighshire to help out with a scheme which is proving a huge success in the county.
23.11.2005
PUPILS PUT THE COASTAL TRAIL THROUGH ITS PACES IN YNYS MON
AN exciting scheme intended to boost the stamina of island residents, kicked off last week when a one-mile running trail was opened at the Breakwater Country Park in Holyhead.
23.11.2005
DRAGON SPORTS ACTIVITIES PROVE A ROARING SUCCESS IN MERTHYR
MORE than 100 children helped celebrate 11 years of the National Lottery in a special Dragon Sport Multi-Sports Festival in Merthyr Tydfil. Dragon Sport, an initiative devised by the Sports Council for Wales, is funded by the National Lottery and has been hailed a great success throughout the borough.
17.11.2005
BIG RED BUS VISITS ABER
A large red double decker bus, traditionally associated with London, travelled to Aberystwyth last week to celebrate the National Lottery's 10th birthday.
08.11.2005
DRAGON SPORT AIMS TO GET WALES ON THE MOVE
The Sports Councils Dragon Sport scheme has teamed up with the ITV Wales series to get more children moving and more adults volunteering.
04.10.2005
WALES ON THE MOVE
The Sports Council for Wales has joined forces with ITV Wales in a bid to encourage more people to volunteer at Dragon Sport clubs.
28.09.2005
BULLY FOR YOU ?
YOUNGSTERS in schools across Carmarthenshire are being encouraged to make the most of school sporting opportunities and try their hand at hockey.
02.09.2005
SPORTY CAIA PUPILS GET PHYSICAL
CHILDREN attending schools in Caia Park have been taking part in a physical activity challenge set by Draig from Dragon Sport.
13.07.2005
RUGBY STAR SPEAKS UP FOR SPORT
A NATIONAL rugby hero has given the thumbs up to a sporting programme undertaken by many primary schools in Monmouthshire.
21.02.2005
KELLOGGS CASH FOR SPORTING HELPERS
Over the last 12 months Dragon Sport in Wrexham has worked closely with local secondary schools & community clubs to identify potential volunteers to assist in sporting sessions within local primary schools.
