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Vision Impaired Archery in South London – 3 Aug 2022

Photo of an archer from behind with arrow draw facing toward the bullseye targets
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Venue:
ArcheryFit, Hatfield House, Merryweather Place, London SE10 8EW.
Time:
2.00 pm - 4.00 pm
Phone:
07966 260089
Date:
03rd August 2022
Cost:
£2.50 for members and £5 for non-members
Contact:
lucy.simper@metroblindsport.org


Come and try Vision Impaired Archery!

Since we officially started our archery sessions in May 2013, these have grown in
popularity and we always welcome anyone who is keen to have a go.

Archery Event Details

 

Day: Wednesdays  Time: 2 pm  to 4 pm

Venue: ArcheryFit, Hatfield House, Merryweather Place, London SE10 8EW.

Meet and Greet: will be taking place at 1:30 pm at DLR station

If you would like to attend  our next Vision Impaired Archery session
please use the contact details below.

Contact: lucy.simper@metroblindsport.org or  Phone:07966 260089

 

Public transport details are as follows:

Overground

Overground:   Direct trains from London Bridge (10 min ride)  Nearest stop:  Greenwich

Directions: Find Greenwich High Road → turn right (southbound) → go straight → club’s on your right (5 min walk).

 

DLR

DLR:  Direct trains from Bank (25 min ride), Stratford (40 min ride), Lewisham (10 min ride)

Nearest stop: Greenwich  Directions: Find Greenwich High Road → turn right (southbound) → go straight → club’s on your right (5 min walk)

Nearest stop: Deptford Bridge  Directions:  Find Greenwich High Road → go straight (northbound) → club’s on your left (5 min walk)

 

Bus

Bus: 177 Nearest stop:  Miller House    Directions: Club’s right there (1 min walk)

Bus: 53, 453 Nearest stop:  Deptford Bridge  Directions: Find Greenwich High Road → go straight (northbound) → club’s on your left (5 min walk)

Bus: 180, 199, 386  Nearest stop: Greenwich Station  Directions: Find Greenwich High Road → turn left (southbound) → go straight → club’s on your right (5 min walk)

Want to know more?

please do contact Lucy below for more information on  our archery sessions.

Contact: lucy.simper@metroblindsport.org or  Phone:07966 260089

 

Video of  Visually Impaired Archery below

To get in the mood, there is some great footage of the Olympic archery tournament at London 2012 at Lord’s cricket ground at the following link:
BBC Sport (BBC) www.bbc.co.uk/sport/archery
Scroll down for a list of great audio/visual clips.

You may also find more information of interest on the British Blind Sport website:British Blind Sport (BBS) www.britishblindsport.org.uk
And on Archery GB website: http://www.ArcheryGB.org

 

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Vision Impaired Archery in South London – 29 June 2022

Photo of an archer from behind with arrow draw facing toward the bullseye targets
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Venue:
ArcheryFit, Hatfield House, Merryweather Place, London SE10 8EW.
Time:
2.00 pm - 4.00 pm
Phone:
07966 260089
Date:
29th June 2022
Cost:
£2.50 for members and £5 for non-members
Contact:
lucy.simper@metroblindsport.org


Come and try Vision Impaired Archery!

Since we officially started our archery sessions in May 2013, these have grown in
popularity and we always welcome anyone who is keen to have a go.

Archery Event Details

 

Day: Wednesdays  Time: 2 pm  to 4 pm

Venue: ArcheryFit, Hatfield House, Merryweather Place, London SE10 8EW.

Meet and Greet: will be taking place at 1:30 pm at DLR station

If you would like to attend  our next Vision Impaired Archery session
please use the contact details below.

Contact: lucy.simper@metroblindsport.org or  Phone:07966 260089

 

Public transport details are as follows:

Overground

Overground:   Direct trains from London Bridge (10 min ride)  Nearest stop:  Greenwich

Directions: Find Greenwich High Road → turn right (southbound) → go straight → club’s on your right (5 min walk).

 

DLR

DLR:  Direct trains from Bank (25 min ride), Stratford (40 min ride), Lewisham (10 min ride)

Nearest stop: Greenwich  Directions: Find Greenwich High Road → turn right (southbound) → go straight → club’s on your right (5 min walk)

Nearest stop: Deptford Bridge  Directions:  Find Greenwich High Road → go straight (northbound) → club’s on your left (5 min walk)

 

Bus

Bus: 177 Nearest stop:  Miller House    Directions: Club’s right there (1 min walk)

Bus: 53, 453 Nearest stop:  Deptford Bridge  Directions: Find Greenwich High Road → go straight (northbound) → club’s on your left (5 min walk)

Bus: 180, 199, 386  Nearest stop: Greenwich Station  Directions: Find Greenwich High Road → turn left (southbound) → go straight → club’s on your right (5 min walk)

Want to know more?

please do contact Lucy below for more information on  our archery sessions.

Contact: lucy.simper@metroblindsport.org or  Phone:07966 260089

 

Video of  Visually Impaired Archery below

To get in the mood, there is some great footage of the Olympic archery tournament at London 2012 at Lord’s cricket ground at the following link:
BBC Sport (BBC) www.bbc.co.uk/sport/archery
Scroll down for a list of great audio/visual clips.

You may also find more information of interest on the British Blind Sport website:British Blind Sport (BBS) www.britishblindsport.org.uk
And on Archery GB website: http://www.ArcheryGB.org

 

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Metro Bowls Pairs 2022 – Results and Photos!

Group photo of Metro Bowlers outside Ravenscourt Park Bowls Club House at the Metro Bowls Pairs Competition 2022
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Metro Bowls Pairs Competition  2022- Results and Photos

Last Saturday, 12 of the Metro bowlers participated in a round-robin pairs’ competition at Ravenscourt Park on a very hot day.

For your interest, a list of the results are presented in the table below:

Team P W D L F A +/- Pts
Joe & Marjorie 4 3 0 1 30 19 +11 6
Eric & Josie 4 3 0 1 29 22 +7 6
David & Jackie 4 2 0 2 30 28 +2 4
Mark & Wilbert 4 1 0 3 26 30 -4 2
George & Junette 4 1 0 3 19 35 -15 2

Photo from Metro Bowls Pairs 2022

 

Interested in Blind and Partially Sighted Bowls?

 You can visit our Bowls page, and check out our Bowls videos or Bowls Events pages.

If anyone is tempted to join us or just wants to know more about  blind and partially sighted bowls, please get in touch with  Wilbert Williams
Contact: wilbert.wwilliams@outlook.com or call 07956 352 199

 

Interested in volunteering?

If you want to try volunteering, please contact Lucy at lucy.simper@metroblindsport.org at 07966 260089

 

Metro Blind Sports Social Networks

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Metro Blind Sport:  Facebook   |  Twitter   |  Instagram   |  LinkedIn 
Metro Blind Sport membership:  more info or Join here

 

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Metro European Friendly Tennis Tournament

Group photo of all the player and volunteers smiling and waving at the first Metro Blind Sport European Friendly Tennis Tournament 2022
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Metro Blind Sport European Friendly Tennis Tournament

On Sunday 12th June 2022, Metro Blind Sport hosted a European Friendly Tennis Tournament at Islington Tennis Centre.

Twenty-eight B1-B4 players arrived to play singles and doubles matches. This included nine players from Poland, seven from Italy, one from Spain and the remainder from across South England.

We are grateful to Real Eyes Sport for helping the Italian athletes participate in the tournament and a huge thank you for the photos!

Metro had hired four tennis courts for 6 hours, so it was shaping up to be a busy yet fun afternoon of tennis. The tennis began with singles, with all players put into boxes, playing twenty-minute timed matches.

Each player played each other person within their box, and the quality of the tennis was exceptional. Once the winner of each box was determined, finals took place to establish court winners.

Photo from the Event

Photos courtesy of Real Eyes Sport.

Results Below

Congratulations to Metro member Oliver Cousins, who won the singles title on court 2. Davide Vaglia, from Italy, put in an excellent performance to take the title on court 3. Metro member Helen Potter stole the show on court 4.

The B1 singles were extremely close, but Giancarlo Berganti, from Italy, did extremely well and won the title.

After a quick photo break, it was time to get to the doubles. Unfortunately, the Polish group had to leave to catch their flight home, resulting in 9 pairs playing in the doubles. Like the singles, the standard was incredibly high.

After all the box matches had finished, spectators gathered around to watch the B1 and B2-4 finals.

In the B2-4 doubles final, in second place, we had Anil Kanani and Helen Potter, who were pipped at the post by Davide Viglianti and Gianluca Marini. In an extremely close B1 doubles final, Lara Cotton and Carlos Arbos Ginard beat Tracy Compton and Giancarlo Berganti 6-4.

A special thank you to the twelve volunteers who came along to support the tournament; Metro couldn’t have done it without you!

It was a great day for players to meet and play against new players. Many conversations were had, including discussing the future of VI tennis and upcoming tennis tournaments (watch this space).

Metro looks forward to continuing to strengthen relationships with other VI tennis clubs and centres across Europe (and the rest of the world).

report by Lucy Simper

 

 

Want to play blind & partially sighted tennis?

Check out our tennis page here: Tennis 

 

 

Want to Volunteer for Metro Blind Sport

To find out more about the volunteering roles we have currently available,
you can visit our volunteering page  or contact Lucy Simper, Our Sports Development Officer  Email:  lucy.simper@metroblindsport.org or call 07966 260089.

 

 

Metro Blind Sports Social Networks

Get all the latest blind & partially sighted event information & news as soon as we do!

Metro Blind Sport:  Facebook   |  Twitter   |  Instagram   |  LinkedIn 

Metro Blind Sport membership:  more info or Join here

 

 

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Athletics Open is back – Sat 11 June 2022!

Photo of a track event with multiple runners and guides running towards and past the camera from the left with the stadiums grass field area blurred in the background. Text Says Athletics Open is back - 11 june 2022 Join us for a Fun Day: For more info call 07966 260089.
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Venue:
Mile End Stadium
Time:
12: 00 pm - 5:00 pm
Phone:
07966 260089
Date:
11th June 2022
Cost:
FREE
Contact:
lucy.simper@metroblindsport.org


Metro Blind Sport’s Athletics Open – 11  June 2022

After an enforced break of two years, Metro Blind Sport are once again hosting the Annual Athletics Open on the 11th June 2022.

Now in its 44th year, Metro Blind Sport will be welcoming athletes of all ages and experience, throughout the UK to join us in London for our annual competition.

The athletics event is the perfect opportunity for blind and partially sighted people to experience what it’s like to take part in a professionally organised athletics event. We have official starters, scorers and judges, as well as a commentary for the event.

If you haven’t tried an event before and want to compete or are looking to improve your performance, then the Annual Metro Athletics Open is the place for you. Better still, it is FREE to attend.

The Annual Metro Athletics Open is the highlight of our year. The event remains the number one event for blind and partially sighted athletes, in the UK, regardless of experience. Open to everyone from juniors to veteran athletes they incorporate a comprehensive track and field programme ranging from the 60m sprint to 5,000m.

Field events include the high and long jump, shot put, discus and javelin. Run in accordance with UK Athletics and International Blind Sports Association’s rules by a team of qualified officials, the event is a great day out for families and many new friendships are forged.

 

Event Details

Entry now closed

  • The closing date for entry is  Wednesday 1 June 2022.

Date:  Sat 11 June 2022   Time: 12 pm – 5 pm   Cost: Free
Venue: Mile End Stadium, 190 Burdett Rd, London, E3 4HL
Venue Tel no. 020 8980 1885

How to get there:

By Tube: Mile End station (Hammersmith and City Line, District Line, Central Line) approximately 0.5 miles, 10-12 minutes walking distance to Mile End Stadium.

Directions: Exit Mile End Station, turn left along Mile End Road, take another left onto Burdett Road and continue along the road for roughly 8-9 minutes until you reach Mile End Stadium across the road.

By car: parking is very limited within Mile End Stadium and there is a potential risk of not being able to find a suitable place to park. Only 40 total spaces available with 3 disabled spaces available. Parking is £1 but restricted to two hours. We recommend travelling by public transport where possible.

Contact: lucy.simper@metroblindsport.org or via her mobile: 07966 260089

 

Event Timings:

Registration on the day: Please arrive at 11.30 am.

Competition starts 12.00 noon – please ensure you have arrived at Mile End Stadium on time to minimise any potential delays in competing.

Event closes after final Medal Ceremony – 5.00pm

 

 

 

Metro Blind Sports Social Networks

Get all the latest blind & partially sighted event information & news as soon as we do!

Metro Blind Sport:  Facebook   |  Twitter   |  Instagram   |  LinkedIn 

Metro Blind Sport membership:  more info or Join here

 

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