Each Friday we are selecting our favourite social media activity from the Goalball Family and beyond.
We hope that this round-up can help to keep you entertained and provide inspiration to stay active during this period before we can get back on the court and play goalball.
There was a great quickfire question video from SportsAid with star goalballer Sarah Leiter…
The fantastic Phil Green launched a new fundraising challenge this week to cycle from Barnsley to Liverpool. Show your support by following the link in the tweet…
On Thursday 6th August, Phil Green and Kathryn Fielding will be cycling from Oakwell, the home of @BarnsleyFC, along the Trans Pennine Trail to Goodison Park, the home of @Everton, for Phil's #TwoPointSixChallenge
— Goalball UK (@GoalballUK) July 25, 2020
Stay tuned on the day to follow them!https://t.co/gXLMXprufD pic.twitter.com/M7AEgolCWC
RNIB launched a great campaign, Marathon Mates, for #FriendshipDay…
This #FriendshipDay pair up with your best friend and take on Marathon Mates.
— RNIB (@RNIB) July 30, 2020
You can run your share of 26.2 miles side by side, or as a virtual pair just like Caroline and Emily.
Split the distance your way with our accessible virtual running event: https://t.co/000mVd0182 pic.twitter.com/P7zXOvjtul
British Blind Sport shared an important open letter about sport and leisure facilities reopening, highlighting the importance of inclusivity…
As sport and leisure gets ready to reopen tomorrow, we're highlighting the importance of an inclusive #ReturnToPlay alongside @AllForActivity @CP_Sport @dwarfsportDSAuk @LimbPower @SOGreatBritain @deafsport @wheelpower
— British Blind Sport (@BritBlindSport) July 24, 2020
You can read our open letter here: https://t.co/q8SeLWAEld
Keeping with the leisure facilities topic, #SaveLeisure has been doing the rounds this week on social media. This important campaign is calling for emergency government support as almost half of all leisure centres are at risk of permanent closure by the end of the year…
Prof. Mutrie (MBE) @nanettemutrie "The leisure industry must be saved if we are to prevent an increasing cost burden for the NHS in dealing with increasing obesity which loss of activity will create" @RishiSunak & @OliverDowden: #saveleisure | Read more: https://t.co/qpX4m2E3O8 pic.twitter.com/Wox22MOvIB
— Community Leisure UK (@CommLeisureUK) July 27, 2020
And finally, Sport England have put together a fantastically comprehensive list of all the latest guidelines and returning to play from NGBs. So whatever other sports you play, make sure you visit this first…
We've rounded up the latest tweets from NGBs with info about their guidance, all in one placehttps://t.co/QsuzwmhX9f
— Sport England (@Sport_England) July 28, 2020
