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New initiative announced with Run in England
The Tony Blair Sports Foundation is joining forces with one of the country’s top sporting initiatives to play a major part in creating a long lasting 2012 Olympic legacy by offering a new qualification in Leadership in Running and Fitne...
Team TBSF launched for the Great North Run
The Great North Run is one of the most famous and prestigious half marathons attracting athletes and fun runners from across the world. This year, organisers have received a record number of applications, with over 100,000 people applying to take part in what will be the 30th Great North Run across Tyneside on Sunday 19th September. The Tony Blair Sports Foundation is delighted and very proud that for the 3rd year Team TBSF will be taking part and raising funds on behalf of the Tony Blair Sports Foundation and a limited number of places are now available for committed runners who want to sign up to make a difference. ...
North East Schools 'Get Rowing'
Keen young rowers were put through their paces at the inaugural ‘Get Going, Get Rowing’ North East Regional Schools Indoor Rowing Final, held at Maiden Castle, Durham University on 2nd March, 2010. Heats had been held across the region since September with 1265 pupils from 96 schools across different age groups taking part. The 192 finalists – 48 from each county of County Durham, Tees Valley, Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - competed on indoor rowing machines that are wired up to project their performances live on screen. Th...
Joe’s story - In at the deep end: Part 1
Joe Keenan, the Community Engagement Manager at the Tony Blair Sports Foundation, recently started a Level 1 Coaching Course. Here he explains how he is progressing....
Turning-up the HEAT in Hartlepool
Ten committed Basketball players have signed up with the Tony Blair Sports Foundation and Hartlepool HEAT to help develop basketball in the town. At Manor College of Technology in Hartlepool, the volunteers have started a Level 1 Course in Basketball Coaching provided by the Tony Blair Sports Foundation, and they will use their newly gained qualifications to volunteer with Hartlepool HEAT to facilitate more Basketball sessions in the community for children across Hartlepool. ...
