Photo opportunity: Thursday 1 July at 4.30pm, West Suffolk Athletics Arena, Beetons Way, Bury StEdmunds. Cllr Terry Clements, St Edmundsbury Cabinet member for Leisure and Sport will be joining athletes from “Team St Edmundsbury”, for a training session in preparation for the 2004 SuffolkYouth Games this weekend.
Athletes representing “Team St Edmundsbury” will be fine tuning their skills at a training session at the West Suffolk Athletic Arena tonight, in the run up to the Suffolk Youth Games on Sunday 4 July in Ipswich.
The athletics team, which is made up of young people from middle and upper schools throughout the borough, has been gearing itself up for the event which takes place this weekend, with the help of coaching sessions set up by St Edmundsbury Borough Council’s leisure services staff. Team St Edmundsbury will face teams from other districts across the country, in what is known as the biggest multi-sport festival for young people in the country.
Councillor Terry Clements, who will be joining the athletes on the field and wishing them well for this annual event, said:
“This is a fantastic opportunity for young people across the borough to take part in a large sporting activity and everyone from the council is rooting them on for success this weekend. The commitment and enthusiasm displayed by all participants so far will stand them in good stead for the day and I’m sure they will not only give it their best shot, but enjoy themselves at the same time.”
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Note: Team St Edmundsbury is sponsored by John Banks Group Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich and Sportsmatch. Team St Edmundsbury came second in the 2003 Suffolk Youth Games. A total of 125 young people, aged from 9-16, will form Team St Edmundsbury and a total of 1000 young athletes from all over Suffolk will be taking part in the 2004 Suffolk Youth Games.
ISSUED BY MARIA ETHRIDGE, COMMUNICATIONS UNIT, ST EDMUNDSBURY BOROUGH COUNCIL. Tel 01284 757033 email maria.ethridge@stedsbc.gov.uk.
