Thursday 9th March 2017




Hi there,

this week we just have "kick off" with the visit to Marquisway by Kevin Keegan, to meet the Gateshead Special Olympic athletes and to sing the Northern Region Olympic team song, in readiness for Sheffield 2017.


We have the link for you to watch it for yourselves.
Remember to crank up the volume to totally appreciate the effort, dedication and commitment of our athletes, coaches and volunteers.


www.chroniclelive.co.uk


Look for the headline "Kevin Keegan re-records world cup song "This Time".
Lets get your offices, homes, places of work, colleges etc singing this tune to show our support. Send us your photos of you joining in and/or your thoughts and we will publish them. It would be fantastic if we could all get into the spirit of Special Olympics 2017, support our squad!
There has also been reports on both ITV and BBC local news, maybe you have seen the footage.
Hopefully, there will be more coverage as the Games get nearer.

Blogged by Brenda Ritson


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Also, 2 of our Special Olympic athletes have been nominated to receive awards at the North East Disability Sports Awards. They are Susan Dalton and Andrew Dodd. There will be an award dinner on 23rd March, at the very nice Slaley Hall. We're sure that you will join us in wishing them both Good Luck. 

                                                                Good Luck Susan

                                            Good Luck Andrew, pictured here in the centre.


Blogged by Christine Crudass


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There is also an opportunity for some of our athletes to go to the WWE tour, at the Arena, If you are a Special Olympic Athlete and would like to go please contact either Danielle Appleby or Marie Slater at the civic to see if there are any tickets still available.


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Next, some dates for your diary

At Marquisway...
Fun activities in the morning followed by Deacon Parker's Friday Afternoon Disco. Please wear fun clothing for this day...fancy dress, nightwear or just lots of red.


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Don't forget, Marquisway will be closed on Monday 20th March for staff training.
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Next Disco, the Easter Disco, is on Friday 7th April. £2.00 a ticket, carers free.
Food and drinks available to buy.
Here are some photo's of the last Friday night disco, to celebrate Valentines day.

                 
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Marquisway will be closed on Friday 14th April (Good Friday) and Monday 17th April (Easter Monday)


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Makaton Sign of the Week.


Paper

 1. Start with your hands in a clenched fist position, as if driving a car.

 

 2. Tap your fists together, so that the middle sections of your fingers make contact. 

3. Repeat step 2

Thankyou to Mr David Richardson for the demonstration.




And that's it for this week!


We hope that you'll take the time to watch the link to the Special Olympic Team Theme, it's well worth it. Don't forget to let us know what you think of it, the athletes would appreciate your feedback.


Have a good week,


The Bloggers