This weekend sees Sutherland swimmer Hope Gordon heading off to The DSE Junior Swimming Championships at Ponds Forge in Sheffield. This is Hopes first Scottish Team selection and has taken a lot of hard work, committment and dedication to be selected.

Apart from travelling to and from National Squad sessions in Stirling she has been undergoing constant medical attention on her back at Glasgow and has still managed to devote time to her swimming training.

Hope who comes from Rogart recently got her official classification for competition which is a requirement for all disabled sportspeople aspiring to compete at The Paralympics  and National competitions in the UK.

Also travelling this weekend is Highland Disability Sport Junior Sports Personality winner Adam Scott from Nairn. Adam has been performing well at the Scottish Champoionships and will gain a lot of experience as a younger member of the squad.

We wish both well for the weekend.

The golfers from Highland Disability Sport have now officially set up and formed their own club. Ronnie and Liz Mitchell who are the driving force for disabled golfers in Highland pulled a group of interested people together and have now constituted a club called  HIGHLAND DISABILITY SPORT GOLF CLUB.

The group will work as a sub group of Highland Disability Sport and should benefit for extra funding by doing this and it will enable them to plan their own activities and events they can travel to.

There have been 5 of the group (3 golfers and 2 coaches) selected for the GB Special Olympics Team travelling to compete in Denmark in May and this will help identify funding for the travelling party.

They are also well under way with plans for 2 events in early May in Spey Valley  Golf Club and Inverness Golf Club

See the Calendar for dates.

For further details phone Ronnie and Liz on 01463 792267

Photo Highland 2007 Winners

The Highland Team has now been selected to compete at the 2010 National Sportshall Final in Stirling on the 9th March at The Peak, Stirling.

The team was selected from performances at the recently held HDS Agility Challenge that took place in Inverness for Highland Schools.  The team will comprise of the top 5 from each learning disability and top 5 from physical/sensory categories. Highland are currently National Champions and are bidding to retain the title with a younger team this year. 

The Team is as follows:

DrummondSchool:        Chelsea Brown, Paul Davidson and Finlay MacLennan.

LochaberHigh School: Martin Sabiu and Craig Maclean.

Glen Urquhart High:      Jack Hookham.

HiltonPrimary School: Ruairidh Reid          .        

MillburnAcademy:        Craig Paton.

Merkinch Primary:         Lorna Kemp.

St Clements:                  Sam Rose.

The team bus will depart from Matalans at 6.30am on the morning and should return approximately around 6.30/7.00pm.

Further information from Charlie Forbes 01463 729662

charlie.forbes@highland.gov.uk

 There was another great turnout this year for the annual Agility Challenge for schools. Pupils from Bettyhill to Ullapool, Ardnumurchan and Fort William, Dornoch to Inverness decended on Inverness Sports Centre (Inverness Leisure) to take part.The event is based on the Sportshall Decathlon programme and participants attempt 10 different disciplines to test their skills and ability. 105 participants attended this years event and 10 will be chosen to represent Highland in a National Schools Final to be held at The Peak in Stirling. The 10 to be chosen will be from differing disabilities ranging from 5 with learning disabilities and 5 from physical and sensory. Highland are currently the National Champions and are looking forward to defend their title.

Highland Disability Sport were assisted on the day by Students from Inverness College who are studying sports in their courses at the local college.

The team to represent Highland at the National Carpet Bowls Championships in Dundee on Saturday 6th February is

Kevin Bisset                        Jean McGill

 Philip Hendry                     Ann Sutherland

 Iain Cameron                     Susan Cowie

Allan Forsyth                       Caroline Munro

 Warwick Harrison             Margaret MacLennan 

The team coaches for the championships are Gordon Davenport and Isabel Reid, assisted by Terry Hossack and Morag Reid.

We are grateful to Alex Cowie for driving the team to and from the championships.

GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE PARTICIPANTS!!

Following water damage to our premises at Ruthven House in January 2009, we have now been temporarily re-homed at

Inverness Library

Farraline Park

Inverness

IV1 1NH

tel 01463 232262

highlanddisabilityport@ruthven.fsnet.co.uk

THE WINNERS OF THE 2009 AWARDS ARE

SENIOR - RICHIE MUNRO

JUNIOR - ADAM SCOTT

ENDEAVOUR -MORAG REID

THE WINNERS ARE SHOWN WITH THEIR TROPHIES AT THE SPORTS COUNCIL AWARDS DINNER IN INVERNESS TOWN HOUSE ON 4TH DECEMBER 2009.

 The 2009 Carpet Bowls Championships took place at Inverness Leisure on Tuesday 24th November.

SECTION A FEMALE                              NOT COMPETED