More than 100 young people under the care of Bristol Children’s Hospital enjoyed a range of accessible sports and fun activities during a special event in Bath.
Getting involved in Make a Move! in Bath | Photo © Team Bath / Charlotte Clark
The third annual Make a Move! event was held at the Team Bath Sports Training Village, offering youngsters and their families the chance to have a go at archery, athletics, badminton, ball sports, boxing, judo, kin-ball, mini golf, rowing, table tennis, tennis, volleyball and much more.
Team Bath star Ellie Ervine was on hand to offer netball expertise, while British Skeleton’s Amelia Coltman and Isabella Fassnidge helped people have a go at their Winter Olympic sport on the indoor sprint track.
Team Bath Tribe and Team Bath Tennis coaches also helped to deliver sports on the day.
Two-time Paralympic swimming champion Stephanie Millward joined in the fun too, providing a motivational speech at the start of the day before the participants took part in a mass dance-along warm-up in the sports hall and then performing the starter’s duty for a group run around the 400m athletics track.
It wasn’t just sports that youngsters got to enjoy – circus skills workshops, bike and trikes, dance and yoga, a climbing wall, caving and soft play were also on offer.
Make a Move! is specifically for past and present patients under the care of the Paediatric Oncology and Benign Haematology Department.
First staged in 2022, it was created in partnership and with funding from The Grand Appeal, the dedicated charity for Bristol Children’s Hospital.
The event encourages those undergoing treatment for cancer and blood conditions to get active and have fun, helping to combat the physical and mental side effects caused by these conditions and their treatment.
