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Monday, 17 May 2010
Unleash Your Inner Olympian at the River & Rowing Museum
The River & Rowing Museum is inviting local people to take part in FREE sports sessions by providing top coaches and instructors to help improve your swing or score a winning goal. Hosted by local sports clubs and South Oxfordshire District Council's Go Active initiative, everyone, from tots to teens and beginners to pros, will be able to have a go at a range of exciting sports including cricket, rugby, hockey, golf and indoor rowing.
Venue: River & Rowing Museum, Mill Meadows, Henley on Thames
Date: Sunday 23 May and Sunday 20 June
Time: 11am - 4pm, drop-in at any time
Registration will take place in the Museum foyer. Free parking is available in the Museum car park for participants and visitors.
The sports taster sessions are part of the Museum’s special exhibition Our Sporting Life – Henley, exploring our relationship with sport and our sporting heritage. The exhibition celebrates sporting moments, heroes, objects, photographs and experiences that have inspired the people of Henley. All participants will qualify for FREE entry to the Museum on the day of the taster session. Once you have visited the exhibition, you will be invited to fill in a postcard and share your sporting memories and inspirations with us.
Our Sporting Life - Henley has been granted the London 2012 Inspire Mark from the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The London 2012 Inspire Mark recognises outstanding projects and events inspired by the Games to help deliver a lasting legacy across the UK.
Catherine Yoxall, Marketing Manager, River & Rowing Museum said: “We are delighted to be working with Go Active to offer the local community this fantastic opportunity to visit the Museum, discover a new sport and make use of top coaches and instructors – all for free! The London 2012 Olympics provide a great motivation for everyone to get involved with sport and we look forward to welcoming as many people as possible on the day."
