Feeling Well - Olympic week
A project inspired by the 2012 Olympic Games
In this Project
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Abbie Thorrington, triathlete and sports scholar, talks to the students at Stoke High School in Stoke Library
Triathlete and sports scholar Abbie Thorrington talked about her career as an athlete and the opportunities to get into triathlon to 16 students from… -
Children learning about swimming about Brandon Library
Mums and children from the Bookstart session at Brandon library, had a water themed singing session linking in with the visit by Sarah from Mildenhall… -
Cycling promotion at the Knowledge Centre in Suffolk County Council head office
The county council Cycling Officer worked with the Knoledge Centre staff to promote the opportunities to get into cycling, for either leisure or work… -
Cycling promotion using a smoothie bike at Kedington library
cycling was promoted to young and old alike at Kedington library using a smoothie bike to make the session interesting.
30ish people had a go on… -
Display and taster session of table tennis run in partnership with Stowmarket Library and Stowmarket Table Tennis club
20 – 30 people talked and took up the opportunity over a 4 hour period – most new to the club. Five new members were recruited on the day.
One… -
Display by Black Dog Running Club to provide information and inspire people to take up running at Bungay Library
At this event, several people made enquiries and took information including many lapsed members. People's comments included:
I used to run with… -
Helen Boothroyd presenting George his winning hamper for the most correct answers to the Olympic Quiz at the Leiston Families Day
Leiston Families Day was the launch of the Olympic themed week in Suffolk Libraries. The day was held at the Long Shop Museum in Leiston with a… -
Inspired swimming poems from Glemsford library children
Swimming at the Olympics
is a lot of pleasure;
Gold, Silver and Bronze
are up for grabs;
If you’re lucky you might just win;
Hurry, keep your…
Project menu
- Feeling Well - Olympic week
- Abbie Thorrington, triathlete and sports scholar, talks to the students at Stoke High School in Stoke Library
- Children at Southwold Library designed their own Olympic Mascot during the Olympic themed week
- Children learning about swimming about Brandon Library
- Cycling promotion at the Knowledge Centre in Suffolk County Council head office
- Cycling promotion using a smoothie bike at Kedington library
- Display and taster session of table tennis run in partnership with Stowmarket Library and Stowmarket Table Tennis club
- Display by Black Dog Running Club to provide information and inspire people to take up running at Bungay Library
- Helen Boothroyd presenting George his winning hamper for the most correct answers to the Olympic Quiz at the Leiston Families Day
- Inspired swimming poems from Glemsford library children
- Newmarket sports day promotion with numerous stalls and promotion of local rowing star Ben Hicks
- Olympic torches at Gainsborough and Haverhill Libraries
- Paralympian Brian Alldis talked to PE students from Thurston Community College at Thurston Library
- Slaughden Sailing Club talk to Class 3 of Aldeburgh Primary School at Aldeburgh Library
- Sports scholar and power lifter Zoe Newson talks to students from Needham Market Middle school at Needham Market Library
- Stradbroke Swimming Pool promoting swimming at Eye and Stradbroke libraries
- Suffolk FA and Halesworth Town Juniors club encouraging people to Get into Football
- Suffolk FA giving a football exercise session with the Chat and Chill group at Ipswich Library
- Suffolk FA providing information on getting into football at Bury St Edmunds Library
- Suffolk Sport helping people improve their cycling with the Watt Bike at Debenham Library
- Swimming promotion from Mildenhall Pool and Lakenheath Primary School at Lakenheath Library
- Taster session of Boccia at Felixstowe Library
- WASH Sailability provide information on sailing for all abilities in Haverhill, Mildenhall, Newmarket, Ixworth and Bury St Edmunds libraries




