Sarah Lewis
Team Manager
Do ‘the Full Monty’ – Sheffield 2008
Go on – I dare you ! No, not to strip but to come to this year’s Transplant Games in Sheffield.
The Games run from Thursday 7 – Monday 11 August and will use some of the best sporting facilities in the country … but please don’t think you have to be good at sport to take part – just come along to make friends! My first Games were in 1991; came last in my event but have been going back ever since – still not much better !
There is a range of activities and events on offer, including golf, snooker, fishing, the walk (or stroll as your treasurer used to call it), bowls (including 10-pin), tennis, table-tennis plus athletics, swimming … and much more …
How about you give me a call or drop me an e mail and I persuade you that you can do it –07866 069870 or sarahlewis007@msn.com.
Remember Coventry is staging the Games in 2009 - details to follow
Sarah Lewis
Team Manager
Edinburgh Transplant Games 2007
Edinburgh Transplant Games 2007 were FAB. What an amazing time, starting with the Opening Ceremony and Parade through the centre of the City and concluding with the Gala Dinner … and more than a little sport and alcohol in between !
As the Athletes Oath declares “we compete in celebration and memory of our donors and their families” and I am sure the team from Coventry would have made their donor families very proud. For the first time ever ALL of our team WON a medal … or two … or five (in the case of Teresa).
Congratulations to:
Teresa – 2 golds, 1 silver and 2 bronze; a real sporting all-rounder in events ranging from squash to shot putt.
Grace – 1 gold and 1 bronze – a real ping pong suprema !
Ayesha – 2 silvers; just watch that woman sprint … Richard you had better run fast.
Richard – 1 silver; who says ‘size doesn’t matter ?’ Beaten by just 3cm after superb long jumping.
Kate – 1 silver, just 2 months after taking up the shot putt !
Declan – 1 silver, winning his first ever TPG medal, a silver in the golf. Next stop the Open … or the Ryder 2008 !
Sarah – 2 bronze; “I’m getting too old for running” I prefer to boss the team … and drink red wine.
Two other highlights were undoubtedly our new team tracksuits, following a death-defying abseil by Ayesha which raised over £1,100.
Our team logo on the back (also designed by Ayesha) shows a phoenix; a symbol of Coventry rebuilding after the blitz and a fitting sign for those of us for whom a transplant has meant a new life.
On a lighter note, check out those photographs of our 4 x 100m relay team; amazing ‘little numbers’ thought up and created by Grace. Basically Meadowbank Stadium witnessed four grown Coventrians running as thistles. It was a huge success and, although we were last, unlike team GB we didn’t drop the baton.There is so much more I could tell you about but instead why don’t you come to Sheffield in 2008 ? What more fitting a tribute can you pay to your donor ? For further information go to: Transplant Sport UK
Relay Team Sheffield 2008 ? Dare we do the Full Monty ?!
Sarah
Your webmaster Grace Newman took part in these games 21st August to 2nd September.
Wow! What a great time I had, and also won a gold medal in the table tennis singles...........and a bronze in the mixed doubles!
My Photos: Bangkok, Thailand Photos
Here's some by the professionals: http://www.photoboxgallery.com/TransplantSportUK
Websites: www.16thworldtransplantgame.com
Full Results Page:
http://www.wtgf.
Had a transplant ?
Looking to burn off those extra kilos ?
Want an unforgettable few
days in Sheffield? Then read on …
We are a team of kidney transplant recipients
connected with Walsgrave (now University Hospital) Coventry and Warwickshire. We
aim to have fun through our sport, to make friends and – oh yes – win medals
along the way !
Currently the age range of our team is 30 – 60 but we are always looking for new
members whatever your age or sporting ability or none.
You could be taking part in running, plodding, swimming, sinking, throwing things,
cycling, hitting tennis, table tennis, golf and squash balls – also
shuttlecocks, race walking, drinking, eating and doing things people of our age
really shouldn’t (and will regret the next day).
If you would like to find out more – or for encouragement – please contact Sarah
Lewis, Team Manager via the webmaster.
Go on … I dare you !
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PHOTOS
For more information on the British Transplant Games and the sports you can take up after a transplant - visit Transplant Sport UK - www.transplantsport.org.uk
Get READY and SET to GO ‘UP NORTH’ for Sheffield Transplant Games 2008
Want to know more? E mail the Team Manager, Sarah Lewis via the webmaster: info@whkpa.org.uk