MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1987
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SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD SUPPORTS SPORTS EVENTS
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TWENTY-TWO SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL EVENTS AND THE FORMATION OF AN ATHLETICS CLUB WITH A SPONSORSHIP OF $107 000 FROM THE DISTRICT BOARD ARE BEING PLANNED BY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT RECREATION AND SPORTS COUNCIL THIS YEAR, A SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
HE SAID THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD'S COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE INITIALLY ENDORSED $41 435 TO SPONSOR 11 PROJECTS TO BE HELD BETWEEN MAY AND SEPTEMBER.
THE COUNCIL'S 1987-88 PROGRAMME CONTAINS A GREAT VARIETY OF HEALTHY AND ENJOYABLE ACTIVITIES TO MEET THE DIVERSE NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT AGES AND OCCUPATIONS.
THE EVENTS RANGE FROM SOCCER, BASKETBALL, BADMINTON VOLLEYBALL, TABLE-TENNIS COMPETITIONS TO SWIMMING GALA AND ATHLETIC MEET.
THERE ARE ALSO EVENTS FOR DIFFERENT SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY SUCH AS BASKETBALL AND VOLLEYBALL MATCHES FOR WOMEN, BASKETBALL COMPETITION FOR WORKERS AND EMPLOYEES, MINI-SOCCER COMPETITION FOR FISHERMEN AND A POTTED SPORTS DAY FOR THE ELDERLY.
THIS YEAR'S PROGRAMME FEATURES TWO NEW EVENTS, THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT CROSS COUNTRY RUN AND A BOWLING NEW STARS TOURNAMENT. POPULAR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS THE COLOURED BOAT AND THE SANDSCAPING COMPETITIONS WILL AGAIN BE HELD AND THERE ARE ALSO INTER- CONSTITUENCY EVENTS TO PROMOTE RESIDENTS' SENSE OF BELONGING.
THE COUNCIL ALSO PLANS TO FORM AN ATHLETICS CLUB, THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT HARRIERS, TO ORGANISE TRAINING FOR SPORTSMEN IN THE DISTRICT.
ALL THESE PROJECTS WILL BE ORGANISED JOINTLY WITH THE RECREATION, AMENITIES AND SPORTS OFFICE (SOUTHERN) OF THE URBAN SERVICES DÉPARTMENT. SIMILAR JOINT PROGRAMMES ORGANISED LAST YEAR HAD ATTRACTED THE PARTICIPATION OF MORE THAN 4 800 PEOPLE.
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