The fourth annual Fun O’lympics took place on Friday 21st October 2011 at the brand new Knowsley Leisure and Culture Park, Longview Drive, Huyton. L36 6EG. For the 4th successive year Halewood emerged as the winning team.
“This is making the others all the more competitive,” said Michelle Gilmurray, Olympics Coordinator with Knowsley Council. “Most of the competitors treat the event as a bit of fun, but Halewood keep stealing the show and that’s getting to them!”
Inspired by the Bejing Olympics in 2008, Knowsley organized an Olympics Event for the over 50’s in September of that year. Activities were carefully chosen to ensure that both the active and less active were able to participate and included:
| Indoor Bowling | Scrabble | New Age Kurling |
| Connect 4 | Darts | Bocchia |
| Dominoes | Badminton | Table Tennis |
| Football Penalties | Netball Shoot | Swimming |
Four local teams have been formed representing Halewood, Huyton, Kirkby and a composite team from Prescot/Whiston/Cronton/KnowsleyVillage. After training during the summer, participants compete at the annual Fun O’lympics event in their chosen activities to win a gold, silver or bronze medal.
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One of the key aspects of the Fun O’lympics is encouraging physical activity throughout the year, and team training sessions are held each week at the following venues:
| Halewood Team | Halewood Leisure Centre | Thursdays 10.30 – 12.30 |
| Huyton Team | Huyton Leisure & Culture Park | Thursdays 1.00 – 3.00 |
| Kirkby Team | Kirkby Leisure Centre | Wednesdays 1.00 – 4.00 |
| PWCKV Team | (currently sharing training facilities with Huyton at the Leisure & Culture Park) | Thursdays 1.00 – 3.00 |
In 2009 a Visual Arts element was added to the competition providing opportunity for older people with other interests to represent their local team.
If you are over 50 and would like to join your local team you can contact Kevin Lynch on 443 5713 or David Aspin on 290 3194.
