Event listings Day-by-day More details will be added as we get them. (Updated 30 June 2012)
Saturday 30th June 2.30 - Bellan House Car Park Opening Parade around Oswestry All sports clubs invited to parade on foot, in club kit to publicise the Games. Lead by the Porthywaen Silver Band --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday 6th July 6.30 - Oswestry Campus, Walford & North Shropshire College Launch Party by Invitation Unveil the Hall of Fame, Light the Oslympic Flame, hear the anthem played by the Porthywaen Silver Band and Community Choir. Finger buffet. Friday 6th July - Schools Gymnastics Competition Border Counties School of Gymnastics Cambrian Buildings, Gobowen Road. Friday 6th July - Inter-Schools Book Relay Visting: Woodside, Meadows, Holy Trinity and Our Lady & St. Oswald’s schools Email: heather.rodenhurst@shropshire.gov.uk Oswestry Library Friday 6th July - Shakespeare Readings 'Kings, Fools and Lovers' at the The Fox 8pm byThe Attfield Theatre --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday 7th July - Martial Arts Grappling Competition: Elite Martial Arts Evening Exhibtion Fight at The Fox (?) Saturday 7th July - Clay Shooting Clay Pigeon Shooting at Park Hall Showground. 12.00 - 4.30pm £5.00 for 10 shots with an instructor Open to all (You don’t have to be a policeman!) Contact Paul Coxhead: 07814 258299 Email: meles.magna@gmail.com Oswestry Police Clay Pigeon Shooting Club Saturday 7th July - Golf Captain’s Prize Competition Oswestry Golf Club Saturday 7th July - Kayaking Have-a-go sessions Shropshire Paddlesports - Queens Head Saturday 7th July - Tennis Oswestry Team Tennis “World Tournament” Saturday 7th July - Cross Country (West Midlands) North Shropshire Special Olympics Trefonen Village Hall Saturday 7th July - Oswestry Food Festival Sixth Annual Food Festival from local producers. Saturday 7th July - Shakespeare readings 'Heroes and Heroines’ At Booka7.30pm by The Attfield Theatre --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday 8th July- Oswestry Sprint Triathlon Oswestry Olympians 8th Annual Sprint Triathlon at Oswestry School Information: OOTri Entry Form: Oswestry Sprint Triathlon Enter online: Entry Central Sunday 8th July - Junior Duathlon Run-Bike-Run. Open to children of all abilities, between the ages of 8 to 14. Based at Oswestry School. Enter here: OOTri - Juniors Sunday 8th July - Golf SHUGC Peewee Tour (Juniors) Oswestry Golf Club Sunday 8th July - Cricket Annual Sixes Competition Knockin and Kinnerley Cricket Club Sunday 8th July - Family Cycle Festival 11.00 at Oswestry Campus, Walford & North Shropshire College Organised by Cycleshrewsbury.co.uk Sunday 8th July - A Midsummer Night’s Dream The Attfield Theatre Company will be performing extracts from this fantastic Shakespeare play at Castle Bank in Oswestry. 3.00pm (Bring chairs or picnic rugs) Contact: The Attfield Theatre 01691 680222 or: equiries@attfieldtheatre.co.uk Attfield Theatre Sunday 8th - Oswestry Food Festivalcontinues Sixth Annual Food Festival from local producers. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday 9th July - Fencing Oswestry Fencing Club Club Championships Memorial Hall Oswestry 7.30pm Monday 9th July - Football Going for Gold Skills Week starts today and finishes on Sunday 15th: Oswestry Boys & Girls Club Monday 9th July - Ten Pin Bowling Inter-Day Centre competition North Shropshire Special OlympicsThe Venue Monday 9th to 13th July - Multi Sports Course Oswestry School 9.00am - 4.00pm Open to children from reception class up to year 9. Sports include: Tennis, Volleyball, Kwik Cricket, Trampolining, Swimming, Softball, Basketball and Football. Cost £20 per day (all 5 days for £90) Contact:Darren Hollingsworth at Oswestry School for more details. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 10th July - Football Going for Gold Skills Week: Oswestry Boys & Girls Club Tuesday 10th July - Golf Ladies Board Competition Oswestry Golf Club Tuesday 10th July - Cricket Cricket Festival for people with disabilities CFPD - Dick Wildgoose Tuesday 10th July - Athletics Mixed Team Challenge at the Marches School field & sports hall Pentathlon/Decathlon for kids, adults and family teams. Starts 6pm. Free entry. All abilities welcome. Contact Tracy Bathers on 01691 655630 Email: tracy@adsl24.co.uk Oswestry Olympians Juniors Tuesday 10th July - Swimming Synchronised Swimming masterclass with Zoe Cooper Try Snorkelling,:Try Diving Shropshire Swim Academy members Contact Curley at Oswestry Leisure Centre on 01691 659349 Tuesday 10th July - Sub-Aqua Try Dive Oswestry Sub Aqua Club invites non-members to come and Have-a-Go at sub aqua diving in Oswestry Leisure Centre Pool. 8.00 - 9.00pm Open to all over 14 years Book in advance to be sure of a place - Spectators welcome. Contact: Eric Lloyd E-mail: contact@oswestrysubaqua.org Telephone: 07956 069699 www.oswestrysubaqua.org Tuesday 10 July - Cantiones Summer Concert 8.00pm at St. Oswald's Parish Centre Church Street, SY11 2SY Tickets £5 (price includes a glass of wine and nibbles) from choir members or the Heritage Centre. Proceeds to Oswestry and Borders Food Bank www.cantiones.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday 11th July - Hockey Year 5/6 Inter-Schools Tournament Kevin Balcombe Wednesday 11th July - Football Going for Gold Skills Week: Oswestry Boys & Girls Club Wednesday 11th July - Golf Taster Sessions Oswestry Golf Club Wednesday 11th July - Golf Mile End Club 9-hole competition for club members Mile End Golf Club Wednesday 11th July - Boccia North Shropshire Special OlympicsThe Venue 6.00pm --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday 12th July - Football Going for Gold Skills Week: Oswestry Boys & Girls Club Thursday 12th July - Golf Taster Sessions Oswestry Golf Club Thursday 12th July - Golf Oslympics Open 18-hole tournament. Open to non-members, with handicap. Mile End Golf Club Thursday 12th July - Shooting Air Pistol Target session at the Youth Cafe Oswestry Gun Club - Geoff Moore Thursday 12th July - Drama Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’ - Staged by the Oswestry Drama Project The Venue, Park Hall Thursday 12th July - Her Majesty The Queen visits Cosford, Shropshire --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday 13th July - Cycling Queens Head to Gobowen time trials. Friday evening - Registration 6.30pm. Oswestry Paragons Cycling Club Friday 13th July - Boccia Senior Citizen’s tournament at Oswestry Leisure Centre 10.00 am Val Hanover Friday 13th July - Golf Captain’s Junior Prize Oswestry Golf Club Friday 13th July - Golf Half-Price Range sessions Mile End Golf Club Friday 13th July - Drama Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’ - Staged by the Oswestry Drama Project. The Venue, Park Hall --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday 14th July - Strongest Man Competition Registration from 10.00am competition starts at 11.00am Oswestry Rugby Club - Park Hall SY11 4AB Admission £15.00 per competitor - Spectators free Contatct: Sam Martin Oswestrystrongman@hotmail.co.uk Facebook: Oswestry’s Strongest Man 2012 Oswestry Rugby Club Saturday 14th July - Archery Gobowen Orthopaedic Hospital Grounds Croesoswallt Archers Saturday 14th July - Climbing Oswestry Climbing Centre - Free 15 Minute Taster sessions! All day from 11.00am - 8.00 pm Oswestry Climbing Centre Saturday 14th July - Golf Men’s Monthly Medal Oswestry Golf Club Saturday 14th July - Cricket Club Sponsors Day. League Match; 1st XI at home Oswestry Cricket Club Saturday 14th July - Equestrian Dressage and Show Jumping at Aston Hall. Details here Berwyn and Dee Pony Club Saturday 14th July - Rounders Mixed Fun Tournament 11.30 at Oswestry School Playing Fields. Enter here Optional coaching sessions will begin at Oswestry Rugby Club on June 15th at 6.30pm Saturday 14th July - MiniGolf Pro-Am Tournament - Cae Glas Park British Minigolf Association See Olly M’s interview with Richard Gottfried of the BGMA here Saturday 14th July - Kayaking 09.00 Inter-club Polo tournament; 12.00 Slalom competition and Fun Sprint Races Shropshire Paddlesport - Queens Head Saturday 14th July - Stitching Open Morning - Oswestry and District Embroiderers Guild Memorial Hall Saturday 14th July - Olympic Celebration Concert 2.30 pm - Holy Trinity Church Oswestry Sinfonia Saturday 14th July - Drama Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’ - Staged by the Oswestry Drama Project. The Venue, Park Hall --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday 15 July - Closing Day Oswestry Leisure Centre Sunday 15 July - Football Going for Gold Skills Week - Final: Oswestry Boys & Girls Club Sunday 15 July - Golf SHUGC U18 v Derbyshire (Midlands League) Oswestry Golf Club Sunday 15 July - Swimming Relay Gala (4 strokes + Medley + Canon) Oswestry Leisure Centre at 9.00 am Oswestry Otters Sunday 15 July - Athletics Oslympic 10k Race - Oswestry Leisure Centre 1.00pm Start Oswestry Olympians Race Entry Form Enter online Course map Sunday 15 July - Athletics 2012 Metre Fun Run Oswestry Leisure Centre 2.30pm Start Enter on the day. Sunday 15 July - Basketball Oswestry Leisure Centre Sunday 15 July - MiniGolf Have-a-go session Oswestry Leisure Centre British Minigolf Association Sunday 15 July - Kayak Have-a-go and Skills demo in Oswestry Leisure Centre pool Shropshire Paddlesport Sunday 15 July - Mixed Martial Arts Have-a-go open mat Oswestry Leisure Centre 2.00pm until 3.15pm Elite Martial Arts Sunday 15 July - Archery Have-a-go Session Oswestry Leisure Centre Croesoswallt Archers Sunday 15 July - Karate Exhibition Competition 3.15 - 4.30pm. Oswestry Leisure Centre sports hall Kempo Karate Club Sunday 15 July - Fencing Club Championships Final / Exhibition Match Oswestry Leisure Centre Oswestry Fencing Club Sunday 15 July - Yoga Oswestry Leisure Centre 3.15pm With Paula Smith 01691 688000 Sunday 15 July - Zorbing For Kids - Oswestry Leisure Centre Sunday 15 July - Zumbathon Oswestry Leisure Centre 2.00 - 4.30 pm Sunday 15 July - Table Tennis Inter-club tournament plus have-a-go coaching Oswestry Leisure Centre 3.00 - 4.30 pm Sunday 15 July - Have a Go activities Golf - Oswestry Golf Club Radar Goal - BallSports Fastest Punch competition - Kempo Karate Club Shoot the Basket basketball - Oswestry Arrows Racquet ball skills - Hazel Yates Oswestry’s Fittest Person testing - The Lab Dress a Peg-Dolly for the Olympics - Qube Family Craft and art from recycled materials - Replayit Healthy activity advice - Active4Health Food from local producers Sunday 15 July - Oswestry Games Closing Ceremony Oswestry Leisure Centre at 4.30 pm Parade of all medallists Porthywaen Band play Oswestry Games Anthem Extinguish the Oslympics Flame Sunday 15 July - Drama Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’ - Staged by the Oswestry Drama Project. The Venue, Park Hall All week - Exhibition Olympic Posters The Qube Gallery All week - Exhibition Embroidery at the Dunbabbin Room The Willow Gallery