Meath Local Sports Partnership: December 2019 Update

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Operation Transformation National Walks 2020

Meath Local Sports Partnership and Sport Ireland have linked up with the OT team to promote National Walk Day on Saturday 18^th January.

Organisers welcome all ages and abilities on the day and would love to see families getting involved. The event is ideal for beginners to come out and give it a go. Children must be accompanied by an adult. In the interest of safety and out of respect to other walkers, dogs are not allowed.

There are a number of walks happening across the County on the day – check out walks below for one that suits you:

Ashbourne: meeting at Ashbourne Garda Station at 10am.
Ballinacree, Oldcastle: meeting at walking track in St. Brigid’s GAA at 11am.
Carnaross: meeting at Carnaross Community Centre at 10am.
Castletown: meeting at Castletown Pitch & Putt club at 10am.
Cormeen: meeting at Cormeen Sports Complex at 10am.
Kilmainhamwood: meeting at Kilmainhamwood GAA at 9.30am.
Gibbstown: meeting at Wolfe Tones GAA at 9.30am.
Trim: meeting on Castle Street (across from Garda Station) at 10am.

Participants are also welcome to join Parkrun on the day. Parkrun is suitable for walkers, joggers and runners of all ages! Parkrun is a free 5km timed course which takes place every Saturday at 9.30am in the following locations in Meath:

Oldbridge (meet at Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre, Drogheda)
Blackwater Park, Navan
Deerpark, Carlanstown

Following on from the National Walk Day, a number of areas are planning weekly walks in their locality to coincide with the 8 Week Operation Transformation programme.

See below for details:

Area	Walk leader	Contact	Start date	Start time	Meeting point
Ashbourne	Theresa Byrne	087-2376175	January 13^th Mondays	7pm	Ashbourne Garda Station
Athlumney, Navan	Paul McGee	087-7874424	January 11^th Saturdays	11am	Athlumney Castle
Ballinacree, Oldcastle	Norman Coyle	087-9197378	January 23^rd Thursdays	8pm	St. Brigid’s GFC Walking Track
Blackcastle, Navan	Pamela Farrell	086-3521481	January 14^th Tuesdays	9.30am	St. Oliver’s NS, Navan
Castletown	Nicola Smith	086-8617289	January 11^th Saturdays	10am	Castletown Pitch and Putt
Carnaross	Noeleen Farrelly	086-3260857	January 13^th Mondays	7.30pm	Carnaross GFC
Cormeen	Elizabeth Bennett	087-6416339	January 11^th Saturdays	10am	Cormeen Sports Complex
Duleek	Carol Saurin	085-7538995	January 15^th Wednesdays	7pm	Duleek Village Green
Donore	Malena McLoone	087-6890892	January 13^th Mondays	7pm	Parish Car Park
Fordstown	Aisling Clarke	087-9006119	January 5^th Sundays	10am	Girley Hall
Gibbstown	Alison Ward	087-2892304	January 11^th Saturdays	9.30am	Wolfe Tones GAA Gibbstown Pitch
Johnstown, Navan	Joe Adams	086-8600961	January 6^th Mondays	7pm	Taylors of Johnstown
Kilmainhamwood	Bernadette Finnegan	087-2910896	January 18^th Saturdays Wednesdays	9.30am 7.30pm	Kilmainhamwood GAA
Navan	Mary Clifford	087-9760824	January 15^th Wednesdays	10.45am	Claremont Stadium
Stamullen	Linda Dungan	087-6503124	January 13^th Mondays	7pm	St. Patrick’s GAA

0-3k Walk to Jog Programmes

0 to 3k Walk to Jog is a 6 week programme designed to equip complete beginners to increase walking fitness and progress to jogging with relative ease. It is a simple progressive programme that begins with more walking than jogging and gradually evolves into more jogging than walking.

A number of Athletics Clubs are rolling out a 6 week 0-3k Walk to Jog programme in association with Meath LSP. Please register by downloading a registration form at http://www.meathsports.ie/women-in-sport/0-3km-walk-to-jog-programme/ and bring along on the first night or email to lodowd@meathcoco.ie.

Locations and start dates are as follows:

Club	Venue	Start Date & Time
Navan AC	Claremont Stadium	Monday 13^th January @7pm
Moynalty AC	Mullagh Sports Centre	Monday 13^th January @7pm
Tara AC	Tara Track – Ross Cross	Tuesday 14^th January @7pm

For more information please contact Lisa on 046-9067337 or email lodowd@meathcoco.ie

Training & Education Courses

Details of dates for training and education courses for 2020 including Safeguarding 1 Basic Awareness in Child Protection Training, Safeguarding 2 Club Children’s Officer (CCO) Training, Safeguarding 3 Designated Liaison Person (DLP) Training, Sports Injuries First Aid and other NGB training courses are now available on http://www.meathsports.ie/events/

If you wish to book a course, please call Meath LSP office on 046-9067337 or email mlsp@meathcoco.ie.

Men on the Move

Are you Male aged 30 plus? Worried about that extra weight? Thinking about getting more active? Want to improve your overall health and wellbeing?

Men on the Move is a beginners physical activity programme aimed at adult men to get active, have fun and improve their fitness levels.

Kells: Monday 13^th January at 8pm in Kells Handball Alley.
Navan: Tuesday 14^th January at 7.30pm in St. Oliver’s School, Blackcastle, Navan.
Ashbourne: Wednesday 15^th January at 7.15pm in Impulse Fitness Ashbourne.
For more information please call Ruairi on 046-9067337 or email rmurphy@meathcoco.ie

Royal Rockets IWA Junior Sports Club Meath

The final session of Royal Rockets IWA Junior Sports Club before Christmas will take place on Wednesday 18^th December at 6.30pm-7.30pm in Scoil Naomh Eoin, Navan.

The club will recommence on Wednesday 8^th January 2020 in Scoil Naomh Eoin, Navan at 6.30pm. New members and volunteers are welcome! For more information, please contact Terry on 046-9067337 or email tdonegan@meathcoco.ie

*Above is a snap shot of the events/training/activities that Meath LSP organise at present. For a more detailed look at what we deliver in Meath please see www.meathsports.ie

Meath LSP would like you wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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