Working Towards a Safe Return to Play

We will be publishing resources and key information on the dedicated Return to Play page It was great to catch up with those who were part of the virtual DMG this week and hopefully you will be able to feed back to your members the update I gave on Return to Play (RTP). I was also pleased to be able to answer your questions, some of which prompted me to think about other areas we need to consider and be able to suppor...
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Return to Play: Update

We will be publishing resources and key information, on the dedicated Return to Play page It’s a week since I posted the first of my Return to Play (RTP) notes and in that I said that I would update at 1000 each day if there was any change of significance to report. Although this week the situation in respect of returning to play has not changed we have been continuing to progress plans for when it is safe to resume...
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Return to Play

We will be publishing resources and key information on the dedicated Return to Play page As the government continues to plan and prepare for a further relaxation of COVID restrictions we want to do everything possible to support individuals and clubs to return to wheelchair rugby safely and responsibly. Over the past weeks we have been in regular dialogue with a number of groups and organisations in order to gain know...
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A Roadmap to Play

We will be publishing resources and key information on the dedicated Return to Play page For most of us the last couple of months have been about keeping safe and managing through lockdown as best we can but as a team we are now very much focused on how we come out of the crisis and get playing again. There are plenty of unknowns at the moment but it’s important that we don’t stay in a reactive mode hoping that so...
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COVID-19 Insights for Sport & Activity

If government and the scientists are right then we have yet to hit the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic and so it may seem premature to start talking about lessons learnt from nature’s global assault on our lives. The virus and its impact will surely be the subject of study across many disciplines for years to come, but for sport and the government’s agenda to get the nation active there may already be some interesting insights. We Need to Feel Connected For most of us, b...
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Launch of GBWR National Awards

I am delighted to announce the launch of the GBWR National Awards for long-standing exceptional achievement to wheelchair rugby.  The policy, nomination and selection process for the awards has been carefully worked through and consulted on over the last 2 years. I would especially like to thank all of those who have been involved in getting this work over the line, particularly  Bob O’Shea for the huge contribution he has made.  I think all of us agree that these awards should represent th...
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