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Growing the inclusive ‘Beautiful Game’

The aim of Soccability is to provide coaching and competition tailored for disabled children and adults with wide-ranging football abilities and includes a variety...
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Deborah Rogers

Deborah Rogers, 60, is living with Breast Cancer, Metataces in the spine and liver and Type 1 Diabetes. Macmillan helped Deborah get involved in...
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Active for Life

Active for Life is a physical activity programme for people affected by cancer. The group is run by a healthy lifestyle coordinator who has...
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We are Undefeatable

Roy #WeAreUndefeatable

Roy Chittock is living with a mild learning disability, high blood cholesterol and has previously suffered with depression. Participating in Multi-Sports and Sport for...
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Megan Potts

Megan was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes two and half years ago and is an Occupational Therapist for Sport for Confidence. Megan said: “Physical...
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One Million Lives

Gabriel Beckett – September One in a Million

Gabriel Beckett, Colchester has been awarded our September One in a Million. Gabriel runs Colchester Bootcamp and works with his local community to help...
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Project: ME

Project:Me was set up by Kate Nokes and Vicki Stavrinos as an early intervention well-being programme for young people to bring an awareness of...
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We are Undefeatable

We are Undefeatable – Billy Mansell

Billy Mansell is 25 and is living with Fibromyalgia. Billy used to be involved in lots of activities and sports, but due to the...
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Cindy Snowdon

Cindy is living with Rheumatoid Arthritis for the past 50 years, Heart failure for 20 years and Osteoporosis for the last 15 years. She...
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One Million Lives

Sophie ‘flying’ her way on to the medal table!

Sophie Freeman, pictured on the right with her medal from the European Youth Olympics 15 year old Sophie Freeman from Colchester has just returned...
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Essex Slalom Squad work with This Girl Can Essex

The Essex Slalom Squad held This Girl Can canoeing sessions for women only. By engaging with the This Girl Can Essex programme, the Essex...
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