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Sport
& Fitness
Furness & Cumbria
sports facilities, clubs
& activities
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Barrow
Sports Council |
Barrow Borough Sports Council news, strategy, and directory of sports clubs
in the Barrow-in-Furness area. |
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BBC Cumbria |
BBC Cumbria
sport. |
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Cumbria
Soaring Club |
Club for paragliding and hang gliding in Cumbria. Website includes details
of flying locations, news, advice, and some beautiful photos of paragliders
and hang gliders in action around the Lake District. |
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Cumbria Sport |
The Cumbria Sport Partnership provides a focal point for councils and sports
organisations within Cumbria. |
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Dalton Leisure Centre |
Community-run leisure facility includes swimming pool, gym, exercise
classes, sauna and sunbeds. The pool and cafe area can be booked for
parties. |
Danceconnect
(no website) |
Musical theatre, jazz & modern dance coaching for children aged 6-16 yrs.
Meets at Dalton Drill Hall on Monday evenings, and Ulverston Parish Hall on
Tuesday evenings. No registration fee and no uniform. Students perform in
local events and end-of-term shows. Contact Louise Walton (AIDTA - LNBS -
Equity member) on 01229 586377. |
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Dare Dance |
Regular community dance classes in the Furness area, including at the
Buccleuch Hall, Lindal. DARE is a DANCE initiative for the Borough of Barrow
in Furness working in partnership with Arts Council England, Cumbria County
Council and Barrow Borough Council. See entry in our
Business Directory. |
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DW Fitness Club |
Gym, swimming pool, steam room, group exercise classes, mind & body studio,
and lounge/bar area. Situated in Cornmill Park, Barrow. |
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Evening Mail |
Sports news for the Furness area, including Barrow AFC and Barrow Raiders RL. |
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Furness Fishing
Association |
Club information, news, matches and results. The club has two ponds at
Lindal. |
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Furness Football |
Small-sided men's football competitions in the Furness area. |
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Go Ape |
High wire forest adventure courses of rope bridges, tarzan swings & zip
slides, at Grizedale & Whinlatter Forest Parks. |
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Granada
TV |
ITV Granada region sport. |
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Helen O'Grady Drama
Academy |
A self-development programme using theatre arts for children aged 5 - 17 in
three age groups.
Students attend a weekly, one hour class during school term-time. For more
information phone 015242 73265. |
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Lakeland Trails |
Lake District trail running and walking events for all ages and abilities.
Major events take place annually at Hawkshead, Staveley, Keswick & Coniston. |
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Lindal Moor Cricket Club |
Cricket club news, fixtures and results. |
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Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing |
Gym, swimming pool, sauna, steam room, beauty treatment, group exercise
classes, and bar/lounge. Situated in Hollywood Park, Barrow. |
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Park
Leisure Centre |
Barrow's main sports centre includes lane-swimming and leisure pools, sports
hall, fitness centre, and all-weather pitch. Classes and school holiday
activities available. |
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Stagecoach Drama Schools
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Stagecoach training prepares children for life.
Whatever their future role may be, youngsters could be rehearsing for it, while they enjoy themselves at Stagecoach.
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Swarthmoor Social
Football Club |
Interactive website featuring football team news, match reports, photo
galleries, and chat. |
Ulverston Karate Academy
(no website) |
Classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays for 5 to 9 year olds, 10 to 15 year olds,
Adult Self Defence, Adult Fitness Training. Contact Chief Instructor Tony
Taylor on 01229 582657, or e-mail
tony.e.taylor@gsk.com. |
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Ulverston
Leisure Centre |
Leisure complex includes swimming pool, gym, indoor and outdoor tennis,
football and rugby pitches, bowling green, all-weather pitch, solarium and
exercise studio. There is a wide range of classes on offer, and school
holiday activities for children. |
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Westmorland
Gazette |
'This Is The Lake District' sport. |
National sports news &
information
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Bike For All |
Loads of practical information and help for cyclists. |
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British Olympic
Association |
Information on the Olympics organisation, Olympic sports, medal winners,
Youth Olympics, and other significant sporting events. |
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British Swimming |
British Amateur Swimming Association resources and events. |
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Cricinfo |
International cricket news, match reviews, and features. |
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CycleRouter |
Route planning for the 'Ordinary' cyclist. |
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CyclingW2W |
Coast to Coast cycle route from Walney to Wear & Whitby, passing through
Lindal. |
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Fellwalking |
Walking notes for fellwalkers. Includes message board and photos. |
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Formula One |
The official F1 website
contains race images, statistics and analysis. |
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Guardian |
UK sports news. |
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Mini Tennis |
Lawn Tennis Association junior league news and information. |
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OurKidSports |
UK junior sports website. |
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Rugby World |
The world's best-selling rugby magazine's website. |
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Scotsman |
Scottish sports news. |
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Sporting Life |
Sports news, diary, results, quiz, etc. |
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TEAMtalk |
UK and international football news. |
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Walking |
Walking the Way to Health. Starting off, building the habit, and staying
with it. |
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