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Birmingham 22 one year on

In August 2022, members from SAW represented Team Wales at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Faye Pittman competed in the 71kg category at her second Games. Faye secured an 81kg snatch and hit...

Rt Hon Stephen Crabb MP visit

Our volunteers & staff were delighted to welcome Rt Hon Stephen Crabb MP back to SAW this week (September 2023) Shared from Stephen Crabb… An inspiring visit to SAW Cymru (Strength Academy Wales)...

Lily Rice British Paralympic Championships

  In July 2023, Lily Rice had a very successful British Championships.   BRITISH CHAMPION in the 200m  Medley- 4 sec pb - 🥇 400 free - 11 sec pb - 5:16.30🥈 100 back - 0.13 sec pb & first bk pb in...

10 Downing Street visit

In July 2023, 3 SAW members were invited to a special reception at 10 Downing Street. A Garden Party Reception, celebrating Great Britain’s success at the Special Olympics World Games 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧...

People living with Dementia, their family and friends

✨Dementia Friendly Health & Fitness✨ Sessions are free, providing an opportunity for participants to take part in regularly, make new friends, socialise, improved wellbeing. Recent research studies...

Age Well Programme

Bringing people together from the local community to: 🔴Meet new people, be less isolated 🟢Make friends 🔴Socialise through fitness 🟢Work together 🔴Build health, fitness, wellbeing & confidence...

People Living with Arthritis, friends, family and carers

Strength, Fitness & Wellbeing sessions for people living with Arthritis, and their family, /friends We deliver sessions in very laid-back, personable way, creating a culture, environment and...

Bleddyn Gibbs and Simon Roach selected to represent Great Britain Special Olympics World Games Berlin

In June 2023, to celebrate the Welsh athletes selected to compete for Great Britain at the World Special Olympic Games, Berlin,  @bleddyngibbs joined other Welsh athletes from the Special Olympics...

Junior Battle Austria

June 2023, Dan Davies and Grace Morris competed for Wales at the Junior Battle, Austria. 🇦🇹 Junior Battle 2023 🇦🇹 Outstanding performance by @grracemorriss Coming away with the Gold medal 🥇🥇🥇 69kg...

Welsh Summer Open

Outstanding Performance by the SAW Team at the Welsh Open 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @evelynthomas431 with a solid performance, PB Bench and a new Age Group Welsh record of 62kg 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Gold Medalist 🥇 @grracemorriss...