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SummerZone week one was an absolute blast! We can’t wait to welcome new faces and welcome back familiar faces for the second week of camp!

Last week our children got the opportunity to play lots of different sports, from cricket to tennis, and even some more unique sports like pop lacrosse and foot golf.
We rounded out the camp on Friday with an Olympics-themed afternoon of activities like athletics and javelin throw (with safe foam darts!). As a nod to the Olympics, each group represented the country our supervisors are from, including Belgium and Eritrea among others!

There’s still time to sign your child up for the last few days of camp this week. Visit our website to book online kent.ac.uk/sports/holiday-camps

Can’t make the camps this year? Don’t worry, you can sign up to our mailing list to be the first to hear when bookings go live for 2025. https://forms.office.com/e/t0ffsKZYPZ

The Paris Olympic Games kick off in just over 3 weeks!

To celebrate the games and an incredible summer of sport, we’re hosting a range of free events throughout July and August for students and staff. With a range of activities for all abilities, there’s something for everyone to ‘Give It A Go’.

On 13 July we’re also welcoming all children aged 5 to 12 years old to our Olympics Family Day at The Pavilion – no booking required, just turn up and play.

More info can be found on our blog https://blogs.kent.ac.uk/kentsport-news/celebrating-the-olympic-and-paralympic-games/



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There's only a few days left to give us your feedback on the sport and activity programmes available at Kent for students! We need your help to develop our programmes for September 2024 and onwards.

Don't forget, you can win a £250 Amazon voucher for completing the survey:
https://forms.office.com/e/5BJYeHW5UZ

The Student Activity Survey is open to current university of Kent students. You will be asked to login to your Kent account to complete the survey.



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Congrats Ruben! 👏👏👏

Huge congratulations to 17-year-old wheelchair tennis player, Ruben Harris, who won his first grand slam title at ROLAND-GARROS recently! 🎾 🏆

Ruben, who lives in Canterbury and trains at our indoor tennis centre as one of our honorary junior members, sealed the inaugural French Open boys’ wheelchair doubles title with partner Maximilian Taucher.

We couldn't be prouder of Ruben and are delighted to be able to support his ambitions. We wish him the best of luck in his upcoming tournaments in France, Croatia and beyond!

🤸‍♀️The ResLife Sports Cup came to a fantastic end this month, with teams going head to head in the final event, The Quiz, resulting in
Parkwood and Woolf College coming out as joint winners 🏆

Throughout the year we've seen some fierce competition and lots of fun, with students trying out new sports for the first time and enjoying representing their accommodation.

A huge well done and congratulations to all the teams who took part. We can't wait to welcome you back again next year!

blogs.kent.ac.uk/kentsport-news/reslife-sports-cup-a-year-of-thrilling-competition-and-fun/

Our Sports Scholarship Scheme has reopened for all students in celebration of the upcoming Olympic Games this July. More details below!

Our popular summer membership offer is back!

From today until 31 August 2024 you can get an amazing discount on a one-month membership with Kent Sport, giving you access to our facilities and services for as little as £14!

Prices and more info at https://www.kent.ac.uk/sports/membership

It was great to welcome Whitstable Lawn Tennis Club and the Inclusive Sport Act It Adults group to play on our indoor tennis courts recently, and we look forward to session 2 in June!

https://blogs.kent.ac.uk/kentsport-news/disability-tennis-morning-at-university-of-kent/

We are keen to understand the barriers to exercise for students on campus, and how we can improve our service to allow more of our audience to get active.

https://forms.office.com/e/5BJYeHW5UZ

Complete the Kent Sport Student Activity Survey and you could win a £250 Amazon voucher!



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Come and support the CoppaFeel! charity this Saturday (4 May) as we host the Current vs Alumni women’s football match!

Kick-off 2pm at The Pavilion, £2 entry with all proceeds going to Coppa Feel.

🤩 It's the final term and things are getting super exciting in this year's Vice Chancellor's Cup! From archery to TouchTennis and even the new addition of VR Beatsaber, there's been something for everyone to enjoy! To find out more, read our latest blog updates!

👉 blogs.kent.ac.uk/kentsport-news/

Wheelchair Tennis players Ruben Harris and Ellen Tribley recently competed in Belgium against players from across the world. Our very own Tennis Development Manager, Nick Skelton, was in attendance to support them both in this amazing development opportunity.

Read the article at https://blogs.kent.ac.uk/kentsport-news/knokke-heist-wheelchair-tournament-for-kent-sport-honorary-members/

Wow! What an amazing week we had at our EasterZone multisports holiday camp! If you didn't get a chance to join us, don't worry, because bookings for our SummerZone multisports holiday camp are opening soon! Click the link to sign up for our mailing list for more information and to secure your place at the hottest sports camp of the summer!

www.kent.ac.uk/sports/holiday-camps

We've had a fantastic time during our EasterZone multisports holiday camp. If you're interested in joining us, the camp is still going on until Thursday 11 April. Check out our website below to book your spot!

www.kent.ac.uk/sports/holiday-camps

This month has been action-packed as our staff members have been battling it out in the VC's Cup with Archery and Nerf! The competition has been fierce and everyone has been giving it their all in pursuit of victory. It's been an absolute blast to watch!

Find out who came out on top in our blog posts 👉 blogs.kent.ac.uk/kentsport-news/

Varsity is nearly here!

We’re so excited for the start of the annual Varsity sports tournament between University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University.

Varsity kicks off on Friday 22 March with Rugby at Canterbury Rugby Club, with most on-campus games taking place from Monday 25 March. Come down and support your team!

See the full schedule of games at https://canterburyvarsity.co.uk/



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Join us for a Give It A Go Zumba Glow Party!

Location: Sports Centre Studio
Date: Monday 4 March
Time: 17:30

Please note this class replaces our regular timetabled class at that time. All students, staff, and public can access these sessions for free as part of Give It A Go.

Students book here - https://kentunion.co.uk/giveitago
Staff and public can sign-in at reception before the class start time (no booking available).


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In light of recent team adjustments, we’re momentarily pausing a few of our scheduled classes. This mainly affects some of our yoga and pilates sessions. Please check our blog post for more information 👉 blogs.kent.ac.uk/kentsport-news/kent-sport-classes-time-table-updates/

Vice Chancellor's Cup - Indoor Rounders ⚾️The last instalment of the VC's Cup saw teams go head to head in a series of intense, quick-fire rounders games.

Played in the Kent Sport main hall, new rules were introduced, including being able to catch a rebounding ball off the wall to catch someone out and batters being penalised for their hit touching the ceiling.

All teams had a great time, with our very own sports team, Liquorice All Sports, creeping their way back up the leaderboard, though outdone by Marlowes Marauders in this challenge!

Join us this Valentine's Day for our Pink Night classes - Pilates and Zumba in celebration of all things pink!

Location: Sports Centre Studio
Date: Wednesday 14 February
Time: Pilates at 17:30, Zumba at 18:30

Please note these classes are replacing our regular timetabled classes at that time. All students, staff, and public can access these sessions for free as part of Give It A Go.

Students book here - https://kentunion.co.uk/giveitago
Staff and public can sign-in at reception before the class start time (no booking available).


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We've got a few upcoming changes to our fitness and dance class instructors as we say goodbye to Hayley for the next month. The changes are:

🧘‍♀️ Pilates on Monday will be with Michelle
🧘‍♀️ Legs, Bums, and Tums and Pilates at 1.15pm on Wednesday will be with Naomi
🧘‍♀️ Pilates at 5.30pm on Wednesday will be with Michelle
🧘‍♀️ Zumba on Saturday will be replaced with Virtual Shabam

We wish Hayley the best of luck on her travels and look forward to welcoming her back!

View our full class timetable on our website https://www.kent.ac.uk/sports/classes

News just in! 🎉

We've just launched bookings for our EasterZone holiday camps for children aged 5 to 12 years old! Coming 8 to 11 April, our four-day activity camp is sure to keep your little ones entertained over the school holidays.

Make sure you use this discount ⬇️ code ⬇️ when booking to get 15% off.

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Book online or visit our website for more info https://www.kent.ac.uk/sports/holiday-camps

Things are hotting up in the VC's Cup following the latest showdown! Thirteen teams took on the Cube last week, which saw teams compete in a series of tense challenges, all working to preserve their lives and win points. With an amazingly lucky comeback, Liquorice All Sports come out on top, bumping them back up the leaderboard. It's all still to play for!

Read more on our blog 👉blogs.kent.ac.uk/kentsport-news/vice-chancellors-cup-highlights-the-cube-2/

The staff Vice Chancellor's Cup returned for 2024 with some epic games of Benchball! Read the full write-up on Kent Sport's News 👉 https://blogs.kent.ac.uk/kentsport-news/

Get a head start on those 2024 goals with our January Free Weeks.

From Tuesday 2 January, all University of Kent students and staff can access a wide range of free sports and classes as part of our brand-new Free Weeks programme.

Simply create a free Kent Sport Pay to Play membership to start booking your sessions.

https://blogs.kent.ac.uk/kentsport-news/january-free-weeks/



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We’re now closed for the Christmas break! We’ll be open again in the new year, with fabulous free activities for students and staff as part of our January Free Weeks!

https://blogs.kent.ac.uk/kentsport-news/january-free-weeks/

Have a wonderful break, from all of us at Kent Sport.



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🏓 Another great Vice Chancellor's Cup staff tournament took place just before the winter break. Catch up on all the action in our blog 👉 https://blogs.kent.ac.uk/kentsport-news/vice-chancellors-cup-highlights-pickleball/

As we approach the Christmas break, we're amending our facility opening hours slightly starting on Monday 18 December:

Monday 18 December
Sports Centre open 7am to 7pm
The Pavilion open 9am to 7pm

Tuesday 19 December
Sports Centre open 7am to 9pm
The Pavilion open 9am to 9pm

Don't forget - we'll then be closed on Wednesday 20 December through to Monday 1 January 2024. We will reopen on vacation hours on Tuesday 2 January.

See our full opening hours on our website https://www.kent.ac.uk/sports/opening-hours

Campus residential teams joined together last week for the second instalment of the ResLife Cup. Teams took to the volleyball court in an epic smackdown tournament, which saw teams play seven 4-minute games, to battle their way to victory! Find out more about the tournament and the ResLife Cup on our blog 👉 https://blogs.kent.ac.uk/kentsport-news/reslife-cup-highlights-volleyball/