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Special Olympics Gateshead Tyne & Wear

Special Olympics Gateshead Tyne & Wear is a sporting club for people with disabilities within Gateshead & the surrounding areas.

We are a multi-award winning registered charity and sporting club, which provides weekly sports training in 10 sports for people with learning disabilities, autism and physical disabilities, equipping our athletes with the confidence and skills to participate in regional, national and international sporting competitions.

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Our awards & recognition

Special Olympics Gateshead Tyne & Wear commenced in June 2014 and has made phenomenal progress since the sporting club began in 2014, winning the following awards:

  • ‘Sports Club of the Year’ in the 2017 Gateshead Awards
  • ‘Putting People First / Personalisation’ award at the 2016 Great Britain Care Awards
  • ‘Outstanding Sports Club of the Year’ award at the 2016 North East Disability Sports Awards
  • ‘Putting People First / Personalisation’ award at the 2015 North East Care Awards
  • ‘Groups who have made a difference’ award at the 2015 North East Equality Awards

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Our sports programmes and competitions are designed to allow athletes of all ages to learn, enjoy and benefit from participation in individual and team sports, gaining the benefits of weekly training and competitions. If you would like to get in contact, please click the Contact Us button.

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