Podium have organised workshops for Colleges accross the Country to introduce the Get Set Network, the Inspire Mark and other ways that colleges can get involved with the Games. They are free to attend and run from 1.30 – 4.30pm. The workshop scheduled for the East Midlands region will be held on Wednesday 4th November at Loughborough College. Please email info@podium.ac.uk with your name, college, position and …

Intramural College rugby and ideas that might get the interest of the students to take part were discussed at the East Midlands RFU FESCo Conference earlier this month. To address some of the issues present in FE, a new form of semi contact rugby is being offered to colleges in the region. Played as a Touch or Tag style game where no contact would apply, but …

Student Athletes from South Nottingham College’s Football and Rugby Performance Programmes are returning to South Africa in April 2010 for the sixth consecutive Balls To Poverty tour and to compete in National Under 19 Football and Rugby Elite Youth Championships against Professional opposition that includes Ajax and Kaiser Chiefs. The group of 36 students, four of whom are female, will also aim to distribute …

We have been working with BCS and the FA to secure a free Introduction to Futsal Course for A FESCo/Coach/Lecturer from each college in the region to attend. The course will be 3 hours long and will be held at Derby College on Tuesday 24th November 10:00-1:00pm. There is a possibility of receiving free equipment as part of the course in order to promote …