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Us Girls Rocks Event

Published: 05/05/2016

Flintshire County Council’s Sports Development team will be running an “Us Girls Rocks” event at Deeside Leisure Centre on Saturday, 14 May. This innovative event is open to all females aged 14 and over and everyone attending will be able to try a range of sports and fitness activities as well as receiving Health and Beauty advice from the Afon Spa staff. Amongst the activities on offer will be glow sports, free gym passes, spinning, hula hooping, cycling, and cardio tennis, as well as many more exciting opportunities and the chance to win prizes and free gifts. The event will run from 10am until 1pm and those attending can take part in as many of few activities as they wish to do. The aim of the festival is to encourage more females to take part in sport and activity and to help them find activities that they enjoy. Flintshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Leisure Services, Councilllor Kevin Jones, said: This event is designed to encourage more women and girls to take part in sport and physical activity which they enjoy and we encourage as many people to come down and enjoy a free morning of sport and activity. The sessions will be short and fun so you will be able to try a variety of activities that are on offer across Flintshire. We encourage everyone to bring a friend, sister, daughter, mum, gran or aunty along on the day and take advantage of this offer. All attending on the day will have the opportunity to receive a free gym induction and seven day pass. Registrations can be taken on the day from 9am or you can like, comment and share the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/usgirlsflintshire/ For further information please call Mari Edwards or Kirsty Hughes on 01352 704063. Ends Notes for Editors Us Girls Rocks festivals give young women and girls aged 14+ the opportunity to try traditional and non-traditional sports, along with a combination of other activities such as health and well being information and beauty treatments. Held across England and Wales, the festivals are informal, fun and female only.