PACE News

PACE are to host the Be Discovered Roadshow by Angle Theatre.
Saad has begun PC sessions at our base in Northolt. These sessions are ideal for anybody who wants to get to know their computer better. Following the initial sessions, they will continue to take place on the first Saturday of every month from 11-1pm. Reserving a place will be essential as places are limited. More >

The Boccia matches are now well under way. PACE win the home game against WAMDSAD although they lost the away match. Both games were closely played.

Powerchair Football is introduced to PACE. Six members take part and after spending over an hour fitting the attachments, they finally get a chance to play football, it was well worth waiting for.
Congratulations to Saad Razzaq who receives the Jack Petchey Achievement Award. Saad has shown great maturity, sensitivity and an excellent sense of fair play. He show initiative and we can see that he’ll make an excellent team leader when he’s older.

Competitions begin for the Boccia Pan Disability National League. PACE will be competing against WAMDSAD, SAS Breakaways and Special Olympics Team. Good Luck PACE!

Jagjit, Michael and Alex attend the South East Regional Boccia Tournamnent in Woking. Congratulations to Alex for achieving his Regional Classification.

PACE recruits four new team leaders, Amrit, Alex, Jagjit and Prabhjeet. Congratulations to all of you, we know you’ll do a fantastic job. The Question of PACE Sport Trophy was again won by the Blue Team as was the In-house Boccia Trophy. Well done the Blues, Reds, you’ll have to try harder!

Sunil receives the Jack Petchey Award. Sunil has done a fantastic job at PACE, being involved from the beginning, Sunil has played an instrumental part in its development. He is an excellent role model and a brilliant team leader. Sunil has chosen to buy jackets for the team leaders.

Success, we can begin our Powerchair Football Project. Funding has been approved by Ealing and Brentford Consolidated Charity (EBCC) for us to purchase six wheelchair attachments and allow two members to attend the Level 2 Football Coaching Course.

We had another good turnout for our Pace for PACE fundraising event in Southall Park.

Our Boccia Squad are invited to Trafalgar Square by the Mayor of London to play and demonstrate Boccia alongside Team GB. The event aimed to increase awareness of this paralympic sport.

Jagjit qualifies for Phase 2 of the Boccia Paralympic Talent Identification Programme. Michael Paces to Sheffield. more >>
PACE features on BBC website - London 2012: The heart and gold of boccia
BBC audio slideshow: The heart and gold of boccia

Jai receives the Jack Petchey Award. He enjoys coming to the club and recently said ‘mum’ for the first time. Because of his interest in bowls, he has chosen to go on a bowling trip with all his friends from the club.

The results of the Boccia National League South 1 matches have now been released. After intense competition PACE finishes fourth this season,

Congratulations to Krishan Solanki on receiving the Jack Petchey Award. Krishan received this award because of his commitment to PACE, he's an excellent role model and an asset to our club.

PACE Boccia squad is competing in the Boccia National League against NSE Phoenix, WAMDSAD Red and WAMDSAD White. Good luck to our team.

Three of our members, Alex, Jagjit and Michael, have improved their skills in Boccia to the extent that they have been invited to attend the Paralympics Potential Talent Assessment at Bath University to see if they could be potential gold medal winners at the paralympics. This is an exciting and once in a lifetime opportunity for them. They will be tested on their coaching, decision making and match play skills. We all wish them every success.

Congratulations to four of our volunteers, Louise, Harjit, Prabhjeet and Amrit who receive their 100 Hours of Volunteering Award at the Ramada Hotel by Ealing Common.

Revision begins for the Question of PACE Sport Quiz taking place on 19 December.

Congratulations go to Reuben Parkinson who has received the Jack Petchey Award. He has done extremely at PACE, particularly over the last year. Reuben is developing an ambulant football team of which he will be Captain. He has chosen to buy football kit with his award.

Brilliant news, both Reuben Parkinson and Jagjit Chuk have obtained their Football Assistant Coaching Level 1 Award. They achieved this through the Coachability Programme run by London Sports Forum for Disabled People. This is the first step for PACE towards developing two football teams, ambulant and power wheelchair football. Krishan will be overseeing this development and guiding Reuben and Jagjit through the process.

The annual Pace for PACE fundraising event takes place in Southall Park. It’s well attended with some members having enough energy to complete two laps. A big ‘THANK YOU’ to all our supporters.

The PACE Boccia Squad compete in the South Playoff in Reading. The matches were very close with PACE being millimetres away from qualifying through to the finals in Nottingham. Well played Team!