http://tonyblairoffice.org en Copyright 2010 2010-03-19T15:56:06+00:00 /sports/news-entry/Indoor-Rowing-success-at-National-level/ /sports/news-entry/Indoor-Rowing-success-at-National-level/ On Tuesday this week indoor rowers from the North East travelled to London to take part in the National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships (NJIRC). Senior Competition Manager, Rod Rogers, explains how the event unfolded. Sports Foundation 2010-03-18T13:39:55+00:00 /sports/news-entry/New-initiative-announced-with-Run-in-England/ /sports/news-entry/New-initiative-announced-with-Run-in-England/ The Tony Blair Sports Foundation is joining forces with one of the country’s top sporting initiatives to play a major part in creating a long lasting 2012 Olympic legacy by offering a new qualification in Leadership in Running and Fitne Sports Foundation 2010-03-09T14:11:33+00:00 /sports/news-entry/Team-TBSF-launched-for-the-Great-North-Run-/ /sports/news-entry/Team-TBSF-launched-for-the-Great-North-Run-/ The Great North Run is one of the most famous and prestigious half marathons attracting athletes and fun runners from across the world. This year, organisers have received a record number of applications, with over 100,000 people applying to take part in what will be the 30th Great North Run across Tyneside on Sunday 19th September. The Tony Blair Sports Foundation is delighted and very proud that for the 3rd year Team TBSF will be taking part and raising funds on behalf of the Tony Blair Sports Foundation and a limited number of places are now available for committed runners who want to sign up to make a difference. Sports Foundation 2010-03-08T09:40:34+00:00 /sports/news-entry/North-East-Schools-Get-Rowing/ /sports/news-entry/North-East-Schools-Get-Rowing/ Keen young rowers were put through their paces at the inaugural ‘Get Going, Get Rowing’ North East Regional Schools Indoor Rowing Final, held at Maiden Castle, Durham University on 2nd March, 2010. Heats had been held across the region since September with 1265 pupils from 96 schools across different age groups taking part. The 192 finalists – 48 from each county of County Durham, Tees Valley, Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - competed on indoor rowing machines that are wired up to project their performances live on screen. Th Sports Foundation 2010-03-03T11:39:02+00:00 /sports/news-entry/Joes-story-In-at-the-deep-end-Part-1/ /sports/news-entry/Joes-story-In-at-the-deep-end-Part-1/ Joe Keenan, the Community Engagement Manager at the Tony Blair Sports Foundation, recently started a Level 1 Coaching Course. Here he explains how he is progressing. Sports Foundation 2010-02-24T12:39:23+00:00 /sports/news-entry/Turning-up-the-HEAT-in-Hartlepool/ /sports/news-entry/Turning-up-the-HEAT-in-Hartlepool/ Ten committed Basketball players have signed up with the Tony Blair Sports Foundation and Hartlepool HEAT to help develop basketball in the town. At Manor College of Technology in Hartlepool, the volunteers have started a Level 1 Course in Basketball Coaching provided by the Tony Blair Sports Foundation, and they will use their newly gained qualifications to volunteer with Hartlepool HEAT to facilitate more Basketball sessions in the community for children across Hartlepool. Sports Foundation 2010-02-19T13:25:14+00:00 /sports/news-entry/Trustee-Tanni-becomes-a-Baroness/ /sports/news-entry/Trustee-Tanni-becomes-a-Baroness/ The Tony Blair Sports Foundation would like to congratulate Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson on her appointment as a ‘People’s Peer’ after a recommendation by the House of Lords Appointments Commission. Tanni who is a Trustee of the Foundation is one of Britain's best known athletes and has received numerous accolades and awards in recognition of her Paralympics and sporting achievemen Sports Foundation 2010-02-08T15:51:28+00:00 /sports/news-entry/Volunteers-get-on-their-bikes-for-Daisy-Chain/ /sports/news-entry/Volunteers-get-on-their-bikes-for-Daisy-Chain/ Last weekend, four committed mountain bike volunteers signed up with the Tony Blair Sports Foundation to help provide support for children with autism on Teesside. Nathan Money, Gabrielle Finn, David Scordino and Guy Stockdale have all taken a course in Mountain Bike Leadership that was provided by The Tony Blair Sports Foundation, and they will use their newly gained qualifications to volunteer with Daisy Chain in Stockton to facilitate more cycling activities with children based at the charity. Sports Foundation 2010-01-26T14:42:43+00:00 /sports/news-entry/Ring-in-the-New/ /sports/news-entry/Ring-in-the-New/ I'm so proud of the progress we've made at the Sports Foundation in such a short space of time. Our expansion shows just how important this work is. And it won't stop here. We need to build on this success to improve access to sport for more young people across the North East. The 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games are less than three years away and we need to use that to inspire and motivate children to get into sport, so that it becomes the healthy habit of a lifetime. Sports Foundation 2010-01-20T15:01:12+00:00 /sports/news-entry/New-Year-New-Partnership-a-volunteering-initiative-with-Derwentside-Home/ /sports/news-entry/New-Year-New-Partnership-a-volunteering-initiative-with-Derwentside-Home/ A major social housing provider has signed up to a new partnership with the Tony Blair Sports Foundation. Derwentside Homes who manage nearly 7000 properties in and around Consett and Stanley have agreed to promote the Foundation to its residents as part of a strategy to help the local community get more active. Sports Foundation 2010-01-20T11:56:59+00:00 /sports/news-entry/My-Coaching-Story-James-Andrew/ /sports/news-entry/My-Coaching-Story-James-Andrew/ My name is James Andrew. I first got involved in athletics about three years ago. I was really interested in trying to take it further so I approached Jarrow and Hebburn, my local club, and started to go to club nights on a regular basis. It wasn’t long before I was hook Sports Foundation 2010-01-20T11:36:02+00:00 /sports/news-entry/leisureworks-tennis-development-scheme-is-game-set-match/ /sports/news-entry/leisureworks-tennis-development-scheme-is-game-set-match/ A community sports coaching initiative has praised the Tony Blair Sports Foundation for its work developing grass roots tennis. Sports Foundation 2009-11-14T04:23:30+00:00 /sports/news-entry/tony-blair-calls-new-community-ambassadors/ /sports/news-entry/tony-blair-calls-new-community-ambassadors/ Eight outstanding community sports volunteers have agreed to become new Community Ambassadors for the Tony Blair Sports Foundation. Office of Tony Blair, Sports Foundation 2009-11-11T04:27:53+00:00 /sports/news-entry/the-tony-blair-sports-foundation-supports-local-heroes/ /sports/news-entry/the-tony-blair-sports-foundation-supports-local-heroes/ Established in 2005, the Hat-Trick project is a unique link-up between Newcastle New Deal for Communities and the Football Association. The overall aim of the project is to help young West Enders keep fit, active and healthy through football and the opportunities it presents. Sports Foundation 2009-10-27T17:07:37+00:00 /sports/news-entry/my-coaching-story-nathan-money/ /sports/news-entry/my-coaching-story-nathan-money/ I have the privilege to work for Daisy Chain, a centre based in Stockton on Tees which supports families affected by Autism, my role is very varied and includes youth work and many aspects of events and fundraising. Having moved to the North East several years ago I enjoy life with my two children and have built a strong connection with the place, so I am passionate about continuing to make our area a great place to live and work. Sports Foundation 2009-10-22T05:41:51+00:00 /sports/news-entry/members-enjoy-free-match/ /sports/news-entry/members-enjoy-free-match/ An entire row in St James's Park was taken up by members of the Tony Blair Sports Foundation who watched Newcastle draw with Queen Park Rangers recently. The tickets, kindly donated by Newcastle United Foundation were given to members of the Sports Foundation in recognition of their hard work and the many hours of volunteering time they give in sports clubs around our region. Sports Foundation 2009-10-21T11:48:40+00:00 /sports/news-entry/foundation-helps-local-poly/ /sports/news-entry/foundation-helps-local-poly/ Four would be athletics coaches from North Shields Polytechnic & A.C. were helped by Tony Blair to access the England Athletics Level 1 Coaching Scheme at Gateshead International Stadium on Sunday 18th October, 2009. Sports Foundation 2009-10-21T05:21:37+00:00 /sports/news-entry/tony-blair-sports-foundation-to-expand-less-than-two-years-after-launch/ /sports/news-entry/tony-blair-sports-foundation-to-expand-less-than-two-years-after-launch/ The Tony Blair Sports Foundation today announced that after recent successes in improving access to sport for young people in the North East, it will be expanding and moving to a more central location. Sports Foundation 2009-10-01T14:06:44+00:00 /sports/news-entry/team-100-enjoy-the-sunshine-at-the-2009-great-north-run/ /sports/news-entry/team-100-enjoy-the-sunshine-at-the-2009-great-north-run/ Congratulations and a massive well done to all of Team 100 for completing yesterdays Great North Run. With the sun shining all day and not a cloud in sight, the conditions for completing the 13.1 miles simply, could not have been better. Sports Foundation 2009-09-20T20:31:34+00:00 /sports/news-entry/tonys-team-100-get-ready-for-great-north-run/ /sports/news-entry/tonys-team-100-get-ready-for-great-north-run/ Team 100, a special group of runners raising money for the Tony Blair Sports Foundation, are making last minute preparations in the countdown to the Great North Run and are hoping to raise thousands of pounds to help the charity and grassroots sports. Sports Foundation 2009-09-16T23:52:12+00:00 /sports/news-entry/gateshead-athletes-take-home-trophy-for-the-second-year/ /sports/news-entry/gateshead-athletes-take-home-trophy-for-the-second-year/ Young athletes from Gateshead, Birtley, Low Fell & Blaydon athletic clubs took to the track on bank holiday Monday to compete for the Tony Blair Sports Foundation Sprint Off Trophy. Sports Foundation 2009-09-09T18:04:34+00:00 /sports/news-entry/foundation-members-ready-for-aviva-grand-prix/ /sports/news-entry/foundation-members-ready-for-aviva-grand-prix/ As medallists from the IAAF World Championships travel to the North East for the final event of the UKA outdoor athletic season, 64 young athletes from 4 local clubs are in training to compete for the Tony Blair Sports Foundation Sprint Off Trophy. Sports Foundation 2009-08-28T00:07:50+00:00 /sports/news-entry/tony-blair-sports-foundation-working-to-improve-access-to-sport-for-people-/ /sports/news-entry/tony-blair-sports-foundation-working-to-improve-access-to-sport-for-people-/ The Tony Blair Sports Foundation is supporting a new coaching course launched today by The English Federation of Disability Sport in partnership with Typhoo Tea Limited. Office of Tony Blair, Sports Foundation 2009-08-13T17:42:34+00:00 /sports/news-entry/charity-fundraiser-wins-500/ /sports/news-entry/charity-fundraiser-wins-500/ A member of the Lifestyle Fitness Gym at Spennymoor Leisure Centre has won £500 after taking part in the Lifestyle Fitness Charity Challenge in aid of The Tony Blair Sports Foundation} Sports Foundation 2009-08-10T21:11:09+00:00 /sports/news-entry/tony-blair-pays-tribute-to-sir-bobby-robson-as-a-real-geordie-gentleman/ /sports/news-entry/tony-blair-pays-tribute-to-sir-bobby-robson-as-a-real-geordie-gentleman/ Tony Blair today paid tribute to football legend Sir Bobby Robson as "a real Geordie gentleman" and someone it was a "privilege" to have known. Sports Foundation 2009-07-31T18:14:09+00:00 /sports/news-entry/my-trip-to-london-by-sarah-hammerberg/ /sports/news-entry/my-trip-to-london-by-sarah-hammerberg/ Young sports star Sarah Hammerberg visits the Olympic site and tells her story of the once in a lifetime opportunity Sports Foundation 2009-07-22T18:15:37+00:00 /sports/news-entry/young-sports-stars-of-the-future-visit-olympic-site/ /sports/news-entry/young-sports-stars-of-the-future-visit-olympic-site/ Young athletes from across the country were invited to London for a tour of the Olympic park and to visit the Prime Minister. Sports Foundation 2009-07-22T09:18:20+00:00 /sports/news-entry/2012-will-be-phenomenal-in-generating-interest-in-sport-among-young-people-/ /sports/news-entry/2012-will-be-phenomenal-in-generating-interest-in-sport-among-young-people-/ Tony Blair insists London's preparations for the Olympics in 2012 are ahead of schedule and is confident the organisers will deliver a successful Games. Office of Tony Blair, Sports Foundation 2009-07-12T05:41:39+00:00 /sports/news-entry/10000-north-east-school-children-receive-tennis-coaching-from-tony-blair-sp/ /sports/news-entry/10000-north-east-school-children-receive-tennis-coaching-from-tony-blair-sp/ 10,000 children from 350 schools across the North East have picked up a racquet and received tennis coaching from the Tony Blair Sports Foundation this year. These figures came as Tony Blair attends the Foundation's Tennis Challenge Cup final at the Sunderland Tennis Centre today. Office of Tony Blair, Sports Foundation 2009-07-10T11:38:54+00:00 /sports/news-entry/my-story-matty-rayson/ /sports/news-entry/my-story-matty-rayson/ Matty Rayson tells us why volunteering is important Sports Foundation 2009-05-13T18:22:14+00:00