Liverpool ONE has been named as an official Team GB & ParalympicsGB Fan Zone for the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, with a giant screen set to be installed at Chavasse Park. Arriving on Monday 1 July, the screen is a partnership with Ocean Outdoor, the official media partner for Team ... Read More...
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Sean Highdale was a Liverpool FC academy prospect before a devastating car crash which claimed the lives of two of his friends left him critically injured, but after intensive rehabilitation, Sean was able to return to the sport he loves and is set to represent Team GB’s Cerebral Palsy football team ... Read More...
Update: This event has been postponed due to forecast bad weather. A spokesperson for Liverpool City Council says: “The latest forecast shows there will be heavy rain and blustery conditions at the Pier Head on Saturday afternoon, so rather than risk a complete washout we have decided to postpone the mini Commonwealth ... Read More...
Born and raised in Anfield, table tennis professional Jack Hunter-Spivey is the only player ever to win the junior, senior and open British titles in the same year. A wheelchair user due to cerebral palsy, Jack narrowly missed out on selection for London 2012 and is relishing the opportunity to take ... Read More...
Former Royal Marine Jamie Burdekin was paralysed from the waist down following a car crash in Liverpool in 2000 aged 21, but has since found great success as a wheelchair tennis player and is about to represent Great Britain at the Rio 2016 Paralympics. A veteran of the sport, Bootle-born Jamie ... Read More...
As Britain basks in the glory of Team GB’s golden Rio Olympics performance, a nationwide sports day will take place tomorrow (Saturday 27 August) and Liverpool City Region sporting fans are invited to take part. ‘I Am Team GB’, organised by the National Lottery and ITV, will see thousands of free activities get underway across the country ... Read More...
A Brazilian-style parade will pass through Liverpool ONE on Friday (26 August) to mark the beginning of the bank holiday weekend. The carnival will also precede the I Am Team GB event, the UK’s biggest ever sports day held to celebrate Great Britain’s medal achievements at the 2016 Olympics. Parades will commence ... Read More...