Dear Parent\/Carer<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/u><\/strong>Scottish Women and Girls in Sport Week, 1st<\/sup> \u2013 8th<\/sup> October <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Active Girls Day, 6th<\/sup> October 2017<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n East Renfrewshire Culture and Leisure (ERCL), in partnership with sport<\/strong>scotland is committed to raising awareness of the importance of increasing participation in sport and physical activity amongst women and girls in East Renfrewshire, and to reducing the barriers to participation.<\/p>\n Next week we will be supporting \u2018Scottish Women and Girls in Sport Week\u2019<\/strong>. The week will culminate in Active Girls Day<\/strong> on Friday 6th<\/sup> October.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ERCL and sport<\/strong>scotland will be posting and promoting content across social media to support this week and Active Girls Day. Below you will find an outline of this activity and ways you and\/or your children can get involved.<\/p>\n Visit our website to view our specific activities www.ercultureandleisure.org\/womeninsport<\/a> or view our general programmes here www.ercultureandleisure.org\/sport<\/a><\/p>\n #SportHour – Monday 2nd<\/sup> October at 9pm<\/strong><\/p>\n Aileen Campbell, Minister for Public Health and Sport, will be co-hosting sport<\/strong>scotland\u2019s monthly Twitter discussion, themed \u2018girls\u2019 participation\u2019 alongside Hannah from the sport<\/strong>scotland Young people\u2019s sport panel. Join in this positive online chat with people from across the sporting sector. Follow @sportscotland and find out more here.<\/a><\/p>\n How to engage:<\/strong> follow @sportscotland on Twitter and join in at 9pm on Monday night to chat!<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>Active Girls Day – Friday 6th<\/sup> October<\/strong><\/p>\n Active Girls Day aims to raise the profile of the amazing work going into girls’ sport, and the incredible role models making it happen. Activities will be happening across East Renfrewshire secondary schools during the day and across ERCL venues in the evening for girls aged 8 and over.<\/p>\n How to engage:<\/strong> Visit our website to view our activities www.ercultureandleisure.org\/womeninsport<\/a> and join in on social media using #ActiveGirls<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>#unstoppablegirl <\/strong><\/p>\n Members of sport<\/strong>scotland\u2019s the Young people\u2019s sport panel working group on women and girls have been creating videos to engage and inspire women and girls in sport. They want to inspire women and girls to become #ActiveGirls and to love sport as much as they do \u2013 join them on social media as they talk about #unstoppablegirls and ask for your views!<\/p>\n How to engage:<\/strong> watch the videos on sport<\/strong>scotland\u2019s Twitter, Facebook and Instagram pages and send in your pictures and clips featuring #unstoppablegirls and #ActiveGirls.<\/p>\n Regards<\/p>\n Barry<\/p>\n Barry Cook Team Leader \u2013 Active Schools East Renfrewshire Culture and Leisure Phone: 0141 570 7330<\/p>\n Mobile: 07800 629645 e-mail: cookb@ea.e-renfrew.sch.uk<\/a> www.ercultureandleisure.org<\/a><\/p>\n Facebook: www.facebook.com\/ERCultureandLeisure<\/a><\/p>\n Twitter: @ERCL4<\/p>\n Information Security Classification No marking: No special handling practices PROTECT: Protective action required PROTECT+: Additional protective action required<\/p>\n Active Girls day flyer version 2<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dear Parent\/Carer \u00a0Scottish Women and Girls in Sport Week, 1st \u2013 8th October Active Girls Day, 6th October 2017 East Renfrewshire Culture and Leisure (ERCL), in partnership with sportscotland is committed to raising awareness of the importance of increasing participation in sport and physical activity amongst women and girls in East Renfrewshire, and to reducing … Continue reading Women in Sport Week and Active Girls Day<\/span>