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16
Sep
2020FUNdamental sessions a hit; New sessions start 20 September!
After a long layoff from baseball and softball due to COVID-19 – the longest drought recorded in the North West in at least 5 years - the BaseballSoftballUK development team launched a five-week block of sessions for Juniors and FUNdamental sessions for new adult and developing players in Manchester and Liverpool.
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3
Aug
2020A New Strategy for Baseball and Softball in the UK
BaseballSoftballUK, the national development agency for the sports in the United Kingdom, today unveiled an ambitious new strategic plan for baseball and softball.
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25
Feb
2020Book now for the BSUK Time to Listen Safeguarding training course!
Get ready for the upcoming season with BSUK’s Time to Listen Safegurading Course!
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28
Jan
2020Baseball brings new opportunities to Newham Ability Club
Working in partnership with Newham Ability Club, two of their coaches helped deliver adapted baseball sessions over a 6-week period
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8
Jan
2020Baseball5 brings families together at New City Primary School in Newham
BaseballSoftballUK launched a pilot Baseball5 family project with New City Primary School in the London Borough of Newham, with fantastic results over 6 weeks.
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20
Nov
2019Comprehensive new-look Team Finder relaunched
BaseballSoftballUK recently completed a complete overhaul of the Team Finder application on its website, baseballsoftballuk.com. An invaluable tool to help new and prospective players find local baseball and softball teams, clubs and leagues, this is an upgrade of the former Diamond Finder that has been a fixture of BSUK’s website since 2011.
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7
Oct
2019Free weekly female-focused softball in Newham as Throw N’ Go gets underway
activeNewham and BaseballSoftballUK started special female-only softball sessions in Newham last week thanks in part to funding and support from StreetGames, and the next session is coming up this week!
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5
Oct
2019Rainbow Haven and BaseballSoftballUK bring softball to refugees and asylum seekers in Manchester
Outreach work for refugees and asylum seekers in Manchester began this past week as a result of a new partnership between BaseballSoftballUK and Rainbow Haven, a charity based in Salford who provide community drop-in sessions, offering support and activities for refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants.
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3
Oct
2019Social softball a success in London
On Saturday 21st September, around 40 female and non-binary players joined in a day of relaxed practice and games of softball in blazing sunshine in North London’s Clissold Park.
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24
Sep
2019Funds awarded for BSUK to continue LGBT work in Manchester
BSUK’s work with the LGBTQ+ community is continuing to grow in the North by working with partners such as The Proud Trust and GreaterSport, the local Active Partnership.
