A WALKING Netball project was lunched by the National Federation of Women’s Institutes at their Welsh conference held in St Julians School, Newport, last week.
The Wales-wide Walking Netball project, in partnership with Welsh Netball, will be supported by a generous grant of £18,487 from Sport Wales.
The money means every single WI federation in Wales will be able to run 20 weeks of Walking Netball.
Sessions will be delivered by a qualified walking netball coach provided by Welsh Netball, at a venue of their choice.
The initiative will run for 18 months with sessions taking place from April this year.
Launching the project to delegates, Ben Williams, Head of Community Development at Welsh Netball said that the WI was excited to be working in partnership with the NFWI-Wales in facilitating Walking Netball opportunities for WI members across Wales.
WI member Siân Ponting from Llantwit Fardre Walking Netball Club said that the sport was accessible and inclusive to all regardless of age or ability, a team sport, and a good opportunity to meet new people and make friends.
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