Drumwealth games are a success

Published 26 Jun 2013 10:00

OVER 400 youngsters from Drumchapel schools swapped pens and jotters for trainers and sweatbands as the first Drumwealth Games hit the town.

The event, a spin-off from the Commonwealth Games, was organised by the Drum community to recognise 60 years of sport in the area and to celebrate the city's preparations for the 2014 games.

Ten sports clubs held events at five different venues, including Drumchapel High School, Drumchapel tennis courts, Drumchapel Sports Centre, Drumchapel Community Centre and the Donald Dewar centre.

There was also a special appearance from the D60 mascot as kids tested themselves across a variety of sports.

Gary Masterton was crowned group one champion at Drumchapel Tennis Club, as Tammy Thomson won group two.

At the Drumchapel ABC, the winning team comprised of Tony Morton, Dylan Richford, Lewis Gibson, Enrich Petruci, Andrew Davidson, Stephen McGimpsey, Louise McPherson, David Rodden, Jordan Coyle, John Cardno, William McCall, Levi McGhee, Jack Slavin and Gary Dougan.

At the Glasgow Eagles club, Marek Lacko, Ewan Hardie and Gemma Cornes made up the winning side.

Cameron McKay was first at the Drumchapel Table Tennis Club, as Garry Greig, David Terris and Ellen Cooper rounded off the top four spots.

The winning team at the Glasgow Hawks Rugby Club consisted of Levi Spence, Aidan Hardy, Reece Alexander, William Reid, John Joyce, Brian Wilkins and Sam Grieves.

Over multiple disciplines at the GTF Taekwando, Caitlyn Gamble, Carla McLaughlin, Kayleigh Reid, Kerry Morton, Samantha Kale, Chloe Morrison, Chloe Muty, Robert Polock, Aden Siring, Kyle Tosh, Mitchel Lloyd and Declan Murphy were all top performers.

The winning team at Drumchapel United FC were Kevin Kearney, Ryan Raeside, Derek Braidy, Morgan Thompson, Megan Venman, Brandon Gallacher and Declan Buchanan.

At Drumchapel Gymnastics Club, Dixon McGillvary, Zoe Andrews and Shelby McNaught completed the top three. While the winning team at Harmony Row Netball Club was Natasha McDermott, Sophie Lamont, Robert McConnell, Knew Llorente, Elle Drummond, Charlotte Tembo and Olivia Miller.

There were four top performers at the Garscube Harriers Athetics Club, namely, Declan Campbell, Britney McGuire, Jack Dyer and Shannon Lloyd.

Glasgow Life Community Sport Hub officer, David Bickley, said: "The inaugural Drumwealth Games has been a huge success for all the children, clubs, schools and other local partners involved.

"The event really demonstrated what can be achieved when a community pulls together.

"Through participating in sport at school and in clubs we hope events such as this will inspire young people to become sports stars of the future."

Stewart Harris, chief executive of sportscotland, added: "We are delighted to see this wonderful event taking place in Drumchapel, with so many different clubs coming together to celebrate sport throughout the area.

"With the Commonwealth Games now very much on the horizon, it is an exciting time for Scottish sport and it is fantastic to see Drumchapel embracing sportscotland's Community Sport Hub initiative - a key legacy component of Glasgow 2014."

Chair of Glasgow Life and the executive member for the Commonwealth Games, Councillor Archie Graham, said: "The Drumwealth Games celebrated Drumchapel's rich sporting history and showcased the fantastic work being carried out to increase sports participation in the city, as we look ahead to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

"Glasgow 2014 is about much more than just 11 days of sport - it will provide a lasting sporting legacy for communities across the city including Drumchapel.

"The event provided a real showcase of that legacy as hundreds of young people joined together to showcase sport in Drumchapel.

"It was a fantastic day."

The event was hosted in partnership with the Community Sport Hub, Active Schools, G15 Youth Project, Glasgow City Council and Glasgow Life.

This article was posted on 26-Jun-2013, 09:28 by Hugh Barrow.