At the end of yesterdays training the athletes helped raise some money, £50 towards the SOGB summer games in August by "Soaking the Coach" £1 for 3 very wet sponges to throw at the lead coach Ian. Some athletes even paid for more than 3 goes. Thankfully (for Ian) it was a warm evening and needless to say Ian got very wet. With a few athletes even managing to get a sponge right on Ian's face. I think that might have been pay back for all those hard sessions he makes them do

Orwell Panthers were represented at The Hold Ipswich by both athletes and coaches as part of the send off for the SOGB National games in Birmingham in August. Here is the BBC Radio Suffolk article SPECIAL OLYMPICS SUFFOLK PKG ROT BBC SUFFOLK 270526 JW (1).mp3

Yesterday 26th May representatives from Orwell Panthers, joined other athletes from across Suffolk at The Hold in Ipswich to celebrate the "Beyond Labels" exhibition, and mark the "Send Off" of 58 competitors and representatives, who are partaking in the SOGB "National Summer Games" in Birmingham in August 2026. Athletes from across 5 sports including Boccia, Gymnastics, Badminton, Tennis and Athletics; will represent Suffolk against athletes from across the country in the bi