Winter Kickoff
It seems that the winter months are upon us again. To be honest, I didn’t really notice much change in the weather over the summer when compared to last winter, but hey, what can we do?
The exciting news is that with the winter comes a time where The Venue gets very busy! Call me sad, but I love to welcome many visitors through the door during the evening sessions and weekends even pick up a bit.
We have welcomed Bradwell FC back to The Venue for their third season in a row. The use a lot of the astro pitch slots during the winter and are in most evenings earlier on. That does of course not mean that we don’t have any slots available to book, they’re just the slightly later slots on the astro turf. As well as utilising the outside pitches, Bradwell FC also put on football sessions in the sports hall for the younger generation of footballers in our midst.
The council have booked quite a few sessions in with us this term as well. Their offerings range from Dressmaking and Health and Social care basics on a Monday to Cha Samba and Salsa on a Tuesday. Later in the term Sewing basics will take place on a Wednesday evening.
Of course yoga and Tai Chi carries on as normal on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings as well as the Zumba and Clubbercise classes on a Thursday. Ron Case also carries on with his Wildstyle Dance as well and we Roller Derby is still on a Friday evening. If you fancy having a go at Roller Derby, please feel free to enquire. The team is open to newcomers, male and female, due to the fact that they are one of the few co-ed teams in the country.
The Spitfires wheelchair basketball is in on Sundays from 11:00 – 15:00 and they do sessions for anyone that wants to have a go as well. They’re always after players, so do feel free to contact them or turn up on a Sunday and enquire.
Phew! I’m out of breath now from talking so much! As you can see, we have plenty to get excited about here at The Coop Academy in Stoke, but we have plenty more slots available to anyone that wants to put on classes of any description or book football pitches.