Saturday
Sports Mela on Saturday : Midday to 5.00pm
The Sports Mela concentrates on health, wellbeing and participation.
Involving local sporting organisations, dancers and martial arts specialists, the Sports Mela provides space, equipment and facilities for people to watch and try out numerous fitness techniques from belly dancing to boxing, Capoiera to Tai Chi and Yoga as well as more traditional British sports such as quoits and hoopla. It also encourages healthy eating through cookery demonstrations to show how easy it is to prepare delicious, health giving foods.
Sports Mela Stage Programme 2011
12.00 Kash Patel – compere
12.05 Yarm Martial Arts Club
12.25 Mela Football Presentations
12.35 Middlesbrough Gym Club – sports acrobatics, tumbling & dance
12.55 Street Dance Festival
1.15 Belly Dance Moves – Bollywood & Hawaiian Dance
1.35 African Warriors – Traditional African Dance & Music
1.55 Melissa Jacques Dance School – modern & acro dance
2.15 CoMusica – Youth Music Group
2.35 Mirage Belly Dance Group
2.55 T3C – up and coming Rappers
3.15 Tees Hot Club – Jazz & Blues music
3.35 Mela Football Presentations
3.40 Urban Voice – Youth Music Group
4.00 Dance Factory NE – Zumba
4.20 Tees Hot Club
4.40 T3C
Programme is subject to change
Saturday Field Activity
• Active For Life
• African Dance and Music with African Warriors
• Blendavenda Smoothie Maker – get on your bike and make your own smoothie!
• Badminton – Acorn & Thornaby Badminton Club
• Belly Dancing with Mirage Belly Dancers
• Bollywood and Hawaiian Dance with Belly Dance Moves
• Boxing
• Bungee Trampolines
• Calorie Counting Fun Activities with Caudwell Childrens Charity
• Cheerleading
• Circus Skills with Defying Gravity
• Cleveland Fire Brigade with the MUGA
• Climbing Wall
• Cricket Competition / activity with Yorkshire County Cricket club (SUNDAY)
• Dance – modern & acro with Melissa Jacques Dance School
• Freestyle Football with Mikey Tye
• Football skills, speed cage, health bus with GOALS & Middlesbrough Football in the Community Club
• Giant Wii with the Digiadvan
• Gymnastics Extravaganza with Middlesbrough Gymnastics Club
• Health Walk
• Hoola Hoop
• IAC – International Associates Community
• Inclusive Cycling with Middlesbrough Cycle Circuit (disability bikes available)
• Inflatable Bungee Run
• Inflatable Wrecking Ball Activity
• KMX Trikes
• Martial Arts with Yarm Martial Arts Club
• Middlesbrough College Healthy Cooking
• Middlesbrough Sport & Leisure
• Roller Hockey with Middlesbrough Roller Hockey Club *
• Rugby with Acklam Rugby Club
• Schools Football Competition
• Sports Mela 5k Park Run – you can pre-register at www.parkrun.com
• Spots v Stripes Family Sports Day with Groundwork NE & Clairville Stadium
• Table Tennis with Ormesby Table Tennis club
• Tai Chi
• Teesside Fencing club
• Tennis Factory & Turbo Swingball with Acklam Tennis Club & Tennis World
• Trampolining with Billingham Trampoline Club
• Volleyball Competition
• Weight Management & Stop Smoking with PCT
• Zumba with Dance Factory NE
• Roller Skating Rink
Mela Weekend Attractions
Over 100 stalls make up the fabulous international bazaar where people browse their way
through stalls selling traditional crafts, delicious foods, fashion and jewels from around the
world. A truly global experience! Both days also attract numerous advice organisations
providing a welcome opportunity for members of the local community to learn about
services on offer to them. Further, a funfair is on site throughout the 2 days plus children’s
attractions such as quad biking, bouncy castles and bungee trampolines.
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