{"id":31639,"date":"2025-07-30T04:35:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T04:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/31639\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T04:35:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T04:35:17","slug":"derwent-park-rangers-new-inclusive-rugby-sessions-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/31639\/","title":{"rendered":"Derwent Park Rangers new inclusive rugby sessions for kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The sessions, named Tryz, start on Monday, August 4 and will run weekly on evenings from 5:30pm until 6:30pm at Fibrus Community Stadium,\u00a0the home of Workington Town Rugby League Club.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Tryz has been organised in collaboration with Access Sport, a charity that fights for inclusion for children who are disabled and neurodivergent.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Vicki MacDonald, the club secretary for Derwent Park Rangers ARLFC, said: \u201cFrom day one, I had the idea of including disabled and neurodiverse children and creating sessions that were suitable for them to take part.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cThere are no other sessions like this in the Cumbria area, and Derwent Park Rangers feel proud that we can offer this.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cTryz, which is a project that is run by the Rugby Football League and is a great way to include children who otherwise wouldn&#8217;t be able to take part.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesandstar.co.uk\/news\/25335559.free-science-workshops-children-workington\/?ref=ial\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Free science workshops for children in Cumbria next month<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   alt=\"The Tryz information poster.\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>The Tryz information poster. (Image: Supplied) The sessions are open to children aged eight to 14 years old, but Vicki says they \u2018won\u2019t turn a child away\u2019.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  She added: \u201cTaking part can be something as straightforward as holding the ball, we take it at the child&#8217;s level and work from there.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cWe would like to invite all schools and community groups that have disabled and neurodiverse children, from 8 years to 14 years. However, that is only a guide, we won&#8217;t turn a child away, so come and see what we do and hopefully build a community.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cWe already have a few existing players who can attend our Tryz sessions as well as play in the West Cumbria Primary and Youth League.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesandstar.co.uk\/news\/25329607.cumbrian-boys-win-battle-improve-flimby-playground\/?ref=ial\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cumbrian youngsters &#8216;overwhelmed&#8217; after winning battle to improve playground<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   alt=\"Derwent Park Rangers.\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>Derwent Park Rangers. (Image: Supplied) The first session is free, then each session will cost \u00a32. Booking is essential, and if people have any questions, they can contact Vicki on 07828 279952.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The club also wanted to thank Access Sport and the stadium for their support.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  They said: \u201cAccess Sport, a leading disability charity, have been fantastic in helping us achieve our goal and we can\u2019t thank them enough for their continuing support.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cWe wouldn\u2019t be able to hold our training sessions without the generous use of the facilities at the Fibrus Community Stadium, the home of Workington Town Rugby League Club. Again, we thank them for their continued support.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The sessions, named Tryz, start on Monday, August 4 and will run weekly on evenings from 5:30pm until&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31640,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85],"class_list":["post-31639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-rugby","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31639"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31639\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}