Glastonbury young people get snappy for healthy lifestyle competition

Release Date: 03/03/2011

Children and teenagers in Glastonbury are being challenged to take part in a photography competition to promote healthy lifestyles. This is part of a free health and wellbeing fun day at Glastonbury Leisure centre in April, which is being organised by Somerset Leisure and St Dunstan’s Community School and Arts College.

The competition is aimed at finding the best images of healthy lifestyles from outdoor and sporting activities, growing and cooking healthy food, to happy and healthy moments. The competition is split in to three categories, including children under eleven years old, 11-13 year olds and 14-16 year olds. Entries have to be submitted by March 18th * and selected entries will be exhibited at St Dunstan’s school and at the Somerset Leisure Facebook page. Visit website for more details: www.somersetleisure.org.uk Prizes for the best images will be presented at the health and wellbeing fun day which is being staged at Glastonbury Leisure Centre on April 2nd. (2.00pm -4.30pm)

The free health and well being fun day is for all members of the family and will showcase a range of creative and relaxing leisure activities, from designing your own healthy Smoothie drink, to taster sessions of Yoga and Pilates, Indian Head massage and art with food workshops. For the more energetic there is “ Dads and Lads” football and a health and fitness surgery.

The Manager of Glastonbury Leisure Centre, Jennie Loader says that the health and well being day will be a fun and creative experience which will encourage local families to make healthy lifestyle choices: “ The photo competition is just one part of the day which will make young people really think about what it means to be healthy. We also have a range of “hands on” and sporting activities for all the family to enjoy and be inspired by. It should be a great free and family day out.”

Entries for the young people’s healthy living competition should be submitted by March 18th email entries to arubbo@educ.somerset.gov.uk. Entries should include, age, name, contact details and title of photo.

For more information about Somerset Leisure please contact the Marketing Manager Rebecca Sawtell Tel 01823 410 227 or mobile 07808 767468. or visit www.somersetleisure.org.uk

Notes to Editors

Note for editors Somerset Leisure is a non-profit making leisure trust which manages 13 leisure centres based on school sites across Somerset. Somerset Leisure's mission is to provide excellent sports, health & wellbeing, leisure and learning services that are accessible responsive and sustainable to ensure the South West is a healthy and vibrant place to live, work and visit.

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