🔊 Sound Tennis Every Friday 🎾 We run a weekly tennis session aimed at those with visual impairments which is fully accessible and inclusive. 🗓️ - Every Friday ⌚ - Time: 10:30am - 12pm 💷 - Price: £6 per person 📌 - Location: Eastbourne Sports Park, BN21 2UF 🔗 - buff.ly/UmrdEZi

📝 The Thomas Pocklington Trust Want Your Input 🫵 The Thomas Pocklington Trust are hosting a survey for Blind and Partially Sighted people to say what matters most to them. The results from this survey will go towards helping to create a better environment for BPS to live in. 🔗 - buff.ly/c7Zr708

🏠 We're up and running in Bexhill 📍 Last thursday was our first day of sessions at the Space for Yew CIC Neurodivergent Hub. We're going to be back at the Neurodivergent Hub on Thursday, July 16th with 3 sessions running at 10:30am until 3pm 📍 - Space For Yew Neuro Hub, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 3HN

🎪 EFAS is back for 2026 🦁 Running on Saturday September 5th, our ever-popular event for accessible sport that celebrates all things inclusive & accessible sport We can't wait for this years event, so stay tuned on our socials as we'll announce more things related to EFAS over the coming months...

🌿 A Greener And Better Eastbourne 🌳 The Eastbourne Neighbourhood Board invites you to its drop-in event to tell them your views about Eastbourne's Parks & Open Spaces. 📍 Gather, The Beacon Shopping Centre 📅 Thursday 9 July 🕦 11:30am and 6:30pm More Information, check out - buff.ly/VKPH3la

🚌 Stephens Gone Wild 🌿 If you've been at our Inclusion Hub recently, you may have noticed our Sensory Bus has been having a bit of a makeover... We can finally say that the makeover is complete, and our sensory bus is now jungled themed! Take a look below...

🔔 Timetable Update 🔔 Coming into effect from Monday 6th of July. New Sessions: ⚽ Women's Football: buff.ly/zdgcg5i Cancelled Sessions: - Open Court Tennis - Outside the Lines: Sport x Art Club - Home Ed Tennis - Ladies Tennis - Bowling Social - Walking Tennis - LTA Free Park Tennis

🏓 ⚽ Three is the magic number 🎽 🔜 We have three new sessions on the way! Women's football starts this Thursday, July 2nd, so make sure you book your space and come join the fun! - buff.ly/jurRTms However, Table Tennis and After School Athletics will only go ahead if we get enough interest.

🕺 Dance classes for everybody 🪩 Parable Dance are hosting dance classes across East Sussex for adults and children with SEND. They deliver transformative inclusive dance classes in the South East and expert training, leading the way in inclusive practice. Visit for more info: buff.ly/nF3qnDc

👷 Volunteer for Defiant 🦁 We have some volunteering opportunities here at Defiant Sports! If you're currently looking for some volunteer work, then why not come be part of our amazing and friendly volunteer team! More info on our website: buff.ly/v88d0pI

☀️ Still time to book for HAF 🏏 Our summer HAF bookings are over half full on most days, so you want to book your space soon! Running between July 27th and August 25th, our HAF holiday clubs features 4 hours a day of sports, socialising, fun and a range of other activities. 🔗 - buff.ly/zd77FiN

🎳 Defiant Lions Skittle Night 🦁 On Thursday evening, the unofficial Defiant Lions Skittle Team took part in the The Eastbourne Skittles Championship. Game one and the Defiant Lions had a score of 131 and after game two a score of 141, a total of 272. Meaning they finished a respectable 6th place.

🎾 A Walk On The Court 🚶 On Saturday mornings from 9am-10am, we run a Walking Tennis session for people with long term health conditions, those with disabilities or who are rehabilitating from illness or injury. 📍 - Fishermans Green Tennis Courts 💷 - £5.25 Per Person 🔗 - Book here: buff.ly/LOy3iRv

⚽ Adult Football Cancelled ❌ Sadly we have made the decision to cancel Adult Football on Tuesday afternoons due to low attendance. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. If you want to attend any of our other sessions, take a look at our timetable here: buff.ly/9aHPqds

📝 East Sussex Community Survey 📍 East Sussex County Council are running a survey about community safety and anti-social behaviour. Feedback from the survey will help shape local priorities and services. It will take around 5-10 minutes to complete & you can find the link here: buff.ly/dmRsDS5

🧼 A Bubbly Thank You 🤲 A big thank you to Julian from Whiffaway who kindly donated and installed a automatic soap dispenser in our accessible bathroom the last week. You can check Whiffaway here: buff.ly/96YuaF1, or via LinkedIn below: buff.ly/0BIU9RL

🎾 Your chance to serve gold 🎟️ Join us at Fishermans Green this Saturday, June 13th, for a free day of tennis fun! The Road to Eastbourne Open Day is taking place between 9:30am-1:45pm and this event is one you won't want to miss! More info & booking tickets here: buff.ly/yYe8xgF

♾️ Bexhill's New Neurodivergent Hub 🧠 Space for Yew's summer fair is this Sunday, June 14th, and we're in attendance to showcase our exciting provision for those based in Rother. Come along to the event to check out the new Neurodivergent Hub in Bexhill! See image description for details #Rother

☀️ Summer HAF is coming soon... ⚽ Bookings for our Summer HAF go live tomorrow, Monday, June 8th at 8am for those who are eligible for free school meals. Book your space here: buff.ly/JAegaUL

🦏 Dreamnight 2026 🏀 Last Thursday, Loretta, Aaron and Bobbie all attended Drusillas Park Dreamnight Event. Dreamnight is a magical after-hours evening at the Zoo, with fun, food, and entertainment exclusively for chronically ill, disabled children and their families. Check out picture below.

🏪 Inclusion Hub Store 🛍️ Have you used the Inclusion Hub Store yet? Our Hub Store is available for you to use if you're ever at the Inclusion Hub and has a variety of items for you to buy such as: 💦 - Drinks 🪀 - Small toys 📕 - Books 💿 - DVDs 📍 - Defiant Sports Inclusion Hub, Eastbourne, BN22 8RA

⚽ Football Fun For Adults 🏃‍➡️ Did you know that we run a Adults Football Session? Running on Tuesdays, 3pm-4pm, you can expect a coach led session featuring drills focused on dribbling, passing and shooting, mini games, casual play and matches. Book here: buff.ly/keUBNcs

🧑 East Sussex County Council Needs Your Input 📋 They are thinking about creating a online tool that will aim to help adults manage their wellbeing and stay independent. For more info on how to attend the support group to share your thoughts and feelings, contact: [email protected]

🛠️ Can We Fix It? Yes We Can! 🎨 It's been a busy week as Team Defiant have been giving our Inclusion Hub a bit of a makeover! 🎨 - Painting the floor of our Indoor Sports Area green, 🚌 - Stephen The Sensory Bus is having a complete overall, inside and out! Some snaps from the past week. 📸

🏋️ Fitness Fun For All! 💪 On Wednesday afternoons we run our Gym & Circuit 4 All Session. From 3pm-4pm, this fun, fitness based session features seated circuits ranging from leg, arm and upper body exercises, as well as use of our gym area. You can book your space via this link: buff.ly/BrHOvze

🏗️ Inclusion Hub is closed this week ❌ Just a reminder that our Inclusion Hub is closed this week while we do some in-house staff training and DIY around the Hub. No sessions or private 121s at our Inclusion Hub will run, but those that aren't, will run as normal. We'll be back open from June 1st

📝 A Survey with a surprise 🎁 Sported want you take part in survey, which when you complete, you'll be entered into a prize draw for a £20 Love2Shop e-Gift Card! To fill in this Survey, follow this link: buff.ly/NsC4wQJ The Survey will close at midday on June 1st and is open to all aged 16+.

🏏 Family Fun Sports Day 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 We're running a Home Education Sports Day on Friday, June 5th! 📅 - Friday, June 5th 🕐 - 11:00am-2:00pm 📍 - Defiant Sports Inclusion Hub, Willoughby Crescent, Eastbourne, BN22 8RA Book here: buff.ly/H53w85S

🥊 New Youth Program Available ⚽ WBC Cares UK are creating new programs are based all over East & West Sussex and feature qualified youth and boxing coaches, as well as offering a range of sports like Football, Boxing, Table Tennis and so much more! Taking place every tuesday from 3:30pm-5:00pm.

Hey there everyone, We want to let you know that our Inclusion Hub will be closed during Half Term, W/C May 25th. During this time, NO Sessions or Private 121s at our Inclusion Hub will run, but Sessions and Private 121s that aren't at our Hub will operate. We'll be back open from June 1st.

🎪 Eastbourne Carnival Tennis Festival 🎾 This event is for all ages and abilities and features a range of mini games and challenges to get you in the carnival mood! 📅 - Saturday, May 23rd 🕐 - 1pm-3pm 📍 - Fishermans Green Tennis Courts, BN22 7LH 💷 - Free! No booking needed, just turn up!

👮 Food Thief: Caught! 🐶 The Defiant Sports Food Thief has been caught! Professional Menace Winnie, was caught trying to steal Coach Julians lunch on Thursday and was caught in the act! Winnie was also found "Disturbing The Peace" So the only acceptable thing to give her mandatory outside time.

🛠️ Defiant DIY Day 🦁 We're hosting a Community Action Day on Wednesday, May 27th, from 10am-2pm. We would like to invite the local community to come help volunteer with jobs like: Cleaning & Tidying, DIY, Maintenance and Gardening, around our Inclusion Hub, Eastbourne, BN22 8RA.

🏃 Hailsham Community Run is this Sunday 🔜 The annual Hailsham Community Run takes place this coming Sunday, May 17th! You can expect a 3k race, a 5k race, a 10k race and even a 1 mile inclusive disability race for all ages and abilities. Sign up via this link to book your space: buff.ly/W5aDzYc

🎤 Amplified Eastbourne 🗣️ Amplified is a platform for young creatives to express themselves through spoken word, poetry, music and performance. Hosted by poet and writer Roy McFarlane. 📅 Saturday, May 16th. 🕔 5pm-6pm. 📍 The Birley Centre, BN21 4EF. 💷 Free! Book your space via: buff.ly/PQNTZdH

🥳 Apprenticeship, completed ✅ We are delighted to announce that our very own Coach Bobbie has completed his Community Activator Coach Level 2 Apprenticeship! We are incredibly proud of Bobbie, who has work so hard over the course of his Apprenticeship and deserves so much celebration. Well done!

🧠 Mental Health Week: Take Action 🏃 Mental Health Week takes places on May 11th-17th, with this years theme being "Taking Action" We offer a range of sessions to help take action about improving your mental health. -Well-being Wheel & Walk: buff.ly/Ehl6mdC -Open Court Tennis: buff.ly/zYl20n5

🎾 Grab Your Tennis Racket - It's Big Tennis Weekend! 🎾 Get into tennis this weekend: 🗓️ Date: This Saturday (9th May) ⌚ Time: 10am - 11am 💷 Price: Free 📌 Location: 131 Fishermens Green Tennis Courts, Royal Parade, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 7LH Find out more and book here: buff.ly/Iaop5Fi

🆓 Hailsham Youth Club now Free 🆓 Our weekly Hailsham Youth Club session is now completely free to attend! 🗓️ Day: Every Friday ⌚ Time: 4:30pm - 6pm 💷 Price: Free 📌 Location: Hailsham Family Hub, Vega Close, Hailsham, BN27 2JZ Just show up or book in advance here: buff.ly/4298aLd #hailsham #Youth

🥇 Two National Award Wins for Defiant Sports 🏆 We are delighted to announced that we have won two awards at the annual UK Enterprise Awards 2026! 🏆 Best Inclusive Adaptive Sports Programmes 2026 - England Award 🏆 Accessible Community Sport & Wellbeing Excellence Award 2026. Thank you to SME News

🐝 May 2026 Timetable 🗓️ Paused Session: 🐶 Doggy Drop-in Changes: 🧑‍🦽‍➡️🚶‍♀️‍➡️ Wellbeing Wheel & Walk: Our Wheel & Walk sessions will merge into one - Thursdays, 11am - 12pm, free, outside 4 Seasons Brasserie, BN23 5UZ. 🧒 Hailsham Youth Club: Now free. Screen reader accessible timetable: buff.ly/1fJhrAZ

🎾 Session Price Increase 📈 Hi everyone, we just wanted to update and let everyone know that the prices for some of our sessions and hiring prices will be increasing by 5% from Friday, May 1st. For more info, visit our website at: buff.ly/S1uvUBv

🍞 Community Fridge Call Out 📢 We're looking for shops and organisations to donate spare and unused food towards our community fridge program. We're looking for: - Local business - Supermarket chains - Food banks To get in touch with us at: 📞 07887755856 or 📧 [email protected]

🏏 Defiant Drop-in 🏡 On Mondays (10am-4pm), Wednesdays (1pm-4pm) and Fridays (10am-2pm) we run drop in hours at our Inclusion Hub where you can come along and use our facilities for a range of sports, our gym area or a place to chill. 📍 - Defiant Sports Inclusion Hub, Eastbourne, BN22 8RA.

🛠️ Repair Cafe: Would you be interested? 🤔 Reply in the comments to the questions below and we'll see if there's enough interest. - 📅 What day of the week works best for you? - 👀 What would you like to see/learn? - 🔨 Would you be able to bring your own tools? - 💭 Any recommendations?

⚽ Football Shirt Friday is next week! 👕 Friday, April 24th is annual Football Shirt Friday which takes place in connection with Cancer Research UK & The Bobby Moore Fund. To find out more about Football Shirt Friday and how to take part, click this link: buff.ly/QFosiey

🚶 Postponed: Wellbeing Wheel & Walk ❌ Due to staff shortage, our regular Wellbeing Wheel & Walk on Thursday, April 23rd will be unfortunately be postponed. However, the quiet walk from 11am-12pm will run as normal. The regular walk will return as normal on Thursday, April 30th, 12:45pm–1:45pm.

🧑‍🦽‍➡️ A new exciting sports festival is happening 🆕 WheelPower’s National Junior Sports Festival is a brand new event held at Stoke Mandeville Stadium, the birthplace of the Paralympic Movement. Join them on Saturday, May 9th 2026 from 9:30am-8pm. More info & booking here: buff.ly/HWQnlye

⚽ Calling all football and film fans 📽️ The Towner Gallery in Eastbourne in holding a special screening of "Ultras" on Saturday, April 25th at 7pm featuring a Q&A with director Ragnhild Ekner to speak about the film. For more info about the film and how to book, click here: buff.ly/AUlLkco

🐣 Easter HAF, over and out 👋 Another half term and another HAF completed! We had a total of 122 bookings over 4 days and it was so good to see many enjoying themselves. Stayed tuned on our socials though, as we'll be announcing our summer HAF soon...👀 Check out some snaps of Easter HAF below! 📷