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OFF-ROAD DUATHLON OPEN FOR ENTRY! The next Pioneer Group Off-Road Duathlon will be held in Sir Thomas & Lady Dixon Park, Belfast on Sunday 25th March 2012. Kids, Junior & Adult races are all now open for entry. |
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YARDMEN CYCLE & WALK Pioneer Group is excited and pleased to announce our appointment as the Event Management Company for the Titanic Yardmen Cycle & Walk on Sunday 1st April 2012. The event is a fundraiser for Bowel Cancer UK and is being run in conjunction with Connswater Community Greenway and the East Belfast Partnership. It aims to encourage both cycling and walking on the Comber Greenway. It will celebrate the contribution of the Yardmen to the history of ship building in Belfast, and also the story of the Titanic. The event will be directly linked through its partnership with Belfast City Council to the Titanic Centenary Celebrations 2012, and it will be the first event to be held on the new iconic Titanic Belfast signature building after its opening on March 31st 2012. On the day of the event, participants will walk or cycle one of the routes that the Yardmen would have taken to work each day. To find out more information or to enter the event please visit www.communitygreenway.co.uk or on Facebook. |
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MUD MADNESS 2012 ANNOUNCED! The next Jaffa Cakes Mud Madness race will take place on Sunday 15th April 2012 at Foymore Lodge in Portadown, Co. Armagh. Entries are now open - only online entries will be accepted - entries limited to 500 competitors! Visit www.jaffacakesmudmadness.com to find out more on the event. |
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OFF-ROAD DUATHLON CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD ADULT RACE RESULTS Thanks to everyone who came to the Off-Road Duathlon at Castleward on Sunday 4th December 2011. Big thanks to McConvey Cycles - www.mcconveycycles.com. Also, many thanks to all volunteers, Triathlon Ireland and the National Trust staff. For more information on the Off-Road Duathlon please click here. |
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BOCCIA WORLD CUP 2011 Pioneer Group are pleased to have been appointed as the Event Management Company for the delivery of the Boccia World Cup 2011 at University of Ulster Jordanstown . Stakeholders for the event are CPISRA, GB Boccia, Disability Sport NI, UK Sport, Sport NI, Newtonabbey Borough Council, University of Ulster. The event is a London 2012 Paralympic Qualifying event with over 190 athletes and 350 support staff from 33 nations competing from 20th - 26th August. For more information visit http://www.sportsulster.com/boccia2011travel.php |
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DECATHLON DUATHLON SERIES ANNOUNCED Following the success of the recent Decathlon 10k we are pleased to announce that we will be organising the Decathlon Duathlon Series for 2011/2012. The first race in the Series, which will be held in the Belfast Harbour Estate area, will take place in October this year with the other races being organised over Autumn 2011 and Spring 2012. Watch this space for confirmed race dates... |
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EUROPEAN FENCING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011 Pioneer Group were recently responsible for the successful delivery of the European Fencing Championships and the IWAS European Wheelchair Fencing Championships in Sheffield. Johnny Davis, Pioneer Group Managing Director, was the Competition Manager for the tournament which has been hailed as the most successful European Fencing Championships to date. For some light entertainment click here to watch the Pioneer Group MD (trying to) relive his glorious past! |
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DECATHLON NI TRIATHLON SERIES 2011 The Decathlon Northern Ireland Triathlon Series is being organised by the Pioneer Group again in 2011 after the success of the 2010 series. The 6 races this year are:
For more information visit www.decathlonnitriseries.com |
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BOCCIA TRAINING CAMP Pioneer Group have been appointed by GB Boccia to organise a training camp at UUJ which is taking place this weekend 17th-19th June. The full GB Paralympic Boccia Team are here for 3 days training and to test the facilities for the forthcoming Boccia World Cup in August 2011 which we are delivering in partnership with our strategic partners MLS. The World Cup event is a pre qualifying tournament for London 2012. Pictured L-R are GB Boccia Operations Manager Duncan Tunbridge, Paralympic and European Boccia Champion David Smith, Pioneer Group MD Johnny Davis and Sport NI Chief Executive Eamonn McCartan at the University of Ulster Sports Academy in Jordanstown. |
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DECATHLON BELFAST 10k RACE & 1k FAMILY RACE The Decathlon Belfast 10k Race & 1k Family Race is being run in conjunction with our charity partner Marie Curie Cancer Care. Race results are available here. For more information on this event please click here. |
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Westfield Health British Transplant Games Belfast 2011 The British Transplant Games is the annual sports event organised by the Transplant Sport UK charity. Pioneer Group are the local delivery partner for the Sports Schedule for the British Transplant Games which is taking place in the Belfast area in August 2011.
The British Transplant Games will see 1600 people coming to Belfast to compete in 19 sports at a selection of venues. The sports events are organised for those people who have been the recipient of a life saving organ transplant, be it heart, lung, liver, kidney, pancreas, small bowel or bone marrow.
On Saturday 6th August we will be holding The Belfast Telegraph Donor Run at 6pm in Ormeau Pk and this will allow non recipients to run in either a 3k or a 5k race to raise funds for Transplant Sport UK. www.niathletics.org
The British Transplant Games is also a focal point to encourage more people to sign up to the Organ Donor Register www.organdonation.nhs.uk
For more information visit the official website: www.transplantsport.org.uk or click here to join the facebook page.
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JAFFA CAKES MUD MADNESS 2011! On 17th April 2011, Jaffa Cakes Mud Madness returned to Foymore Lodge in Portadown for the 5th time. With a new chip timing system and more obstacles than ever before it is safe to say this was out best Mud Madness yet. Event Manager Luke Hanley commented: "Mud Madness is one of our most anticipated events every year and we really took it to a new level this year. The Championchip timing system made a huge difference to the competitors' experience and we are very grateful to our sponsors McVitie's Jaffa Cakes for their ongoing support, without which the event would not be possible." Mud Madness will return soon! |
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The Bike It Belfast Off-Road Duathlon on Sunday 24th October 2010 welcomed over 200 athletes, including 32 youth competitors aged between 8 and 15. Event Director and Pioneer Group MD Johnny Davis commented: "It was a great pleasure to bring the first Off-Road Duathlon to Belfast. To receive such a positive response from competitors, spectators and stakeholders is why we do what we do and we are looking forward to bringing the race back to Sir Thomas & Lady Dixon Park." |
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Youth Sports Trust Athlete Mentor Pioneer Group is pleased to announce that Johnny Davis has been appointed as an Athlete Mentor for The Youth Sports Trust in the lead up to London 2012. This prestigious role will see Johnny working with The Youth Sports Trust on the delivery of The Young Ambassadors programme across GB and NI. The programme is designed to encourage young people to get involved in promoting the values of both the Olympics and Paralympics through their schools and local communities and to encourage more people to get involved in sport through a number of activities including the London 2012 Get Set and the Adidas AdiStars initiatives. For more information visit www.youthsportstrust.com and www.London2012.com/getset |
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UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER FENCING ACADEMY Pioneer Group are pleased to announce that Johnny Davis has been appointed as Strategic Advisor for Fencing for the University of Ulster Fencing Academy. The academy has developed a long-term fencing strategy and is able to offer International and National Fencing Scholarships. Click here to find out more |
