Children living with muscle wasting conditions rally together at charity sport event

28 August 2024

On Saturday 24 August 2024 we joined forces with Scottish Disability Sport to host a free sporting event for children aged under 18 living with muscle wasting and weakening conditions.

Children came together from different parts of Scotland and had the opportunity to try different sporting activities, such as curling, powerchair football, boccia and swimming. The day was a success as they learnt new skills and could meet other children living with a muscle wasting and weakening condition.

Making a sporting difference

Nuala Robinson, who attended the event with her son who has Duchenne muscular said: “My favourite thing is that the kids get to see each other and the parents get together to chat and share experiences. It’s a good social event for parents and kids. I would and have recommended events like this to other people.”

Together we are stronger

Our Head of Regional Support, Outreach, and Information, Jacqueline Munro attended the session said: “We believe in the power of community and inspire collaboration across our whole muscle wasting and weakening community. Events like this are a brilliant way of bringing people together, from the children taking part in the activities to their parents or carers watching from the side lines. A huge thank you to everyone who attended and to Scottish Disability Sport for partnering with us.”

Joshua Thomson, Events Manager for Scottish Disability Sport, the Scottish governing and co-coordinating body of all sports for people of all ages and abilities with a physical, sensory or learning disability. He said: “The event was a brilliant opportunity to provide sport and physical activity to young people with muscle wasting conditions, allowing them to grow and develop a community. Seeing the development of friendships and the joy on the participants’ faces throughout the day has demonstrated the value that events like this can have.

“There were some fantastic skills on show throughout the boccia, curling and swimming sessions. Thank you to Muscular Dystrophy UK and to everyone who attended, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and hope to see these children back at more events in the future.”

Special thanks to Scottish Boccia, Scottish Curling and representatives from the Scottish Swimming for their support on the day.