Weekend event to showcase sports in Jersey
People will get the chance to try a number of sports during a weekend-long event in Jersey.The Jersey Sports Council has organised a free Sport Showcase Event on Saturday and Sunday.A spokesperson said there would be events at Les Quennevais Sports Centre and Playing Fields as well as at Royal Channel Island Yacht Club in St Aubin.The council said an under 18s who wanted to attend the event without an adult needed to fill out a consent form.
There will be sports including football, bowls, petanque, netball and volleyball on offer for people to try out between 11:00 and 16:00 BST on Saturday, organisers said.They added other sports would include sailing and paddle boarding on Sunday from 09:00 to 13:00, subject to the weather and conditions on the water.
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