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Blog 121: Lets get involved in the Kiltwalk!

The Kiltwalk is a great way to walk and raise money for charity. This year, SW/S is delighted that students and staff of The City of Glasgow under the stewardship of Bridget Mathieson-McLaughlin, will be taking part and donating their sponsorship to SW/S. Find out all about it and how you, yourself could prepare for your own Kiltwalk.
Helen Chowaniec
March 25, 2025
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Blog 120: Life lessons and Sports

Lorna McAvoy is one of our newest digital committee members. In her first blog she shares a sentiment that a lot of women feel. The doubt that you belong in a room, but how through sports she's overcome that feeling (for the most part) and how once you've done it once, it gets a lot easier.
Hannah Scott
March 12, 2025
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Blog 119: IWD 2025, Accelerate Action

This year’s theme for International Women’s Day is #Accelerate Action for gender equality in sport and it seemed apt to highlight our partnership with Scottish Action for Mental Health (SAMH), our Young Women in Sports Leadership, mentoring scheme, which is now on its second cohort.
Hannah Scott
March 5, 2025
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9: Pickleball for Wellbeing

This months Wellbeing Edit, sees Alice sit down with Pickleball Scotland to speak about the initiative to get more women back into sport and how it's been going since they started.
Alice Fox
February 20, 2025
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Blog 117: Sports and Cerebral Palsy

With Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month coming up, we invited Jennifer LaRocco from Cerebral Palsy Guidance to share a little bit about her own experience growing up with CP, and how sports is becoming more accessible to people with CP.
Hannah Scott
February 5, 2025
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Blog 116: Keeping Girls in Sport

Chloe Reynolds is a Young Ambassador advocating for girls and young women in sports. We spoke with her about the barriers against women and how we can help knock down those barriers to encourage girls to stay in sports as they become adults.
Faatima Zahra Gardee
December 16, 2024