Laura Pilkington
@laurapilkie
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Para-Swimmerπββ| Athlete Mentor @YouthSportTrust |@ScotStuSport Disability Equality Lead | Fit for Girls Tutor | SDS board member | YPWG @ScotClubSport
Joined March 2013
A great day yesterday, delivering the Set for Success Empowerment Day at @MurrayfieldStad π Amazing work from all the schools and young people who were involved. Hereβs a snap of our @YouthSportTrust team π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
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13 schools, 150 young people & employers attended the #SetForSuccess programme, Scotland Empowerment Event @MurrayfieldStad.A wonderful celebration of #sport #inspiration #Lifeskills & career options within sport. Many thanks to @WimbledonFdn @BarclaysUK @YouthSportTrust ππΎππΌ
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Amazing day yesterday volunteering at the East Parasport festival! Great to talk about inclusion in sport with equalities minister @kaukabstewart & play some boccia π΄βͺπ΅
Equalities Minister @kaukabstewart highlighted the power of inclusion in sport, including the benefits to social, physical and mental health, while attending a @SDS_sport Parasport Festival today. #InspiringThroughInclusion @ActiveScotGov
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Very happy to continue the partnership with @MotabilityOps π 2025 promises to be a great year of collaboration, with the Motability Scheme sponsoring a range of SDS initiatives across education/training, Parasport festivals & National Exhibition Event ποΈ https://t.co/v7JGQEk9s7
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The Motability Scheme and Scottish Disability Sport (SDS) will now work side by side after strengthening their partnership, to expand sporting opportunities for people with a disability across...
We are delighted to announce a renewed partnership with @SDS_sport to boost disability sport in Scotland! Including a range of SDS initiatives- Education and Training, ten Parasport festivals and SDSβs National Exhibition event. Visit the SDS website for how you can get involved!
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It has been a while since I have posted on my blog. Read about my most recent adventure below! https://t.co/AjXsU9eozo
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As you may have noticed I have not been very active on my blog recently and that is for a very exciting reason β I have been busy starting university! I have come a very long way since my first bloβ¦
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Congratulations to all the nominees and award winners last night at the BBC Sports Personality of the year! Incredible year for sport, and Para/Olympic success. Very disappointed to see we didnβt even get a mention for team of the year. The only same 4 boys to ever win and defend
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#ScottishSportsAwards24 | Coach of the Year π It's a brilliant win for Claire Morrison. What a contribution Claire has made to the sport of Boccia and what a year it has been for her! Not a dry eye in the house. #CelebrateSport
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Our @fiona_cmitchell co-led a workshop on Inclusion and Experience in Disability Sport and PA at @ScotPARC today She was joined in this practical session by both π§@laurapilkie (Scottish Disability Sport and super swimmer) π£Gary Muirhead (Deputy Head, St Oswalds ASN, Glasgow)
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As #ScottishDisabilitySportWeek 2024 ends, SDS hopes that you feel inspired to get active and seek opportunities within your community! Thank you to @SamanthaGough19 for being an amazingly insightful Ambassador for the week π Contact SDS to find out how you can get active!
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What's Next? Its action, it's everyday making decisions within sport to include people with a disability, it's being an ally and advocating for this change. Thank you sport for all the opportunities you have given me I wouldn't have it any other way (3/3)
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My journey in sport hasn't always and isn't always smooth, being an athlete with a disability, there are still barriers in place. It is great to see lots of different governing bodies and organisations getting involved this week (2/3)
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Reflecting on my journey in sport to end #ScottishDisabilitySportWeek 13 year old me who wanted to spend more time in water would never have realised the impact of joining a swimming club would have (1/3)
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READ the inspiring story of former para-swimmer & swim teacher Scott Quin, a Paralympic silver medallist who is championing inclusive, mainstream swimming lessons for children with disabilities: https://t.co/nhP3YWuxVD
#ProudToSupport #LearnToSwim #SeeMyAbility
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Overcoming barriers can't be done alone. Having to always fight for inclusion can be tiring as a disabled person that's why non disabled allies are so important I challenge you - what are you going to do this week to make sport more inclusive? #ScottishDisabilitySportWeek
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Happy #ScottishDisabilitySportWeek Day 1 - The Benefits The community I have built through sport is massive. I didn't have any friends with a disability until I started swimming. Having other people to relate to & feeling a sense of belonging has helped me feel more confident
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Congratulations @Charlotteaskham! You are an amazing role model and coach to all the young people you work with. I am so lucky to work with you through the YPSP! Super proud of how far you've come and all you've achieved π
π Young Volunteer of the Year | Charlotte Askham Charlotte has dedicated over 800 hours across various roles in disability sport. Her leadership and passion for inclusion have made a significant impact on the disability sport community. #COVAwards @SDS_sport
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Sport is amazing! That's why it needs to be accessible!! Megan (YPSP) shares her experience of Physical Education at school. SDS and @ParalympicsGB are working to change these experiences for the better! https://t.co/ffomFLT2pd
@sportscotland @sqanews @MotabilityOps
#EqualPlay
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"It doesn't matter who you are, what impairment you have. Everybody is welcome and everybody can dance." Congratulations to Cairngorm School of Dance for being @EveryBodyMoves October's Club of the Monthπ #EveryBodymoves #InspiringThroughInclusion @sportscotland @ActiveScotGov
We had a ball filming with Cairngorm School of Dance who waltzed their way into our hearts winning Octoberβs Club of the Month award ππΊ making inclusive dance and ways to move/express yourself accessible to all. #EveryBodyMoves powered by @ToyotaUK at @ParalympicsGB
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Great recognition to be nominated for @ScotWomenSport Coach of the Year, especially after such an incredible year which saw a gold medal at the #Paris2024 #Paralympics! Congratulations @ClaireMorrison6 ππ @sportscotland @ActiveScotGov @BocciaUK
#Boccia #Awards
π FINALISTS: COACH OF THE YEAR π Celebrating coaches that bring the best out their athletes, the finalists for our @UniStrathclyde Coach of the Year are: Claire Morrison (Boccia) Holly Reid (@ScottishRowing) Claire Cruikshank (@Scotlandteam) #SWISAwards2024 @SDS_sport
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Love all the people I have met through disability sport π The opportunities & support l have been given by @SDS_sport over the years has had such a positive impact on me 2018 Laura didn't realise what was to come after joining Young Start
Past and present members of the Young Persons Sport Panel at the Branch Conference today #ScottishWomenAndGirlsInSportWeek #SheCanSheWill
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