The Local Sports Council (LSC) is a voluntary sporting organisation with committee members representing the major sports in the area. The LSC works 'with and for the local sports community' alongside a variety of partners and primarily the borough council. Its two major events being the prestigious annual Sports Awards plus annual Festival of Sport with German twin town Euskirchen. A wide range of sporting issues are discussed at regular meetings.
For further details, please visit the LSC website:
www.basingstokelsc.org.uk or email
basingstokelsc@btinternet.com
Festivals of Sport
Basingstoke and Deane has strong sporting links with both its German and French partner towns. The Euskirchen Festival of Sport takes place every year and is organised by the LSC with the support of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council.
The 19th annual Festival of Sport with twin town Euskirchen took place from 1 to 4 July 2011. Approximately 160 German visitors took part. A mix of sporting and social events were held over the weekend. Basingstoke were crowned winners of the festival and hope to retain the trophy in Euskirchen next year.
The clubs which participated in the 2011 Festival of Sport were:
- Basingstoke & Mid Hants Athletics Club & LGO Euskirchen
- Summit Judo Club & ESV Fortuna
- Totally Tennis & Euskirchener Tennisclub Rot Weiss
- Everest Community School, St Mary’s C.E Junior School & Marienschule Euskirchen
- Loddon Sports Boys FC & Marienschule Euskirchen
- Overton & Basingstoke Taekwondo Club & Kampfkunstschule Tangun
- Basingstoke Volleyball Club & Volleyballclub VC Euskirchen
- Basingstoke Academy of Dance & TV Elsig Rhonrad
- Basingstoke Martial Arts Academy & Euskirchen Karate Club
- Basingstoke Junior Table Tennis & Marienschule Table Tennis Club
For more information about the the Festival of Sport and Twinning events, please visit our Twinning pages or the local sports council website
