Paralympics | Tyne Tees

1:23 pm, Tue 04 Dec 2012 Paralympic footballers at NUFC

Children kick around with Paralympic footballers

Children from the region have had the chance today to kick a ball around with players from this year's Paralympic football team.

The event is being run by Newcastle-based charity Henshaws Society for Blind People.

The children have been training at Newcastle United's training ground Credit: ITV

The Paralympic football team, along with their head coach Tony Larking, are in the North East to take part in coaching sessions for the visually impaired that are being offered by Henshaws.

The coaching sessions are being offered by a charity in Newcastle Credit: ITV

3:58 pm, Sat 29 Sep 2012 Paralympic hero opens South Shields activity festival

Paralympic gold medallist Josef Craig speaks about the importance of local youth activity clubs

Interview with Paralympian Josef Craig who opened Activate 2012 in South Shields, encouraging youngsters to join local clubs.

Gold medallist Josef Craig opens activity day

Video of Activate 2012, opened today by Paralympian Josef Craig.

11:15 am, Sat 29 Sep 2012 Paralympic hero opens South Shields activity festival

Paralympian Gold Medallist supports youth day on South Tyneside

by Rachel Bullock

Gold Medal Paralympian swimmer Josef Craig is in South Shields today to launch a festival aimed at encouraging more young people to sign up to youth groups.The free one day event is taking place in Bents Park.

It's being opened by the swimmer, who smashed the world record and became the youngest swimming gold medallist of the Paralympic Games.

Activate 2012 hopes to showcase the work of regional organisations and attract new members to sign up.

Activities on offer during the 5 hours event include BMX stunt bikes, skate boarding, circus skills, Chinese lion dancing, 7-aside football, magician shows, face painting, bouncy castles, craft and recycling workshops. The festival opens at 12 o clock.