British Transplant Games Programme 2017 - North Lanarkshire

NORTH LANARKSHIRE WELCOMES...
27 to 30 JULY 2017
PROGRAMME
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Jim McCabe
Chair of North Lanarkshire Games
As chair of the Local Organising Committee, and on behalf of North
Lanarkshire Council, I have the magnificent honour of welcoming the
whole Games family to our wonderful North Lanarkshire.
We are very proud and excited to host the 40th Westfield Health
British Transplant Games. I can promise you a Games experience
to remember.
Our staff, Elected Members and partners have
been working hard for the last two years to
make the North Lanarkshire Games the best
Games ever. We raised funds by holding slosh
dance events and, with the help of team
managers, became world record breakers along
the way. We bared all for the Scottish organ
donor campaign ‘We need everybody’. We
increased numbers on the organ donor register
by more than 3,000 and we introduced Haggi,
our Games mascot.
I offer my sincere thanks to the organising team
and our Northlander volunteers who have
worked so hard to bring these Games to
fruition, and, in particular, our many sponsors
who have helped us plan and produce the
ambitious sporting and social events
programme.
sporting facilities.
Strathclyde Country Park, which is one of the
most popular family attractions in Scotland, will
be the ideal location for the cycling events and
donor runs. Our magnificent Ravenscraig
Regional Sports Facility is the perfect venue for
our entertaining opening and closing
ceremonies, and I promise you a few twists
along the way.
Finally, good luck to all the competitors taking
part this week; you are a true inspiration to all of
us by highlighting the importance of organ
donation.
I am proud to invite you to the heart of Scotland
and a Games to remember.
While in North Lanarkshire you will have the
opportunity to appreciate our vibrant towns,
excellent visitor attractions and first class

Andy Eddy
Chair of Transplant Sport
A very warm welcome to the Westfield Health British Transplant
Games 2017. We have received the friendliest of Scottish welcomes
and I thank the whole community for taking us to their hearts.
An enormous amount of work goes in to the
preparations for the British Transplant Games -
much of which is down to the LOC, masterfully
chaired by Jim McCabe and the Leader of North
Lanarkshire Council, Councillor Jim Logue. I
wish to thank all members of the LOC who
contributed and particularly Linda Johnston.
Thank you to Graham Moore and Westfield
Health, together with Paddy Tabor at Kidney
Care UK, Catherine Kelly of the BHF and Sally
Johnstone of NHSBT, who remain major
supporters of the BTG.
We are grateful to all our sponsors and partners
in North Lanarkshire and their enthusiasm along
with MLS for their continued energy and
commitment to the BTG.
And we couldn’t do it all without our amazing
team managers who get us to the right place,
at the right time, and all put an enormous
amount of work in to ensure the Games are
so successful.
I am delighted that annually we reach a wider
audience. Transplant Sport continues to grow
with more members taking part – not only at the
BTG but other TS events throughout the year.
I am thrilled to welcome our Donor Families and
Living Donors – you are central to everything we
do! We send thanks to our donors by showing
the world the benefits of organ donation and
promoting the need for more donors.
I have had the privilege of leading this great
charity over the last few years. During that time
Transplant Sport has gone from strength to
strength. It is financially stable and ever
increasing numbers are actively promoting
organ donation. Now is the time for me to step
down as Chair and a Trustee to allow others to
continue the work with renewed energy. I am
delighted to announce that Dr Paul Harden will
be taking over as Chair and David Nix will be
Deputy Chair. I wish them every success for the
future of Transplant Sport.
I say this every year, because it’s true
– this year’s BTG are going to be the best!

Shona Robison MSP
Cabinet Secretary for
Health and Sport
Shona Robison MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport said,
“I am delighted to welcome the Westfield Health British Transplant
Games to North Lanarkshire in 2017”
The Games provide a fantastic opportunity to
showcase the benefits of transplantation and to
remember the donors who had the generosity
to donate their organs and tissue and, in so
doing, saved lives.
The Games play a very important role in raising
awareness of organ donation and I am very
grateful to you for getting right behind our We
Need Everybody campaign.
In Scotland, 45% of the population are on the
NHS Organ Donor Register giving hope to those
who are still waiting for a transplant. So, if you
haven’t already done so, join the Register now
and tell your family and friends of your donation
decision.
Good luck to all the competitors and thanks to
all the supporters and volunteers.

Graham Moore
Chair of Westfield Health
“Hello and welcome to the
Westfield Health British Transplant Games 2017”
As a health and wellbeing specialist – Westfield
Health’s goal is to help people live healthier,
happier lives for longer – no matter what. The
Westfield Health Charitable Trust is therefore
incredibly proud to be here in North Lanarkshire
as the headline sponsor for the 40th anniversary
of this truly inspiring event.
The Westfield Health Charitable Trust has been
involved with the Games for more than 10 years,
and every year we see thousands of athletes,
volunteers, supporters and families come
together to celebrate the life-giving gift that is
organ donation.
More than 3,000 people in North Lanarkshire
have joined the Organ Donor Register since the
Games were launched last November, and we
hope this weekend will boost it even higher.
I’d like to take this opportunity to wish everyone
a memorable weekend and best of luck to all of
those taking part - you’re a true inspiration to
us all.

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Venues Map
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Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility, 1 O’Donnell Way, Wishaw, Motherwell ML1 2TZ
LFGC
Lochview Family Golf Centre, Townhead Rd, Coatbridge ML5 2HX
WSC Wishaw Sports Centre, Alexander St, Wishaw ML2 0HQ
MCH&T Motherwell Concert Hall & Theatre, Windmillhill St, Motherwell ML1 1AB
SCP Strathclyde Country Park, 366 Hamilton Rd, Motherwell ML1 3ED
SMBSC Sir Matt Busby Sports Complex, Main Street, Bellshill ML4 3DP
TTC The Time Capsule, 100 Buchanan St, Coatbridge ML5 1DL
DLH David Lloyd Hamilton, Mote Hill, Hamilton ML3 6BY
HIR Hamilton Ice Rink, Mote Hill, Hamilton ML3 6BS
SMSIL Summerlee, Museum of Scottish Industrial Life, Heritage Way, Coatbridge ML5 1QD
RTSC Red Triangle Snooker Club, 4 St. Mungos Walk, Cumbernauld G67 1QP
MCF Magiscroft Fishery, Garngibboch Rd, Condorrat, Cumbernauld G67 4AF
SMSIL
M&D’s M&D’s, Strathclyde Country Park, Bellshill, Motherwell ML1 3RT
CIBC Coatbridge Indoor Bowling Club, Quarry St, Coatbridge ML5 3PU
TTC
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GAMES SCHEDULE GAMES SCHEDULE G
Wednesday 26 July
Thursday 27 July
Games Registration @ RRSF 17.00 - 19.30
Golf Practice @ LFGC 07.30 - 17.30
Games Registration @ RRSF 10.00 - 14.30
Registration 10.00 -10.30 Archery @ WSC 10.30 - 16.30
Registration 10.00 -10.30 Virtual Triathlon @ WSC 10.30 - 16.30
Registration 13.00 - 13.30 Basketball @ RRSF 13.30 - 16.30
Registration 13.00 - 13.30 Snooker @ Red Triangle 13.30 - 16.30
Registration 13.00 - 13.30 Squash @ HIR 13.30 - 16.30
OPENING CEREMONY 18.30 - 21.00
Friday 28 July
Registration 08.00 - 08.30 Table Tennis @ RRSF 08.30 - 12.00
Registration 08.00 - 08.30 Golf @ LVFG 08.30 - 16.00
Registration 08.00 - 08.30 Golf @ LVFG 08.30 - 16.00
Registration 09.00 - 09.30 Volleyball @ WSC 15+ 09.30 - 12.30
Registration 09.00 - 09.30 Fishing @ MCF 09.30 - 15.30
Registration 09.00 - 09.30 Fishing @ MCF 09.30 - 15.30
Registration 09.00 - 09.30 Mini Children’s Tennis @ RRSF 6-11 09.30 - 12.00
Registration 09.00 - 09.30 Adult Short Tennis @ DLH 09.30 - 12.00
Registration 09.00 - 09.30 Obstacle Course @ RRSF 10.00 - 11.30
Registration 12.30 - 13.00 Ten Pin Bowling @ M&D’s 13.00 - 16.30
Registration 12.30 - 13.00 Sportshall Athletics @ RRSF 13.00 - 15.00
Registration 13.00 - 13.30 Children’s Ball Throw @ RRSF 13.30 - 15.00
Sport Stacking @ RRSF 13.30 - 15.00
Sport Stacking @ RRSF 13.30 - 15.00
Registration 13.30 - 14.00 Table Tennis @ RRSF 14.00 - 17.30
Registration 13.30 - 14.00 Tennis @ DLH 12+ 14.00 - 18.30
Children’s Social Event - TTC & SMSIL 17.30 - 20.00
Registration 17.30 - 18.00 Cycling @ SCP (15+) 18.00 - 20.30
Registration 17.30 - 18.00 Children’s Cycling @ SCP 18.00 - 20.00
Registration 20.00 - 20.30 Darts @ MCH&T 20.30 - 23.00
Adult Social Event @ MCH&T 20.00 - 01.00
Registration and Start Children’s Sport Adult’s Sport Open Event
Children’s Social Event Adult’s Social Event Opening Ceremony Activity Registration

GAMES SCHEDULE GAMES SCHEDULE
Saturday 29 July
Registration 08.00 - 08.30 Badminton @ RRSF 08.30 - 12.00
Registration 09.00 - 09.30 Children’s Swimming @ SMBSC 09.30 - 12.00
Registration 09.30 - 10.00 Indoor Bowls @ CIBC 10.00 - 17.00
Registration 13.00 - 13.30 Badminton @ RRSF 13.30 - 15.30
Registration 13.00 - 13.30 Children’s 5-a-side Football @ RRSF 13.30 - 17.00
Registration 13.00 - 13.30 Adults’ 5-a-side Football @ RRSF 13.30 - 17.00
Registration 13.00 - 13.30 Under 5’s Archery & Long Jump @ RRSF 13.30 - 15.30
Registration 13.00 - 13.30 Netball @ RRSF 13.30 - 17.00
Registration 13.00 - 13.30 Adult Swimming @ SMBSC 13.30 - 17.00
Registration 13.00 - 13.30 Walk @ SCP 13.30 - 15.00
Registration 13.00 - 13.30 Children’s Walk @ SCP 13.30 - 15.00
Registration 17.30 - 18.30 Mini Marathon @ SCP 18.30 - 19.30
Registration 18.00 - 19.00 Donor Run @ SCP 19.00 - 20.30
Sunday 30 July
Track & Field @ WSC 09.00 - 17.00
Track & Field @ WSC 09.00 - 15.30
Adult Celebration Event @ RRSF 18.30 - 01.00
Children’s Celebration Event @ RRSF 18.30 - 23.30
VENUE KEY
RRSF Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility, 1 O’Donnell Way, Wishaw, Motherwell ML1 2TZ
LFGC Lochview Family Golf Centre, Townhead Rd, Coatbridge ML5 2HX
WSC Wishaw Sports Centre, Alexander St, Wishaw ML2 0HQ
MCH&T Motherwell Concert Hall & Theatre, Windmillhill St, Motherwell ML1 1AB
SCP Strathclyde Country Park, 366 Hamilton Rd, Motherwell ML1 3ED
SMBSC Sir Matt Busby Sports Complex, Main St, Bellshill ML4 3DP
TTC The Time Capsule, 100 Buchanan St, Coatbridge ML5 1DL
DLH David Lloyd Hamilton, Mote Hill, Hamilton ML3 6BY
HIR Hamilton Ice Rink, Mote Hill, Hamilton ML3 6BS
SMSIL Summerlee, Museum of Scottish Industrial Life, Heritage Way, Coatbridge ML5 1QD
RTSC Red Triangle Snooker Club, 4 St. Mungos Walk, Cumbernauld G67 1QP
MCF Magiscroft Fishery, Garngibboch Rd, Condorrat, Cumbernauld G67 4AF
M&D’s M&D’s, Strathclyde Country Park, Bellshill, Motherwell ML1 3RT
CIBC Coatbridge Indoor Bowling Club, Quarry St, Coatbridge ML5 3PU

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Messages
of Support
Jackie Bird
Jackie Bird
Scottish journalist and presenter, best known
as the news anchor on Reporting Scotland and
host of Hogmanay Live and Children in Need
in Scotland.
“As a Lanarkshire girl I’m proud the Westfield
Health British Transplant Games have come
here. You can’t help but be inspired by the
stories of people involved in the Games and it is
great to see so many people well enough to take
part. I’m also proud to be registered as an organ
donor and urge anyone who has considered it to
use this event as the impetus to sign up.”
Justin Grace
Head Sprint Coach for Great Britain Track
Cycling Team and liver transplant recipient.
“I’m very excited to be a participating in the
Westfield Health British Transplant Games this
year in North Lanarkshire. The Games has made
my recovery post-transplant easier to cope with
as it has added a focal point to the year, kept my
mind active and given me something to really
look forward to. Aside from that, it has been a
great vehicle for me to promote getting more
people to sign up for organ donation and having
the discussion with family members.”
Tam Cowan
Sports journalist and radio presenter from
Motherwell.
“The NHS Organ Donor register is an absolutely
brilliant thing and can make all the difference.
There are people dying whilst waiting on
transplants and you could change all that. In fact
you could maybe save up to seven people’s lives
at a time. So please, if you can, get involved and
support the Westfiled Health British
Transplant Games!”
Justin Grace
James McCallum
Former racing cyclist from Lanarkshire and
Bronze medal winner at 2006 Commonwealth
Games in Melbourne.
“The Westfield Health British Transplant Games
is a truly inspirational event and I’m so pleased
to see it’s come to my home area. I’m delighted
to extend my support and best wishes to
everyone involved. I know how important sport is
to people’s health and well-being so I truly
believe in the message behind the Games and
showing there is life after having a transplant.
Transplants really do transform lives and I’d urge
people to register as donors, spread the word
and share your wishes with your family.”
Hannah Miley
Scottish swimmer who has competed in three
Olympic Games and won 400m Individual
Medley titles at British European,
Commonwealth and World championships.
“A huge well done to everyone taking part in this
year’s Westfield Health British Transplant
Games. As an athlete I know all too well how
difficult training can be and, for these athletes
especially, it’s an amazing achievement.
Transplants really do transform lives and I’d urge
the public to sign the NHS Organ Donor and
Anthony Nolan registers.”
Hannah Miley
Tam Cowan
James McCallum

Athlete feature
Craig Ferguson
Twenty-six year old Craig
Ferguson from Airdrie is
competing in fishing at the
Westfield Health British
Transplant Games. This is his
first time competing in the
Games, having received a kidney
transplant in May this year. He
explains why he wanted to be
involved:
“I’m taking part in the Games to help promote
the importance of organ donation and show
how it can really improve the recipient’s life.
When I received my kidney transplant I’d been
on the waiting list for about a year and I’d
started dialysis halfway through that year for
roughly six months. I was due to get married on
Saturday 13th May 2017 but on Thursday 11th
May I’d woken up at 2am to discover I had
missed calls on my phone. It was the kidney
co-ordinator saying they’d found a match. My
partner and I got to the hospital for 3am and
then six hours later I was in surgery. Since then
we’ve managed to reschedule our wedding to
21st July and my kidney and health are great.
I haven’t felt this good in a number of years.
I heard about the British Transplant Games while
still on dialysis from other patients who had
been involved in the Games in previous years. I
was really keen to get involved. I’m just entering
the fishing competition though as it will only be
10 weeks since my transplant so I’m not wanting
to overdo things. I’m feeling really excited to be
part of it but also nervous as this is my first time
competing in the Games.
The Games are a platform to showcase the
importance of organ donation and publicise how
organ donation improves the lives of the
recipient. I also think they are important for
transplant recipients like myself to meet up and
share their own transplant stories.”

Athlete feature
Lisa Hertwig
Twenty-six year old Lisa Hertwig
from Alloa is taking part in the
Games for the first time and is
competing in badminton, table
tennis, running, cycling and ten
pin bowling. She shares her story:
“I received my lung transplant on 5th November
2016. It was my third call and I’d waited three
and a half years. I received my call at 6.40am
and waited a total of 17 hours to hear if it was
going ahead.
I can’t remember much of my first few weeks of
recovery in ICU as I was sedated most of the
time and struggled to get off the ventilator having
to be given a tracheostomy. Around my 26th
birthday on 21st November was when I started to
remember things. I did suffer from sepsis and
they nearly lost me at one point as they couldn’t
regulate my heart. However, I slowly began my
rehabilitation and, by the first week in December,
my tracheostomy came out and I was moved to
HDU ward. This was where I began to walk more
and tackle stairs, as well as taking oxygen off for
the first time in nearly four years. I got home on
the 30th December just in time for the New Year
and I haven’t looked back since.
I’d heard of the British Transplant Games before
my transplant and it sounded like something I
wanted to be involved in so I spoke to the clinic
and signed up for it. I think the Games are
important for helping raise awareness of what
organ donation can allow people to do. They’re
also valuable to athletes as a way to meet other
people like them and share their experiences.
Meeting new people is one of the main reasons
I’m taking part.
Since recovering from my transplant, I’ve been
trying new things all the time and ticking off the
things I’ve longed to do. This is my first time
competing in the Games so it’s a new
experience and I’m feeling really excited and
enthusiastic about it.”

Northlander
volunteers ready
for the Games
This is the third time in the
Westfield Health British Transplant
Games’ 40 year history that they
have been held in Scotland and the
first time in North Lanarkshire. The
area has risen to the challenge
wonderfully and most notably
through the number of volunteers
who have stepped forward to help
support the Games.
The Westfield Health British Transplant Games
rely on volunteers from across the county to run
the four day event and, without them, the
Games wouldn’t be able to go ahead. There will
be volunteers from around Scotland and
England but the majority of volunteers at this
year’s event are from North Lanarkshire. Known
as Northlanders, they have received full training
by Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire and will
be assisting in a variety of roles. This ranges
from helping at the opening and closing
ceremonies, supporting sport specific events,
transport, registration of athletes and generally
providing information and assistance to the
athletes and supporters.
“We’d like to wish the good people of
North Lanarkshire all the best for the
Westfield Health British Transplant Games!”
Craig and Charlie Reid, chart-topping
Scottish band, The Proclaimers.
I have volunteered at similar events in the past
and I know that the atmosphere will be brilliant.
I’m really looking forward to getting involved.”
Clare Taylor, a Locality Support Worker based in
Bellshill, said: “I volunteered as I think the
Westfield Health British Transplant Games are
really inspirational. I can’t wait to be involved!
I’ve been on the donor register for years so it’s
an important cause to me. The Games are a
marvellous way to show that people who have
received transplants can still live active lives and
it celebrates their successes.”
The Northlanders will be visible at the Games as
they will all be wearing brightly coloured
orange t-shirts and will be located at
each venue throughout the
four days.
Graham MacDonald, from Cumbernauld, said:
“I signed up to become a Northlander for the
Westfield Health British Transplant Games as I
had a friend who recently had a kidney
transplant. He’s now got his life back and
he’s back to work and living fully again. I
felt that it was important to contribute to
the Games in this way as a result.

Donor feature
Lynne Burt
Sixteen year old Erin Burt from
Motherwell, who will be
spectating at this year’s Games,
bravely tells her story about her
mum being an organ donor and
the comfort it has brought her
and her family.
“My mum, Lynne Burt was 44 when she passed
away on 23 December 2015. She suffered
complications during an operation following a
brain haemorrhage. She was a registered organ
donor and had discussed her wishes with her
family. As a result she donated everything apart
from her heart, as it was enlarged.
My mum worked in Newmains Primary School
as an Additional Support Needs worker and a
member of the office staff. She loved music and
dancing and was known for being extremely
happy and bubbly and very short - standing at
only 4ft 9! Donating her organs showed how
much of an incredible and selfless person she
was and now she continues to live on in these
other people.
I remember my mum had her heart set on being
an organ donor – she actually went on a trip to
Asda one day to get a loaf of bread and came
back an organ donor! She also encouraged me
and other family members to sign up.
She loved the idea that if something happened
to her, there would be a positive side to it too,
she always look on the bright side.
I wrote to the lady who received my mum’s
lungs and she wrote back. It was really
heart-warming to know how my mum had
turned someone’s life around and I got a lot of
comfort from knowing that my mum’s the reason
this lady is doing so well now.
For me personally, it’s a no brainier, you get to
help more than one person if you become an
organ donor. I would say definitely sign up as
I’ve seen first-hand how it can change
someone’s life for the better.”
“I’m so unbelievably proud to be
her daughter, knowing that my mum
helped people has helped me pull
through and cope with her death.
She would be undeniably happy at
the thought that she’s potentially
saved someone’s life or even
improved their quality of living.”

Athlete feature
Morgan Macintyre
Morgan MacIntyre tells us about
what it’s like to take part in the
Westfield British Transplant
Games and the gift of receiving
a kidney transplant.
“I was born with renal hyperplasia which means
my kidneys never grew. As a result I was on
dialysis from the age of eight months old. After
being active on the transplant list for just over
two years, I finally received a transplant from a
living donor in 2004 aged five years old.
I wasn’t always into sport but liked the idea of
being a champion like my dad, who was a keen
and talented cyclist. The Westfield Health British
Transplant Games give me that chance. Sadly
my father was tragically killed while out on his
bike and at first I just wanted to give up and be
with my dad. Thankfully the Transplant Games
provided me with a way of making my dad
proud.
I first got involved in the Westfield Health British
Transplant Games in 2010 and have been
involved every year, except for last year as I
wasn’t well enough.
I have taken part in 50m sprint, long jump, ball
throw and the obstacle race. I won a silver
medal for the obstacle race and medals for the
3km donor runs every year. I was particularly
touched when in 2010 my team mates voted me
the best athlete in 2010 and presented me with
a Cup.
For anyone thinking about whether they should
be an organ donor, I just want to say it is so
important as you can help people like me get
their lives back. I know that like me everyone
who has been transplanted appreciates the gift
so much and lives life to the full after. Although I
appreciate its a hard thing to do, the gift really is
the gift of life.”

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With support from Scottish Enterprise, North Lanarkshire Council, the City of Glasgow City
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Medal designed by
Medals Celebrate
Community Spirit
Successful athletes at this year’s
Westfield Health British
Transplant Games will be
awarded specially designed
medals to mark the event’s
40th anniversary.
The Gold, Silver and Bronze medals are being
funded by some of North Lanarkshire’s Local
Community Forums.
Billy Lees, Chair of the Cumbernauld
Community Forum, said: “We are proud to
support the Games, as we all know someone
within our community who has been affected.”
A lot of care and creativity went into the design
of the medals which were created by medal
design company, Filament.
Gregor Aikman, Director of Filament, said:
“We were keen to create a truly special
memento - a medal which celebrates the value
of the achievement, embodying elements that
make it specific to the Games.”
The medals are seven sided, representing each
of the Local Area Partnership areas:
Airdrie, Bellshill, Coatbridge, Cumbernauld
& Kilsyth, Motherwell, Northern Corridor
and Wishaw.
One side of the medal’s ribbon features the
names of the key partners, while the other
has the Spirit of Lanarkshire tartan.
Rosalyn Griffith, Community Engagement
Officer at North Lanarkshire Council explained:
“In designing the medals we considered a
number of things such as how to include key
partnerships and the names of the communities
who are supporting the Games. Crucially we
wanted to ensure everyone who received a
medal would remember their time in North
Lanarkshire at the 2017 Westfield Health British
Transplant Games.”
Congratulations to Team Great Britain representing Transplant Sport, who have recently returned from the World Transplant
Games in Malaga. The team won the Best Team Award, with a total of 360 medals, which included 166 Golds, many PB’s
and World records. We look forward to welcoming many of these champions to the WHBTG in North Lanarkshire.

Hello everyone
My name is Haggi the Haggis, some of you
may already know me. I am the friendly
face that represents the Westfield Health
British Transplant Games for many people
in North Lanarkshire. We are so excited to
host the Games this year and I cannot
believe they are actually here. I have a very
important job to do this weekend - to make
sure everyone enjoys the Games and has
an amazing time while in North Lanarkshire.
I proudly represent Scotland and North
Lanarkshire, so if you see me out and
about over the weekend make sure you
come and say hello and get a selfie!!
I’ve been all over, working very hard to
promote the Games this year and I just want
to share some of my highlights with you.
Back in November I attended my first ever
event, when we officially launched the
Games up at the picturesque Colzium
House in Kilsyth. It was great to meet
some of the
inspirational
athletes who are
competing at North
Lanarkshire.
January was a very busy and record
breaking month; first I welcomed a very
special guest, Tony the Turtle, the official
Games mascot, to Motherwell to help me
celebrate Burns Night.
I was joined by nearly 550 people at
Ravenscraig Sports facility including the
Depute Provost of North Lanarkshire as we
broke the world record for the most number
of people doing a Slosh at the one time, with
all the funds raised going to the Games.
I also had the opportunity to meet the
team managers when they visited North
Lanarkshire on their familiarisation
weekend at the end of January.
In March I had the pleasure of spending a
Sunday afternoon at the DoubleTree by
Hilton hotel, with 250 ladies at our Lassies’
Lunch hosted by the Depute Provost,
we raised an astonishing £8000 in aid of
the Games.
In December,
I switched on the
Christmas lights
across North
Lanarkshire and
cheered on the many
runners who took
part in the Santa
Dash in Cumbernauld.

April saw us launch the Visit Lanarkshire
Donor Run at Strathclyde Park where we
were joined by some kids from Knowetop
Primary School who were even more
excited than me!! We are expecting more
than 1200 runners to take part in the
Donor Runs on Games Saturday.
In May my travels took me to meet some
of the kind hearted volunteers known as
“Northlanders” who will be essential to the
smooth running of the Games. We were
joined by transplant athlete David Mushet
who told us more about the Games and
who, this year is taking part in his 4th
Games after his liver transplant in 2013.
By the time we were in June the sun was
out and I spent a fantastic day at Wishaw
Sports Centre when I had the pleasure of
playing sports with some of the transplant
kids from the Glasgow team as they
continued with their training. It was
inspirational to see how kids can compete
in sports after transplantation.
We also celebrated 50 days to the Games
and this was a biggy milestone for us, I
was joined by a very special guest to mark
the occasion. Four times world snooker
champ John Higgins put me through my
paces at the Red Triangle Snooker hall as
he lent his support to the Games.
It’s not just me who is super excited about
the Games, I have also been surprising
pupils and teachers all over North
Lanarkshire by getting them involved in
sports or getting them to do a slosh.
Its been a fantastic year for me and I hope
you have enjoyed some of my highlights. It
just leaves me to say, good luck to every
athlete taking part in the Games this
weekend, I’ll be cheering you all on.
Haggi

Westfield Health British Transplant Games (2016)
© Colin Keown
EventScotland is proud to support the Westfield Health British
Transplant Games.
Next year, the Glasgow 2018 European Championships will take place
from 2 to 12 August. One incredible event held in Glasgow and across
Scotland which brings together six existing Championships including
Aquatics, Cycling, Golf, Gymnastics, Rowing and Triathlon.
For more information and tickets, please visit glasgow2018.com.

YOUNG
REPORTER
Young Reporter is an opportunity for children and young people to write and
draw about the British Transplant Games or about themselves and their lives.
They can choose from templates called “Game Report”, “My Story” and “Athlete Profile”. There’s also
the TS Young Reporter Blog at www.transplantsportuk.wordpress.com for uploading reports, photos
and videos. We have a two of iPad minis that young people can borrow to create these posts.
Any young person can take part and they will also be entered in our prize draw to win an iPad mini.
Our Young Reporter stand will be at the
following venues:
• Friday – Ravenscraig
• Friday evening – Time Capsule
• Saturday afternoon – Ravenscraig
• Saturday evening – Strathclyde Country Park
• Sunday – Wishaw marketplace
On our stand, you can also find out about
Transplant Sport Kids events such as:
• TS Kids Weekend at PGL Caythorpe Court near
Grantham in August – it’s free!
• Velodrome cycling session at Manchester in
September
• Climbing and sports hall day in the Midlands
in October
• TS Family Weekend at PGL Osmington Bay in
Dorset in October – kids go for free!
These reports, stories and quotes from children and young people are really important to us when
we promote our work with children and the importance of organ donation.
Almost 7,000 people in the UK are
awaiting an organ transplant, with
three people dying each day while
waiting to find a match.
There are currently 52 people in
North Lanarkshire waiting for a transplant.
Each year around 30 people in our area
receive a transplant.
There are currently 124,559 people
on the Organ Donor Register in
North Lanarkshire. Since the games launched
last November we have seen the numbers
increase by over 3,000
– but we still need more!
To register for the NHS Donor Register,
telephone 0300 123 23 23 or visit
www.organdonation.nhs.uk
www.organdonationscotland.org
Remember to tell your family
and friends your wishes too!
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Venues
WISHAW SPORT CENTRE
Welcomes you to make a splash, work up
a sweat in the gym or train on the track.
Its water-based facilities include a regular
swimming pool, teaching pool and a
toddlers pool, while a full health suite
featuring steam room and sauna facilities
is available if you’d like to wind down
after your swim.
Two multi-purpose sports halls are
available for hire offering a range of
sports from badminton to table tennis,
while a full cardio-vascular and weights
resistance facility is available for use.
And, if you fancy yourself as the next
Eilidh Child or Usain Bolt, a full outdoor
competition standard 400m track is
available for hire and use.
Wishaw Sports Centre will host the
Westfield Health British Transplant
Games archery, virtual triathlon,
volleyball, track and field events.
RAVENSCRAIG REGIONAL
SPORTS FACILITY
A world-class sports centre which caters
for everyone from international sporting
stars to local dance enthusiasts to
fledgling fitness fanatics. On a site where
workers once forged iron ore into steel,
you can now burn fat and turn energy into
muscle or test your mettle using its
high-quality pitches and sports halls.
The centre offers sporting facilities on an
impressive scale and its sports hall, gym,
indoor athletics and pitch facilities are
world-renowned. Hundreds of athletes
trained here before competing at the
2014 Commonwealth Games. The centre
also hosted the 2011 International
Children’s Games and is home to
Scotland’s national rugby sevens team.
Ravenscraig will host the Westfield
Health British Transplant Games’
opening ceremony and sporting events
including basketball, table tennis and
children’s 5-a-side football.
LOCHVIEW FAMILY GOLF
COURSE
From a modern clubhouse and café to a
floodlit driving range and a state-of-theart
golf simulator, Lochview has everything
to cater for golfers of all abilities.
A full 18-hole golf course is accompanied
by 18 floodlit driving range bays with target
tees and distance markers. The centre
offers a programme of golf lessons with
PGA Professional John Kelly, ranging
from Mini Tigers for tiny tots, a junior golf
academy for youngsters, and one to one
lessons for adults. A state of the art golf
simulator can be hired for both recreational
and video analysis usage, providing the
opportunity to virtually play golf courses
around the world from the comfort of
Lochview’s cafe and bar area.
Lochview Family Golf Course will host
Westfield Health British Transplant
Games’ golf events.

THE TIME CAPSULE
Offers members a range of health and
fitness facilities, including cardio and
weight resistance equipment in the gym
and swimming pools.
Try the Tornado Tantrum, the only indoor
water ride in Scotland where four people
can travel together and don’t miss
Splashdown Island with its huge tipping
water bucket and water cannons. Ride
the 100m long speed Storm Chasers,
Thunder and Lightning with their amazing
twisting twin flumes, test your endurance
in the Tsunami wave pool and float down
Riptide River, a lazy river with a Rapid
ending! Meanwhile for parents with tiny
tots, Coral Cove is a safe and sheltered
section.
After swimming you can
enjoy a bite to eat at the
Beach or Waterfall café
or wrap up and get
skating at The Time
Capsule’s ice rink.
The Time Capsule is
the venue for the
Westfield Health
British Transplant
Games’ Children’s
Social Event.
SIR MATT BUSBY SPORTS
COMPLEX
Named after the iconic Scottish football
talent, the Sir Matt Busby Sports
Complex provides a full range of facilities.
The complex boasts a modern gym,
multi-purpose sports hall, dance and spin
studios which host a varied number of
health and fitness classes for all ages and
abilities.
STRATHCLYDE COUNTRY PARK
There is something for everyone at
Strathclyde Country Park, Glasgow 2014
Commonwealth Games proud host venue.
Strathclyde Country Park lies in 400
hectares of countryside in the valley of
the River Clyde. It is one of the most
popular family attractions in the central
belt of Scotland, with thousands of
visitors coming each year enjoying the
vast range of activities and events on offer.
Ideally situated with excellent road and
public transport links, the park offers
outdoor adventure playgrounds, bicycle
hire, fitness gym, watersports centre with
cafe, conference facilities and
watersports activities, including its
popular family funboats.
Strathclyde Country Park will host
Westfield Health British Transplant
Games’ mini marathon, cycling, donor
run and adult and children’s walk events.
Sir Matt’s hosts a health suite, two
swimming pools with a viewing gallery
and a full-size 3G football pitch. The
centre is also supported by a large car
park which caters for visitors, even during
busy periods.
Sir Matt Busby Sports Complex will
host Westfield Health British
Transplant Games’ adult and children’s
swimming competitions.

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Acknowledgements
fighting childhood
liver disease
HAMILTON
SQUASH CLUB

We believe
every donor
deserves a
medal too
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Westfield Health are committed to helping people improve their quality
of life. It’s why we offer award-winning health cash plans, hospital
treatment insurance and wellbeing services – to support the nation in
living healthier, happier and independent lives.
It’s also one of the many reasons why The Westfield Health Charitable
Trust are incredibly proud to support The British Transplant Games 2017.