Welcome to the June edition of What's On at Oriam. We have a summer full of sport for you to enjoy this month! Don't go anywhere, we have plenty of new activities, sports and resources to share with you.
Game Changing Handball Scholarship
New handball athlete scholarship now open for applications
We're thrilled to add Handball to our Sport Scholarship options, alongside the established Squash, Football and Individual Athlete programmes. Whilst we have previously had Handball athletes on our individual athlete programme, this is an exciting new development in partnership with Scottish Handball. In this exciting new programme, both international and UK handball athletes can continue their sports career alongside their academic studies, with convenient access all on one campus.
Our Handball athletes will have access to handball coaching with our partners at Scottish Handball, alongside all the great benefits of our established sports scholarship programmes including: academic support, Strength & Conditioning sessions, Hydrotherapy and Physio sessions. Applications are now open and we look forward to welcoming the new scholars to Oriam in September. Read the full article for more details and to start the application process!
Student Sports Success
Congratulations to all of our students who have completed another year at Heriot-Watt, we hope you have great plans for the summer break. Before the term ended, we celebrated with the Sports Union at their annual Blues Awards Ball. All the clubs have achieved so much this year, it was hard to choose the winners!
A few highlights include Leo Moss (pictured centre) who won the Leadership Trophy for his dedication to Tennis Club, Sports Union and the wider community. The Women's Squash 1s took home the Team of the Year award, and Ross Campbell, Oriam's Executive Director, was presented with an Honorary Blues Award. This is in recognition of his dedication to student sport at Heriot-Watt over the past 20 years.
Are you ready for the Summer Holidays?
We're flying through the last term of school before summer holidays! Get the kids organised for a summer full of sport with our summer camps. This year we have three great options suitable for kids of all abilities and interests, including a new pre-school racquets camp from ages 3-5 years.
New Minis Racquets Summer Stars
Bookings Now Open
We're excited introduce a new sports camp for this summer. Our Minis Racquets Camp is open to children aged 3 - 5 years! Designed for our youngest sports stars, this short-format camp is filled with fun games and activities to build confidence and co-ordination with throwing, catching and early racquet skills. Available for two weeks, Mondays to Thursdays, 10:00 - 11:30am each day. You can book 1 - 4 days per week, for just £10 per day.
Oriam Youth Development Summer Camps
Bookings Now Open
Our Youth Development Programme has been growing from strength to strength and applications open soon for our new Summer Camps!
There will be two weeks available; 21st - 24th July and 28th - 31st July, following the same 4-day programme. This is a fantastic programme designed for young aspiring athletes aged 11 - 18 years. In each session participants will learn new strength and resistance training skills in our performance facilities, alongside theory and developing their own personal training programme, all with expert guidance from our Sports Scientist, Vicky.
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Junior Sports
Summer Camps
Bookings Now Open
Oriam Junior Sports Camp is back for 3 weeks of action-packed fun this summer.
Our Junior Sports Camps are open to all abilities, aged 5-13 years. Let the kids explore a wide range of sports games and activities in a fun and welcoming environment. Each week is packed with games, skills sessions and fun, all led by our experienced coaches.
Each child will be part of a small activity group, led by an experienced coach. The groups are based on age and ability so everyone can make the most of each activity and build confidence with new skills and new friends.
Oriam Community Celebrations
Milestone events for Walking Football and Park Run
Oriam Walking Football 10th Anniversary
Our Walking Football group is celebrating their 10th Anniversary this year! The group has grown from strength to strength over the years, starting from a small group, training a couple of times a week to their current thriving group with multiple teams which meet three to four times a week. They are celebrating with a fantastic charity tournament on the 24th June, raising funds for Alzheimer's UK and Back Onside.
Oriam ParkRun marks 200th event
Oriam ParkRun are also celebrating an important milestone this month. On 14th June, we'll be marking the 200th Oriam ParkRun event!
The community of regular runners and volunteers have built the weekly 5k run around campus a welcoming and vibrant event, come rain or shine!
Join the group on the 14th to celebrate the 200th Oriam Parkrun event.
Unlock New Achievements on Oriam App!
We have a few exciting updates for our app and website coming this summer. To kick things off, we're launching a new series of achievement badges. Just adding a little extra fun and celebrating little achievements as you build up new healthy habits.
Earn badges for booking classes, sports and activities via our app. You will be able to view your badges and progress in your new 'My Profile' page, located on the top left corner of the home screen.
Summary
Here's a round-up of everything we have planned at Oriam for June. New Classes, activities and more coming for summer 2025.