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Sport event inspires kids, says ex-England captain

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Serena Kersten played for England for 15 years and wants to help children in Jersey get active

A former England netball captain says she hopes an event that showcased different sports in Jersey inspires children and families to take up activities.

Serena Kersten helped organise the Sport for Alll event at Grainville on Monday.

Eighteen sports clubs from around the island came together to show people about the activities they can do to stay healthy.

Hundreds of people attended throughout the day.

There's a flag with the Jersey Bulls logo on and the flag is attached to a metal fence which is around a concrete five-a-side football pitch with two men inside who are in the red Jersey bulls tops.
Jersey Bulls FC were one of the sports clubs involved in the event

Ms Kersten, who is from the island, captained the England netball team and has 110 caps for the national side.

She said Monday's event was “about removing barriers” and “making sport accessible to all, regardless of age, ability, background or circumstance”.

Ms Kersten added: “Coming and trying new sports were some of my best memories growing and I wanted to give people in the island somewhere to do that where they could fall in love with sport.”

Funding organisation Jersey Sport helped Ms Kersten organise the event, which they hope to to repeat next year.

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