Raise The Bar Olympic Weightlifting Club in Newcastle upon Tyne supporters raised £74.33

About Raise The Bar Olympic Weightlifting Club in Newcastle upon Tyne

Welcome to Newcastle’s first Olympic Weightlifting club “Raise The Bar”, which is based at Elswick pool (West End of the City). We are affiliated to British Weight Lifting.

“Raise The Bar” Olympic Weightlifting Club aims to make a positive contribution to the personal, social, academic and technical development of all school-age lifters and adults.

By providing a safe and professional learning environment, we see that all of our lifters are given the opportunity to maximise their true potential, in every training session. In pursuit of this goal, both coaches help each lifter to ‘be the very best that they can be.’

We welcome anyone, regardless of their shape, size, or ability; and without any experience. The ultimate objective is create healthier young people, to educate them about healthy eating habits, and to raise “local gifted and talented” weightlifters, who want to compete and represent our local region, nationally and internationally.

All of our coaches are trained and CRB checked.

We are expanding very rapidly, and are desperately in need of more equipment. Raising cash would enable to buy some weightlifting suits for deprived lifters, save up for coaching courses for our youth, and to buy more equipment, which would benefit all.