Life begins at 40 for Goldline Events, the organiser of September’s Robin Hood Marathon Events weekend.The race team has revealed the special 40th anniversary race medal. Will you be wearing your race bling with pride in just over six weeks’ time?Lace up at Victoria Embankment on Sunday 26th … [Read more...]
Burton Joyce football Club reflect on events following lockdown
After a heavily disrupted season due to Covid-19, Burton Joyce Football Club finally started to get things back to normal in late spring. The club has grown to over 30 teams and provides football for girls and boys from 4 years old to adult football and is home to a Downs Syndrome team as well.As … [Read more...]
Grant available for elite Rushcliffe athletes
Elite athletes across Rushcliffe are being invited to apply for grant funding to support their efforts in their chosen sport.The Rushcliffe Elite Sports Grant is available with grants of up to £400 that aim to reduce some of the financial burden of competing at an advanced level that can often … [Read more...]
Firbeck Academy children join in exercise fun inspired by ‘Stand Up Notts’ campaign
Children and staff at Firbeck Academy in Wollaton have always enjoyed the wide-ranging sporting activities on offer at the school. So, when the ‘Stand Up Notts’ Campaign asked that schools focus on increased physical activity during the school day, Firbeck Academy was up for the … [Read more...]
Fantastic sporting year for Heymann in West Bridgford
It has been a fantastic sporting year for one local West Bridgford school. Heymann Primary and Nursery School on Waddington Drive has had a run of successes in both the local cricket and football tournaments. So far this year, Heymann have won the Rushcliffe Football Cup and the Nottinghamshire … [Read more...]
Family Hockey in West Bridgford
By Mick Hart West Bridgford Hockey Club is once again offering the opportunity for parents and children aged five and above to get involved in their family hockey nights coaching series. Experience is definitely not necessary and you don’t have to be particularly sporty either, as the emphasis … [Read more...]
Stunning performances by Nottingham & Union Rowing Club
Junior rowers from Nottingham & Union Rowing Club competed at the National Schools Regatta, held on the 2000m long Olympic rowing course at Eton Dorney. The regatta is the largest junior rowing event in the UK and Ireland with over 5,000 competitors from clubs and schools. Of the seven crews … [Read more...]
West Bridgford teenage tennis star receives support from SportsAid
Rising teenage tennis player Roan Jones was awarded a £500 cheque at a charity lunch, which was held in aid of SportsAid to help raise money to support the next generation of British sports stars. The 15-year-old from West Bridgford began playing tennis at the age of four and finished … [Read more...]
Beeston-based Dave selected to compete in World Transplant Games
Beeston-based J Tomlinson operations manager Dave Fisher has been selected for the first time to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the World Transplant Games. Dave, who received a kidney transplant in 2015 from his wife Kelly, has been picked to represent his country in … [Read more...]
Nottingham schoolgirl chosen to be a water safety ambassador for national charity
STA, a national charity dedicated to the teaching of swimming and water safety, has announced that Laila Dore, a 9-year old schoolgirl from Nottingham has been chosen to be one of the associations’ young water safety ambassadors for 2019.After a nationwide search and hundreds of applicants, STA … [Read more...]