Market Harborough Squash & Racketball Club have been working tirelessly to improve the range of squash and racketball opportunities available to all in their local community. They have recently been focusing on junior squash and when approached by England Squash & Racketball to set up a Satellite Club they jumped at the chance. … Continued
Mini Marathon debut I competed in my first Mini Marathon on 13th April 2014 – it was a great experience. It felt really strange not checking the course out beforehand and only having a tiny area to warm up in. I was in the leading group all race and it came down to … Continued
England Golf has launched a new ‘Play More Golf’ fund, offering grants of up to £1,500 for projects which encourage people to play the game more often and which promote club membership. The grants which start at £500, are available to all affiliated clubs and to driving ranges which have been awarded the RangeMark. … Continued
Hundreds of youngsters took part in a festival of tag rugby. Mixed teams of primary school-age children competed at Market Harborough Rugby Club. Marianne Boyle, one of the organisers, said: “More than 25 teams entered.” The final was contested by Kibworth Primary and Ridgeway Primary, Market Harborough. Kibworth edged home 4-3 in a tense clash. … Continued
Congratulations to Badgerbrook Primary, Kibworth High School and Thomas Estley Community College. All three have reached national finals in competitions run by the English Schools F.A. First came Badgerbrook’s under 11s in the Danone competition. The regional finals were played at Nottingham University, where twelve teams took part – each team was already … Continued
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It was all fun & School Games! OVER 1,000 talented young athletes and disabled athletes from across Leicester-Shire & Rutland descended on Loughborough University’s world class sporting facilities on 3rd April, to take part in the 2014 School Games Spring Championships. Young athletes aged 11-18 years, represented over 58 schools, taking part … Continued
LEICESTERSHIRE TABLE TENNIS ASSOCIATION The Guthlaxton School quartet of Eddie Lyons, Adil Rashid, Aman Rashid and Jack Mooney finished a very creditable second in the National Under 19 Schools Team finals. The four, who all play for Knighton Park in the Leicester League, beat defending champions, Calday Grange 6-2 along the way, and … Continued
Last week saw Crown Hills Community College play host to 4 days of superb Indoor Cricket. East Leicester took home 3 of the Gold Medals, with Blaby & Harborough preventing them from a clean sweep! Shiv Thakor attended all four events, supporting the young athletes, offering advice, and even umpiring the U15 Boys Final! The … Continued
Inspired Facilities is Sport England’s £110 million programme that funds the renovation and modernisation of local sports facilities. To date the fund has helped over 1,300 projects to improve and refurbish sports clubs or transform non-sporting venues into modern grassroots sport facilities. So whether you are a club, local authority, school or parish council they … Continued