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17 January 2012
Sleaford Cricket Club
The Junior Sports Programme was able to assist Sleaford Cricket Club with a contribution towards the cost of coaching qualifications.
08 November 2011
Junior entrant double win in photography competition
Luis Coy from Lincoln has won the Under 16 section of the Junior Sport Photography Competition at Sleaford’s Carre Gallery. He also carried off the silver award in the open event for ‘Spray Skirt Needed’, a dramatic canoeing photograph.
The event was sponsored by Hodgson Elkington’s Junior Sports Programme.
The competition attracted entries from throughout the county with 45 submissions exhibited at Carre Gallery over the past week.
Another double-winner with Gold awards is Ruth Winter who was overall winner with ‘Pure Concentration’, a study of sports day pupils racing. Ruth was also awarded the Award for People’s choice with ‘Hair Raising Fun’.
Silver awards were made to ‘Run, Lazy Boy, Run’ by Alice Caithness in the Under 16 category and Monika Pietkowska in the Under 12s.
Gallery director Martin Cameron said “Judging was extremely difficult as a result of the high standard of entries. A particular surprise was the number and quality of junior entries, several of which were directly competitive with the work of adults”.
Related links:
Carre Gallery, Sleaford
www.carregallery.co.uk
01 November 2011
Ancholme Rowing Club
By Peter Mordue, Ancholme Rowing Club
Ancholme Rowing Club in Brigg ran its annual Head of the Ancholme race on October 9th.
As usual, there was good representation from the junior membership of Lincoln, Doncaster, York and Boston Rowing Clubs and St Peter’s School from York.
The river Ancholme is straight and safe to row on and therefore it encourages young people to become competitive in rowing.
Historically many of the junior rowers have undertaken their first ever race at Brigg and have gone on to race at many other rowing events across the country. 2011 was no exception with Ancholme Rowing Club welcoming new junior rowers to the world of racing.
All the youngsters, aged from 11 to 18, enjoyed the competition and team spirit and there were some very good performances.
I would like to take this opportunity to voice our appreciation forthe Junior Sports Programme's very welcome assistance.
24 October 2011
Photography Exhibition and Competition
Carre Gallery in Sleaford will be holding the Junior Sports Programme Trust Photography Exhibition and Competition from Monday 31st October to Saturday 5th November 2011.
On display will be selected entries submitted by junior and senior photographers on the theme of Junior Sports.
Carre Gallery
www.carregallery.co.uk
14 October 2011
Lincoln Tri Club
By Steve Saunders, Lincoln Tri Club Welfare Officer
Just a quick e mail to say thank you very much for the contribution towards trophies and mementos for our recent Children’s Triathlon.
We appreciated your help and support. On the day we had just under 200 children Swimming, cycling and running in glorious weather.
This years Lincoln children's Triathlon was an extremely successful race that everyone seemed to enjoy! The weather was on our side the whole day, with a perfect temperature for racing that was well enjoyed by everyone.
There was some great racing across all of the age categories and some fantastic smiles too. All of us racing had a great day and enjoyed the friendly competitive atmosphere.
The support from the crowds was really encouraging! Many of the local Triathlon clubs turned out in force with coaches, friends and family all cheering each other on, making the day even more special.
It was also fantastic to see some people competing in their first Triathlon and I hasten to add enjoying themselves. I certainly don't think that it will be their last triathlon as I have my suspicions that they may have caught the triathlon bug.
I really enjoyed watching so many people enjoying the sport that I love most and proudly wearing there finishers bands afterwards. All that has to be said now is bring on next years event!
05 October 2011
Junior Sports Programme
The Junior Sports Programme is making a play for funds to assist in our countywide charitable activities.
CommunityForce is a new initiative from Natwest to support people, projects and charities. As part of that initiative, you can now vote for your favourite projects to win a £6,000 CommunityForce Award.
A vote for the Junior Sports Programme would be very much appreciated and you can vote using the link below.
If you want to post the link on social networking websites like Facebook and Twitter to encourage friends and family to vote please feel free to do so.
Natwest CommunityForce – Vote for the Junior Sports Programme Trust
http://communityforce.natwest.com/project/3330
Thanks in anticipation!
25 August 2011
Heighington Tennis Club
By Chris Green, Heighington Tennis Club Chairman
The week before our tournament featured terrible weather, but the forecast for the Sunday looked hopeful, and the day dawned dry and bright, much to everybody’s relief!
Katherine Braund, our Coach, ran three competitions - under eights, under fourteens and adults.
Isaac Werling won the young children’s trophy, with Sam Harwood as runner-up.
Christopher Forman was the winner of the next group, with Andrew Forman in second place.
The whole event was a huge success and we are again grateful to the Junior Sports Programme for their kind support.
15 August 2011
Lincoln City Gymnastics Club
By John McMorrow
There was a great turn out to support the club’s gymnasts in the 24th Annual Club Competition on 26 June. The venue was the usual club training facility at the St Peter & St Paul’s School, Western Avenue, Lincoln.
Congratulations to all the girls who competed, for taking the plunge and entering the club competition – for some it was their first ever public gymnastics competition! The gymnasts were judged by the club’s own British Gymnastics Judges.
In recognition of all the gymnasts’ achievements, certificates were awarded to every gymnast. In addition, the top three gymnasts in each of the competing groups received a medal, with the overall winning gymnasts also receiving a Trophy. The Club Championship Trophy was awarded to Emily Oldham, the highest scoring Level 5 gymnast.
The Junior Sports Programme sponsored the competition medals and trophies.
For more information about the club, visit: www.lincolncitygymclub.org
15 August 2011
Lincolnshire Squash & Racketball Club
The Junior Sports Programme provided assistance towards Lincolnshire Junior Squash Championship trophies which will be taking place at the Lindum Squash Club on 24th/25th September 2011.
14 July 2011 Hartsholme Cricket
The Junior Sports Programme were able to assist Hartsholme Cricket Club in providing sets of Kwik Cricket equipment for their "Kids Into Cricket" programme.
05 July 2011 Reepham & District Tennis Club
By Val Staples, Reepham & District Tennis Club Secretary
Our junior tennis sessions are now well under way with at least 20 local children turning up every week to enjoy tennis fun sessions.
The support from the Junior Sports Programme helped to provide new junior training balls for this season. This enables us to make sure that the correct ball is being used for each age group.
We are enclosing photographs of the tennis fun sessions and add our sincere thanks for the financial help we received.
June 2011 First Aid
The Junior Sports Programme sponsored a special first aid course at Cherry Willingham School. The course was held for clubs that JSP has provided assistance and sponsorship to in the past, together with new clubs and schools.
06 May 2011 Hockey
Newark Otters and Beavers held their awards evening on 6th May 2011. Assistance was provided in the form of the annual Fair Play Award and shields for each age group winner.
05 May 2011 Football
Collingham Football Club will be holding their annual junior tournament on 14th and 15th May 2011. The Junior Sports Programme is assisting with the purchase of trophies and medals.
Greenbank Football Club will also be holding their annual tournament of 14th May. The Junior Sports Programme are providing fair play medals and awards.
07 March 2011 Lincoln Hockey Club
By Paul Hamnett
The Junior Sports Programme helped with funding to help purchase some new playing shirts for Lincoln Hockey Club's Under 12 and Under 14 teams. Each team plays in festivals that take place once a month at different venues across Lincolnshire. Having a contribution from the Junior Sports Programme has enabled the club to purchase extra equipment that will be used by all the juniors within the club.
10 February 2011 Success for Hodgson Elkington at Lincolnshire Echo Business Awards
Hodgson Elkington LLP has won a prestigious prize at the Lincolnshire Echo Business Awards. The firm was presented with the Supporting the Community award at the annual presentation and gala dinner held at the EPIC Centre last night.
The Lincolnshire Co-operative sponsored "Supporting the Community" award is part of the Lincolnshire Echo Business Awards, presented in association with Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Lincolnshire Co-operative Society is owned by more than 180,000 members - local people. It supports communities in which it trades and reinvests its profits locally.
The award recognises how Hodgson Elkington has, over the past four years, developed its sponsorship of local junior sport into a Charitable Trust helping more than 40 schools and clubs in Lincolnshire and East Nottinghamshire.
The Junior Sports Programme is run by a registered charitable trust set up by Hodgson Elkington and able to draw in sponsorship from other sources.
Sports currently assisted range from football, cricket, rugby, tennis and netball to cross-channel relay swimming. Pop lacrosse and tri-golf are among recent introductions.
09 February 2011 Small Charities Coalition
The Junior Sports Programme has joined the Small Charities Coalition to gain support for the Programme’s activities. The Coalition comprises a network of charities and organisations who work together to provide mutual training and support to help further their individual aims.
Mike Aspinall from the Junior Sports Programme attended the Coalition’s ‘Link up and Learn’ day in Peterborough on 9th February.
He said ‘It is immensely helpful to be able to discuss ideas with a group of like minded people from small charitable organisations’.
08 February 2011 Bocca
The Junior Sports Programme made a contribution towards a new bocca kit for The Mount School, Newark.
25 January 2011 Rugby
The Junior Sports Programme made a contribution towards Sleaford Rugby Club's Under 13's. This will go towards training tops for their 2011 club tour.
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