Page 28 - February 2016 Issue 301

28 THE NEW COUNTESTHORPE HERALD
COUNTESTHORPE
BOWLING CLUB
As part of it’s activities during the summer bowling season, the club organises several events to raise money for locally based charities. In the past few years several organisations have benefitted from generous donations. These include Leicestershire Air Ambulance, Wishes for Kids, Springbridge Driving for the Disabled etc.
For the 2015 season the club president chose Rainbows Hospice to be our nominated charity.
The club chairman, Duncan Morgan, was delighted to hand over a cheque for £1000 to Emily Betts, an ambassador for Rainbows Hospice, during the annual Christmas party held at the clubhouse on 19th December 2015.
BLABY AWARDS
HONOURS LOCAL
SPORTING HEROES
With eight categories, 16 finalists and a vast array of local sporting talent; the sixth annual Blaby Local Sports Alliance (LSA) Sports Awards took place at Countesthorpe College.
FEBRUARY 2016
Sponsored by Glebe Garden Centre the event recognises sportspeople, coaches and volunteers in the community who excel at making Blaby District the best place for sport and physical activity.
One of the most hotly contested categories was for Young Sports Team of the year; with Thomas Estley Girls FC runners-up. This remarkable team became English champions for the second year in a row at the Madejski Stadium, Reading, while also winning the County Cup, South Leicestershire Championship and were crowned Blaby and Harborough champions without conceding a goal. However it was swim team Leicester Sharks who took the honour. The team racked up an incredible 233 medals in the Leicestershire ASA County Championships. Eight talented youngsters also competed in the British National Championships, while three took part in the International Children’s Games in the Netherlands.
Dodgeball side Leicester City Ligers
took the title of Sports Team of the Year, becoming the first team ever to win the National Championship via the wildcard qualifying route. In other categories, 10-year-old running sensation Destiny Nicholson won Young Sportsperson of the Year. Lizzie Warner, who won silver at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Samoa, was runner-up.
In the Sports Person of the Year category, cycling prodigy Grace Garner narrowly missed out on winning the award for the second year in a row, with runner Nicki Nealon taking the honour. Nicki represented England Masters in the International Cross Country, winning silver and team gold. Alongside this, her victory in the Bridlington Half Marathon took her total number of race victories for local team Huncote Harriers to 298. Richard Moore was given the LSA Special Recognition Award for 30 years of tireless dedication to Enderby Gymnastics Club, delivering sessions to over 60 gymnasts. Councillor Sheila Scott said: “This was one of the strongest years we’ve ever had and picking winners was incredibly hard! These awards are our chance to honour everyone involved in sport in this district, whether they are volunteer or at the pinnacle of their chosen sport.”
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