OTHER SPORTS NEWS IN CHESTERFIELD
Sports Clubs 1-1 Support With Club Developers Scheme
Tuesday 21st February 2012 Sports clubs are being offered the chance to receive one-to-one support to help them achieve goals such as increasing club membership or producing a club development plan, as part of a new Club Developers scheme in Derbyshire.
Club Developers is being launched by Derbyshire Sport as part of its 2012 Legacy Programme, and aims to support around 60 clubs in the county.
A workforce of 'Club Developers' with experience in sports development are currently being trained, and will work with selected clubs on a one-to-one basis for a short period of time. READ MORE...
Chesterfield Young Athletes Champions For 2nd Year Running
Tuesday 21st February 2012
Chesterfield Athletics Club were crowned champions of the Derbyshire Mini Sportshall League for the second successive year, after the final match at Queens Park Sports Centre.
This was achieved in the most emphatic style by winning all the six age-group trophies.
Match result: Chesterfield 543 points, Amber Valley 302, Derby 148. Final League table: Chesterfield 36pts, Amber Valley 30, Derby 24. READ MORE...
Derbyshire County Success For Young Athletes
Tuesday 14th February 2012 Chesterfield AC's Tasmin Boam, representing Derbyshire Dales, added the Schools' gold medal to her Derbyshire club title when she won the Inter-Girls race at the recent County Schools' Cross-Country Championships held at Mount St Mary's College, Spinkhill.
Despite being in the lower half of the age-group, she beat a number of older, more experienced rivals to head the 30-strong field at the finish.
Team-mate Lauren Davies-Beckett (Chesterfield) came in Bronze Medal position, as did Nathan Staniford (High Peak) in the Inter-Boys race. READ MORE...
Olympic Coach Appointed To Help Derbyshire Athletes
Friday 10th February 2012 A performance coach who led athletes to medal success at two Olympic Games has been appointed to work with some of Derbyshire's most talented emerging sports stars, in a bid to see more County Athletes compete at future Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games.
Andy Wood, who has worked with top badminton players such as Gail Emms, Nathan Robertson, Anthony Clark and Donna Kellogg, has been appointed as Performance Manager of the Derbyshire Institute of Sport (DIS) - a new support network which aims to help athletes in a number of sports to achieve greater success on the national and international stage. READ MORE...
Lottery Funding Means Advantage Local Tennis Club
Monday 30th January 2012 A tennis club in Chesterfield has secured Olympic legacy funding from Sport England's Inspired Facilities Fund.
The Inspired Facilities fund is part of the £135 million Places People Play legacy programme that is bringing the magic of a home Olympic and Paralympic Games into communities across the country. Every sports facility that receives funding will carry the London 2012 Inspire mark - celebrating the link to the Games.
Chesterfield Lawn Tennis Club will receive £35,000 to open up the lounge and bar, reconfigure the office and reception areas... READ MORE...
Kings Still Top The Table
Tuesday 13th December 2011 Another cold night at Tupton Hall School provided 3 exciting tight matches.
The first game of the night saw new team Tupton Tornadoes taking on Old Gun United. A superb tight opening saw the game remaining 0-0 for some time, with some great saves from Old Gun keeper Mark Slinn and some excellent defending by Tupton defender Joe Payne they managed to keep the score down to no goals.
Tupton grew in confidence and were challenging the Old Gun keeper and eventual man of the match Slinn... READ MORE...
New Local 6-A-Side Football League Proves To Be A Winner
Tuesday 6th December 2011 A superb first week played on a cold crisp last Tuesday night on Tupton Hall's all weather pitch.
Footy Legends is a new, Chesterfield based football league for 6 a side teams and is now looking for new teams to join them. Run by a group of Chesterfield based men, it meets 8:30pm - 10:30 on Tuesday nights at Tupton Hall School. Reports from the Leagues will feature regularly on The Chesterfield Post and the first week's report is here. READ MORE...
Olympic Star Supports Council's New Sport Grant Fund
Friday 2nd December 2011 Olympic badminton player Donna Kellogg MBE is adding her support to Derbyshire County Council's new £180,000 fund to promote healthy and active lifestyles.
The Derbyshire-based star is backing the council's Sports Action Grants and encouraging clubs and community groups to get their applications in for the first round.
Applications are now open for the December 12th deadline. Grants of up to £1,000 will be made available to organisations to provide activities ... READ MORE...
NCWA Becomes Limited Company
Friday 2nd December 2011 One local company has proved that, despite the recession, it’s going from strength to strength.
It's been announced that as of Monday 28th November 2011, NCWA -the National Community Wrestling Alliance began trading as a limited company under the name NCWA Community Wrestling Alliance UK Ltd.
The change came about due to the high demand for it's services, "This is a great step forward for the NCWA. My fellow Trustees and I felt that becoming a limited company was a logical growth point for us." READ MORE...
Chesterfield's Liam Pitchford Wins Sportsperson Of The Year
Tuesday 15th November 2011 Chesterfield table tennis star Liam Pitchford has been named University of Derby Sportsperson of the Year at the Derbyshire Sports Awards.
Liam competed at his first Commonwealth Games in India last October, winning a bronze in the doubles with partner Andrew Baggaley and a silver medal in the team event - with Liam defeating the world No.17 to give England a vital start.
He also won a silver medal in the doubles at the English National Championships and a bronze medal... READ MORE...
Success On World Stage For Chesterfield Youngster
Tuesday 8th November 2011 Chesterfield Table Tennis player Liam Pitchford, has now been named as England's new senior No.1, taking over from Paul Drinkhall who had topped the rankings since 2006.
18-year-old Liam (pictured) competed at the European Championships in Poland last month, where he beat five players ranked in the top 100 in the world, including the Belarusian Vladmir Samsonov ranked world No.9.
Later this month he will travel to Bahrain to compete at the World Junior Championships. READ MORE...
Melissa Reid Offers Support To Derbyshire Golf
Tuesday 8th November 2011 Melissa Reid, winning Solheim Cup player and 3 times Ladies European Tour winner has has agreed to be an ambassador for Derbyshire Golf.
Melissa is keen to encourage and promote the development work of Derbyshire Golf, in particular she is keen to support programmes and initiatives that encourage Junior Golf and target more women and girls playing the game.
Commenting on her new role Melissa explained "I am delighted to have been asked to work with Derbyshire Golf..." READ MORE...
N E Derbyshire Set To Welcome London 2012 Olympic Torch
Monday 7th November 2011
Residents across North East Derbyshire are urged to join a once-in-a-lifetime celebration next year - with the announcement this morning that the official Olympic Flame is headed for the district.
And one local primary school is celebrating having been chosen to play a huge part in the torch's journey through the district. Calow has been selected to welcome the official Olympic Torch Relay on Friday 29th June and local people are being invited to line the route and join the community celebration as the nation counts down to the start of the Games. READ MORE...
Derbyshire Win When Top Women Golfers Visit Kedleston Park
Friday 21st October 2011 A team from Derbyshire scored a stunning victory by one shot from Northamptonshire when the Midland Veterans Ladies Golf Association staged their recent County Team Scratch Championship at Kedleston Park.
48 of the Midland's best senior women golfers, most of them low single figure handicaps, battled it out earlier this week (16th -18th October)
The Derbyshire team Lindsey Shaw (Chevin & Kedleston Park), Doreen Andrews (Chatsworth), Pauline Bramley (Tapton)... READ MORE...
Local Rider Qualifies For Premier National Championships
Tuesday 20th September 2011
A local rider has won the chance to compete alongside seasoned professionals at the prestigious Horse of the Year Show 2011.
Sally Ann Needham, of Chesterfield, earned her coveted qualification ticket to HOYS in the Working Hunter class at the South Essex Insurance Broker's (SEIB) Search For A Star 2011 qualifier, held at Vale View in Leicestershire recently. Riding her own horse Waroussia, Sally Ann was runner up in the class, fighting off stiff competition to qualify for the Horse of The Year Show. READ MORE...
Local Sainsbury's Take Part In UK School Games Relay Race
Wednesday 31st August 2011 Tomorrow heralds the start of the UK School Games, and this year the event is to be held in Sheffield, at the Motorpoint Arena.
Ahead of the event, sponsored by Sainsbury's, staff from the Chesterfield and Dronfield stores have been taking part in the flag relay race, which sees the UK School Games Flag carried around 13 selected stores, finally ending up at the Arena for the beginning of the competition.
Chesterfield and Dronfield held the third and fourth legs... READ MORE...
New Activity Programme For The Disabled
Monday 8th August 2011 Sportability, the London based registered charity, is expanding its operation of sports programmes for people with paralysis across the nation.
The Charity arranges sport and challenging activities for people with a variety of disabling conditions from Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke, MS, Cerebral Palsy and others and last year organised 55 events and sporting activities, providing almost 645 free places for people with paralysis. READ MORE...
Going The Distance In Chesterfield
Sunday 10th July 2011
At the b2net earlier today, runners completed the first ever 5k fun run to be held at the Stadium.
Organised in conjunction with Jog Derbyshire and North Derbyshire Running Club the day saw participants of all abilities set off from Sheepbridge and jog, run or walk around Whittington Moor to the finishing line at the stadium.
There was also a kid's race, which circuited the stadium 3 times. Hundreds of spectators turned out to cheer on the runners READ MORE...
Future Champions Tee Off In Derbyshire
Friday 8th July 2011 The next generation of young golfers in Derbyshire now have their own mini Tour to play on with Derbyshire Golf launching its "Futures Tour for 2011" - aimed at girls and boys under the age of 16.
Those taking part do not need to be a member of a golf club, although the number taking part will be limited to 48 at each event, on a first-come, first-served basis.
The Futures Tour builds on the success of the Under 12 Tour, which has been run for the past two years and will feature categories for Under 16 girls; Under 14 boys; Under 12; and Under 10. READ MORE...
Chesterfield Squash Star Receives £1000 Brampton Boost
Sunday 3rd July 2011 Chesterfield squash star Ashley Davies has received a £1,000 cash boost in his quest to reach the top, thanks to a new sporting partnership between Brampton Manor and Derbyshire Sport.
Ashley, (16), a student at Brookfield Community School, is currently No.2 in the England National Rankings, and is East Midlands Regional U17 Champion and the current Derbyshire No.1 at U17 and U19 level.
Ashley, fresh from winning the Nottingham Junior Open last weekend, is preparing to compete in one of the biggest international squash tournaments. READ MORE...
