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N E T B A L L HOME IMPROVEMENTSL 4 Fed up of the gym?) Come along and join our NETBALL4ULEAGUES U We have a standard to suit everyone from back to netball beginner leagues NETBALL through to competitive contested leagues. 4ULEAGUES@GMAIL.COM Contact Amy on 07949772702 We have women of all ages, shapes and sizes, exercise and fitness. If you fancy We have women of all ages, shapes and sizes, exercise and fitness. If you fancy (Fed up of the gym?) Come along and join our NETBALL4ULEAGUESa night off from being Mum and to make some new friends, why not give it a try. a night off from being Mum and to make some new friends, why not give it a try. We have a standard to suit everyone from back to netball beginner leagues through to competitive contested leagues. Lots of our ladies haven’t played since school but once back on the court, the love of the sport came flooding back. On the most stressful of days netball can blow away the cobwebs and make feel amazing! With laughs with your new team love of the sport came flooding back. On the most stressful of days netball can blow away the cobwebs and make feel amazing! With laughs with your new team mates and the fresh air. We have women of all ages, shapes and sizes, exercise and fitness. If you fancy a night off from being Mum and to make some new friends, why not give it a try. If your in an existing team looking for a new challenge we have relegation and Lots of our ladies havenpromotion opportunities in our multi-division leagues. ’t played since school but once back on the court, the love of the sport came flooding back. On the most stressful of days netball can blow away the cobwebs and make feel amazing! With laughs with your new team mates and the fresh air. If your in an existing team looking for a new challenge we have relegation and promotion opportunities in our multi-division leagues. leagues run on a Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 6.30-9.10pm @ Ravernshead leagues run on a Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 6.30-9.10pm @ Ravernshead Leisure Centre, Kirkby College and Titchfield Park (Kirkby) Lots of ladies have made life long friends, meet and go out socially. We hold social events ourselves including tournaments and days, nights out. We provide all equipment, qualified umpires and coaches. 9.10pm @ Ravernshead Lots of ladies have made life long friends, meet and go out socially. We hold soLeisure Centre, Kirkby College and Titchfield Park (Kirkby) Lots of ladies have made life long friends, meet and go out socially. We hold social events ourselves including tournaments and days, nights out. We provide all equipment, qualified umpires and coaches.
Were you inspired by England’s Roses at the CWG this summer? Are you fed up of the gym? Did you used to play Netball at school and then stop? Do you need some ‘me’ time? Are you wanting to play more competitively or try a different league? If so, come along and join our Netball4uleagues. We have a standard to suit everyone from back to netball beginner leagues to competitive contested leagues. So, whether you are out of shape, not played since school and not as tall as the players on the tv! It doesn’t matter to us, a warm welcome is waiting for you all.
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If you are an existing team - we have multilevel leagues which you can progress through.
Leagues run on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays between 6:30 and 9:10pm at either Ravenshead Leisure Centre, Kirkby College and Titchfield Park (Kirkby).
We provide all the equipment and qualified umpires and coaches. And, because we’re such a social league, we hold social events as well incl. tournaments and days and nights out.
So if you want to get fit, make new friends and learn/develop a skill contact us today on: netball4uleagues@gmail.com or contact Amy on 07949 772702 Returning to Netball
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When I returned to netball after 20 something years away, I won’t lie, there was trepidation! I was unfit, much older obviously, not sure if I could still catch a ball and I was going to be turning up to meet a bunch of strangers. I remember the drive down, I was so nervous and looked to turn the car around on more than one occasion!! I’m so pleased I didn’t though! Yes, it was tough for the first match (first few in all honesty!) but it didn’t take me long to get the bug and want to play more. I also got really lucky with my team. I now know of most of the teams that play across the leagues and they are all really genuinely nice people and so welcoming but team Sirens are just a perfect match for me. You see, it’s not just about the Netball (although, at least 3 nights per week, it has become a huge part of my life now) but we also have a social group and hold some great nights out. It sounds a cliché but I truly have made some wonderful friends for life and I’m the fittest I’ve been in a long time. So, if you are thinking about joining Netball4U, call Amy today, you won’t be sorry.
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If the events of the past couple of years have highlighted anything, it is that our mental (good) health is as important as our physical wellbeing. Isolation, fear, and loneliness have contributed to an avalanche of mental health issues for both young and old alike. As I’m sitting here typing this article, I can already hear the internal mumblings of some of our readers…”we never bothered about mental health in our day, we just got on with it”; “youth of today”; “snowflakes”; “pull your socks up”…etc., etc. I can hear them because these are the kind of things my dad would have said!
But did “we just get on with it” in the past? To a certain extent I think, yes, people did just battle on through depression and other mental health issues - but they did so because of the stigma of admitting to
a) not being able to cope - men especially
b) the fear that they would be carted off
“by the men in white coats”
Mental health was equated with weakness, with being locked up in the lunatic asylum, with being a failure. No one talked about their feelings and if they did make it so far as actually speaking to a GP, they would be either dismissed as a malingerer or prescribed tranquilizers and other mood altering medications.
Look back to the World Wars of the first half of the 20th century; soldiers were routinely returned to the front line in WW1 despite (to modern eyes) clearly suffering from PTSD, or shellshock - failure to comply would equal desertion, for which the penalty was death. Hundreds of thousands of young men, from both wars, were expected to return and slip straight back into civilian life. Many of them struggled, families suffered as a father who was unable to deal with the horrors of war, but couldn’t talk about his experiences, became remote, closed off - or worse, violent. The beloved “stiff upper lip” and “carry on regardless” British mantras, in reflection, were actually the very worst approach for everyone’s mental health!
Simply coping is not healthy long term, learning to talk about our issues openly and honestly - whilst not being typically British - is the very best thing we can do, both for our own health and those of the people we love. If you spot someone behaving out of character, seeming down, or struggling with life, ASK THEM IF THEY ARE OK…and don’t take “yes I’m fine” as a response to mean that they are indeed “fine”. The younger generations are better at discussing feelings and needs, having grown up with social media (more about that and mental health in another edition) and are more likely to ask for help…but even they struggle to admit to mental health issues, suicide is the biggest cause of death for young men.
Let’s all make a promise to help each other to become more open when it comes to talking about our mental health.
These articles are researched and written by Laura Billingham, a local content writer and author. Laura moved to the Peak District several years ago to pursue her passion for writing.
