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April 2014
On the 28th May 2014, the Queen’s Baton Relay will be in St. David’s ahead of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, which starts on the 23rd July 2014. The Relay will make its way from the Bishops Palace through the Cathedral grounds where it will be received and blessed by the Bishop of St Davids, The Right Reverend Wyn Evans. After being carried through the Cathedral, the baton will then make its way to the main square in St Davids. Here it will be received by local dignitaries before proceeding to Ysgol Dewi Sant via Oriel y Parc. The celebrations will culminate in a multi-sports event for children and young people at St Davids Leisure Centre. The baton will be carried by 17 bearers; 15 of which are all past or present Sporting Ambassadors from the St Davids Family of Schools. Their age
range from 10 to 19 and includes two sisters. The pupils have been chosen because they have worked hard as advocates of sport and physical activity within their respective schools, inspiring their peers to take part in sport on a regular basis. The remaining 2 bearers are Roy Stephens of Broad Haven and Barry Webb of Tavernspite. They carried the Queens Baton through Haverfordwest and Eglwyswrw respectively, prior to the 1958 British Empire & Commonwealth Games which was hosted in Cardiff. The Cardiff Games introduced the Queens Baton Relay, which has been a prelude to every Commonwealth Games ever since.
Pembrokeshire County Councillor Elwyn Morse, Cabinet Member for Culture, Sport and Leisure, said the visit of the relay is a great honour for the County. “While the Queen’s Baton Relay is in Pembrokeshire, it will mean that the media spotlight will be on the County. I am sure it’s presence will generate a great deal of excitement and galvanise support for Welsh athletes at the Commonwealth Games.” The public will be able to view the baton in St Davids on the morning of Wednesday, 28th May, during its Pembrokeshire leg of the journey.
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Pembrokeshire QBR Baton Bearers Ben Sutton – Ben was a Gold Ambassador for Pembrokeshire for two years, before that he was a Silver Ambassador at Ysgol Dewi Sant. Ben contributed hugely to school sport and PE at Ysgol Dewi Sant, both as a facilitator and as a performer. He regularly visited our feeder primary schools, led school assemblies and organised and delivered training for all the bronze ambassadors. Whilst carrying out his role as Gold Ambassador he was also busy representing England in clay shooting, as well as competing for Pembrokeshire, Dyfed and West Wales at athletics and cross-country and several other sporting events for school and county. This was alongside him fulfilling his role as head boy and achieving academic excellence in his four A’levels. Ben is currently in his first year at Bath University. Steph Harris – Steph was a Gold Ambassador for Pembrokeshire for 2 years at Ysgol Dew Sant. Steph visited feeder primary schools, led assemblies and organised and delivered training for all the bronze ambassadors. Her enthusiasm and example inspired others making her an excellent role model. Steph captained the Wales A team to Gold in Rugby 7s last summer at the “British School Games”. She represented Scarlets rugby, West Wales at Netball and Pembrokeshire and West Wales at athletics. She has recently been invited to join and train with the Senior Welsh women’s rugby development squad in Cardiff; all achieved whilst studying for her A’levels and achieving considerable academic success. Now at Bath University, she has already been appointed as the Sports Representative for her year group on the student council.
Rhian Perry – Rhi was a Silver Ambassador at Ysgol Dewi Sant, she was heavily involved in the organisation and delivery of all school sports events, from lunch time netball and dodgeball competitions to whole school events such as inter-house cross-country, rounders and sports day. She was so enthusiastic during her time at YDS and despite her modesty, inspired many to take part in school sport. Rhian also had many commitments outside school, playing county hockey and representing the Scarlets at rugby. Rhian balanced all of these commitments alongside her academic studies, achieving excellent A’level grades. Rhi is currently in her first year at Swansea Metropolitan and is missed hugely at Dewi Sant. Alys Perry – Alys has been Silver Ambassador for two years at Ysgol Dewi Sant. Towards the end of 2013 she was selected to become Gold Ambassador for Pembrokeshire. Alys contributes hugely to school sport whether it is representing the school or helping with the PE department. She has helped co-ordinate the Bronze Ambassador training and has been helping with the delivery at the local feeder schools. Alys has recently co-ordinated the rest of the Silver Ambassadors to run an assembly on the Commonwealth Games and Baton relay. Alys represents the school at many sports and also plays county hockey. Outside of school Alys plays hockey for Fishguard and Rugby for Haverfordwest LRFC.
Emily Beacroft – Emily has been Silver Ambassador for two years at Ysgol Dewi Sant, she contributes hugely to school sport whether it is representing the school or helping with the PE department. She has helped coordinate the Bronze ambassador training for this year and has been helping with the delivery at the local feeder school. She also helped Alys co-ordinate the rest of the Silver Ambassadors to run an assembly on the Commonwealth Games and Baton relay. Emily represents the school at variety of sports and has achieved an excellent standard of performance as a games player. Outside of school she plays rugby for Haverfordwest LRFC and loves the outdoors. Chloe Brown – Chloe is a Gold Ambassador for Pembrokeshire. She has helped with Bronze Ambassador training for feeder schools as well as delivering many school assemblies. She has also spoken publically for the last two years at the Pembrokeshire Sports Awards, promoting the good work of the Young Ambassadors within Pembrokeshire. She has represented the school at a wide variety of sports including hockey, rounders and tennis, achieving selection for county netball. However, her real sporting passion lies in the natural environment and she has been a member of the Pembrokeshire Climbing club for several years and loves nothing better than scaling the Pembrokeshire cliffs with her mum Dawn.
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rs Biographies 2014 Gethin Rowlands – Gethin is a Silver Ambassador at Ysgol Dewi Sant. He has helped to deliver Bronze Ambassador training for feeder schools as well as delivering school assemblies. A keen surfer and rugby player he is always willing to help, delivering messages for lunch time and after school activities, taking registers and assisting with clubs and practices. Gethin is a “fitness fanatic!” He has represented the school faithfully at rugby, athletics, cross-country and football throughout his school career. A modest young man, Gethin prefers to help out behind the scenes. He is also studying for his A’levels, including A’ level PE. Tomas Dufton – Tomas is eleven years old. He goes to Ysgol Solfach and enjoys playing football, cricket and netball. Tom, is as Bronze ambassador and collaborates to present whole school assemblies encouraging the children to lead an active and healthy lifestyle and information about the Commonwealth games. Chloe Price – Chloe is eleven years old and attends Ysgol Solfach. Chloe likes being outside and enjoys walking, swimming and cycling. She particularly enjoys being part of a team and plays rugby, football and netball. She works conscientiously and is willing to take a leading role in presenting whole school assemblies promoting an active and healthy lifestyle and about the Commonwealth games. Chloe excels in sport and has represented the school in a variety of sports.
Luke Lewis – Luke is a pupil in Roch Primary School. He started swimming when he was 5 years old in Milford Haven and dreams of winning Olympic gold in the pool. He has entered many galas all around the county and represented the school in many activities such as swimming, football and kwik cricket. As a Sports Ambassador he strives to improve our school and make it more sporty. At the moment Luke is working on developing more sporty after school activities. Kieran Owen – Kieran is a pupil in Roch Primary School and takes part in a lot of sports; kwik cricket, cricket, football, running and rugby. However, it is in running that he excels. Kieran started running with The Harriers when he was 9. He is working hard to improve his running all the time. His goal is to attend the Olympic Games. As a Sports Ambassador, Kieran encourages others to do more sports. No job is too small when it comes to Sport – and this includes being in charge of tiding the sports cupboard! Holly Davies – Holly is a pupil at Ysgol Bro Dewi and was chosen to be a Bronze Ambassador because of her enthusiasm towards all aspects of learning and her ability to positively promote things she believes in. Holly is a keen netball player and enjoys a wide variety of sports.
Cameron Thomas – Cameron is a pupil at Ysgol Bro Dewi and was chosen to be a Bronze Ambassador. He is a talented footballer and keen all-round sportsman. He has a strong desire for self improvement and a determined attitude to be the best he can be. Cameron is able to enthuse and inspire those around him to do their best. Dafydd Cotton – Dafydd is a Year 6 Bronze Ambassador in Ysgol Croesgoch. He is a keen sportsman and has represented the school on a number of occasions playing a variety of sports. He regularly attends after school sports clubs where he encourages other pupils to develop their sports skills. His favourite sport is rugby and he plays for the local team, St. Davids, at scrum half. Dafydd is a real team player, inspiring others and leading by example. Dafydd’s ambition is to play rugby for Wales and the British and Irish Lions. Mary Raymond – Mary is a Bronze Ambassador in Ysgol Croesgoch She is a keen sportswoman and has represented the school on a number of occasions playing a variety of sports. Mary regularly attends after school sports clubs and helps organise activities at break times. Mary has a passion for rugby and has played for St. David’s for 3 years. She hopes to play for a ladies rugby team and to play for Wales. When Mary is not playing sport she helps her dad with the sheep and calves on the family farm.
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Prendergast Community primary School, Sir Thomas Picton, Pembroke and Greenhill secondary schools have been awarded the “Active Mark Cymru” accreditation for high quality PE and school sport this year. “Active Mark Cymru” is awarded to schools in recognition of high quality Physical Education and School Sport and celebrates the success of pupils in school and the wider sporting community. Active Mark Cymru is a quality award developed between Sport Wales and the Association for Physical Education. When a school applies for the award it engages in the process of self-evaluation whereby strengths and areas for development are identified.
Funding for sports clubs
The award is recognition of: • high quality work in the school and the wider community, • the high status and profile of physical education and school sport in the school and wider community • the opportunities available for pupils to be involved in a wide range of learning experiences • the quality experiences in PE and school sport • the commitment to healthy and active lifestyles. Currently, only Lamphey and Pembroke Dock Community Primary schools; Tasker Milward, Milford Haven and Dewi Sant secondary schools and Portfield school hold this award in Pembrokeshire.
The Pembrokeshire Community Chest Grants Panel recently held their last meeting of the financial year. Since April 2013 the panel has awarded 110 grants to clubs around the county totalling a massive £100,000.00 The awards have gone to a wide variety of activities, covering 33 different sports; from the more traditional such as rugby, football, hockey and netball to rowing, surf lifesaving and table tennis. The scheme is open to applications from existing clubs but the panel also welcome applications from new ventures and clubs that are just starting out. With the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow approaching fast, the panel would also welcome applications from those clubs providing opportunities in the Commonwealth Games selected sports. The Pembrokeshire Community Chest panel meets 5 times per year to assess relevant applications. If you would like further information or assistance in submitting an application, please contact Alan Jones, Sports Development Officer on 01437 776191 or at alan.Jones@pembrokeshire.gov.uk
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Bronze Ambassador Training Throughout January and February, the primary schools within the area were visited by 5x60 officer Dan Bellis accompanied by the Silver Young Ambassadors for Sport from Ysgol Bro Gwaun. With help from these current ambassadors, pupils in years 4 and 5 underwent training to become ambassadors for sport within their own schools. These Primary schools included Ysgol Bro Ingli, Ysgol Glannau Gwaun, Ysgol Ger-y-llan, Ysgol Llanychllwydog, Wolfscastle School, Puncheston School and Ysgol Wdig. To begin with, pupils watched videos focusing on sport within Pembrokeshire and the recent Olympic and Paralympic games held in London, and the upcoming Commonwealth games in Glasgow. Following this, the new ambassadors were able to identify the important qualities of a sports ambassador and
recognise when they would need to be used. Finishing with small quizzes and team building exercises, the pupils were able to create action plans deciding what they can do to motivate other pupils and improve sport within their individual schools. All participants contributed extremely well in the sessions and have promised to promote the value of sport and 5x60 in the future
Jasmin Reynolds
5x60 sessions, and Fishguard Girls FC when she hit secondary School age at Ysgol Bro Gwaun. In September Jasmin attended a West Wales Performance Centre trial in Carmarthen, and got selected. She now trains with West Wales on a Friday evening under the tutelage of Carrie Slack. Jasmin has played a fair few games for West Wales already and has notched up an impressive goals tally, as she does on a weekly basis as a striker with Fishguard Girls FC.
Fishguard Girls FC footballer Jasmin Reynolds is developing so well that she has recently held talks with Reading FC about playing for them when she is old enough! Jasmin is 14 years of age and has progressed from playing Football in Primary School at Mathry and in Fun Football sessions at Fishguard Leisure Centre into
and Dan and the rest of the Silver ambassadors look forward to re-visiting each school and seeing all the progress made. It was great visiting all the Schools individually and working with all the pupils. Hopefully we have helped to inspire them to promote Sport and Physical Activity with the other pupils in their Schools. Amy Leahy Silver Ambassador Ysgol Bro Gwaun 5x60 Officer at Ysgol Bro Gwaun Dan Bellis said ‘Jasmin is progressing really well, and it is credit to her ability and more importantly her attitude and dedication towards training and matches that she is doing so well. A big thanks must go to Jasmin’s parents who are a constant support transporting Jasmin and other girls to training and matches’. Everyone at Fishguard Girls FC and Ysgol Bro Gwaun are really proud of Jasmin’s achievements.
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Greenhill School Sports Nutrition Team Impress Sky Sports Ambassador Tom Reed GB Judo Athlete On the 6th March the Greenhill School was honoured to have welcomed GB Number One Judo athlete Tom Reed, he came on behalf of Sky Sports: Living for Sport. The day started off with year 7 & 8 assemblies, speaking to them about how he came to join Judo and his experiences in the world of sport. He showed the pupils a video of some of his tournaments and his medals that he got from worldwide tournaments; he also told the pupils that you need to be determined and work hard to achieve everything not just in sport but in your school work.
Tom then joined the School Sports & Nutrition Team with Gold & Silver Young Ambassadors and Active Young People Officer Wyndham Williams to discuss upcoming sporting events to be run at Greenhill School like Sports Relief week and Greenhill 2K Beach run as well as raising awareness of major Sporting Events; Commonwealth Games, Olympic Games and Greenhill Health Fitness Week.
The teams did a fantastic job and the upcoming events planned are expected to be a huge success. For the last hour of Tom's visit he taught the Sports & Nutrition team how to do basic Judo, which was a very good experience. He had us pair off and explained certain moves and techniques which were great fun and as the time flew by he finished off by having us do a few Judo flips on our partners. The whole day was a great inspiration and we all benefited greatly from the whole experience.
(written by Silver YA Hayden Gove)
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Greenhill 5x60 Gymnastics Club compete in the Urdd Gymnastics Pupils from the new 5x60 Gymnastic club in years 7, 8 and 9 travelled to Haverfordwest Leisure Centre to compete in their first Urdd Gymnastic competition. Together 20 pupils competed and put on an excellent show with some excellent performances from the boys and girls who competed in solo, duo and team categories. Overall Greenhill School had qualified for the Urdd Finals in Aberystwyth, which was a fantastic achievement.
Pupils in Tenby Over 80 pupils from Tenby Family of school cluster participated in the ‘Bounce for Fun’ Trampoline programme this term. Results from the recent Pembrokeshire School Sport Survey 2013, completed by school pupils, showed that there was a clear demand for trampolining. The ‘Bounce for Fun’ initiative was introduced to engage and offer pupils a FREE five week progressive introduction to the sport covering the five core elements of trampolining: Front landings, Back landings, Somersaulting, Twisting
and Seat landings. Each pupil was awarded with a certificate at the end of the programme and was invited to continue their trampolining with the recently formed Sauterelle Trampoline Club based in Tenby. Charlotte Digby-North from Sauterelle Trampoline club delivered the ‘Bounce for Fun’ programme over this last year and has seen a number of children continue their trampolining at the club in Tenby Leisure Centre. This April half term holidays will see another ‘Bounce for Fun’ Trampoline programme running at Tenby Leisure Centre. For further information, please contact Wyndham Williams Active Young People Officer wyndham.williams@pembrokeshire.gov.uk
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Pilot – Milford Have The main purpose of this pilot is to develop physical activity pathways through a cluster approach between schools and the community. The AYP Officer is responsible for the development of new and additional extra curricula activities in partnership with the target secondary school, cluster primary schools, local community and voluntary sporting organisations. Eight schools have been selected within the Milford Haven pilot area, to include Milford Haven, Hubberston, St.Francis, Coastlands, The Meads, Hakin, Milford Haven Junior and Johnston. The AYP Officer has already begun to strengthen links between Milford Haven School and its feeder primaries by liaising with primary school Headteachers and PE coordinators. Each term 2 primary schools will be selected to focus on any areas for development as discussed between the AYP Officer, Headteachers and PE coordinators. This term the AYP Officer has worked with both St.Francis School and Hubberston School. At St. Francis School a new Multiskills after school club for early years was set up every Tuesday and a Street Dance after school club every Thursday which was delivered by local Dance teacher Finola Findlay. As a result of this club, 15 extra pupils have been
regularly attending Finola’s community Dance Club which has seen a 50% increase in numbers in her classes. A Tag Rugby after school club has also been set up for pupils in Yr 4-6 at Hubberston School and this took place on Thursdays. A new Junior Tennis after school club starts in March for Yr 5 and 6 pupils from St.Francis and Hubberston Schools and this will take place at Milford Haven School in the Sports Hall. Leadership training opportunities are provided by the AYP Officer to students at Milford Haven School which aim to improve leadership skills, particularly organisational, communication and time management skills. 52 Year 10 pupils completed a Young Leaders Organisers Award Course this term which was run over 2 days by the AYP Officer. These young leaders will be deployed into our family of schools to assist and deliver a range of sessions, including Netball, Hockey, Tag Rugby, Hockey, MultiSkills and Tennis as well as assisting and delivering at Festivals, Transition Events and competitions. Within the community, a new U11 section of the existing Milford Junior Netball club has been set up on Tuesday evenings at the Meads Leisure Centre, linking with Netball Community Coach
Jemma Scourfield, as an exit route from Netball clubs within their own Schools. Initially there was a need for more junior coaches and one Milford Haven student recently completed their Starting Out Netball Qualification with two more due to do the same soon with all three pupils hoping to build on this in the near future. The AYP officer is also working on creating a new community based, Junior Tennis club in Milford Haven providing further opportunities for those pupils who are involved in tennis activities at their schools. Links have also been made with the Hockey Development Officer, Angela Miles, where a Primary Schools Hockey festival took place at Milford Haven School on Monday 10th February. Nine of the recently trained AYP Young Leaders assisted in the delivery of this festival which proved very to be very successful. For further information please contact Barry John, AYP Officer, on 07920 537198
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Badminton Champions A team of 10 badminton players took part in the 5x60 South Tournament in November, competing against teams from Preseli and Greenhill. Pembroke came out winners after winning all their matches and went onto represent the South at the 5x60 Badminton Finals day held at Greenhill in February. A singles competition was also held during the South Tournament, which culminated in an all Pembroke final between Tom Miller and Gregg Davies.
Girls Football Festival A team of 5 girls took part in the South 5x60 Football Festival held at Pembroke Leisure Centre on 16th February. The team played friendly matches against Greenhill and enjoyed every minute. The team: Angel Cooper, Kayleigh Diego, Sinead Hoadley, Lauren Boyle and Elise Guymer. Well Done Girls!
During the Finals afternoon, the team played Greenhill, STP and Taskers and again came out victorious only dropping 2 matches out of 15. The team consists of: Molly Smith, Suna Goodman, Steffan Williams, Luke Harries, Gregg Davies, Tom Miller, Adam Bowen, Charlie Garrard, Jack Blunsden, Liam Deakin and Charlie Perkins.
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Fishguard Over the past 18 months girl’s football in Fishguard has gone from strength to strength. From fielding one team, the club now has five teams across three different age groups. The number of girls wanting to get involved and take part has increased dramatically since the club has developed links with the local secondary school, Ysgol Bro Gwaun. Through joint working with the Sport Pembrokeshire 5x60 officer, Dan Bellis, who is based at Ysgol Bro Gwaun and school teacher, Eiry Miles, the club has been able to provide additional training and competitive opportunities. The girls train on a Thursday evening after school and play matches on Sundays at various venues across Pembrokeshire.
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Matthew Lamb of Fishguard Sports AFC said “Working with the school allows us access to excellent facilities and equipment. We have had 73 girls take part since September 2013. This is fantastic for the club and the girls have shown a real desire to take part, whatever their ability. We have also seen them become more confident both on and off the field. There has been fantastic support from their parents and the girls are a credit to everyone involved. Ysgol Bro Gwaun Teacher, Eiry Miles said ‘Having the
Under 19 and Under 23 age groups as well as Elite and Masters Teams. 3 pupils from local Pembrokeshire schools The 18th CMAS Underwater were important members of the Hockey World Championships GB squad. Patrick Bunker, took place in Eger, Hungary, September 2013. Seven teams Cethin Ravenhill and Emyr representing Great Britain were Taylor (from Pembroke school and Ysgol Preseli respectively) taken to the competition, kindly sponsored by Valero took competing in the categories of part in the Under 19’s boys and Under 23 Ladies sections. Both teams had a long and arduous tournament with up to three games played each day over the period of a week. The boys had their semi final against Australia, with a nail biting match reaching From left to right, Patrick, Cethin and Emyr.
opportunity to work bilingually with the Fishguard Sports Girls Football Club through the 5 x 60 scheme at Ysgol Bro Gwaun is a very rewarding experience for me. Witnessing the development and enjoyment of the young female players in the game from week to week is fantastic. There are some highly talented players within the U16, U14 and U12's teams and I am looking forward to working with the U10's training which will commence after the Easter holidays." extra time and even golden goal to determine their final place. They finished 6th overall to exceptionally strong competition. The girls team battled hard throughout the week and had their final playoff for the bronze medal against Turkey to finish 3rd and as the highest placed European team in their section. The financial help provided by Valero was invaluable to the three in completing the tournament; they wish to thank Valero kindly for all their help and support.
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Dragon Cricket The Dragon Cricket Awards have long been the heartbeat of Cricket in Pembrokeshire with a long line of players coming through the system and playing for their club, region and beyond. Pembrokeshire Association of Cricket Coaches (PACC) have been responsible for organising these competency awards where children from as young as 6 years old can attend to start learning their craft. These awards start at Dragon 1, and children can progress all the way through to Dragon 5 by attending indoor winter training sessions. This has also been the avenue that regional coaches have used to select their squads at the younger age groups. In recent years they have helped to develop some very good cricketers that have played for England schools, these being Steven Inward and Andrew Salter, with the later going on from Captaining England to become a professional cricketer with Glamorgan. Andrew who fully supports the awards says that “partaking in the Dragon Cricket Awards allowed me to test my skills and discover more about the game. It covered a whole array of skills and techniques, which often were out of my comfort zone. It was done in a stimulating and enjoyable fashion that encouraged me to continue.�
Making these courses a success has been down to PACC and in particular one man, Stuart Beresford. Stuart has been administrating the awards for a very long time, organising venues and coaches to run the sessions, promoting the courses as well as inputting the data electronically on to the system. But I’m sure the highlight would be organizing the awards evening where every Dragon is invited to receive their certificates. This has been a monumental effort from Stuart to coordinate this project, and all those that have been fortunate to experience the sport through the Dragon structure have Stuart to thank for it. In recent years it has become more difficult to sustain these courses. The number of Dragons attending has lowered significantly and coaches are more and more difficult to find. Therefore from Summer 2014 there will changes in the way that the awards are delivered. Dragon 1 and 2 will be delivered through the clubs, with PACC responsible for organising the winter courses for Dragon 3, 4 and 5. The hope is that more children will go through the award by undertaking them as part of their weekly club training, and it will also give club coaches a programme of sessions to follow. Every club in the county will receive relevant information before the season begins. For further information on Dragon Awards then please contact either Rhidian Harries, Cricket Development Officer on 07920 702570.
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Boys 5x60 Hoc 5x60 hockey North Pool
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ockey Festival Five schools entered this year’s under 15 boys 5x60 hockey festival; this was held over 2 evenings. In the north pool at Sir Thomas Picton school Ysgol Bro Gwaun, Sir Thomas Picton and Ysgol y Preseli competed in a round robin competition with games 15 minutes each way, the results were Preseli 1 Bro Gwaun 1, STP 0 Br Gwaun 2 and STP 3 Preseli 1. In the south pool Milford Comp played Pembroke in a 4 x 15 minutes game ending in a 2-2 draw. The match then went to penalty run outs with Pembroke eventually winning. The Pembrokeshire U15’s final will be between Ysgol Bro Gwaun and Milford on 10th April.
Silver Hockey Ambassadors Silver HYA’s, also known as ‘Adistars’, work directly with their clubs and schools to be the voice for young people and to develop the awareness of hockey on a local community level. Pembrokeshire were delighted to have 9 silver hockey ambassadors to represent the West POD, Carys James, Carys Thomas, Chloe Campbell, Ffion Price, Ben Leahy and Elliott Colley (Fishguard & Goodwick), Ellie Codd (Haverfordwest ladies), Joe Reohorn (Pembroke County men) and Morgan Simpson (Carew), together with 2 existing Gold ambassadors Amelia Davies and Carys Owen (Fishguard & Goodwick).
The role of Hockey Young Ambassador is to: • Increase participation and healthy lifestyles in their school, club or community • Promote the positive values of sport in and through hockey • Be a role model in advocating hockey • Be the young people’s voice in their school, club, POD (Partnerships Owning Development) and community Angela Miles the hockey agent for Pembrokeshire is delighted with the caliber of the group, and will be working with clubs and schools to ensure that these HYAs are utilized to their full potential. If anyone would like more information on the scheme please contact Angela on 01437 776379 or 0792 0213651
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Welsh Boccia Championships The Welsh Boccia Championships were held on 1st March at the L2 leisure centre in Swansea. Crymych Panthers players Jacob Thomas and Sian Jones competed from Pembrokeshire. Sian played in an open event; although she did not win her games she kept her scoring margin very low, which was a big improvement on her last competition. Jacob competed in the BC3 category, playing his last game at 8pm that evening. Jacob went on to win the event which gives him qualification into the British championships in May. Sian also gained selection for the Welsh Team to compete in the British National Championships.
Parkrun is coming to Pembrokeshire
Colby parkrun is starting on Saturday June 21. It is a 5km timed run or walk which will be held every Saturday morning at 9am at Colby Lodge Woodland, National Trust near Amroth. It is free and open to everyone to join in. Registering at www.parkrun.org.uk enables you to have a barcode which needs to be printed and brought to parkrun events. There are over 230 locations in
the UK where the highly successful parkrun takes place every Saturday. Colby parkrun's Event Director, Mary Bowen Rees and her team of volunteers will marshal and time the weekly event. Children aged 10 and younger must be accompanied throughout the run by a parent or guardian. Sport Wales and parkrun sponsors have generously provided funding to set up the
first parkrun for Pembrokeshire. The weekly parkrun is ideal for those who would like to become more active & improve their fitness and at the same time it is enjoyable and sociable. Colby parkrun team welcomes everyone to run or walk through the beautiful National Trust woodlands. All you need are some trainers, your printed barcode and turn up just before 9am on Saturday mornings from June 21. For further information contact Mary at marybr29@yahoo.co.uk or on 01834 831759.
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