rd work & ermination sees organ gain Black Belt.

When four year old Morgan f rom Sto tfold took up Karate back in 2014 she knew she had found a spor t that she bo th lo ved and enjo yed Alongside bro ther Preston, Morgan has travelled all o ver the county to train and has progressed steadily, working her way through the various grades and belts until f inally gaining her black belt in October o f last year,

The no w 12 year old Etonbur y student still ver y much enjo ys the spor t, and is no w o ffering her exper tise to younger children star ting ou t on their karate journey with the club she f irst began to train with all those years ago. Together with bro ther Preston, Morgan helps with the ‘Tiny Tigers’ under the watchful eye o f Sensei Sue Su tcliffe.

Mum Sarah told the Sto tfold News Magazine “Morgan’s focus and determination has been incredible o ver the many years she has been going to Karate She has throughly enjo yed the journey and I am so immensely proud o f ever y achievement she has made ”

Recently enjo ying a celebration meal and presentation at the Harpenden Arms, Morgan and her fello w Black Belt students - including close f riend Kacey, received their cer tif icates and Black belts direct f rom Japan

Having recently been awarded ‘student o f the year ’ at her Letchwor th Karate Club, Morgan, Kacey and her bro ther Preston continue on their karate journey as they train hard to wards their Second Dan and also star t to compete on the competitor circuit

We look for ward to follo wing bo th Morgan and Preston’s progress in the fu ture!

Pictured belo w right: Morgan receiving her cer tif icate f rom Sensei Brian Owen.

Follo wing a recent post we ran on the Sto tfold News facebook page, we were so impressed with Morgans stor y that we wanted to share it with you - if you kno w anyone who enjo ys success in whatever it is they do, be it a hobby, a spor t or a pastime then we would lo ve to hear all abou t it Simply get in touch with us using the usual methods

Stotfold Turns On The Electric

If you are a regular walker, attend a club or class at the Memorial Hall or maybe live close to Hallwor th Drive, then you may have no ticed recent work being carried ou t in the Memorial Hall car park The work was all par t o f an initiative to install charge points in Sto tfold for electric mo tor vehicles.

The charge points will be going 'live' ver y soon - keep an eye on either the Sto tfold News Magazine or Sto tfold To wn Council social media for any updates on when they will be available to use.....

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As we are all encouraged to ‘go greener ’ and consider electric vehicles as our next choice o f transpor t, there are plans to increase the number o f charge points in and around Sto tfold, with the next round o f installations due to take place in Brook

Street car park during Februar y or March There’s a good chance it may be in place by the time you are reading this ar ticle

The initiative to have the charge points installed forms par t o f a joint venture between Sto tfold To wn Council, Central Bedfordshire Council and BP Pulse