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SSC-zine
Issue 03
October 2014
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Come on the Loo
What a magnificent start to the season. Firwood Waterloo Football
Club have played 9, won 8, lost 1. They are joint top of the league
with Sale FC, but have scored more points and have a better points
difference than Sale. Their run continued on Saturday when they
comfortably outplayed Westoe, winning 66—5.
Marcon
Under the guiding influence of Jan Louis van Deventer, Director of
Rugby and Steve Woods, assistant coach the season opened in
September against Cleckheaton RFC. This was a resounding win
for Firwood Waterloo, winning 33 to19. It was followed by further
games against Huddersfield YMCA and Morley, which were both
victories. On Saturday, 27th September, Firwood Waterloo travelled
to Lymm RFC, only to have their winning success thwarted as they
were beaten by 32 to 28. From this defeat, the team was focused on
the positive aspects of the game in preparation for the following
match against Burnage RFC. This positive attitude saw Firwood
Waterloo secure a resounding win by 88 to 12.
The success of the team has continued, with further wins over
Sheffield Tigers away (13/21), Billingham RFC at home (41/6),
Beverley RFC away (29/50) and the recent win at home against
Westoe RFC (66/5).
Jan commented “This is certainly the best start to any season at
Waterloo that I can remember. Rugby is about a group of players
who are keen, dedicated, want to play for each other and are always
looking to give of their best and that is what we have at Waterloo”
In the next few weeks, Waterloo face their two nearest rivals. Sandal
RFC on Saturday, 15th November and Sale RFC on Saturday, 29th
September.
Alan Edwards
Photography
Both games are at home and it would be god to see a large number
of supporters encouraging our Senior Rugby team on. So if you
have a little time on a Saturday afternoon, get down and support the
Loo at 2.15pm. I will be there!!
Olympic Medals for Mark
Rob & Joan Porter
Jeweller, Silversmith
&
Qualified Hand
Engraver
Super athlete Mark Goulder, from Southport & Formby Special
Athletes, has returned from the 2014 Special Olympics European
Summer Games with Gold and Silver medals. Mark represented
Great Britain in badminton and spent two weeks training and
competing in Antwerp, Belgium. Mark competed in the category for
athletes with Intellectual Disabilities.
Special Olympics are the country’s largest provider of year-round
sports training and competition programmes for children and adults
with intellectual (learning) disabilities. They are also the founders of
Special Olympics sports clubs with local, regional and national
competitions.
Mark took up badminton after watching his mother play and is now a
member at both Southport & Formby Special Athletes and
Churchtown Badminton Club. His mum Marilyn said “ I am so proud
of Mark. He was away for two weeks, which is quite a long time and
he did so well. Mark is a great badminton player and for him to have
been accepted into these games he must have impressed the
organisers”.
Chris Ratcliffe, chair of Southport & Formby Special Athletes said,
“ We are all so proud of Mark and so pleased he has done so well at
the Summer Games. He is the first of our athletes who has
competed, so it was very special”.
Well done Mark!!!!
Southport Old Links’ youngsters win
Liverpool Colts golf competition
The long running Liverpool Colts golf competition took place at
Bromborough Golf club and included a total of 18 teams, from four
leagues and for the first time women were allowed to take part.
Southport Old Links, Lee Park, Prenton and Royal Liverpool
progressed to the semi final stage. In the morning semi finals,
Southport Old Links beat Lee Park, with 17 year old England junior
international Eloise Healey winning the top singles match. In the
other semi final Prenton beat Royal Liverpool in a very close contest,
to continue their strong run of form in the competition.
In the afternoon final Southport Old Links middle order came through
to win the day with a final score of 3-2. This is the first time the Old
Links has won the competition and ends a run of five semi final
appearances since 2001.
Hillside Lawn Tennis get funding
Hillside LTC has been successful in applying to Sport England for a
grant for a 5th court at their club on Liverpool Road, Southport. They
have been awarded the full grant of £58,963 for which they applied
which is great news.
Rob Hemmings said: “I just wanted, on behalf of the committee and
members of Hillside LTC, to thank Sefton Sports Council for their
great letter supporting our grant application which certainly helped
with its success. The 5th court will be a huge improvement to our
club and we are all absolutely delighted that it is now going ahead”
Formby C U15’s win Echo Cup
Formby had a fabulous 43 run win over Wavertree in the Merseyside
Youth Cricket League U15 Echo Cup Final. Formby won the toss
and elected to bat. Ben Aitchison was the pick of the batsmen with a
superb 99 that helped his team to 201-8 at the close of their innings.
Wavertree fought back well after tea but could not handle Formby’s
bowlers who eventually had them finish their innings on 158-9. This
gave Formby a well deserved 43 run win.
Aitchison was named Man of the Match for his 99 runs, two catches
and a run out.
Sefton Sports
Council
Club Logo’s
Formby CC have a very good Year
Formby Cricket Club had a very good year both on and off the field.
During a very successful season on the pitch the club vied for top
spot in the league. It all came down to the final weekend when 5
teams were in the hunt for the title. Formby, Highfield, Wigan,
Colwyn Bay and Rainford all came to the last game with a chance of
winning the title.
A thrilling day of cricket saw Highfield draw with fellow promotion
hopefuls Colwyn Bay and Rainford losing at Sefton Park. This left it
between Formby and Wigan, who met at Cricket Path. Australian
import Dale McKay hit an unbeaten 129 that allowed Formby to
declare on 235-8. The bowlers then took over with Matthew Dearden
(6-32) and Graham Bolton (3-42) skittling out Wigan fro 132.
Formby’s fans celebrated in style at the clubhouse and will be joined
by Highfield in the top tier, as they were runners up.
Off the field the club pulled of a coup with two signings for next
season, signing two top class spinners for next year. Garry Keedy
and Steven Parry will be playing for the club.
Gary Keedy played cricket for Lancashire for many
years before joining Nottinghamshire. He is
probably one of the finest spinners never to play for
England
Southport Rugby Club
Stephen Parry, who is currently playing for
Lancashire, made his debut for England in a
One Day International against West Indies in
March 2014, followed by playing in the
Twenty20 against the same team later in the
month.
Keedy has agreed to play at Formby for the next three seasons
whenever his commitments at Nottinghamshire permit; Parry’s
appearances will be limited by the frequency with which he is
selected by Lancashire in 2015. In practice, it is expected that Keedy
will play 90% of Formby’s games while Parry will be available for half
the club’s matches. It will be interesting to see how opponents cope
with the pair when they are operating together.
Exciting times for Formby CC we hope.
Northern Club
Crosby
Waterloo FC
The Northern Club has been playing hockey since 1889 and on
Saturday, 29 November the hockey section celebrates this amazing
milestone of 125 years by hosting an anniversary dinner.
Southport Flat Green
Bowling Club
The hockey section are inviting players past and present to come
along and share this amazing night to celebrate this achievement.
Northern has seen massive investment from their own sinking
fund, England Hockey and Merchant Taylors to invest in replacing
their hockey Astroturf last year. This year the club have been
successful in being awarded £50,000 from National Lottery funding
by Sport England’s Inspired Facilities fund 2014 to install floodlights
on the Astroturf.
As part of this funding award, the Astroturf will be made available to
other sports to hire for community projects such as football groups,
rugby etc, once the floodlights are installed in mid December.
The Northern Club would also like Sefton Sports Council
members to know that all facilities are available for external
hire and any interested parties should contact:
Wendy McDowall on 07799 810252 or [email protected]
Do not forget
Sefton Sports Council
Next meeting
Northern Club, Crosby
26th November 2014
Rampworx Skate Park
Merseyside Sporting Champions Dinner 2014
This years Merseyside Sporting Champions Dinner will take place on the
28th November 2014 at the Britannia Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool.
Merseyside Sporting Champions Dinner celebrates the achievement of our local sporting champions,
some with incredibly inspirational stories of triumph over adversity to tell.
It also seeks to raise money for local sports council bursary funds – to help our future Merseyside
athletes reach their potential by assisting them with costs of transport to competitions, sports
equipment and professional coaching.
Pricing: Single Ticket £50 / Table Of Ten £500
If you require any further information or would like to have a chat about the dinner please do not hesitate to
contact our Community Development Manager Julie Leasor;
Telephone: 0151 427 3889
Email: [email protected]
The following awards will be presented on the evening:
Lifetime Achiever – Sponsored by Decade of Health and Wellbeing
Coach of the Year – Sponsored by Sonex Publishing
Young Volunteer of the Year – Sponsored by University of Liverpool
Young Sports Personality of the Year – Sponsored by Liverpool John Moores University
Club of the Year
Volunteer of the Year
Please note the nominees for the awards above presented on the evening will be representing their respective
borough as winners of local sporting awards.
This year will also include awards for Community Sports Project of the Year and School of the Year award.
Please see below for nomination forms if you wish to submit a nominee for the ward.
SEFTON SPORTS COUNCIL NOMINEES
Lifetime Achievement Award
John Rourke
Coach of the Year
Gareth Roberts
Club of the Year
Sefton Stars Basketball Cub
Volunteer of the Year
Tommy Walsh
Young Volunteer of the Year
Zac Nicholson
Young Sports Personality of the Year
Lizzie Tolman
SSC Officers
President
Neil Edwards
Sefton Sports Council
Members 2014/2015
Archery
Golf
Swimming
Blundellsands Archers
C
Alt Golf Club
Athletics
Formby Artisans Golf
Club
Hesketh Golf Club
Bootle & North
Liverpool SC
Sefton Life Saving &
Swim Club C
Liverpool Pembroke &
Sefton AC C
Chair
Paul Wilkinson
Vice Chairman
Neil McQuaid
Secretary
Andrew Kenyon
Treasurer
Peter Bull
Tennis
Bowls
Park Golf Club
Botanic Gardens
Bowling Club
Crescent Bowling Club
Southport Old Links
Golf Club
Northern Club C
South Sefton Gym Club
C
Southport Flat Green
Bowling Club
Hockey
Boxing
Formby Hockey Club C
Marsh Lane ABC
Northern Club
Canoeing
Southport & Birkdale
Hockey Club
Friends of Allonby
Canoe Club
Martial Arts
Cricket
Maghull Kickboxing &
Martial Arts
Shogun World
Weight Lifting
Firwood Bootle Cricket
Club C
Formby Cricket Club C
Waterloo Judo Club
Others
Rugby Union
New Victoria Cricket
Club
Northern Club C
Southport RFC C
Crosby Scouts
(Watersports)
Netherton Sports
Southport & Birkdale
Cricket Club C
Sailing
Southport & District
Cricket League
Croquet
Blundellsands Sailing
Club
Southport Sailing Club
Southport & Birkdale
Croquet Club
West Lancashire Sailing
Club
Ainsdale Cricket Club C
Gymnastics
Waterloo RFC
Fencing
Squash
Formby Ravens Fencing
Club
Formby Squash Club
Football
Northern Club C
Forefield Rangers FC C
Southport & Birkdale
Squash Club
Hesketh Casuals FC
Sub Aqua
Marine FC C
Southport British Sub
Aqua Club C
Birkdale Tennis Club
C
Campion Lawn Tennis
Club C
Formby Holy Trinity
Tennis Club C
Formby Lawn Tennis
Club C
North Meols Lawn
Tennis Club C
Southbank Tennis
Club
Southport Argyle
Tennis Club C
Sphynx Tennis Club
C
Waterloo Lawn Tennis
Club
Bootle Weight Lifting
Club
Rampworx (BMX &
Skateboard)
Southport & Formby
Special Athletes
(Disability Sports) C
Maghull FC C
Southport & Ainsdale FC
C Sport
England
Clubmark
C Sefton
Sports Council
Clubmark
Other
Agencies
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Rob & Joan Porter
Jeweller, Silversmith &Qualified Hand Engraver
The Bluecoat,School Lane, Liverpool L13BX
0151 708 6330
[email protected]
Diary Dates
Sefton Sports Council
Meetings
Park Golf Club
Dates 2015
26th November 2014
The Northern Club, Crosby
28th January 2015
Park Golf Club, Southport
JUNE
Friday 6th
Mixed Open & Gents Open
th
25th March 2015
Firwood Bootle Cricket Club, TBC
Wednesday 18
27th May 2015 (AGM)
Waterloo RFC, Crosby
Wednesday 2nd Ladies Open
30th September 2015
John Roddy’s Captain of
Captain’s Day Open
JULY
Friday 25th
Gerry Bond Memorial Invitation
Thursday 31st
Seniors’ Open
AUGUST
25th November 2015
Wednesday 6th
Junior Open
All meetings on a Wednesday with
a 7.30pm start
Northern
Club
Celebrating 125 years of Hockey
Northern would like to invite all hockey players
past and present to celebrate 125 years of
playing hockey at the club. An Anniversary
dinner will take place at the club on Sat 29 Nov.
Tickets are £30 and include a glass of port and
3 course dinner.
For more details visit:
http://www.northernclub.co.uk/newsletters/
hockey125thanniversary.html
Club Focus
Southport & Formby Special Athletes
Charity No. 1037697
Southport & Formby Special Athletes provides sports activities for people with intellectual (learning)
disabilities aged 12 and upwards of any ability level. The group was originally formed in 1983 as a Special
Olympics Group.
The WASP in the logo stands for We Are Special People.
Our sports’ training includes football, boccia, badminton, table tennis, kwik-cricket, rounders, kurling and
basketball. Our activities can contribute to their physical and social development and through successful
experience in sport they gain confidence and build a positive self-image. We try to make sure everyone has
fun as well as improving their skills.
In 2013 11 of our athletes competed at the National Special Olympics Summer Games winning a total of
3 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medals. In September Mark Goulder from our Group won a gold and silver
medal in badminton at the European Special Olympics.
In October 15 athletes travelled to Pontefract for a kurling competition and our footballers played at an
event in Crewe.
Special Olympics and Paralympics are two separate organisations recognised by the International
Olympic Committee. Special Olympics is unique in providing sports opportunities for individuals with
intellectual disability at all levels. Paralympics provides sports opportunities for elite athletes with a physical
disability.
Anyone interested in helping us between 10am and 1pm on Sundays should contact Chris Ratcliffe on
07779 241906 or via our website: www.southportspecialathletes.org.uk. We also have a facebook page.
Southport & Formby Special Athletes receiving the Sefton Sports Council “Active Club” Award