RUNNING: Children are on the run at Holyrood Academy
Posted: 18th January 2016
IT was yet another BIG entry from primary pupils at Holyrood Academy’s first 'Fun Run' event of the year in Chard. Primary pupils turned out in large numbers to overcome the challenges of the course, held in the grounds of Holyrood Academy. A total of 209 young athletes - 91 girls and 118 boys from eight primary schools – took part in a cross country run around the…
ATHLETICS: Holyrood girls are going for gold
Posted: 9th December 2015
THE Holyrood Academy Year Seven girls indoor athletics team has won the South Somerset District Championships. The championships were held at Preston School in Yeovil yesterday (Wednesday, December 8, 2015). The girls from the Chard school will now compete at the county event held at Millfield School on Wednesday, December 15, 2015, when they will be ‘going the extra…
CRICKET: Ilminster Cricket Club needs YOU!
Posted: 24th November 2015
ILMINSTER Cricket Club is looking for more volunteers to help get involved in the running of the club. The club holds its annual meeting at the Shrubbery Hotel in Ilminster on Thursday (November 26, 2015) at 7pm and the committee is keen to welcome aboard some new faces. It will be a big year ahead for the club as it takes over the sole running of The Shed bar on the…
YOUTH RUGBY: Holyrood are district champions for Year Eights
Posted: 19th November 2015
THE Holyrood Academy Year Eights have won the South Somerset District Cup champions after defeating Ansford Academy in the final by 15pts-5. The game was played on Tuesday (November 17, 2015) at a very windy Chard and it turned out to be an entertaining match. Ansford Academy had first use of the strong wind but outstanding defence from Holyrood’s Nathan Fowler, Alfred…
FENCING: On guard! New club at Holyrood Academy
Posted: 6th November 2015
MORE than 30 students from Holyrood Academy in Chard were thrilled to have the opportunity to attend a fencing workshop run by local tutor Jane Browne. Fencing is a growing sport in the UK and students were very lucky to be able to experience an exciting introduction to see if they wanted to take it up for themselves. Year 11 student, Arlen Veysey, has been fencing…
HOCKEY: Good start from Holyrood's Year Eight girls
Posted: 6th November 2015
THE Year Eight girls’ hockey team at Holyrood Academy in Chard has enjoyed a fantastic start to the season. Coach Johannah Tatterton said she was delighted with the team’s progress and commitment. “The girls are doing themselves proud and I am delighted with these results,” she said.
SWIMMING: Cresta pool is becoming a centre of excellence
Posted: 6th November 2015
THE Cresta Leisure Centre in Chard – despite all of its recent maintenance problems - is fast becoming a centre for swimming excellence as well as encouraging local talented swimmers to achieve their potential. Cresta will be a venue on Thursday, November 26, 2015, for part of the sponsored Ocean’s 7 challenge which is taking place at 1610 leisure centres across the…
RUGBY: Yeovil young guns pile on the points
Posted: 3rd November 2015
YEOVIL Under-16s put their counterparts from Bridgwater and Albion to the sword recently in an emphatic 68pts-15 victory away from home. The Bridgwater side were under-strength and had to borrow three players from Yeovil to make-up the numbers. But they were no match for the Yeovil side who ran up a big winning margin – although Bridgwater kept working hard until the…
RUNNING: Unofficial 10k in Ilminster
Posted: 2nd November 2015
RUNNERS gathered in Ilminster town centre on Sunday (November 1, 2015) for an unofficial 10k run – just to show that old habits die hard. The annual Ilminster Lions Club 10k was cancelled back in 2013 due to an unexpected price hike in administration charges from Somerset County Council. The 10k had been one of Ilminster’s big events of the year and had been held for…
CRICKET: Building for the future at Ilminster CC
Posted: 22nd October 2015
ILMINSTER Cricket Club held its annual dinner and presentation night at the Shrubbery Hotel on Saturday (October 17, 2015) where once again the emphasis was looking to the future. The club has a blossoming youth section and many of the Under-16 players are featuring in senior cricket which bodes well for the years to come. It was not the most successful of summers for…
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