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Ever Wanted to Row?
It’s fun and a great, low impact way to keep fit. You don’t have to be tall (unless you’re aiming to be an Olympian) or any particular shape, you can learn at any age and keep on rowing until you’re 100.
Join us for the annual Paisley 10k Road Race and Fun Run at County Square, Sunday 20th August 2017. Once again the Paisley 10k will be on a flat fast course that will take runners to the west of the town after a loop around Paisley’s historic town centre. The start and finish will be adjacent to Paisley Cross. Over 3k of the route will be on the Paisley Canal to Kilmacolm cycle track. The course is an accurately measured 10k verified by an accredited Scottish Athletics measurer. Sponsored by Decathlon Braehead, with Macmillan Cancer Support as the official charity partner for the third year running. Start Times -
10k Road Race: 10am Fun Run: 12.15pm
Come and show your support for the runners, and enjoy events and activities throughout the day - perfect for all the family! Find out more on our website: www.renfrewshireleisure.com/ paisley10k or call 0300 300 1362 for more information.
Beaumont clocks up first 2,000 miles Scottish ultra-endurance athlete Mark Beaumont hits first milestone of Artemis World Cycle Breaking the 18,000 mile cycling circumnavigation World Record in 80 days is underway as Scottish adventurer and ultra-endurance athlete Mark Beaumont completes the first 2,000 miles of his challenge. Beaumont is testing the resilience of mind and body in his challenge to fulfil a dream of achieving this incredible record. His mind blowing stats include spending 16 hours a day in the saddle and clocking up 240 miles every day. Split into four phases, Mark’s route takes him from Paris to Beijing, Perth to Brisbane, from Invercargil to Auckland, Anchorage to Halifax and finally Lisbon back to Paris. Mark is patron of the Scottish registered charity Orkidstudio, based in Nairobi, which benefits communities through innovative architecture and construction. Orkidstudio create high quality and affordable buildings that significantly impact health and promote education and equality, and Beaumont aims to raise funds through his pedal power to support future projects. Sponsor Mark’s Artemis World Cycle and raise £10 for every mile cycled for Orkidstudio by texting (UK only) ‘ORKD80 £10’ to 70070 or online at https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/markbeaumont-80days
KILMACOLM BOWLING CLUB LADIES SECTION
LADY MEMBERS WANTED Try your hand at Green Bowling at the ladies’ a�ernoons. Games commence at 2pm on every Tuesday and Thursday a�ernoons. Come along for the a�ernoon and have a game. Bowls will be provided, flat shoes required. For details contact Sandra on 01505 873126 or Morag on 01505 872218 or just come along and have some fun.
Interested? Come along to one of our free, Come and Try sessions (for ages 17 & over) at Castle Semple Rowing Club Saturday 1st and 8th July 2017. Pop down anytime between 11am and 3pm for an introduction to rowing and a paddle in one of our stable training boats (weather permitting). If you decide you want to take up the sport we’ll be holding a Learn to Row course in July & August (July 29th, Aug 5th and Aug 12th). For further details, or to book your place, email Captain@castlesemplerc.co.uk. No booking required for the Come and Try events.
Old Course Ranfurly Golf Club Ladies Section The Old Course Ranfurly Golf Club Ladies Section’s Open Day held on Thursday 6th July. Pictured here are the winners being presented with “The Ranphorlie Quaich” by our captain John Clark. We had 104 ladies attending this event and a raffle drew in £550 for the charity Motor Neurone Disease. MND is the ladies section’s chosen charity this year and at the end of the year cash raised from several events will be presented to them. The names of the winners are Marilym Muir (Old Ranfurly) and Jane Alexander (Cathcart Castle) with a score of 39 Stableford Points.
Strathgryffe – Millennium Tournament
Strathgryffe Tennis & Squash Club celebrated Wimbledon with the annual contest for the Millennium Doubles Shield on Saturday 8th July. The club had 8 courts in action all afternoon as members played 5 rounds of mixed doubles with the top 2 scoring gents & ladies progressing through to the final. Mid-afternoon the players enjoyed a break for the ‘very Wimbledon’ snack of strawberries & cream! Congratulations to Greig Fraser & Alison Frood who were the eventual winners defeating David Ashman & Janice Coyle in the final. Strathgryffe has a calendar of Summer Camps being held throughout the summer holidays for tennis, squash & multi sports. For more information, please visit our website www.strathgryffe.net.
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