Issue Number 99 : December 2008 / January 2009 ISSN 1755-9502 (Print) : ISSN 1755-9510 (Online) : ISSN 1758-4175 (CD-ROM)
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Quiz night sponsors Young Sports Leaders in South Africa Joseph Greenstreet (Minster) and Nicholas Fennell (Cliffs End) are part of a group of 15 students from Ursuline College, Westgate who have taken up the challenge to go to South Africa in February 2009.They will organise a Sports Festival under the auspices of 'Dreams and Teams' in conjunction with the British Council. They will be staying at Delportshoop, a small rural community in the Northern Cape ,about an hours drive from the nearest town, Kimberley. As well as the Sports Festival the students will also be running lunch time sports activities, after school sports clubs and community activities in the evenings. To undertake this challenge, all the students have had to raise £1000 each. Joe and Nic spent a day of half term at Fowlmead country park doing a sponsored cycle ride and on Friday 21st November the boys organised a excellent Quiz night at Minster School,where they raised £600.
Joe and Nic are extremely grateful for the support of everyone who attended the quiz and to Annette Paul the Quiz Master who gave up so much time and made such an effort on their behalf. They would like to extend their thanks to Wendy Stone Head Teacher and staff for the generous loan of the school hall and facilities. If you would like more information or would like to make a contribution .Please contact : Mal Davey (Sports Director) Ursuline College 01843 834431
Local youngster’s 2012 Olympic hopes Local youngster, Lydia Fuller, 15, has been selected for the Team GB Women’s Cadet Epee, with her first International fencing competition in Germany (as we go to print) Lydia’s letter tells us her coaches feel she has the potential to compete at the highest levels. Training costs however are self funded and can be very expensive, it was necessary for her to raise £400 travel costs and a further £250 for European compliant equipment for her German trip. A grant of £400 towards these costs was awarded to her by Minster Parish Council. (Well done MPC !) Lydia also tells us she is currently the Under 16 and Under 18 Foil and Epee Champion of Kent and that she was placed equal 3rd in the Under 16 British Youth Championship held in February. She has also been selected as an English Youth Sport Trust Young Ambassador and she is on the Government Youth Gifted and Talented programme, however there is no funding from either of these schemes. Lydia’s ambition is to participate in the 2012 Olympics here in the UK. Minster Matters wish her all the luck in the world, and hope she goes on to turn her dreams into a reality. We feel sure everyone in Minster will be there, in spirit if not in person, to cheer her on when she qualifies for London 2012. Hopefully we will bring you even more good news, from Germany, in our next issue. Watch this space !!
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