Telford Journal 10-Nov-2022 by MNA_Media

Plansfor newschools,the ex pansionofothers,andfreshspecial educational needshubshavebeen approvedbycouncillors.

Telford&WrekinCouncil’scabinethassignedoffonproposalsto increasethenumberofschoolplaces acrosstheborough

Theplanincludesanewprimary schoolonCastleFarmWay,inPriorslee,confirmationofanewprima ryatAllscott,anexpansiontoLawleyVillageAcademy,andfeasibility studiestolookatexpandingsecond aryschools

Underthe secondaryschool plans, ErcallWoodhas been identifiedtoaccommodateatleast150 placesfrom2024/25.

Areportapprovedbytheauthor ityaddsthattemporaryclassrooms couldbeusedtoexpandothersec ondaryschoolsbyacombined150 places

It states:“Further expansion optionsofoursecondaryestateare beingexploredtoprovide theadditional150placesrequiredwhich willlikelybedeliveredbyaddition altemporaryclassesinanumberof schools.”

Itadds:“Afeasibilitystudywill alsobeconductedatSouthallSchool toascertainwhethertheschoolcan

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increase itscapacitytobe able to accommodate200pupils,alongside thefurther development of SEND hubsasrequired.”

Theplanalsoapprovesproposalstocontinuewiththeexpansion ofspecialeducationalneeds(SEN) hubs,toallowmorechildrentoattendschoolsintheirowncommuni ty

Speaking during thecabinet meeting, ShirleyReynolds, cabinet memberforchildren,youngpeople andfamilies,saidthecouncilwould befocussingonfluctuationsinthe numberofpupilsneedingplaces,to ensurethereisenoughcapacity

Shesaid: “Wewill continue to monitor population numbersto makesuredemandismet,butalso sothatthereisnooversupply.”

Councillor Reynolds added: “This report clearlydemonstrates theinvestmentinschoolsbythead ministration.”

Opposition Conservative group leader,Councillor Andrew Eade, saidhequestionedwhetherenough wasbeingdonetosupportNewport schools–aclaimrejectedbyCouncillorReynolds.

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Centre sees footfall rise

FootfallatTelfordCentrehasrecoveredtonearpre-pandemiclevels afteranumberofvacantstoreswere filled,bossessay

OrionCapitalManagershaveannouncedthatmajorlettingsuccess atTelfordCentrehashelpedfootfall recovernearto2019levels.

Thedemiseofthenationalde partment storesectorresulted in BHS, Debenhamsand Houseof Fraserallgoingintoadministration But,followingastrategyledbySov ereignCentros,newoccupiershave nowbeenfoundforallthreestores forfutureshoppingandleisure.

The90,000sqftformerDeben hamshasbeenleasedtoFlipOut

Bonfire still goingahead

TheDonningtonBonfire was destroyedlastweekendinanarson attackthattookplacewhileitsorganiserswereon-site

However,ahugere-buildeffort meanstheeventwillstillbetaking placeonSaturdayasplanned

Organiser Mark Mitchell said hewouldnotbedeterredbytheattackandwascommittedtomaking surethecommunitycouldenjoythe long-runningevent Thousandsofpeoplenormally attendthebonfire,whichisthebig gestfireworkdisplayinthecounty.

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The historic footballstrips have beenmade atBlistsHillMuseum WolvesandShrewsburyfanscan getaproperlookathowtheirsides wouldhavelookedin1900aspartof amuseum’scostumeproject. CelebratingWestMidlandsfootballinghistory,the Victoriankits of Shrewsbury Town FC andWol verhampton Wanderershavebeen broughttolifebytheskilledteamof costumemakersatIronbridgeGorge MuseumTrust’sBlistsHillVictorian Town Oneversionofeachkitisondis playinBlistsHill’sDrapersshop Thursday, November 10, 2022 NEWS FEATURE SPORT Crafters club goingstrong Page2 Success for daredevils Page 6 Home defeat forHornets Page 28 www.telfordjournal.co.uk Price when sold £1.20 Theregion’s biggest free weekly newspaper

Newtopperfor poppyday

Astunningtributetoservice peoplehasappearedonapostbox.

Crafty-duo Angela Moore, 51,and DarcyLear, 65, have onceagainadornedtheirlocal postboxinWellingtonwitha crotchetcreation,thistimefor theBritishRoyalLegion’sPoppy Appeal

Thetwo Wellington ladies hopetheircraftyendeavourwill remindpeopletobuyapoppyto supportservingandex-service menandwomenandtheirfam ilies.

Angelasaid:“Wewantedto dosomethingforthePoppyAppeal,andwhenwetalkedabout it we realised we wanted to

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Aman bita sports shop manageraftergettinginvolved inabrawl

Stuart McInnes, aged40, sunkhisteethintothebossof Sports DirectinTelford town centreafterhewasconfronted onsuspicionofshoplifting

TelfordMagistrates Court heardthatthe manager was “concernedfor his staff” so pulledMcInnestothefloor

Duringtheconfrontationon December1lastyear,McInnes bitthemanageronhiswrist

McInnes, whoappearedin courtviavideolinkfromHMP Bristolwhere he is servinga sentenceforadifferentoffence, alsopushedthemanagerintoa wall,wherehehithisheadand back.McInnes,whoisofnofixed abodebutfromTelford,pleaded guiltytoassaultoccasioningactualbodilyharm.

Hispreviousconvictions includepossessionofaknifeas wellasdrug,theftandmotoring offences.Shakeel Ahmed, mitigating,saidthatitwas“three onone”againstMcInnesasthe scuffletookplace,andhehad beengrabbedaroundtheneck Magistrateshanded McInnesan18-weekjailterm Theprisonsentenceissuspend edfor18months.McInnesmust alsopay£200compensationto thevictim.

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Aclubofcraftershopingto knitlastingbondsoffriendship arecelebratingtheirfirstanni versaryasagroup Wellington resident Bren daBateman,57,knewshehad to step in when thepandemic forcedtheclosureofthecraft groupsshe’dcometorelyon WithalittlehelpfromWel lingtonTownCouncil andthe community,WellingtonCrafters wasborn.

ingfromstrengthtostrength, withdoctorsnowrecommend ingthegrouptopeoplestrug glingwithloneliness Brenda,acarehomeactivity coordinator,knowsalltoowell thebenefitsofbeing creative Shesaid:“Icanseehowmuchit helpstheresidentsatworkand Ithinkit’sagoodideaeveryone hasthechancetotrysomething new,itkeepsyourbrainactive andgetsyououtofthehouse.” Thegroupmeetsthereevery Monday.Formoreinformation phone07707725797 BrendaBateman, front, with other membersof Wellington Crafters SEVEN-DAYFORECAST Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday 12°/15° 9°/15° 9°/15° 9°/14° 8°/13° 7°/12° 7°/11° Low/high

Work starts on care hub

Work hasstarted on anew £24millionplannedcarehubata hospitaltoreducewaitinglistsfor operations.

Thenewplannedcarehubis beingdevelopedatPrincessRoyal Hospital(PRH)inTelfordanditis expectedtostarttakingpatients nextsummer

Healthchiefssaypatientsfrom Shropshire,Telford&Wrekinand MidWaleswillbenefitfromfewer cancellationsanddelaysfortreat ment,shorter waitingtimes and a“much-improvedexperience”.

Health leaderssay thenew hub willprovidemoretheatresandrecoverybedsdedicatedtodaycase surgery,increasingthenumberof samedayoperationsthatcantake place–andenablingservicestobe providedallyearround.

Aspokespersonfor the ShrewsburyandTelfordHospitals NHSTrustsaid:“Theplannedcare hubisfullyalignedwiththeHospitalsTransformationProgramme (HTP),whichwillseetheTelford hospitalsitespecialiseinplanned care.”

Angerascommunity orchardisvandalised

Avolunteer group hasbeen devastatedbyanactof‘mindless vandalism’thathasdamagedtrees inacommunityorchard.

ThesiteatHolmerLakeinTel fordwasvandalised,withcriminalsdamagingeightoutofthe10 heritagefruittreessometimedur ingthenightofFriday,October28.

Oneofthefoundingmembers ofthevolunteergroup,Friendsof HolmerLakeandMadebrook,Rick Shaw,saidtheyweredevastated tofindthedamagedtrees.

“Itwas abig shock to find them.Webuiltthisspaceasacom munityspace,wantingschoolsand

familiestouseit.

“Weputpicnicbenchesin,and thesiteisreallypopular.

“Soitwasareallybigshockto see,it’sjustsuchmindlessvandal ism.”

Whilsteffortshavebeenmade tosavethetrees,itwillbemany monthsbeforevolunteersknowif theirworkwasinvain.

Rickexplained:“We’vespliced thetrees,but it’s difficult, we won’tbeabletotelluntilspringif itworked.”

Theorchardwascreatedusing communitygrants,withselected fruittrees including fiveShrop

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TheBrookside SaferNeigh bourhoodTeamreleasedastate ment aboutthe attack,calling it morethanjustanti-socialbehaviour.Inthestatement,policesaid thecrime constitutedcriminal damageandissubjecttoaninvestigation

Rick,wholivesinBrookside, said thesupportthe grouphas receivedfollowingthevandalism hasbeenre-assuring Hesaid:“Lotsofpeoplecome outagainstit,whichisnice.”

£4.5mboost forthe arts

Fiveorganisationsacrossthe countywillshare£4.5moverthe nextthreeyearsunderArtsCoun cilEnglandplanstoboostShrop shire’sculturalscene

Underthe plansatotal of £1.5mwillbesharedeachyearbetweensomeofthecounty’smost importantartsorganisations.

TheIronbridgeGorgeMuseum Trustwillget£749,709eachyear, DisabilityArtsinShropshiregets £216,208,PentabusArtsreceives

£190,779,Shropshire Councilis given£188,999,and Arts Alive gets£166,863

TheShropshireCouncilmoneywillgotohelpwiththerun ningofeightofitssitesacrossthe county –including Shrewsbury Museum&ArtGallery,theShropshireMuseumsCollectionCentre, ShrewsburyCastle,andColeham PumpingStation.PeterKnott,the areadirectoroftheArtsCouncil Englandsaid:“We’redelightedto

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So thetowerofpallets that formedthecentrepieceoftheDonningtonBonfirewasallburnedaway inaspectacleoffire.Theonlyprob lemisthatitwasallaweekaheadof schedule,setalightbyheartlessvan dalsonSaturdaynight.

Yetfearnot –the bonfirewill stillbegoingaheadasplannedthis weekend.

TheMitchellfamilythathasbeen organisingthe DonnyBonny (the onlynameweeverusedforitwhen myfriendsandIwereyounger)for morethanfourdecadeswouldhave been hitparticularlyhardbythe vandals’actions.MarkMitchellde scribeditas“heart-breaking”seeing whathadhappened–heandhisfa therAlfhadtriedtochasethevan dalsawaybeforetheysucceededin gettingthepalletsalight.

Severalpeoplecalledthefirebri gadeandcrewswereonthescene sharpish.Sadly,itbecameapparent prettyquicklythattheonlyrealop tionwastoletitburnitselfout,and trytoworkwithwhatwasleftwhen it finished. To theircredit, that’s whattheMitchellshavedone:since Sundaywiththehelpoftheircom

munitythey’vebeencartingpallets up non-stop anddoing it allover again,tomakesuretheshowcanin deedgoonthisweekendasplanned Palletshavebeendropped offin theirdozensandthetowerispretty muchbacktoitsfullheightagain.

When you considerhow cruel humanbeingscan be, it’s almost surprisingithasn’thappenedbefore Thepalletsusuallysitthereinthe field with only atemporary metal fencefor protection forweeks on endleadinguptothebonfireitself.It mightbetemptingtotakeitassome kindofsignofthetimes,anindicator thattheyouthofTelfordtodayhave losttheirmoralgrounding,aretobe

fearedorwatchedcloselylestthey losetherunofthemselves

Of course, anyone whothinks settingfiretoanentirecommunity’s hardworkisanacceptablewayof havingfunonaSaturdayeveningis missingsomekindofsocialempathy andshouldbeeducated.Ifandwhen they aretracked down,I’m sure whatever punishment comestheir waywillwipeanysmilesofffaces.

Ijusthopeitcanbeusedasa teachingopportunity rather than anothersticktobeatTelford’syouth with–lookatwhathappenswhen communitieshelpeachotheroutre buildingratherthansettingoutto destroy?

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“Wewon theIndoorSkydiving World Cupin2018inawindtunnelinBahrainand arehopingtowintheIndoorWorldChampi onshipnextAprilinSlovakia.”

Theteamtrainedextremelyhardinan ticipationoftheirwin,takingpartin530 trainingjumpssinceJanuary,mainlyinCat alonia,Spain

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Quality

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Christmascrafts andtasty treats

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Theparkand gardensare open to explore, take arideon theMiniature Railway or go for alongwalkaroundthe estate Therewillbelivemusic on both days to getyou in theChristmas spirit.The House,beautifully decoratedfor Christmas,will be open forvisitorstotakealookat theoutstanding collectionsbe tween12noonand 4pm.

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Enjoythe food andcraft fair By Daniel Morris

Telford’sTreeofLightappealfor 2022hasbegun RunbythefourRotaryClubsof Telford&District,theTreeofLight enablesthecommunitytoremember theirlovedonesandsupportlocal charities.

Inreturnforaminimum£5do nation,namesaredisplayedaround thetreeinTelfordShoppingCentre TheyarealsoprintedintheTelford Journalinbatcheseachweek.

SevernHospiceandHopeHouse Children’s Hospices will receive themajorportion of fundsraised. Theremainder will be shared by ShropshireProstateCancerSupport Group,2nd WellingtonScouts,Tel fordAfterCareTeam,Telford&Wre kinYoungCarersServiceandJayne SargentFoundation Applicationformsareavailable atcustomerservicesatTelfordCentreandatSevernHospiceshops,or you canapplyonlineatwww.tel fordtreeoflight.org.uk

Amongthenamesremembered are:

RonnieAddison;PatriciaAnder ton;RossArmstrong;TonyAsh;John Ashcroft;VictorAshcroft;John&Lily MaryAtterbury.

CarolineLeahBailey;AnneBak er;Edith Ball;MaryBall; Norman

Ball;RobertBall; Denise Barnsley; JohnThomasBarrett;JohnBartley; LilianBartley;Cyril Bassett; May Bassett;Fred&OliveBaugh;Olive &FredBaugh;Mo&BenBeacham; FrederickJamesBeddall;Wilf&Rene Beddows;WinifredBell;ConnieBen gry;JackBengry;JohnBengry;GordonBennett;JaneClaireBennett.

SuzanneBennett;AnitaBiswas; Elizabeth&AlfredBlakemore;Mar jory &Gordon Boddison; Frances Bould; Marjorie Bould; AliceIrene &LeslieWilfredBradburn;Patricia (Pat)Brant;Ronald(Ron)Brant;Sid

neyBrasenell;BrendaBray;Ernest Bray;CyrilBrice;MaryBrice;Whis key Brice; Anthony Bristow; BarbaraBristow;PhyllisBrittle;Ronald Brittle;EdithBromage;FrankBromage;JohnBromley;ColleenBrookes; ChristinaBrown;JanetBrown;Amy Buckingham;Frederick Buckingham;Fred&GertrudeBurton;FrederickBurton;AuryelButmaro;Ruth Bye;StuartBye.

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Crossland;JohnCroudace;Margaret Croudace;MarionCureton;Thomas Cureton;MartinCurry.

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of Lightisbacktohelpcharities

Tree

Some oftheRotarysponsorsandcharity representatives ofthisyear’sTreeofLightappeal

Polling stations changing

Majorchangesareonthecardsfor wherepeoplehavetogotovote.

TelfordCouncilhashadtotweakits wardboundariesandthismeanssome peoplewillbeshuntedintodifferentar easfornextMay’selections.Councilofficershaveproducedaninterimreview

ofpollingplaces,districtsandstations whichwillbeconsultedonintimefora reporttogotocouncillorsforapproval onNovember28.Thecouncil’sBoundaryReviewCommittee agreed to go aheadwiththeconsultationatameet inglastThursday.

Fundraiser hits right notes

Aconcertinmemoryofapopular musicfanhasraisedmorethan£1,400 forcharity

Telfordbands Eternity Road and TheOriginalWantedjoinedforcesto putaperformanceinmemoryofalongtimesupporterofthegroups,PerlaWil liams.

Perlawasabigfanofthelocalmusic

scenebutsadlypassedawayfromcan cerearlierthisyear

It lead to thegroupsputting on ‘Perla’sGig’attheFireflyandtheevent raised£1439.32fortheLingenDavies CancerFund

JulianLloyd,guitaristforEternity Road,saidtheeventwassuchasuccess thatitmightevenberepeated.

Festive familyfun at aVictorian Christmas

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Visitors to TheIronbridge GorgeMuseumTrust are in fora treat this Christ mas.

Thereisahostoffestive funinstore, includingthe chance to exploreBlists Hillbylamplightand Christmas week ends full of entertainmentwithanod to theVictorian age, as well as the chance to visitFatherChristmas in his grotto

Newfor 2022 arethe Christmas LatesatBlistsHill,where peoplecan wander through thetown’sstreetsby nightand enjoyahostoffestive food andentertainmentfrommagicians andmusicians, as well as peruse the unique rangeofgifts in theshops, whilesipping aglass of mulled wine They will take placeonDecember 1, 8, 16 and17.

From November26, Coalbrookdale will transform into aWinterWonderland as Father Christmas returnsto hisgrotto.

Best suited forchildrenagedbetweenthree andnineyears old, families canwanderthrough theChristmasforestbeforemeeting the main manhimself

On December 3, 4, 10 and11, the popularChristmas Weekends return to Blists Hill.

Visitors cancosyup in thecottages as they learnabout aVictorian Christ masfromthe townsfolkand watch them preparefor Christmas,joinin

with carols andenjoy thesoundsofa VictorianChristmas with thetown’s brassband. Father Christmas will payavisit too, meetingfamilies in his grotto –and younger visitors canwrite alettertohim andleave it in themuseum’s postbox.

Formoreinformation,visit:www ironbridge.org.uk/events

Wrap up warm andgather your friendstoexplore our Victorian Town by lamplight. Pickupunusual gifts in ourbeautifully decorated shops, buydelicious festive food, enjoy liveseasonal entertainmentand soak up the traditional atmosphere.

BLISTS HILL CHRISTMAS WEEKENDS BOOK ONLINE ironbridge.org.uk Annual Passes are not valid foradmission but 10% discount is available for PASS PLUS holders. Additional charge to see Father Christmasinhis grotto at Blists Hill. T&Cs apply. Parkingchargesapply 10% OFF WIT HA COALBROOKDALE WINTER WONDERLAND Step back to aVictorian Christmas andenjoy traditional entertainment, buy festive food, shop for unusual gifts and meet Father Christmas in his grotto (please pre-book). Follow thetwinklinglights and glittering trees to meet FatherChristmasin hiswoodland glade grotto 26 &27November 3&4,10& 11, 17 &18December 19 –23December 3&4,10& 11 December 1, 8, 16 &17December REG. CHARITY NO. 503717-R BLISTS HILL CHRISTMAS LATES NEWSTHURSDAY,NOVEMBER10, 2022 | TELFORDJOURNAL 11

MembersofTheOriginalWantedand Eternity Road hand overacheque VisitFather Christmas inhis grotto See how the Victorians celebrated

Clockchangingrobsus of lightatwrongend of day

It’stimeforyear-roundBritish SummerTime

Noamountofclockcontrolis goingtochallengerealtimeand seasons,norchangetheinherently darkmiserablemonthsofDecem berandJanuary.Householdscould saveapproximately£400ayearif welefttheclocksinBritishSummerTime,withconsiderablyless hassletoo.Weusemoreelectricity,energysourcesintheevening

thanthemorning.Howmuchdoes ourgovernmentwasteonpublic informationadvertisements?

Inthecurrentsystem,clocks ‘fall’backsevenweeksbeforethe shortestday(December21)butdo not‘springforward’untilthirteen weeksafterit,whichisacrazyim balance.

Thedaybeforewefiddlewith time andclocks, settingthem back,sunriseisat7:48am.Theday

Takenaback by CoronationOath

Goingthrough some notes recently,Icameacrossthisdraft concerning theCoronation Oath. Iwastakenaback,notonlybyits proposals,butinrecognisinghow oursocietyhashaditsvalueserodedsincetheConstitutionalSettlementin1688

1. Theconstitutional settle mentof1688,enshrinedintheBill of Rights 1689,establishedconstitutionalmonarchy,abalanceof powers.

2. This expression meansno lawcan be enactedorrepealed withouttheactiveinvolvementof theother;noBillcanbecomean ActwithouttheRoyalAssent,and everyActmustoriginateasaParliamentaryBill.

3.Themonarch,sincethetime ofWilliamIIIandMaryII–has beenrequiredbytheCoronation OathAct1688,solemnly,toswear tomaintaintotheutmostoftheir power“theLawsofGodandthe trueprofessionofthegospel”

4. Sinceparliament passed it thenandallthetimesince,ithas neverrepealedit–themostrecent occasion,anopportunity forso doing,being,whenthelateQueen wasrequiredtotakeitathercoronationonJune2,1953andbefore boththeHousesofParliamentNo vember41952,andCharlesonhis attendanceatthePrivyCouncilon September10,2022.

TonyHersee,Shropshire

beforewefiddletimeandclocks forward,thesunrisesat5:52am. Thisisnothowbesttomakeuseof naturallight.Wearebeingtimed out,tobeoutoftime,atthewrong times.

Clockchangingissimplydaylightrobberyatthewrongendof theday,overthefullyear.

KeepBritishSummerTime.

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Flannel key to washing

Inarecentpapertherewasa lengthyarticleonhowtosavewater.

Iusedtodoalotofcamping, andpickedupahabitofjustusing aflanneltowashmyface.Now,at 83yearsofage,Istilldothis,and frequentlygetcommentson“how youngyoulook”.Ihavenotused soaponmyfaceforaslongbackas Icanremember

Myablutionhabitsaretoput waterintothewashingbasinin thebathroom.BecauseofmyarthritisIcannotstandforlong,so Icarryoutmywashingdutiessittingdown.Asmentionedabove,I useaflannelformostofmyneeds. Whywastewateronbathing orshowering?

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Leavinga lottobedesired

Onthefaceofit,therecentvisionfortheregion’srailnetwork asenvisagedbytheWestMidlands Rail Executiveisrevolutionary, however,anhourlyLondonservice andaShrewsburyparkandrideon anelectrifiedrailway,isoflimited useifyoucan’ttakeadvantageof it

Shropshireisaruralcounty, withmarkettownsthatlosttheir railserviceinthe1960s.Existing

busservicesleavealottobede siredand fail to connectpeople sufficiently, to what remainsof thenetwork.Taketheno.9service Bridgnorth to Wolverhampton. Potentially, an easy connection withthewholeWestMidlandsrail andmetronetwork.Manyuseitfor thisbuthowmuchbetterifitcontinued furtherintothe evening? Even better with an enhanced frequency. TheIronbridgeGorge

raillineisabsentfromthevision That’stheproblemwithmanybus services–theymayserveastation,butnotconvenientlyenough toattractmorepassengers.

Ifthemanifestocommitment tolevelling-upsurvivestherecent politicalupheaval,itneedstobe focusedonBoris’s‘BusBackBet ter’initiative.

MikeCrump,Shropshire

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Shirley Doris Anne nee Armstrong

Of Wo mbri dge Ro ad, Oakengates, Telford.

Pa ssed away at The Princess Royal Hospital on October 30, 2022.

Aged 79 years.

BelovedWifeof Derek, cherished Mum to John and Darran,adored Nan to Josh, Daniel, Olivia, Marcus and Giw and amuch loved Sister and Mother-in-law

Funeral Service to be held at Wombridge Parish Church on Thursday,November 17 at 11am, followed by an Interment at Wombridge Cemetery.

Family flowers only please.

Donations if desired for The Dogs Trust, for which purpose acollection boxwill be provided in Church.

Inquiries to

DOWNES

Brian

Of Malinslee.

Passedaway peacefullyat St. Georges Park Nursing Home on October 24, 2022 Aged 89 years

Beloved Husband, Father, Grandfatherand Great-Grandfather

AFuneral Service to be held at TelfordCrematorium on Wednesday,November 16, 2022 at 11.30am.

Family flowers only please, donationsifdesired to be divided between The Royal British Legion and Dementia UK for which purpose acollection box will be provided at the Crematorium.

All inquiries to

MADELEY

Jean Amelia

FormerlyofRobin Lane, Edgmond.

Retired Headmistressof Hadley Infants, sadly passed awayonNovember 1, 2022, aged 92 years.

Aloving Sister to Johnny,Do, Grahamand Sister-in-law to Shirley

Muchloved Aunt to eight Nephews andNieces, GreatAunt to eight Nephews and Nieces and adear Friend, who will be missedbyall.

ACelebration of Life will take place at Telford Crematorium on Friday,November 18, 2022, at 12.30pm.

Jean requested afloral Funeral, no black.

Family flowers only,donations if desired to Diabetes UK and Tibberton Church.

All inquiries to NEWPORT&DISTRICT

FUNERAL SERVICES 01952 820667.

REYNOLDS Biff

Former Police Officer

Of High Ercall.

On November 1, 2022.

Aged 77 years.

Ser vice at Shrewsbur y CrematoriumonMonday, November 28, 2022 at 10.45am.

No flowers by request.

Donations, if wished, to Hillbrae Rescue Kennels for which purpose acollection boxwill be made available at the Crematorium.

All inquiries to

Of Sandbrook, Ketley

Latterly of Hatton Court Care Home passed away peacefully on October 26, 2022, aged 93 years.

Dearly loved Aunt of Alan and Diana.

Funeral Service will take place at Telford Crematorium on Friday,November25, 2022 at 1.30pm.

Family flowers only please. Donationsifdesired for The League Of Friends, at the Princess Royal Hospital.

Inquiries to HILTON’S

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Telephone 01952 228570

DAVIES

Rose Ann

Of Wi thington Close, Oakengates, Telford.

Passed away peacefully on October 26, 2022, aged 88 years.

Aloving Wife to the late Alan, devoted Mom, Nan and Great-Nan.

Funeral Service 2.30pm Thursday,November 17, 2022 at Telford Crematorium.

Family flowers only by request but donations if desired for Innage Grange Residential Comforts’ Fund would be appreciated.

All inquiries to

HOUSDEN

Sandra

Formerly Hayward nee Wilkes

Of St Georges.

Passed awaypeacefully at The Princess Royal Hospital on October 25, 2022. Aged 86 years.

Amuch loved Mum, Nan and Great-Nan.

Funeral Service to be held at TelfordCrematorium on Friday,November 18, 2022 at 1.30pm.

Family flowers only please.

Donations if desired for acharity of the Families choice for which purposea collectionbox will be provided at the Crematorium.

Inquiries to

MATTHEWS

Valerie

Passed awayPeacefully at The Princess Royal Hospital on October 21, 2022. Aged 81 years.

Wife of the late Malcolm. Mum to Chris and Verity Grandma to Tabitha.

AFuneral Service to be held at Telford Crematorium on Friday,November 11, 2022 at 9.30am.

Family flowers only please.

Donations if desired for The Royal British Legion for which purpose acollection boxwillbeprovided at the Crematorium.

Inquiries to

SAYER

Marian Frances

Of St .M ar ks Driv e, Wellington.

Passed awayathomeon November 3, 2022.

Aged 75 years.

Much loved Wife of John. Proud and lovingMom of Marianne, Patrick and Andrew,devoted Granny of Joshua, Caitlinand Finley Mother-in-law to Jon and Charlie.

Funeral Service to be held at Telford Crematorium on Thursday,November 24 at 12.30pm.

Family flowers only please.

Donations if desired to the Severn Hospice for which purpose acollection box willbeprovided at the Crematorium.

All Inquiries to

Funeral

General

Passedawaysuddenlyat

Royal Stoke University Hospital on October 30, 2022.

Aged 80 years.

Ever loved Husband to Maureen.

Adored Father to Lisa and Sean.

Cherished Daddad to Riley and Freya.

Lov ing Bro ther and Brother-in-law

Funeral Service to be held at Telford Crematorium on Monday,November 21, 2022 at 12.30pm.

Fa mily flower so nly, donations if desired please to be splitbetween the Lingen Davies Cancer Unit at Royal ShrewsburyHospital

the Crematorium.

Inquiries to

PODMORE

John Richard Barrie (Barrie)

Of Wrockwardine Wood.

Passed awayonOctober 16, 2022, aged 85 years.

Much loved by his Wife Pam, SonsStephen and David, Grandchildren Ethan, Alicia and Sophie and Daughters-in-lawEmma and Melanie.

He will be sadly missed by all his Family and Friends.

Funeral Service will take place at 3.30pm Monday, November 14, 2022 at Telford Crematorium.

Family flowers only by request, but if desired donationsare to be divided between The Ambulance Staff Charity and West Mid lands Am bul a nc e Service Charity Trust would be appreciated.

All inquiries to

GOUGH

Horace John

November 10, 1974, 48 years without you but always in our thoughts and hearts.

Love Alan, Heather and the Family XX X

G.J.WrightMonumentalMason

www.wrightsmemorials.co.uk Email:guy@wrightsmemorials.co.uk 01743623621

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SENIOR JOURNALISTS

The Midland News Association, publisher of theExpress &Starand Shropshire Star,islookingfor senior journalists to join its team.

This is the ideal role forambitious, dedicatedand enthusiasticjournalists with aproventrack record of digging out the bestoff-diary news stories, features and analysis.

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If youare interested in this role, please send a copy of your CV and covering letter forthe attention of the editor-in-chief, MartinWright, to: hr@claverleygroup.co.uk

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Required as soon as possible

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Thomas TelfordSchool is seeking to appointanenthusiastic and dynamic Video Technician to join our existing team. Candidateswill ideally have adegreeinmedia or ayear’s experienceworking in a filming /video editing role.The successful candidate willneed to demonstrate apassion for filming and video editing,and having previous experienceworking within aschool environmentwould be advantageous.The position is ideally suited to an individual thatwishes to develop their filming and editing skills in within abusy,modern, state of the artschool.Applicants should be experienced using Avid and the Adobe creativesuite.

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Marketacleansupasshe claims awinning double

MarketaVondrousova impressively wonboth thesingles anddoubles titles at TheShrewsbury Club’s ITF WorldTen nisTourevent –with thetournamenthaileda huge success.

TheCzech Republicstarbeat EvaLys from Germanyinthe singles finalbeforefollowing it up by partnering Miriam Kolodziejova, anotherCzech player, to victoryin thedoubles final.

Acapacitycrowd ofmorethan 500enjoyed Finals Dayatthe BudgenMotorsW100Shrewsbury tournament as Vondrousova, who reachedthe 2019 French Open final andwas asilver medallist at last year’s Olympics, lifted two trophies.

Currentlyranked121 in the world,havingbeenashigh as 14, Vondrousovasaved four setpoints in theopening set of thesingles fi nalagainst Lys, whowentintothe finalona nine-match winningrun Vondrousovaeventuallycomplet ed a7-5,6-2 victorytobecrowned W100 Shrewsbury championin only thesecondtournamentshe has playedsince April.

Having hadwrist surgeryearlier this year,she madeher return at aW80 tournament in France last week

“I’m superhappy,” said eighth seed Vondrousova. “I really enjoyed this week andI’m just very happy to be back competingand playing matchesaftersuchalongtime.

“I playedreallytough matches this week,soI’m just happytobe back at my level.”

Reflecting on saving setpoints in theopening set, Vondrousova added: “Itwas very tough. Evawas playingprettygreat andIwas just trying to puteveryballintothe courtand stay in thematch and fight. I’mjustreallyproud how I fought andhow Iplayed.”

Lys, 20,currently acareer-high 126in theworld rankings enjoyed a fine week in Shropshire,knocking outthree Britishplayers before also beatingCroatianAna Konjuh in the semi finals.

“I’m very proudI made it this far,” said Lys, afterthe final. “Everysin glematch wassuchagood fight, so I’mjusthappy that I’ve playedthis tournament this well.”

Vondrousovathenenjoyed that winningfeeling againlater in theafternoonasshe partnered Kolodziejova to victoryinthe dou bles final. They gotthe better of JessikaPonchet,fromFrance, and Renata Voracova,fromthe Czech Republic,7-6,6-2

Dave Courteen, TheShrewsbury Club’s managing director,high-

lightedthe achievementofVon drousova in winningboththe sin gles anddoubles titles

“Towin thesingles anddoubles meansyou have hadtowin alot ofmatches throughout theweek,” he said.“She’sbeenplaying two matchesaday in some cases

“It’sa bit of ararityfor someone to be both asingles anddoubles championat thesameevent.It’sthe firsttimeit’shappenedinanITF tournament at TheShrewsbury Club anditjustproveswhataclassy playershe is.”

Reflecting on thesuccess of the tournament,headded: “Weare proudthatwehavebeenableto host such ahighquality eventin Shrewsbury that brings such ahigh leveloftennistothe town

“Weare oneofonly13towns or cities acrossthe world to host an ITF eventofthisstature,sofor Shrewsbury to have done that is amazing. Thequality of thetennis hasbeenwonderful.”

RichardJoyner, thetournament director forthe LTA, wasdelighted with thesuccess of theevent

He said:“This tournament is the culminationofanumberof yearsbuildinguptothis. It was Dave Courteen’sdesiretobring as high alevel tournament as possible to Shrewsbury.That’snow been achieved whichisfantastic

“The atmosphere made it aspe cialoccasion. We shouldn’tunder estimate how much players enjoy playinginanatmospherewithfull stands andlotsofnoise.”

Keybowls figuresare honoured by PremierLeague

SallyKing, part of Wrockwardine Wood’s championship-winning team this season –collected their dad’scertificate

Hill’slatestrike earnsTowna valuable point

Shifnal Town fought back from alosing position threetimes to secure alatepoint at home to MidlandLeaguePremier Divi sion leadersWalsall Wood

JoeFitzpatrick gave thevis itorsthe leadafter38minutes before Shifnal’sTyroneOfori equalisedjustbeforehalf-time

Only four minutes afterthe breakMatthew Hughes re stored Wood’s lead before an instantresponse from Shif nal, inside aminute, saw MichaelNelsondrawthem level.

Wood went aheadfor thethird time in thematch when Adam McGurk struck in the68thmin ute.

Thevisitorslookedset to take allthree points untilthe hosts equalisedfor athird time,inthe 91st minute, throughThomas Hill

Shifnalare fifthinthe divi sion,level on points with fourth placed DarlastonTown, who they have agamein hand over TheShropshireoutfitalso have twogames in hand on allofthe topthree teams and only athree-point gapstands in theway of them catch ingsecond-placed Stourport Swifts.

Elsewhereinthe league, Market DraytonTown crashedto their14thconsecutive league defeat,as they lost 1-0awayat Highgate United.A 57th-minute goal from Jack Till separatedthe sides. Draytonremainrooted at thebottomofthe league with onewin from 15 games, which came on theiropening league fixturebackinAugust.

Meanwhile, thegamebetween Tividale and Whitchurch Al port wasabandoned at half time duetoanalleged racist commentdirected at aTividale playerfroma member of the crowd.

In MidlandLeagueDivision One, AFCBridgnorth lost 3-1 in acrunchclash away to Coven tryCopsewood

With both clubs languishing towardsthe wrongend of the table, Bridgnorth failed to build from theirwin last week with a poor defeat

They sit16thinthe league, now just twopointsahead of 18th-placed Copsewood andjust four points offthe relegation zone

Haughmond also tasted de feat,losing3-1 to Wednesfield, while Shawbury United were beaten 2-0byStapenhill

TheShropshirePremier League, nowsponsoredbyTaylorSupport, have awardedthe honour to Helen Clee and, posthumously, to Phil Clee

“Weare proudtorewardHelen andPhil Clee with lifemembership

theleaguebecause of theireffortsasresults secretaries forover 10 yearsatthe startofthe 2000s,” explainedleaguechief RobBur roughs.

“Sadly we lost Phil recently, so hischildren –StuartCleeand

“Theywereresults secretaries from 1999 to 2012,doing agreat job of collatingall theresults in that time andthenemailing or faxing them over to thethen fix turessecretary Mark Burroughs so he couldplacethemonthe website.

“Theyalso hadtofax andlater emailthe resultsthrough to ShropshireStarover that time,providing peoplewithresults in theSaturday paper, longbeforethe internet was widelyavailable.”

In theNorth West Counties League Division OneSouth, EllesmereRangers suffered a blow in theirpromotion race as they lost 3-1tostrugglersCheadleHeath Nomads

Thevisitorsraced into a3-0 lead andSteven Hole’s goal for Ellesmerewas nothingmore than aconsolation

Afterthe defeat,Ellesmere sit thirdin thetable andninepoints offleaders StockportTown, whilethe winnersonthe dayare in therelegationzone.

Marketa Vondrousova with EvaLys and, inset, with doublespartner Miriam KolodziejovaPicture:Richard Dawson

Twokey figuresinthe growth of thecounty’selite bowlingleague have been rewarded with lifemem berships

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Premierlifemembershippresentation,fromleft: StuartClee, Sally King, league treasurerRob Burroughsand HelenClee STUART DUNN sports@mnamedia.co.uk

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Ludlow proveto be spot on as they progress

Ludlow held theirnerve to book theirplace in thenextround of theSalop LeisureLeaguePre mier Division Cup.

Theirclash with Broseley provedtobeakeenlycontested affair andwas finallydecidedvia apenalty shoot-out.

Thetie endedall square at 2-2withJackMarston scoring twicefor Ludlow andRonan Ma riemoutouand RyanMountford replying forBroseley

Butitwas Ludlow whopro gressedtothe next roundafter triumphing 3-1onpenalties PremierDivisionleaders DawleyTowntooktheir league form into thecup competition.

They were toostrong forvis itingWrockwardineWood, running out7-2 winnerstomakeit aperfect 11 wins from 11 games in allcompetitionsthisseason.

George Lees (two), Charlie Knowles(two),Dan Beddows, Kieran Buckleyand TomBradleynetted forTown.

Church StrettonTownare an othersidewho will be eyeing a possible league andcup double Stretton,who aresecondin thetop flightstandings,hit form on theroadtoeasepastErcall

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AlexanderRyder ledthe way with ahat-trick as Strettonwon 7-2. He wasjoinedonthe scoresheetbyHarry Morris(two), SamJones andJames Hill.

WemTownwithstood aspirited fightbackfromMorda United to book theirplaceinthe next round.

Morda cancelledout atwo goal deficittodrawlevel but werethenundonebya late winner. Luke Darrell, Keegan Green andAndrewHinks were themen on target forWem

Samuel Florymaintainedhis impressive goalscoringformto help Prees United to a4-2 victory on theroadatStMartins

Floryopenedthe scoringand then Liam Mooreaddedasec ondbeforehalf-time.Alexander Cadman andasecond forFlory completedUnited’shaulafter thebreak GobowenCeltichit sixofthe best to send MadeleySports packing.

Ed Rogers andZakhWard struck in the first-half with ShaunDaviesreplyingfor Sports.But Celtic then took charge inthe second period with Ward,JackHughes, Tristan Lloydand substituteScott Hale adding furthergoals to seal a6-1 success

TheDivisionOne League Cup action sawthe toptwo,AFC Bridgnorth Development and WellingtonAmateursDevelop ment,gohead-to-head.

Anditwas Wellingtonwho emerged 3-2winners thanks to twogoals from Matteo Basi ni-Gazzi andone from Hayden Norry.

Mike Whitehouse,Mathew Lainsburyand Robert Jones netted to earn Llanymynech a3-0 winagainst Shrewsbury JuniorsDevelopment

Shabaz readytotakenext step on journeytothe top

LIAM KEEN liam.keen@mnamedia.co.uk

ShabazMasoud is ready to announce himself as a‘worldlevel’ fighteras he preparestotakeon fellow undefeated boxer Jack Batesonfor the WBAInter-Continental super-bantamweightti tle.

Coming offthe back of atwo rounddemolitionofYoanBoyeaux in Dubaiearlier this year,Masoud is nowreturningtothe ring fora huge bout againstBateson on Friday.

Masoud started outatWellington Boxing AcademyinTelford andnow trains with TysonFury’sformer coachBen Davison, andisready to prove hisskill on Probellum’scard in Sheffield.

“I’vebeencalling for fights like this fora while. Themainthing is thatit’sherenow andthe timing is right,”Masoudtoldthe Shropshire Star

“I’vegot better andbetter. Ikeep improvinginthe gym. I’mshining with everychallenge.Peoplewill be raving aboutmeafterthis fight.

“Camphas been amazing.I’ve putinthe worknon-stopand I’m just readytogonow

“I wasplanningongetting outin August butafew things happened that stoppedthat.

“I’vebeeninthe gymsince my last fight. I’ve nottaken anyrest or anybreak,I’vebeeninthe gym non-stop

“As soon as this fight got men tioned,I waspushing foritstraight away.All Idoiseat,sleep,repeat boxing.That’smylife.

“Mylast fightwas adifferent experience.Itwas abroad andthe

weatherwas alot hotter

“Boyeaux hadbeeninwithalot of good guys andfoughtfor aworld title. He wasonthatlevel as an op ponent andI took himapart

“I’vestill gota lotmoretoshow No-one hasseenmybestyet,I just keep gettingbetter.”

To achievehis dreams, however, Masoud hastoget through hisnext challenge as he faces17-0undefeated fighterBateson

“He’sagoodopponentwho has verygood amateurexperience,” Masoud added. “Since he’s turned prohe’sdonewell, butIfeellikeI’m morethancapable of exploitinghis weaknesses

“He’sagood fighter,but Ihave thetools to beat him. It will show people that I’mworld level

“There’s a fine line betweencock inessand confidence. Sometimes people whodon’t know me or understandmyjourney,theythink I’m cocky. When they gettoknow me, understand thestruggleI’vebeen through andthe graftI’veput in, they then realise whyI’m so confi dent.Mystruggles have made me likethis.”

Notonlyisthis fightfor theWBA Inter-Continentalbelt, butitisalso a finaleliminatorfor theBritishti tle.

That crowniscurrently held by

Telford’sLiamDavies, whois fight ingonNovember19for theEuropean title, andMasoudcan seea fight with Davies in thefuture.

“There’s alot of options forme afterthis fight, butforgetall the titles,for me it’s about gettingin thereand beatinghim,” Masoud said.“Some of theseguyswithtitles,I’d beat them tomorrow.They getmatched righttowin those ti tles, buttheywon’t be abletoavoid me now

“Afterthis fight, alot ofpeople will realise what I’mabout.I’ll leaveittothe team to seewhatthey want to do next,but thereisa fight therewithLiam.”

Juniorsend in stylebybeating theS&H seniors

andJack Dirkin (Wrekin) hitbacktodefeat Tony Greenand GrattanSmall man1up

SteveHawke andSandy Johnston putthe seniorsahead once more, 2&1against HarryBryce (Telford)and HarrySlater (Wre kin)

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Golf returns. ArscottMen’s Stableford. DivOne:1 AllenHum phries (10) 38pts; 2Del Skone(9) 36pts; 3Russell Wellings(11)35pts DivTwo:MikeJones (16) 43pts; 2 Paul Carpenter(15)42pts;3 Jon Lyttle(13)38pts.Div Three: 1Paul Ellis(24)35pts;2 Alan Davies (26) 34pts; Mark Newman (26) 33pts. Llanymynech. Ladies’18-Hole Stableford: 1Denni Coleman41pts;2 Beverley Cadwallader37pts.NineHole Stableford:1GwenanDavies 20pts.Wrekin. SeniorsWinter Stableford. DivOne:1PaulLewins 23/9;2 IanSmith 21/9;3Bernie English20/9. DivTwo:1AlexCun ningham 22/11; 2JohnSaul19/10; 3David Rogerson19/11

Un der-14sended theirseasonona high,withvictory over thecounty seniorsteamat Bridgnorth Golf Club This is nearly always aclose match, anditwas no differentthis time as thetwo teamsfoughtitout righttothe finalholeofthe final game.The firstjuniorspairing of Brodie Miller (Telford)and captain Zach Banks(Shifnal) were beaten 3&2byastrongseniorspairing of Mark Rogers andBen Gilg,but BenSteventon(Telford)

Shabaz Masoud hashis sights setonInter-Continentalsuper-bantamweightglory and a fightwith Liam Davies

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Reynolds (Shifnal) levelled things up again, 1upagainst TimHam mett andSimon Jones, andFletcher Park (Ludlow)and Ross Coleman (Wrekin) fought back from four holesdowntoforce ahalfagainst senior captainJohnWilliamsand Dave Jones.Thatmeant thematch waslevel with onegametocome in,but it wasjuniorsHugoRoberts (Shifnal) andHarry Smith(Ludlow) whoheldoff Damien Scholes andDonaldMcKellor to win1up andtakethe match3.5-2.5

Shropshire’s fabfourare handedaSparkscall-up

Four playersfromthe Shropshire girls’ agegroup pathwayhavebeen selected in CentralSparkssquads for2023.

TheSparksare theregionalside basedinBirmingham whichplay at thetop levelofwomen’s cricket againstother regional teams from acrossthe country.

EmilyChurmsand CaitlinBelch er have been picked to be apart of theSparks’ Academyintakefor thenext12months. They will be involved with an extensivewinter trainingprogramme leadinginto summer matcheswhere theCen tralSparkswill competeagainst otherregionalacademies

Churms is also on thereservelist forthe England Under-19ssquad forthe WorldCup in SouthAfrica in January.

Lauren Kenvyn andAmy Grif fithswill be part of theSparks’ expanded Emerging PlayerPro gramme this Winter whichismade up of players from Shropshire,

Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshireand Herefordshire.

Also selected in theSparksAcad emyisEllieAndersonwho plays for Alveleyand is part of theWorces tershirepathway

Allwereselected afterextensive trials in recent months.

Cricket Shropshire’s Women andGirls PathwayLeadDarrell Corfield, whohas been involved in theprocess,said: “Congratulations to thefourgirls from ourpath waywho have been chosen in the Sparks squads.

“It’sgreat to seethe system establishedsogirls involvedin Shropshire cansee thereisaclear pathwayfromclubcricket andthe county agegroup set-up throughto theSparksand then thenational side.”

Shropshire is also represented in theseniorCentralSparkssidewith EveJones,who beganher career at Whitchurch andinthe Shropshire agegroup ranks

Alicefull of prideafter a stunning all-roundeffort

AliceKinsellahailed ‘one of theproudestmomentsofmylife’ after finishingwithin awhisk er of theWorld Champi onship all-around podi um.

Kinsella finished fourth, just 0.134marks behind compatriot Jes sica Gadirova,who became Great Britain’s firstwomen’s all-around medallist in thecompetition’s his tory

It marksthe latest in astringof near-missesfor the21-year-old,who also finished fourth in all-around andbeamatthe Commonwealth Gamesinthe summer,but shewas in no mood to ruewhatmight have been.

“No-one likescomingfourthbut this is probably oneofthe proudest momentsofmylife,”saidKinsella, whotrainsatParkWrekinGym nasticsClubin Telford. “I didthe all-around finalin2019and fin ished12th, so to nowsay to myself Icamefourth, Icouldn’tbemore proudofmyself.

“Myconfidencehas just gota lot better.AfterCovid Ifeltlikemy gymnastics wasgetting better as well andmydifficultywas going up.Now that I’ve gotprettymuch my full difficultyatthe startofthe year I’ve managedtoimprove it through theyear, andI hadalot of confidencecomingintothisWorld Championships.

“Knowing I’mthe fourth best in theworld givesmealot of confi dencegoing into next year.”

Kinsellahelpedthe hostsearn team silver earlierin theweekde

spiteafallonthe beam in theirpe nultimaterotation.

Thetroublesome apparatuswas firstup in theindividual finaland sheavoided arepeattoget her challengeoff to astrong start. She shoneon floor, hailing her‘best-ev er routine’ aftera scoreof13.633 whichkepther firmly in contention fora medalgoing into her finale on theuneven bars

Kinsellafelljustshort of knock ingGadirovaoff the finalspoton thepodiumbut shecan nowreas sesswhatshe maybecapable of with the2024Olympicslooming on thehorizon

“I didn’t really thinkabout ex pectations beforehand,” shesaid. “IfI putpressureonmyself, that’s when it normallygoes downhill.I

just wanted to go outthere anddo my best

“I told myself to just go outand enjoy it,it’salwaysa dreamtomake anyall-around final

“I couldhaveimprovedonafew bits butIcan’t askfor much more than beingfourthbestinthe world

“Being last on bars wasabit nerve-wracking butI managedto composemyself.

“Itwasn’tthe best barroutine I’ve ever done,but it wasmyfull difficulty, andI’m just proudIman aged to do it underpressure.”

Kinsellahad shownplentyof characterearlier in theweekwhen sherecoveredfromher fall on the beam in theteamevent, bouncing back to deliver an accomplished floorroutine as Britainrecorded

theirbest-ever women’s team result at this event.

It wasalso enoughtosecure aquota placefor theParis 2024 Olympics, with Kinsellaadding anotherteammedaltoacollection alreadycontainingOlympic bronze, European silver andCommon wealth gold

“I hadthe mistakeonbeamand putthatbehindme,”she said

“Itwas toughbut having these girlsreallyhelped. Ijustwanted to go outthere andabsolutelysmash floor, trustmyself, trustmytrain ingand that’s what Idid

“Ithelps having such an amazing teamaroundme. They broughtme back up because Iwas abit down Withoutthem, Iwouldn’thavebeen able to do it.”

Doublesbattles serve up afew surprise results

TheBridgnorth League took a second rest from playingleague snookeras theRay HalfordDou bles preliminary, firstround and quarter-finalmatches took cen tre stage.

Andas is oftenthe case with handicap competitions,there were afew surprises

Chasingadeficitof27points, Woodfield’stwo in-form players, Neil Drewettand hisson Cam eron,wereeliminatedinthe pre liminary round, succumbing to Mark Jonesand JasonBrown

TheWoodfieldladscameclose to levelling thematch in frame two, but theSt. John’spairhung on to claima 2-0win

Chelmarsh’sSimon Thomas andDaveSiddons, winnersof numerous doubles competitions in thepast, were beaten 2-0by Nick Carson andOwenHughes, from Broseley,inthe firstround Also firstround casualties were IanPostans andCarlWalk er,and Beamer Jones andChris Petford, allfromChelmarsh.In fact,for the firsttimeinmany ayear, theChelmarsh club will nottable ateaminthe semi fi nals

It wasaparticularlygood nightfor Broseley pair Neil Cas well andAndyGarbett.

They sawoff Postansand Walker andthentheywentonto beat St. John’sduo Mike Craw leyand KevinSmith, thecon quersofJones andPetford,for awell-deserved semi finalplace.

Anditwas also agood night foranother Broseley pairing–that of CameronBradenand BrianEdwards

They firsteliminatedAlveley’s ChrisJepsonand RegBurton andthenMarkJones andJason Brown–bothmatches ending 2-1. Ahealthy rubofthe green sawthemthrough in the final frames of both matches.

A firstround winfor Matt Smoutand Gary Watsonen sured that allofthe Broseley Ateam’splayers arestill in thecompetition.TheybeatSt. John’stop seeds Martin Lippitt andTim Steele

Maddock’s TomMaxfieldand DanMorrismadetheir way into thelastfourby firstbeat ingAlveley’s BrianArnoldand SteveColdecott 2-0, despitea32 pointhandicap.

They then knockedout Rob Powell andJosh Summers, from St. John’s, by thesamescore in a much closer handicappedclash Powell andSummershad pre viouslybeatenBroseley’s Andy Carsonand Pete Thomson.

Sixpartnerships remain four from Broseley andtwo from Maddock’s

Thetwo remainingquarter fi nalmatches –Cameron Braden &Brian Edwardsv JamesBren nan& Paul Harper andNick Carson& Owen Hughes vMatt Smout& Gary Watson–are due to be playedbySunday, March 24

Thesemi finals and finalwill be played on Tuesday,April 18 (Venue TBA)

AliceKinsellahad reason to celebratefollowing some impressivedisplaysinthe World ChampionshipsinLiverpool

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EmilyChurmsisalsoonthe reservelistfor theEnglandUnder-19squad

INJURY WOES ARE HURTINGTIGERS

Battling Hornetsgodownathome

On theirlongest trip of the season to Romford, Tigers were short-benchedhavinglostScott McKenzie,NickOliver andRhodes Mitchell-Kinginthe previous game AndwithDeakanFielder,Jonathan Weaver andJackWatkins also out, Tigers were always facing an uphill battle againsta teamthathad beat en them in theirpreviousmeeting.

Watkinssaid: “Ithas been along day, atough daywithplayers una vailable andseveral playerscarry ingserious injuries anditwas bit of ajumblesalethrowinglines togeth er at times.

“Welostour waythrough thesec ondperiodbut Iwas very pleased with how we respondedinthe third period.Yes,the game wasoverbut as agroup,asateamweplayedthe rightway whichisimportant

“Itwas ashame about theresult, butagreat nightfor young Louis Molyneux –scoring agoal, an assist andgetting manofmatch.”

Tigers gave adebut to promising youngsterMolyneux, whostepped up to theNationalLeaguefor the firsttime. Bayley Harwood andLu casPrice joined himonthe scoresheet.

Thesetback followed an impres sive performanceonSaturdayfrom Tigers at home to Hull Seahawks Tigers hitformtowin 6-1with Vladimir Luka baggingahat-trick Finley Howells(two) andJason Sil verthornaddedthe othergoals This weekend’sactionsees Tigers travel to MK LightningonSatur day before hostingBasingstoke Bi sonthe followingday

tryafter twominutes butHornets hitbacktolevel when captainSte ve Monk drove over followinga five-metre lineout. BenLewis

Thevisitorsstruckagain to lead 14-7

verted tries– ReeceMcCallister touching down forthe hosts– be fore Tamworth addedanuncon vertedtry to lead 26-17.

Hornetsapplied some late pres sure butsaw theirhopes dashed when Tamworth brokeawayfor a convertedscore to wrap up thewin Hornets areathome to Uttoxeter

Wilkin frustrated by ‘easygoals’

Ahumbling3-0 defeatat Blyth Spartans piledfurther woeonto AFCTelford United,keeping them bottom of theNational League Northtable with thegap to safety made fractionally wider

Whilethe margin of victory wasslightly flattering to the home side,itcamedowntolack of consistent application, which frustrated managerKevin Wilk in hugely

“It’sdifficult to take at the moment,” he said.“We’renot understandinghow ruthless you need to be for90minutes of a game

“You can’tgivethe opposition easy goalsand thinkyou’regoingtocome back into it.They (Blyth)havehad chance to managethe game.”

Wilkin hasidentified the Bucks’ capacity forself-inflicted woundsbut has, as yet, been un able to stem thebleeding.

“Wehad one period against Alfreton whereweneededto manage thegame, haven’t recogniseditand gifted theopposition agoal. They become difficult afternoons then,whenyou concede such soft,easygoals

“Too many of thoseplayers don’treallyunderstandhow to manage agame, butthat’swhere we find ourselves,and when you addtothatthe lack of intensity andlackof fitnessinside thegroup,thenyou’regoing to struggle.”

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Head coachTom Watkins reflectedonatough day forthe TelfordTigersaf tertheywerebeaten7-3 at Raiders on Sunday. ICEHOCKEY sports@mnamedia.co.uk

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