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FREE SPORTS MODULE ON OFFER University Centre in Peterborough is offering local students aged 16-18 the chance to study a sports coaching module free of charge. The Introduction into Sport Performance Enhancement module will run for two days during half-term on October 23 and 24 with an assessment on the 25th, where all participants will be awarded with a Certificate in Sport Performance Enhancement. This free module is aimed at someone who is already coaching or wants to work in a sports environment and will give an insight into studying at degree level, and could help with university applications. The course goes into great detail about coaching philosophies as well as training, conditioning and psychological skills, and much more. To find out more, go to www.ucp.ac.uk or ring 01733 214466
Wear pink Wear It Pink takes place on October 20 – on this day everyone is encouraged to don something pink to help raise funds during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The event encourages supporters to hold events in their homes, offices and schools and to make a donation to Breast Cancer Now. www.breastcancernow.org
STAMFORD WATCH TO BE AUCTIONED Watchmaker Loomes & Co is to host a reception and photographic exhibition for one of its mechanical watches at Stamford Town Hall on October 17. The Stamford-made watch was built for the Royal Gurkha Regiment climbing team which reached the top of Everest on May 15 this year. The team successfully got three British officers and 13 Nepalese Gurkhas to the top. With them were Loomes watches that withstood the cold,
knocks and bumps from three months on a mountainside. One of these watches is to be auctioned by Bonhams in November and will be displayed in Stamford on October 17. All proceeds from the sale will go to The Mountain Trust charity, which specialises in providing aid to the most remote regions of the Himalayas which were damaged by a massive earthquake in 2015. To find out more visit www.robertloomes.com
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