CITY College Plymouth students are teaming up with the Plymouth Raiders to help keep the mature members of the community in shape and to help combat loneliness with a new initiative called Active Ageing. Active Ageing, which is supported by the National Lottery Community Fund, invites older members of the community to come along to the … Continue reading
LEAGUE leaders Keyham Cons maintain their six-point advantage over Saltash Social Club with three weeks remaining in the Plymouth Billiard League’s Roger Ayers Memorial competition. Both of last week’s matches ended in a 2-2 scoreline. In-form player-of-the-week was Keyham’s Steve Brookshaw, who knocked in a break of 62 and then ran to game with 116 in … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH modern pentathlete Kerenza Bryson was rewarded for an impressive season by being named rising star of the year at the Army Sports Awards at Sandhurst. The University of Plymouth medical student beat distance runner Jessie Lutwyche and triathlete Katrina Rye for the award. Bryson enjoyed a memorable 2019. She won an individual and relay … Continue reading
THERE was success for athletes from the region at the British Modern Biathlon Championships which were held in Nottingham at the weekend. Mount Kelly’s Matilda Purnell had won the under-11 girls’ title last year in Leeds and she came so close to adding another gold medal in the under-12 age group this time around. Purnell … Continue reading
THE MCC Foundation Mount Kelly Hub is continuing to thrive and helping to develop young male and female cricketers in Devon and Cornwall. The hub, now in its fifth year, delivers high quality cricket provision for state-educated young players. A team of four experienced coaches deliver a 10-week programme to 48 participants over two programmes, … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH College’s international pentathlete Annabel Denton has made an impressive start to her season with two gold medals this month. Denton was crowned under-17 British modern triathlon champion and then followed that up by winning the South West biathlon title. The triathlon event was held at Tudor Grange in Solihull and sees competitors compete in … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth Trampoline Club returned home with two medals and a number of top 10 performances at the British Championships in Birmingham. The event is the highlight of the domestic trampolining season and attracts all the country’s top gymnasts. Jenny Moore, competing in the ever-growing women’s category one disability event, backed up her medal … Continue reading
