Advertizer - Issue 186 - March 2010 (Gryffe)

football hockey
Greenock Hockey Club
Quarriers United FC
We are keen for new players to join the Greenock hockey club. This long
established club caters for any ability from new start to experienced. Our
Calling footballers born in 1999!
current players range from school age to over 50. The ladies section trains
Quarriers United FC is the local football club that’s really growing and at the new Inverclyde Academy School, Greenock, on Wednesday nights
developing as a club. The club has achieved the SFA Quality Mark Award 6pm - 7.30pm. We are coached by a well qualiﬁ ed, experienced trainer.
recognising how well the club is run and the organised coaching we offer all This session also caters for girls aged 12 years and over who currently play
our young footballers. hockey.
We run teams for young footballers in 5 teams from; The junior section caters for 12 years and under and currently trains at the
Under 8 – born 2002; Under 9 – born 2001; Under 10 – born 2000; Under
Greenock Sports centre on a Sunday morning.
11 – born 1999; Under 13 - born 1998 or 97. For more information contact either Liz Baldwin c/o ladies section 07944
We always welcome new players but in particular we are looking for new
607005 or Neil McGarva for junior section, Kilmacolm 01505 873 729 (h)
players for our Under 11 team. At the end of this season they move up
Come give it a free try for a couple of weeks and see how you get on.
to 11-a-side and new players are needed to bolster the squad. If you are
interested please contact Graham Robertson on 01505 615344.
The Scottish Golf Show
Kit for South
Africa
Try all the latest clubs on our 30 bay
golf
driving range. Over 500 square meters
As you may be
of putting greens and 250 square
aware the club
meters short game zone. With over
have formed
Kilmacolm Golf Club
100 exhibitors offering everything
a partnership
from golf tees to putting greens for
with Langa Utd
Ladies Section
the back garden. Come along to the
in the Langa
UK biggest golf show. It’s a
The Annual Bridge Drive held
Township in
great day out for all.
on Tuesday 2nd February
Cape Town. For in aid of Erskine Hospital,
the second time
SECC, 26th - 28th March.
raised the excellent sum
at Christmas
Tickets £12. Contact 0141
of £696. Many thanks to
we asked the
353 2222 or visit the website
all who contributed to this
children to bring
at www.thescottishgolfshow.
success.
in kit and boots
co.uk
that they had
out grown to
send out to the children in the township. The response was an amazing 3
boxes of kit and boots which as you can see were greatly received by the
children of Langa.
climbing
Sport Relief - Once again Quarriers Utd are going to do their bit for Sport
Relief to raise money for charity. On Friday 19th March the children from all
Walkers Needed to Climb Ben Nevis
the teams will be asked to do a sponsored Dribble a Mile for Sport Relief. Macmillan Cancer Support is looking for 100 people to sign up to take part
All the teams will meet at the Playing Fields in Quarriers at 5pm to dribble in a 4400ft climb up Ben Nevis in the Highlands to raise cash to fund vital
around the ﬁ eld and to try their shooting skills at Hitting the Cross Bar. cancer services.
Please come along to support the children and help us This is the charity’s ﬁ rst ever Ben Nevis challenge and Macmillan hopes to
to beat our 2008 Sport Relief fund raising sum of £700. raise a fantastic £50,000 from the May fundraising event.
New 2003 Team - Finally, its time for the youngsters to Fundraising manager for Renfrewshire Susan Selkirk said: “The number of
come forward. people being diagnosed with cancer is increasing every year. This means
We are looking to start our next team, but to do that
Macmillan needs to continually raise more money to be able to offer
we need volunteers! Mums or Dads who want to get
medical, emotional and ﬁ nancial help to those who need it.”
involved with this growing friendly football club. We will “We are looking for 100 people who want to help us fund our vital cancer
sponsor any volunteers through SFA coaching courses so services while taking on a challenging climb and experiencing some of the
they can help to guide the next budding players in the world’s most beautiful scenery.”
great feeling of taking part in team sport. If you feel
The Ben Nevis challenge will kick off on
you would like to get involved then please contact
Friday May 14th, with a dinner in a Fort
Graham Robertson on 01505 615344.
William hotel. Climbers will conquer
Ben Nevis on Saturday, followed by a
celebratory dinner on Saturday night and
World Cup
return home on Sunday May 16th.
Everyone taking on the challenge is
Sweepstake Kits
asked to pay a registration fee of £99 to and raise £500 in sponsorship. The
registration fee covers the cost of the hotel, meals and the guides who will
All football fans will of course be
lead the group.
aware of the World Cup taking
place this summer in South
Susan added: “It will be a really fun weekend. We expect a wide variety
Africa. ACCORD we have come
of people to take part. We’ve already had some interest from keen hill-
up with the idea of sending out
walkers, small groups of friends
sweepstake kits in order that you
and even businesses thinking of
can have some fun with friends,
sending staff along as a team
family and colleagues whilst at
building exercise.
the same time raise funds for the
“May should be a lovely time to
Hospice. Each completed card
climb Ben Nevis and really enjoy
will raise over £40 for ACCORD
the spectacular scenery. We
with the lucky winners being sent
hope this challenge will prove
a £20 voucher of their choice for
very popular and we have lots
Provan Sports or Marks & Spencer.
of advice and tips for people
Kits are free and available
on how to raise money before
now from the fundraising
taking part.”
department at ACCORD. Email
The Ben Nevis climb is one of a host of walks Macmillan has organised as part
-fundraising@accord.org.
of its Walk With Us programme. They are also urging people who can’t take
ukmailto:fundraising@accord.
part in an ofﬁ cial Macmillan walk to organise their own fundraising walk,
org.uk or call 0141 581 2000.
wherever and whenever they like. To ﬁ nd out more visit www.macmillan.
org.uk/walks or call 0131 260 3720.
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