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YOUNG CRICKETERS BOWLED OVER
Eight young cricketers from Tonbridge and Malling recently received a prestigious Young Leaders in Cricket Award at a special presentation at Lords Cricket Ground. Mayor of Tonbridge and Malling, Cllr Owen Baldock, was joined by Kent Cricketer Adam Ball and international cricket umpire Richard Kettleborough to present the Tonbridge and Malling candidates with their awards. Other guests included Jane Hannah from the England
Cricket Board and Matt Floyd from Sky Sports as well as 150 other young ‘Cricket Leaders’ from across Kent. The event ended with an hour-long tour of Lord’s Cricket Ground for the Young Leaders and the Mayor and Mayoress assisted the Tour Guides as chaperones for these tour parties. The Young Leaders in Cricket Programme is open to 14 to 16-year-olds and it offers a complete training programme to include a Young Leaders Cricket Coaching Award, an introduction to umpiring and scoring, a course in groundsmanship, and training in basic First Aid awareness. Mayor of Tonbridge and Malling, Cllr Owen Baldock, said: “Many congratulations to all the young cricketers who have received an award this year. This course provides a great opportunity for people to get involved in the coaching and organisational side of cricket as well as playing the game itself. We hope that this year’s award winners will go on to inspire other young people to take up the sport and help to boost an interest in cricket locally.” • There will be another Young Leaders in Cricket Programme in 2016. For more information, call 01732 876166 or email
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Sporting heroes
Tunbridge Wells duo take European gold
Two Tunbridge Wells schoolboys from the town’s Next Dimension Gymnastic Academy have struck gold at the European Championships in Acrobatic Gymnastics, held in Germany. Sam Large, 14, who attends
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys, and Hector Kinghorn, 11, of The Skinners’ Kent Academy, took the top spot on the podium representing Great Britain in the Men’s Pairs in the 11-16 years age
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group in Riesa. The reigning British champions have already tasted success in Europe this year having won gold medals at both the MAIA cup in Portugal and the FIAC event in Belgium. Acrobatic gymnastics comprises of two elements, balance and tempo. Both are performed over the qualifying days, with the scores being combined. The top performers then go through to the fi nal.
Thrilled pupils from Mayfi eld Independent Boarding and Day School for Girls were lucky to meet some of their sporting heroes, including Katarina Johnson- Thompson and Sally Gunnell at the GSA Girls Go Gold Conference.
The annual gathering is a major sporting
conference for young athletes across the country and it aims to inspire girls to follow their sporting dreams and reach their potential. There are workshops and motivational guest speakers sharing real- life experiences and useful advice from world-class athletes and experts in the fi eld on how to turn these dreams into reality. It was not all fun and games though – the girls were put through their paces by England Rugby stars Rochelle Clark and Kat Merchant!
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