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Coach Elizabeth Thomas inten^ to pass on what she learntfrom the experience of a lifetime when she returns


to Ribble Valley Tennis Centre from her weekend in Buenos •


Aires with the G i^ t Britain FEDCupteam.


The 28-year-old former pro-. fessional, who coaches at the Edisford Road centre, as well as at Bolton Arena, was the youngest of four female coaches selected to assist Judy Murray for the group two pro­ motional play-off against Ar­ gentina at the Mery Teran De


Weiss Stadium at the week­ end. ' And though the team of


British number one Lau­ ra Robsqn,Johanna Konta,


• Anne Keothavong and Elena Bdtacha lost 3-1 to the hosts, Elizabeth was inspired by the whole occasion. She said ahead of flying


back home: “The experience has been fantastic and an in­


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“We got a chance to spend time with each section of the


t e ^ , including Judy the cap­ tain, the team manager, the strinpr, the media ofiBcer, the


physioand the video analyst. “The level of detail in eve-


^ part of the team isunreal,- so specific - the video analyst


presented matches of the Ar­ gentine team, and from that Judy and the team work out strengths and weaknesses - and key areas, and this then


structures the practice and tactics. “The action plan fix)m the


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level we workwith, so the info we have got will be relayed to aroundzoo coaches.- “But also ! will be taking


back what I’ve learnt to the girIsatClitheroe,talkingtothe players, whether it be how to


educateyoungerplayersabout media and how to use social ■ media and how to deal with


trip is to present a workshop throughout Great Britain to performance coaches and share our thoughts of how we can implement what we have


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the Press, or educating un­ der 10s on the importance o f


. strings-which type and ten­ sion, and also whatfiih team tennis events are, and the team spirit!


“We also spent time with Judy watching how she inter-


: acts with her team, watching her on and off-court coach­ ing style, talking about what we had learnt, and the impor­ tance of female coaches in a male-dominated work place.”


■ Despitethedefeatconsign- ing Britain to a return to the Euro/Afidca zone next season, playing in such a partisan at­ mosphere was an eye-opener: “On match day mornings we


wereatthestadiumat6 -4 5am setting up the stands full of


Union flags and bunting, and


the Argentine crowd were crazy! “They had a fijll brass band


it was like a carnival atmos­ phere - our girls, even Laura . at tour level," were not used to that atmosphere, whistling in between serves affecting Laura’s rhythm and concen­ tration.


as good as we got, the impor­ tance of support in the away


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been at the h e a r t o f the community throughout h e r life, M r s Pye was born in Grindleton and w a s well-known in the village through running hernewsagents' andgrocerybusiness.Shewaschairman of Grindleton Parish Council as well as a borough councillor. Ribble Valley Borough CounciMead-


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A primary school’s Friends group adopted a new constitu­ tion at its annual meeting in a bid to swell membership. The new constitution of


the Friends of St Michael and St John’s RC Primary School states that members can be parents, guardians or carers of any pupil currently attend­ ing the school. It also says that a member can be anyone aged over i8 wishing to offer appro­ priate support or help and who


isacceptedbythecommitteeas a member. During a well-attended.


AGM.thecommitteewaselect- ed. Geraldine Hennigan will act as chairman, Jude Golding vice chairman, Joanne Sim- kin treasurer and Teresa At­


T r i b u t e i s p a i d t o f o r m e r m a y o r


kinson secretary. The school’s


vheadteacher.MrVincentMur- ray, who will leave the school at the end of the summer term to take up a new headteacher’s post at a school in Great Har­ wood, thanked the Friends for all their efforts. Almost £4,500 has been


raised by the group which has been spent on extras for the school, including a digital


FreeviewTVforthelibraryand equipment needed to set up a newjunior music group.


“I would like to thank the


•outgoing committee for all their sterling work over the past years - it makes a real dif­ ference in the lives of the chil- dr“en,” said Mr Murray. “The Friends raise an awful


.lot of money for the children in school and the organisation is open to everyone associat- ed with the school, however loosely.


“Itisagoodtimetopointout


that showing an interest will hot commit you to hours and hours of meetings, but wiU al- lowpeople to askfor your help, whenever there is a fonction. “The point is, the more we


have to call on, the fewer times you will be asked to help. Ifyou want to find but more, call in- to school or check the website which will have more informa­ tion very soon.” The Friends are fund-rais­


ing to provide the school with a new outdoor classroom in thegarden. Forthcomingfund- raisers include a “taster night” on May 22nd, which coincides with food week in school. It is an evening to come and have a “taste” of a variety of home' cooked dishes for £6 a ticket. There is also a summer baU at The Spread Eagle, Sawley, on Saturday, June 22nd, and an auction of promises.


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