Graham Stuart is pleased to be the guest of honour at the Cherry Burton Tennis Club open day on Sunday 26th July to celebrate the recent redevelopment of the courts. “I am looking forward to championing a great local organisation”, said Mr Stuart, the MP for Beverley and Holderness. “This fundraising effort proves that with members who are passionate and dedicated, a small group of individuals can make a big…
Over a thousand teenagers and young adults across the Humber are to benefit from a new sports programme that aims to fulfil the legacy promise made by Seb Coe in Singapore in 2005 to ‘inspire young people to choose sport’. Sportivate will give 14- to 25-year-olds the chance to receive six to eight weeks of coaching in a sport of their choice. Launched by Sport England and The Humber Sports…
Beverley Town teams broke even in terms of results this week, with two wins and two losses. The mixed team played their closest match of the season so far at Cherry Burton, winning 5-4 with only one game making the winning difference. Phil Harrison and Jackie Langley were the most comfortable pair on the hard courts wining all three sets, with Gary Wilson and Ros Parvin taking one and Paul…
Beverley LTC teams continued the grass court season in the Driffield League with wins for three out of the four teams this week. Beverley Mixed won a very sporting away encounter against Market Weighton B 5-4, with Sharon Lockwood and Paul Miller taking all three sets, helping to maintain an unbeaten run so far. The Men’s A team went to play Rudston A conceding 3 sets, with Nicholson having to…
Months of qualifying matches culminated in an excellent 2011 Finals Night at the Beverley Squash and Racketball Club last Friday. Chairman Jonathan Rollison was delighted with the “excellent court etiquette and fairness” on display at their Norwood Recreation Park home courts, and congratulated the winners – who started their qualifying campaigns in January – on their achievements There were eight finals played on the night, and the results and reports…
Top Tennis Coach Paul Holtby has been putting budding young tennis players through their paces this week in Beverley. Paul, and his team of fully-qualified coaching staff, have been at the Beverley and East Riding Lawn Tennis Club offering advice and tips to young players aged between 8 and 14. His Coaching Schools are held throughout the East Riding, and Paul is hopeful that some of those who take part…
Beverley Town LTC picked up a win in their final fixture of the tennis season. Welcoming Pocklington to the Norwood Recreation Ground, pairs Paul Miller & Sharon Lockwood and Gary Wilson & Jackie Langley took 3 sets each to win the fixture for Beverley.
Over 30 children attended the annual Award and BBQ ceremony at the Cherry Burton tennis courts. Vicky Wicks, chairperson for Cherry Burton Tennis Club, handed out medals and certificates to all the children who participated in the coaching modules this year. Morrisons provided the drinks and crisps for the children who attended. Tony Baker commented: “The coaching this year has been very successful with 38 children participating from 5 local…
Beverley Town Tennis Club picked up a much needed win in the mixed doubles beating Bridlington B Pairs Jackie Langley & Phil Harrison and Paul Miller & Sharon Lockwood all took three sets each. However it was different story for the third pairing Chris Curtis and Rose Parvin who failed to win loosing all three games on the night at the Norwood Recreation Ground. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the…
Beverley LTC teams had a disappointing week in their respective Driffield leagues with three of the four teams again struggling to pick up sets in their matches. Beverley Mixed lost a close fought match at Pocklington against steady opposition, Pocklington C holding their nerve to win three of the sets on a tie break. The 7-2 defeat did not reflecting the quality of some of the tennis played and once…
In ideal weather for tennis Beverley Town teams won two out of their four matches this week . Beverley Mixed started the week with a 6-3 home victory in their local derby against Beverley and East Riding B. Once again Sharon Lockwood and Paul Miller took all three sets, with Jackie Langley and Phil Harrison taking two and Gary Wilson and Nancy Blackbourn contributing one set for a good overall…
Beverley Town Tennis Club took on local rivals Beverley & East Riding Lawn Tennis Club at the Norwood Recreation Ground this week. HU17.net was there to capture the local derby mixed doubles league match. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=741] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size
Dozens of children and adults are enjoying a fantastic opportunity to develop their tennis skills this summer at Cherry Burton Tennis Club. The village club has employed professional coaching company First Serve Tennis to provide a series of high-quality coaching courses for the community, which have already attracted 35 children and 16 adults. Cherry Burton Tennis Club chairperson Vicky Wicks said: “This not only gives the children an opportunity to…
Mixed doubles action was the order of the evening at the Norwood Recreation Ground last night (Tuesday). HU17.net was there to photograph men and women of Beverley Town Tennis Club in action. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=681] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size
Cricket is alive, well and set for a bright future thanks to the efforts of everyone at the Norwood Recreation Ground. On a bright but slightly chilly Monday night, dozens of youngsters flocked to Beverley Town CC’s ground to get their first tastes of what is hopefully a life-long love affair with the game. Senior players give up their Monday evenings from 6pm to 7.30pm to introduce under nines to…
Tennis action from the Norwood Recreation Ground, featuring players from clubs 3rd team. It was the first game back for many of the players and a lack of practice and match fitness was to blame for the defeat. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=653] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to…
Hard on the heels of a very successful open day, Beverley & East Riding Lawn Tennis Club organised their first mixed doubles tournament of the season in perfect conditions at the Seven Corners Lane courts. Twenty four players took part in two round robin groups before the group leaders played out a final knockout phase to decide the winners. Paul Robinson partnered by Sue Fuller and alternate Dorothy Mackley took…
Prospective police officers got expert advice on the work of a dog handler during a fascinating hands-on session at East Riding College. Humberside Police dog handler PC Lisa Chafer brought in working dogs Rolo and Kane to the Public Services lesson and explained the different roles they had – searching and chasing, respectively. She also gave examples of the situations a dog handler could find themselves in and what type…