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Young Leader Awards

Westwood and Ilford students with their certificates and badgesMany of West Wiltshire schools now run the YLA course for young leaders in the primary schools.

It is always a pleasure to be invited to a school assembly to present the certificates and badges.

The photograph shows the children at Westwood and Iford being presented with their badges. Year 3 and 4 students were also presented with their medals from the Eon football festival held in Trowbridge.

Updated July 2008

Partnership
George Ward
Matravers
John of Gaunt
St. Laurence
Kingdown
Larkrise
St. Augustine's
Clarendon

West Wiltshire Junior Games Association Trowbridge District Mini-Football League 07 (Large Schools)Grove Primary

A massive CONGRATULATIONS to Grove Primary School who ended the Trowbridge Football League with a perfect 6 out of 6 wins and the title of 'Champions 07' The team only conceded 2 goals all season and combined this solid defence with some superb attacking play. The team will go onto represent Trowbridge in the West Wilts Finals early next Year.




Other Primary Schools who took part in the League were;

Final Table
  Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Diff. Points
The Grove 6 6 0 0 28 2 +26 18
Walwayne 6 4 1 1 21 5 +16 13
St Johns 6 4 1 1 15 6 +9 13
Parochial 6 3 0 3 14 14 0 9
Paxcroft 6 2 0 4 8 12 -4 6
The Mead 6 1 0 5 6 17 -11 3
Studley Green 6 0 0 6 1 35 -34 0

Updated January 2008

Library picture for Trowbridge Large Schools Netball LeagueWWSSP Trowbridge Large Schools Netball League

For the first time the league has been run in partnership between WWSSP, Bradford-on-Avon Netball Club and the John of Gaunt School.

The league was run by Julie Abbott and helpers (Cath & Elly) from BoA Netball Club and umpired by Young Netball Organisers (YNOs) from the John of Gaunt School. This has been a very rewarding partnership, which we hope to continue and develop in the future.

All players were skillful, courteous & sportsman-like throughout, improving their play and understanding as the league progressed. Many parents & helpers turned out being supportive & enthusiastic.


Fitzmaurice were confident winners with a tough battle ensuing for the second place, which ensured qualification for the West Wilts Finals.

Congratulations to Newtown who go forward to represent Trowbridge at the West Wilts SSP Hi 5 Netball Finals in March 2008 at Matravers School, along with West Ashton - the winning small school. The top three schools from that tournament will qualify for the Wilts County Hi 5 Finals on the 20th March at Dorcan, Swindon.

 
School Goals For Goals Against Points Final Position
Fitzmaurice 10 0 12 1st
Newtown 2 1 6 2nd
St. Johns 2 2 6 3rd
Walwayne Court 2 6 4 4th
The Mead 1 8 1 5th

Thanks to players, parents, staff, BoA netball club & YNOs for making this a positive event.

Staff will be able to download certificates from the secure staff area.

Sam Francis (Clarendon SSCo) Updated January 2008


West Wiltshire Junior Games Association Trowbridge District Mini-Football League 07 (Small Schools) Holt Primary School

A massive CONGRATULATIONS to Holt Primary School who ended the Trowbridge Football League with an undefeated record and the title of 'Champions 07' The team only conceded 2 goals all season and combined this solid defence with good passing and shooting to average over 3 goals a game. The team will go onto represent Trowbridge in the West Wilts Finals early next Year.




Other Primary Schools who took part in the League were;


Final Table
  Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Diff. Points
Holt 5 4 1 0 16 2 +14 13
West Ashton 5 3 0 2 7 8 -1 9
Westwood 5 2 1 2 3 4 -1 7
North Bradley 5 2 0 3 3 6 -3 6
Longmeadow 5 2 0 3 6 10 -4 6
Keevil 5 1 0 4 2 7 -5 3

Updated January 2008

Trowbridge Area Tag Rugby Festival

Trowbridge Area Tag FestivalCongratulations to the 120 + players from 12 schools who participated in the Trowbridge Tag Rugby Festival on the 14th November.

It was a great afternoon of rugby, hosted by Trowbridge Rugby Club and allowed children an opportunity to develop their tag rugby skills & knowledge in a fun but competitive environment.

The afternoon kicked off with a round-robin section where schools were randomly put into pools and finished with a performance-based session where schools played others who were matched according to the number of tries scored in the round-robin section.

Our thanks to staff, children and supporters from all schools for ensuring that the afternoon was a big success.

Also thanks to Chris Lamb & Jude Havranek from Trowbridge RFC, Paul Lovett from Frome RFC, James Wain and Kelly from Trowbridge Town Council, Matt Andrews, Nicola Kurtze and Chris Bell from the WWSSP.

  Bronze Silver Gold
1st Longmeadow Grove Parochial
2nd Keevil St Johns RC West Ashton
3rd Studley Green Westwood-with-Iford Holt
4th Staverton Holbrook Southwick

Staff will be able to download certificates from the secure staff area.

Sam Francis (Event Organiser) & SSCo for Clarendon College
Updated November 2007

Trowbridge Small Schools Netball League

The small schools netball league has been successfully taking place in the sportshall at the John of Gaunt School over the past few weeks and for the first time the league has been run in partnership between WWSSP, Bradford-on-Avon Netball Club and the John of Gaunt School.

Although organised by Sam Francis, SSCo for Clarendon College, the league itself has been run by Julie Abbott and helpers from BoA Netball Club and umpired by Young Netball Organisers (YNOs) from the John of Gaunt School. This has been a very rewarding partnership which we hope to continue and develop in the future.

The League was contested by 4 schools that played each other twice in all. There was a range of netball skills on show and all players were courteous & sportsman-like throughout. As the league went on the less-experienced teams showed a great deal of improvement in their play & understanding. Many parents & helpers turned out to support their teams and the atmosphere was very much a supportive & enthusiastic one.

The results were as in the table below, with quite a battle for the top place ensuing between West Ashton & Holt primary schools.

Congratulations to West Ashton who will go forward to represent Trowbridge at the West Wilts SSP Hi 5 Netball Finals on Monday 10th March 2008, along with the winning large school from Trowbridge. The top 3 schools from this tournament will then qualify for the Wilts County Hi 5 Finals on the 20th March 2008.

A big thank you to all the players, staff, parents, BoA netball club members & YNOs for making this such a positive event.

Sam Francis SSCo for Clarendon College

School For Against Points Final Position
West Ashton 22 2 16 1st
Holt 19 3 13 2nd
Longmeadow 2 14 6 3rd
North Bradley 0 25 0 4th

Staff will be able to download certificates from the secure staff area.

Updated Dec 2007

Sainsbury's 6-a-side Girls Football Tournament

Sainsbury 6-a-side Football tournamentJohn of Gaunt School hosted the West Wilts Girls 6-A-Side Football Tournament on its lushes all-weather facility on a perfect October evening. Schools from across the Partnership arrived early to take advantage of some last minute coaching and shooting practice.

The Pool stages kicked off at 4.15pm, officiated by Year 12 students from St. Augustines Catholic College and overseen by Mr James Wain from Trowbridge Town Council. Competition was fierce and matches full of tension. Players and spectators ensured a fantastic atmosphere where football was the winner. After three 10 minute games Westbury Leigh and Bowerhill topped their Pools and went into a play-off final. Sambourne and Dilton Marsh came second in their Pools and played off for 3rd place, which was eventually won by Sambourne.

The final witnessed the game of the Tournament. In a nail-biting encounter Bowerhill just overcame a worthy Westbury Leigh to be crowned Champions

Results Sheet - POOL 1
  Westbury Leigh Princecroft West
Ashton
Dilton
Marsh
Total Points (GD) Position
Westbury Leigh   4 - 0 3 - 0 2 - 0 6 (+9) 1st
Princecroft 0 - 4   0 - 3 0 - 5 0 (-12) 4th
West Ashton 0 - 3 3 - 0   0 - 0 3 (0) 3rd
Dilton Marsh 0 - 2 5 - 0 0 - 0   3 (+3) 2nd
Results Sheet - POOL 2
  Bowerhill Sambourne Westbury
Juniors
Parochial Total Points (GD) Position
Bowerhill   1 - 1 1 - 0 3 - 0 5 (+4) 1st
Sambourne 1 - 1   0 - 0 2 - 0 4 (+2) 2nd
Westbury Juniors 0 - 1 0 - 0   2 - 0 3 (+1) 3rd
Parochial 0 - 3 0 - 2 0 - 2   0 (-7) 4th

3rd / 4th Play Off: Sambourne (4) v Dilton Marsh (0) = Sambourne
Final: Westbury Leigh (1) V Bowerhill (2) = Bowerhill

Winner/Runner up to County finals at Stanley Park, Chippenham on 5th December 2007. Well done to all who took part and best wishes to Bowerhill and Westbury Leigh who go onto represent West Wilts at the County Finals in Chippenham on 5th December.

Updated October 2007 - Official photos to follow. Come back to check them out.

SAINSBURYS 6-A-SIDE SMALL SCHOOLS FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT (15/10/07)

The John of Gaunt All-weather pitch witnessed another splendid autumn evening and a feast of football talent. Schools from across the Partnership joined together in a two-hour football extravaganza, which witnesses the highs and lows of competitive sport and a hat full of goals.

The Pool stages saw Year 4, 5 and 6 students playing 30 minutes of competitive football guided by a wealth of football knowledge - which can only be compared to the Premiership - watch out Sir Alex!

Parental support was whipped into frenzy as the Pool stages drew to a close and four teams went through to the knockout stages: Princecroft, Winsley, Seend and Sutton Veny battled it out for overall supremacy. Princecroft eventually came out on top with a 3 - 1 victory over Seend. Congratulations to both who go on to represent the West Wilts in the County Finals on December 5th.

A big thank you to all players and supporting staff including our officials from St. Augustines Catholic College and Mr James Wain from Trowbridge Town Council.

Results Sheet - POOL 1
  Westwood Dilton Marsh Sutton
Veny
Haytesbury Total Points Position
Westwood   0 - 0 0 -0 3 - 0 4 (+3) 2nd
Dilton Marsh 0 -0   1 - 2 2 - 0 3 (+1) 3rd
Sutton Veny 0 - 0 2 - 1   1 - 0 5 (+2) 1st
Haytesbury 0 - 3 0 - 2 0 - 1   0 (-6) 4th
Results Sheet - POOL 2
  Winsley Sambourne Keevil Hilperton Total Points Position
Winsley   1 - 0 2 - 0 0 - 1 4 (+2) 1st
Sambourne 0 - 1   2 - 0 0 - 0 3 (+1) 3rd
Keevil 0 - 2 0 - 2   0 - 0 1 (-4) 4th
Hilperton 1 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0   4 (+1) 2nd
Results Sheet - POOL 3
  Longmeadow Seend West
Ashton
Princecroft Total Points Position
Longmeadow   0 - 3 0 - 1 1- 0 2 (-3) 3rd
Seend 3 - 0   7 - 0 0 - 2 4 (+8) 1st
West Ashton 1 - 0 0 - 7   0 - 4 2 (-10) 4th
Princecroft 0 - 1 2 - 0 4 - 0   4 (+5) 2nd

Semi Finals: 1. Sutton Veny (0) v Princecroft (2) 2. Winsley (0) v Seend (5)
Final Princecroft 3 v Seend 1 Winners = Princecroft. 3rd Place play off ended in a draw.

Updated Autumn 2007




Matt Andrews
School Sports Coordinator