Trowbridge Schools Cheer at New Festival

May 2010 saw the very first Cheer leading Festival held in Trowbridge hosted by the John of Gaunt School involving primary and secondary students from local schools with over 140 students taking part

The afternoon's proceedings began with a whole group warm up involving some chanting, movement and coordination activities with our Cheer expert Caroline Newman.

Following this was an outstanding performance from Holbrooks Key Stage 2 team of 15 followed by an equally impressive routine from their KS1 team of 20 children.

During the afternoon the audience were treated to performances from experienced upper school primary children along with those new to the sport from Key stage 1.

There was a cameo appearance from Clarendon School Street Cheer Club which included some amazing acrobatics from a few of their team members. The day concluded with a finale from the John of Gaunt Schools GCSE dance group. It was great to see so many boys as well as the girls enjoying their moment of glory. Most importantly there were happy smiling faces from a fun afternoon which we hope will kickstart Cheer as a major activity in the Trowbridge area in the coming school year. Watch this space.....................! Updated May 2010

(Cadburys) Kraft South West U11 District Associations 2010 Finals

On Saturday 27th March, West Wiltshire represented Wiltshire at the SW Schools finals at (Cadburys) Kraft in Keynsham.

The boys were drawn in the toughest of group. Only the winner would represent the South West at the National finals.

We first played against Dorset winning 1-0. We then went on to play Bristol and Cornwall. Our final game was against Oxfordshire, which we had to win by several goals to become winner of our group. A creative team-plan put us 1 goal up but 2 breakaway goals led to a 2-1 defeat.

Managers and members of the ESFA gave praise for the style the boys played with. This was nice to hear and will make them better players. We're looking forward to a couple of wins soon.

Those boys going to Holland today learnt the same lesson as the Bath boys, that in a competitive short game you should always look to pass forwards first and you need to take your chances.

This is an abbreviated report. Download the full write up.

Updated April 2010 by Shane Keily

Trowbridge Schools Years 3 & 4 Football Festival

eight primary schools from the Trowbridge area gathered at the John of Gaunt School for a year 3 /4 football festival. Each school brought four boys and four girls who were split into mixed groups of eight giving everyone an opportunity to meet students from other schools.

Sports Leaders and Junior Football Organisers from the John of Gaunt School organised many of the activities and coached the years 3 & 4 students. They spent 10minutes at each station rotating round a carousel of four football related skilled games including passing, dribbling, shooting control and teamwork. Each group then split into two teams of four to play some mini football friendly games.

Despite cold hands and red noses everyone enjoyed the event including the brave teachers who gave up their evening to bring the children along.

Many thanks to West Ashton, Newtown, North Bradley, Staverton, The Grove, Westwood-with-Iford, St Johns and Paxcroft for their support of the event.

Updated December 2009

West Wiltshire Junior Games Association Trowbridge District Mini-Football League 2009 Small Schools Hilperton Claim Historic Double ! In the Small schools football Hilperton claimed their 2nd title of the year beating Keevil in a thrilling climax to the season to take the league championship along with their Trowbridge schools cup from earlier this term. It was a fitting end to what has developed into a tremendously competitive football league with highs and low points for all teams involved. After winning their penultimate fixtures against West Ashton both teams lined up knowing that 3 points would secure the title and guaranteed Premiership status for the 2010 season. Hilperton struck an early blow when a long-range effort caught the Keevil keeper cold and found its way into the net. Keevil immediately responded with a host of opportunities created from some excellent attacking football. Midfielder Beth K linked well with her teammates to create chance after chance for the Keevil forward line but some excellent goalkeeping and defending from the leagues meanest defence kept them at bay. Shortly after, the sucker punch came with two goals on the break as Hilperton pressed home their advantage whilst Keevil continued to attack. At the final whistle both teams were incredibly sporting and gracious as Hilperton took the plaudits for a well-deserved second time this term. Elsewhere a remarkable turnaround in fortunes saw North Bradley leap from 6th to 3rd place with two excellent wins. They have been threatening this all season and finally got it right on the night to earn a place in the top half. Meanwhile Holt took everyone by surprise by squeezing into second with their usual workman like performances to earn a win and a draw on the night. Southwick and Long Meadow found the going tough but played as if their lives depended on it until the very end. The spirit amongst both teams was superb and with a little more experience they are certain to have a say in the title race next year. Congratulations to everyone, we hope to see you next year with an 'Exciting NEW format' for the league.
Small Schools: A = Longmeadow E = Westwood-with-Iford B = North Bradley F = Keevil C = Hol G = Southwick D = Hilpertont Match arrangements   Pitch 1         Pitch 2       Time/Date 4.00pm 4.30pm 5.00pm 5.30pm   4.00pm 4.30pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 12-Oct AvE AvD BvF CvE   FvG BvC DvG   Result 0-0 01-Jan 5-0 03-Jan   0-3 0-2 0-0   16-Nov A v G C v D A v F C v F   B v D E v G B v E   Results 0-0 0-1 0-2 0-1   0-1 2-0 01-Feb   30-Nov C v G A v C D v F A v B   D v E E v F B v G   Results 1-1 0-1 3-0 0-2   2-1 0-3 2-0
Premiership League Table Team P W D L GF GA GD Pt Hilperton 4 4 2 0 8 2 +6 14 Holt 4 3 1 2 7 4 +3 10 North Bradley 4 3 0 3 10 5 +5 9 Keevil 4 3 0 3 6 11 -5 9 West Ashton 4 2 1 3 5 11 -6 7 Southwick 4 1 3 2 4 4 0 6 Long Meadow 4 0 3 3 1 6 -5 3
Updated December 2009

Year 6 Pupils Score a Rounder

The Clarendon College hosted a "pilot" Rounders Festival for year 6 leavers on the 2nd July.

The festival was run by Junior Sports Leaders with help from Sam Francis-Clarke (SSCo) and was aimed at allowing year 6 pupils to meet others who will be attending the same secondary school through playing some fun games of rounders.

Groups of 8 pupils from West Ashton, Bellefield, The Mead and Paxcroft arrived on a very hot afternoon on the Clarendon College playing fields and were sorted into teams dependent on which secondary school they will be moving up to.

They then played two games of rounders using full rules and officiated by Junior Sports Leaders. The pupils' understanding of the rules improved dramatically during the festival and a few striking & fielding sports stars were identified too.

Refreshments were available in the break and luckily a nice breeze blew up out of nowhere to relieve the oppressive heat.

Thanks go to all the staff and parents who made it possible for the festival to go ahead and to the Clarendon College PE Staff for their assistance.

Look out for a Rounders Festival at both the Clarendon College & John of Gaunt School next summer!

Updated July 2009

Trowbridge Schools Make a Splash

Trowbridge Schools battled it out in the pool for a place in the West Wilts Finals on the 26th June.

In the morning 5 small schools made Clarendon Pool ring with their enthusiastic shouts as children from years 3,4,5 and 6 from West Ashton, Keevil, Westwood-with-Iford, Hilperton and Holt schools competed in individual & relay events.

Special mention to Holt who competed with only year 5 & 6 swimmers as the younger swimmers were away on a trip. Hilperton came home in third place, Westwood-with-Iford in second & Keevil went through to the West Wiltshire Finals to represent Trowbridge.

In the afternoon it was large schools' turn and again it was an enthusiastic affair with teams from Bellefield, St. John's RC, Holbrook, Staverton and Walwayne Court schools.

Again special mention to Staverton who competed with only year 5 & 6 swimmers as the younger swimmers were also away on a trip. Holbrook came third overall, with Walwayne Court second and St.John's RC going through to the WW Finals

The new Trowbridge Large Schools' Cup was presented courtesy of the Stevenson Family whose children attend St.John's RC school & Trowbridge Swimming Club.

Thanks go to all the competitors, parents & schools staff, KS3 Young Leaders and Year 12 students from Clarendon College and officials from Trowbridge Swimming Club. All participants received certificates to document their achievements.

Updated July 2009

Shane Kiely
School Sports Coordinator