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Managerial duo leave Glossop North End

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013

Glossop North End managerial partnership Garry Brown and Paul Williams have left their roles at the club.

The pair, who took over the running of first team affairs in December, have vacated their post after what the club described in a statement as a season ”which did not fulfil the expectations of the Club or its supporters”. The club also said they “wish to record their thanks to Garry and Paul for their hard work”.

The two men took over the team just before Christmas when manager Paul Colgan stepped down and Glossop North End finished the season in 13th place in the North West Counties Premier Division. The club are now seeking a new manager and are welcoming applications from anyone with a “proven capability of developing a successful team at Step 5 of the National League System or above”.

Interested parties are asked to contact Football Secretary Stewart Taylor by e-mail at s.taylor@glossopnorthendafc.co.uk or by post to: Mr Stewart Taylor, Football Secretary, Glossop North End AFC, Surrey Street, Glossop, SK13 7AJ.

The closing date for applications in Monday May 20th.

 

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Glossop judo star features at European competition

Monday, April 22nd, 2013

Eric Ham, a fifteen year old judo fighter, has come seventh in a competition featuring European champions.

A regular trainer with Glossop Judo Club, Eric has only just returned to full fitness after three months out with a knee cartilage injury but put in a respectable performance at the European Cadet Cup. The event, held in the Czech Republic, attracted entrants from 22 nations and Eric fought hard against well established fighters to claim his seventh placed finish. The result sees him sit just outside the top twenty in the European rankings and hoping for a place in the Great Britain team which will compete at the European Cadet Championships which are to be held in Estonia, this June.

In a busy week, Eric also succesfully gained himself black belt status. An impressive feat considering that in judo you can only enter for black belt status once you turn 15 and it is rare to suceed at such a young age. As a “-55kg” fighter, it is reasonable to assume that those fighting against Eric in his black belt exam would be around 30kg heavier than himself.

For more information on Glossop Judo Club, visit their website.

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Funding boost for Gamesley community sports group

Friday, March 1st, 2013

WellFit Gamesley is celebrating after securing three separate sources of funding.

The project which aims to promote a healthy lifestyle among Gamesley residents got its most major first windfall when it confirmed a sponsorship deal with health consultancy QFI consulting. The partnership will provide WellFit with enough backing to keep it going until the end of May.

Explaining their decision to work with WellFit, QFI director Helen Gibb said:

“QFI is very keen to support community projects. Much of our commercial work is in the health and social care setting and we see so often the immeasurable value to patients of having the opportunity and facilities to keep themselves fit and healthy at home.”

A £1000 grant from the Derbyshire Community Foundation, which was paid for using Comic Relief money, has also been secured and will be used to help the group to continue its three main activities – walking football, round the houses strolls and EasyFit chair exercise sessions.

Debyshire County Councillor Jean Wharmby has also used £400 of Councillors’ Initivatives Fund money to give £400 to WellFit after taking part in and enjoying one of their sessions.

Having made sure the short term future is secured, Mick Owen who runs the Gamesley arm on behalf of WellFit’s owners Glossop based social enterprise WellFit Health & Wellbeing CIC, spoke about the need to convince people of the long term viability of the sessions:

“We completed a pilot with Cottage Lane surgery which clearly shows that participants value the opportunities it represents and are happier and feel healthier for taking part. The surgery has confirmed the health benefits coming from the project and we are now trying to make the case for continued funding and to develop the offer into other GP surgeries in Glossop.”

For more information on the sessions available, ring Mick Owen on 07944 605508

 

 

 

 

Councillor Jean Wharmby pledged £400 to help with the group’s activities. Having been impressed by the fun nature of a session she joined, Councillor Wharmby used the councillor’s initiative fund to donate the sum.

 

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Glossop North End confirm new joint managers

Thursday, December 20th, 2012

Glossop North end have confirmed First Team Coach Paul Williams and Assistant Manager Garry Brown will take up the manager’s role on a joint basis.

The new appointments have been confirmed just a day after the club announced the departure of former manager Paul Colgan. In a statement on their website, GNE say the move comes following “a recent review into the future direction of the club.”

They also go on to say: ”Paul and Garry will continue to work closely with our highly respected physiotherapist Stacey Webster to ensure that the football club continues to develop on the field alongside all of the other activities expected of a club of the nature of Glossop North End.”

As well as confirming the new managerial team, the club have announced that Francis Egan, who has coached teams in the area has joined as part of management team and will also fill the role of goalkeeping coach, following the departure Kevin Jelley.

Speaking of Fran’s appointment, the club said on their website he is a: ”qualified football coach (UEFA B), holds FA qualifications in football psychology and has a deep and wide knowledge of the local football scene.”

The first game for the new-look backroom staff is Saturday’s game away against Winsford United, who sit one place above Glossop in 9th.

 

 

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Local Athletes Receive a Boost

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

TWENTY one talented High Peak athletes have been awarded grants totalling £4,500.

The bursaries of between £150 and £400 were awarded by the Podium sports partnership to help the rising stars meet training and competition costs.

What is more, all the recipients have been given free access to swimming pools and fitness gyms run by DC Leisure for the Borough Council, which is a Podium partner.

Grant-aided athletes include 18-year-old Glossop pole vaulter Katie Byres, who is waiting to hear if she has made the Great Britain athletics squad for the London 2012 Olympics.

Katie jumped 4m 36 in the French Elite Pole Vault Tour in January, breaking the national junior record and putting her fourth on the UK all-time women’s list.

Other recipients include 20-year-old swimmer Russell Smith, from New Mills, who won a silver medal at the British Championships in the 50m breaststroke, and competed in the Olympic trials last month.

Bamford-based skiing brothers James and Robert Machon, aged 21 and 19 respectively, are both aiming for the 2014 Winter Olympics. James hopes to win the British Championships for a fourth year running in 2012 while Robert recently triumphed in the University Slopestyle title at the Castleford Snow Zone.

Bursaries were also awarded to Stephen Brunt (archery), from Buxton; Marsie Henderson-Hirst (archery), from Buxton; Jack Massey (boxing), from Chapel-en-le-Frith; George Bloor (golf), from Chapel-en-le-Frith; Ben Higgins (golf), from Buxton; Judith Browne (ice hockey), from Glossop; Abigail Walker (judo), from Glossop; Eric Ham (judo), from Hadfield; and Rhiannon Baldwin (judo), from Glossop.

The other recipients were Holly Rogers (kickboxing), from Buxton; Jake Hutchinson (lacrosse), from Birch Vale; Dominic O’Connor (rugby union), from Glossop; Danielle Blinco (shooting), from Buxton; Hannah Davies (shooting), from New Mills; David Voorheis (shooting), from Buxton; Abbie Wood (swimming), from Buxton; and Joel Leighton (water polo), from Hope Valley.

A civic reception was thrown for the athletes in Buxton Swimming and Fitness Centre on Tuesday (May 1) when borough council leader Caitlin Bisknell joined forces with Anthony McKeown, executive councillor for community services; Mark Warburton, DC Leisure contract manager; Cllr George Wharmby, chairman of Derbyshire County Council; his consort, Cllr Jean Wharmby; and Cllr Carol Hart, chair of Derbyshire Sport; to congratulate the guests of honour on their achievements.

Cllr McKeown said: “While the next few weeks will be all about our current athletes as they take part in the Olympics, without a focus on the next generation, that enthusiasm and legacy from the Olympics will be lost, which is why the Podium funding and support to the next generation is so important.

“Within the High Peak, there is a breadth and depth of sporting talent which, with our support through schemes such as this, can go on to achieve great things on the national and international stage whilst their dedication to their chosen sport makes them marvellous role models for young people in our communities”.

Managed by Derbyshire Sport, Podium is backed by the county’s sport and business scheme ICON, with money raised from the scheme used to support local athletes through Podium. The borough council is one of more than 40 Podium members.

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