Category: Sport
Standard Chartered ‘chip in’ to support golf in schools
The Guernsey Sports Commission has teamed up with the Guernsey Golf Professionals to introduce golf to children in Year 5 and 6 through the generous support from Standard Chartered. Golf professionals Steven O’Rourke (La Grande Mare), Lindsay Boyd (Royal Guernsey) and Steve Wilford (St Pierre Park) have delivered one off sessions in a number of [...]
Guernsey FA to join us at Street Sports
The Guernsey Sports Commission (GSC) will be joined by The Guernsey Football Association (GFA) for our next St Martins Street Sports session on Wednesday 22nd May 7-9pm, held outside at St Martins Primary School. Street Sports is an initiative run by the GSC offering 11-18 year olds of all abilities the chance to participate in [...]
What a Catch! Fish for £1 during our ‘Quids in Sports’ programme
The Guernsey Sports Commission is proud to announce the return of the popular ‘Quids in Sports’ Programme during May Half Term (27th-31st May). The programme is organised and run by the Guernsey Sports Commission, and for the duration of 2013 is being supported by the Ray Lowe Sporting Foundation. The programme offers young people aged [...]
Sports Commission challenges sporting organisations to take part in Tri-Ultimate Guernsey
GUERNSEY Sports Commission has become the first team to sign up for what is the island’s ultimate charity challenge and is encouraging other sporting organisations to take part. The GSC Flames have signed up to take part in Tri-Ultimate Guernsey, a 44.25 event which will raise money for Hope for a Child. The event, which [...]
The Get Active fortnight offers over 35 activities for free
The Guernsey Sports Commission (GSC) and Generali Worldwide are proud to announce the return of the Get Active Fortnight due to take place from Saturday 11th May – Sunday 26th May. The initiative organised by the GSC and Generali Worldwide encouraged over hundreds of islanders to try a new sport or physical activity last year [...]
Le Page and Plampton take top honours in the 2013 Barclays Challenge Trophy
Gary Le Page and Rob Plampton, with 39 stableford points (off handicap), were this year’s winners in the 2013 Barclays Open Foursomes tournament at the Royal Guernsey Golf Club on Saturday 20 April. The competition, which is Royal Guernsey’s largest tournament of the year, saw 340 players from Guernsey, Jersey and the UK competing in [...]
FNB Super League continues to raise standard
THE first league of Guernsey Touch’s 2013 season reaches the semi-finals stage on Sunday. The FNB Super League was introduced last year as a way of launching the season and offering an opportunity for players to compete at a more competitively even standard. ‘The FNB Summer and Autumn Touch Leagues are run in a traditional [...]
Bedell Blades rowing team set to take to the water
BEDELL Cristin in Guernsey has signed a sponsorship agreement for an all female rowing team. The team, now known as Bedell Blades, has just one season behind them, and ended 2012 with a win in the RAFA Handicap race, a 3rd equal in the Guernsey Herm Handicap race helping to finish 4th overall in the [...]
Rock Fit WW2 Fitness Challenge
Could you pass a World War Two Military Fitness Test? That’s the question Get Fit Guernsey is asking islanders in this spring’s fitness challenge. Teams of three will be provided with thrice weekly training sessions to get them in shape for the competition. Only one team will be able to say they’re the fittest guys [...]
Guernsey vs Staines Kickoff Time Change
All would be very welcome to come and watch the last home game for the GRFC of the year this Saturday April 20th at the Garenne Stand, Footes Lane. Guernsey is playing Staines who are at the bottom of the SSE National 3 London & SE table. Kick off time has changed and is now [...]
