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My daughter is a keen Leamington Netball player. Leamington Netball is a thriving local club with fantastic people (coaches, players and supporters) but with less good facilities. The courts are surfaced and floodlit but the clubhouse leaves a little to be desired – not even having a water supply. To rectify this the club has now decided to make a concerted effort to raise the funding to build a proper clubhouse. Throughout the year there has been a series of fund raising events such as a quiz night and a concert by up and coming musician James TW. Earlier this year I was inspired to pull my finger out and to do my bit to raise some money.
On Sunday 1st March Leamington’s U14 squad played themselves to the point of exhaustion to beat Newcastle by 6 goals in a regional league game in Walsall. It was a tough match and the girls played and played and played to secure victory against very strong opposition. Some of the squad had clearly given 100% before the final whistle but carried on giving and they all came off court absolutely exhausted. Having spent the hour just sitting down as scorer/time keeper and watching the girls give so much for their club I drove home feeling a little inadequate. Inspired by that incredible performance, I resolved to do something physical to help the fund raising.
My son is a keen cyclist and has completed the London Surrey Ride 100 bike ride a couple of times – this year taking just 5 hours to cycle 100 miles. Having become quite sedentary in my middle age I thought that a sponsored cycle would raise money for the club whilst improving my fitness.
Lymington to Leamington has a certain ring to it and I’ve decided to ride from Lymington Sailing Club’s impressive waterfront facility to Leamington Netball Club’s “hut”. 140 miles from Hampshire to Warwickshire over two days in November - how hard can that be on a mountain bike for a 53 year old with an asthmatic allergy to exercise and the cold?
Please give a little to support this worthy cause which could make a big difference to all of the young, and not so young, Leamington Netball ladies.
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