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Norwich Union Fun in Athletics Competition
This annual competition was held on the 30 March 2008 at the EIS in Sheffield. A 30-strong team of Under 11s from Harrogate Borough Council's Sports:Hall Athletics programme took part from the Harrogate Granby, Boroughbridge and Nidderdale clubs. Harrogate competed against eleven other areas across the Yorkshire and Humberside region, taking part in a mixture of points-scoring and fun events in track and field such as the obstacle relay, hurdles relay, target throw, javelin and long jump. Harrogate's girls' team placed ninth and the boys' also ninth, a great achievement for the children involved, in what was for a lot of the children, their first taster of a regional competition.
Annual Kwik Cricket Tournament
Knaresborough Cricket Club was the venue for this annual event. Local primary schools competed against each other for the opportunity to represent the district in the annual Youth Games event next year.
Norwich Union Star:Track Athletics Event
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Young people in the district once again took part in Harrogate Borough Council's annual Star:track athletics summer scheme held at Harrogate High School. The week long scheme of fun athletics sessions was part of a national series of events run by UK Athletics and sponsored by Norwich Union. The children received high quality athletics coaching, took part in competitions, quizzes and team races and also completed an indoor athletics decathlon, which gained them 'Agility Challenge' awards; but the highlight of the week was a visit from GB Athlete Richard Buck, who won a bronze medal at the 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games in Melbourne and a gold medal at the 2005 European Junior Athletics Championships.
The children also completed the 'Mile Challenge', for which they
managed to raise £400 for the Athletics Foundation, a charity
which aims to support the next generation of young British athletes
in the run up to the London Olympics in 2012. The final day prize
giving saw awards presented for Outstanding Athletic Achievement
and Fair Play.
For details of the Norwich Union Star:Track summer athletics
camp for this year, please contact Lindsay Spicer on 01423 556725;
or for details of summer athletics coaching in Boroughbridge and
Ripon, please contact Helen Dennis on 01423 556701.
North Yorkshire Youth Games (NYYG)
The North Yorkshire Youth Games was held once again this
year at Ampleforth College near York.
The Youth Games brings together junior sports people from
all eight local authorities in the county including Harrogate,
Ryedale, Hambleton, Richmondshire, York, Scarborough, Selby and
Craven all competing across a number of sports.
The North Yorkshire Youth Games provides an opportunity for
young people to gain representative honours across a number of
sports in a competitive but fun atmosphere.
Ampleforth College provides excellent facilities for over 2,000 young people aged 8 to 16 years taking part in their chosen sport.