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County award for Middleton

By foxinthebox10

Well done Allen!

By Tavistock-People at 07:00 on 28/07/10

KATIE MIDDLETON, Keyham Kolts and Tavistock’s Allen Lewis were among the winners at the Devon County FA Awards night for 2009/10. Top women’s footballer Middleton won the Young Volunteer of the Year award. Middleton plays for Bristol Academy in the FA Premier Division, but she is helping young Plymouth girls follow in her footsteps. Middleton, who now works as a full-time physio at Derriford Hospital, started playing...
Fell hopes Euro form will book World place

By cheerio123

Well done Heather! I saw her at the Devon games to inspire a couple of weeks ago. Very inspiring for...

By Tavistock-People at 07:00 on 21/07/10

HEATHER FELL rated her team bronze and finish just outside the top five at the Modern Pentathlon European Championships as her best performance of the year. Olympic silver medallist Fell was the top British female at the Hungary event, coming with a late charge to take sixth place individually and ensure Team GB finished among the medals. Fell’s final flourish may just have secured her a place at the Modern Pentathlon World...
Where will you be watching the World Cup?

By kyloe

World cup? Whats that then? Have I missed something? June 12th? More like July the 12th Kate when...

By katef1 at 11:27 on 25/05/10

With the World Cup starting in just over three weeks it seems that our local pubs are already gearing up for the tournament. The Ordulph Arms, Tavistock Inn, Market Inn, Union Inn, and Jack Chams are all planning on showing the games. Jack Chams in particular are entering into the spirit with a ‘cheap Carlsberg before the first goal’ offer. The games will be shown in HD on two large flat screens. They’re also...
Tavistock Community Sports Centre invites you to Run 4 Fun this Sunday

By pobox112

The simple answer is they do not. The Tax payers contribute greatly to the NHS already. If they...

By Tavistock_Col at 08:48 on 15/06/10

CHARITY runners are being invited to sign up for the Tavistock Community Sports Centre’s race in aid of a children’s hospital. Run 4 Fun will take place on Sunday, June 20 at Tavistock College as a fundraiser for Great Ormond Street Hospital. Sports centre manager Barry Mountstevens said: “The whole community is invited to run 10 laps – or four kilometres - of the town’s track in aid of the charity....
Cornish Smite Championships

By katef1

Lol. There was a crowd of thousands of cheering fans behind the camera ..... honest ;)

By katef1 at 22:51 on 02/06/10

The Cornish Smite Championship took place on the Calstock Village Green this bank holiday Monday. Over 30 two person teams took part in the competition, which was organised by local man Roger ‘Smite Master’ Daniels. A new game to the UK, Smite started in Cornwall but has spread nationally and even internationally in recent years. It combines the skill and dexterity of boule with the cunning and guile of croquet. The...

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Bucks’ delight at progress

By Tavistock-People at 11:00 on 25/08/10

CULLOMPTON Rangers manager Pete Buckingham was in buoyant mood after seeing his side extend their unbeaten run to three matches on Saturday. The Speeds Meadow outfit salvaged a 2-2 draw at Tavistock in the Peninsula League Premier Division when Matt Harvey equalised late on. That ensured Cully stayed in touch with the sides at the top of the table — even though they lost their first match of the season 6-0 to leaders Plymouth...
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By katef1 at 14:17 on 09/08/10

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Cameron takes final chance to make fly time for Games

By Tavistock-People at 07:00 on 05/08/10

KELLY College swimmer Cameron Brodie saved his best performance as a junior until last — by qualifying for the Scotland Commonwealth Games squad. Cameron, 17, had made it to the final of the 200m fly at the European Junior Championships in Helsinki and, apart from trying to win the race, had only one thing on his mind. And while he finished fifth overall, when he touched the pool wall at the finish he had set a personal best...
Matthews misses so costly in Bowl loss

By Tavistock-People at 09:00 on 04/08/10

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Bring it on – Gilbey

By Tavistock-People at 09:00 on 04/08/10

BODMIN Town boss Darren Gilbert has sent out a defiant message to any team aiming to win the Carlsberg South West Peninsula League premier title this season. Gilbert, who sends his side to Bovey Tracey for Saturday’ s opening league fixture, told Guardian Sport: “Whoever finishes above us will win the league. “I am really pleased with the squad I have got and we will get better as the season goes...