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OUR NEW MOBILE ACTIVITY PROGRAMME MEANS WE’RE BRINGING MORE TO YOUR CLUB Starting in October 2012, The two Fit For Action Months NEWSLETTER we will be delivering a new (January & June) will be free of programme of activities to our charge. These sessions will www.essexboysandgirlsclubs.org AUGUST 2012 affiliated clubs across Essex and measure the effect of the East . increased activity on young TEL: 01245 264783

The scheme will be split across members. CONTACTS... FAX: 01245 264626 CHARITY NO: 301447 eight activity-themed months. The new scheme will result in an ALL ENQUIRIES: 01245 264783

In each of these months our extra 192 hours of direct youth www.essexboysandgirlsclubs.org work per year, whilst also trained staff will deliver 1.5hr DIRECTOR: Martin Solder ensuring that we maintain and “Supporting young taster sessions in at least sixteen [email protected] our member clubs, for the strengthen our close bonds with people since 1939” all of our member clubs. We PROJECT DELIVERY: David Hassard frankly unbelievable cost of WANT TO SUPPORT US? hope that the programme will [email protected] just £10 per session. NEW PROJECTS: Juliet Townsend To make a £4 donation encourage young people to text EBGC01 £4 to 70070 [email protected] become more active by giving FUNDRAISING & HIGH ROW: Sue Pell This year’s Activity Months are: them plenty of opportunity to try to all-terrain boarding, high ropes Our Young Leaders volunteered [email protected] different sports, and that it will to Argocats, archery to rifle- fantastically and certainly earned Oct: Dodgeball NEW CLUBS: Gerry Smith OUR WEEKEND also stimulate interest in our [email protected] shooting, kayaking to sailing. their free day of activities at County Events & Championships by EVENTS: Charlie Douglas-Hughes Nov: Football OF ADVENTURE Stubbers. The Fanta team joined us on the preparing them for competition. [email protected] From 6pm on Friday 22nd June Saturday with free drinks and an Thanks to those clubs who came, Jan: Fit For Action (free) NCS & RESPECT: Keith Cranmer we took over Stubbers Adventure impromptu space-hopper race. whether camping or just for a day. “With the advent of popular [email protected] Centre for the 5th Essex Adventure Evenings were filled by football Thanks too to our volunteer cooks, Feb: Pool culture, television, video D.of EDINBURGH & GOLF: David Shelton Weekend. 197 young people from and cricket matches, tunnelling, Berna and Clare, and of course the games and the internet it [email protected] Mar: Cricket YOUNG LEADERS: Jamie Drummond affiliated youth clubs across the the Big Quiz, an Art Project and brilliant Stubbers staff. has become vital that we make the extra effort to go [email protected] region, plus some from our national toasted marshmallows around a The 6th Essex Adventure Weekend Apr: Shooting BOXING: Afsheen Panjalizadeh network, took part in a host of giant, blazing campfire. out and deliver to young is on 28-30 June 2013 - book now!

people at their clubs rather [email protected] activities from banana boating May: Archery RUGBY: Pete Le Marquand PARTICIPATING CLUBS: 1163 Colne Valley ATC, Chelmsford Boys Club, Colne Engaine YC, North Avenue YC, S.N.A.C, East Tilbury YC, St Cedd’s YC, St Joseph’s than wait for them to come [email protected] YC, Ab Phab, Rainham Royals, Hornchurch ABC, Berry Boys ABC, Gateway ABC. June: Fit For Action (free) to us” Charlie Douglas Main Office: 01245 264783 -Hughes Look for the sport icon M.A.P. Project Leader Harway House, Rectory Lane, on the Activity Calendar. Chelmsford CM1 1RQ South Office: Stubbers Adventure TO BOOK A SESSION FOR YOUR CLUB please contact Charlie on Centre, Upminster 01245 264783 or via email [email protected] North Office: East Hill, Colchester

HIRE OUR CENTRE IN THE LAKE DISTRICT Despite some very inhospitable The trip ended with a certificate 50TH 100 MILE weather and the spread of a presentation before we headed FOR YOUR CLUB TRIP nasty bug which claimed six home, tired but happy. victims (most likely due to the > A perfect base for visiting the mountains, lakes & local attractions CANOE TEST 2nd Upminster > Ex-youth hostel with communal kitchen, dining & lounge areas For the 50th year, we took a group river water, and certainly not Scouts just before > Sleeps 22 in dorm rooms with bunk beds of paddlers to this popular event, as a result of our support crew’s going down with > Central heating, storage, payphone and no mobile phone reception! wonderful cooking!) the long all hands on deck! this time over the Queen’s Jubilee. To affiliated youth clubs: £100 per night weekend was a huge success. Our team of 23 plus 3 support staff To non-affiliated youth clubs: £150 per night Yet again Simmons Yat Rapids was To schools/other agencies: £180 per night joined 200 canoers and kayakers the site of a number of dunkings, at base camp - Fownhope The 51st 100 Mile Canoe Test NB: Winter surcharges may apply to cover cost of heating oil. the three man canoes being most Contact Sue [email protected] Recreation Ground in is on 24-28th June 2013. vulnerable (the Scout’s canoe, Herefordshire - before setting off Call us now to reserve your place! rather than cap-sizing, just sunk!). down the River Wye. PARTICIPANTS: Jack Adams, Alex Bottoms, Chris Bottoms, Ben Carter, Sam Chumbley, Joel Cooper, Mike Fisher, Seb Fisher, Steve Gibbs, Jamie Greenwood, Brandon Heaney, Harry Manning, Steve Manning, Jake Richards, John Stammers, James Steel, Ben Ward, Jack Wilkinson, Jack Yallop. E SSEX B OYS & G I R LS C LUBS E SSEX B OYS & G IRLS C LUBS

What an incredible Summer this has been! First the We had a very positive Spring/Summer, as you can PARTICIPANTS: Diamond Jubilee, with our clubs involved in many see from the pictures opposite. Thanks to everyone celebrations all over the region, then the Olympics, who got involved. With many clubs now closed for 4,028 young people! with medals coming thick and fast. As I write we have the Summer break, our team have been working very a total of 38 medals, of which 16 Gold and more hard on the National Citizen Service (NCS) project. expected. Proof indeed that sport funding works. Having engaged young people from all over Essex for

Furthermore, in his first week of our annual 3 week three weeks each, we’re very proud of their efforts to exchange program with the Boys & Girls Clubs of give back by volunteering in their local communities. America, 18yr old Alex Kwamina has been impressed We’ve got 4 more projects in the Autumn term for which we’re actively recruiting Year 12s. by how much our voluntary clubs care about young people getting active. He joined a basketball session Our new 2012-13 program is now out - do get your at Frenford Clubs and enjoyed one-to-one boxing clubs booked in quickly before places go. Also see coaching at Brentwood Youth ABC and was bowled the back of this newsletter for info about our mobile over by the welcome he received at each club. activity months, when we bring the action out to your Now that’s the Olympic legacy in action! club. May the adventures continue! Juliet Townsend

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CRICKET FOOTBALL RUGBY The Representative Cricket We took our Representative U16 After wishing a Squad’s season started in May Football Team on our annual tour fond farewell to with over sixty squad members. of the North in April, staying for Elliott Levy who, Every player gets the opportunity two nights at our outdoor centre, after 18 months to play at least one match. High Row, to incorporate some with EBGC, has Season Results: team-building activities. Thanks emigrated to EBGC U12/13s: School - rained off. to Grindon CYP in Sunderland for Australia, we now Kimbolton School - drew. Uppingham School - won. putting the team up and to Tom welcome Peter Le Oundle School - lost. Goodey for taking the team to Marquand to the Royal Colchester Grammar -rained off. watch v. Scotland at St RFL post.

EBGC U14s: Tonbridge School - won. James’ Park. Having worked at outdoor centres - lost (by only 2 runs!). Season Results: Kimbolton School- drew. and schools as well as holding a Carlisle Utd Academy - lost. Swalwell FC - Chigwell School - lost. Winchester College - BA(Hons) and a PGCE, we’re lost. Grainger Park Boys Club - drew. lost. Uppingham School - drew. impressed by his experience and - won. U16 Squad: Billy Bilton, Jack Bird, Daniel Byrne, Mark Cant, Sam Clifton, Hayden Connelly, Tom look forward to working with him. - lost. Crews, Jake Fairman, Aiden Johnson, James Kelly, Mixed Squad Team: Maldon CC - lost. Laurie Nash, Chris Skingley, Ben Smith, Ryan Spencer, Craig Urch, Tom Vesey, Jason White. And still to come: F15 tournament v. Halstead Cricket Club on 28th Aug. Trials for the 2012-13 Squad at U12/13 Squad: Dawood Afsar, Samuel Bowen, Umar Choudhry, Fahd Choudhry, Alfie Debono, Brentwood AFC on 29th Sept. Alex Fisher, Ben Foster, Anas Gani, Billy Contact Charlie for more info. Maidment, George Maidment, Eathan Morris, Jack Plumb, Dylan Rose, Ieuan Thomas, Sam Umer Warriach. U14 Squad: Jamal Ahmed, Mohammed Ali, Matthew Ashby, Edward Barnes, Reece Bawden, BOXING Since March we have been running two boxing projects in Jacob Bell, Connor Boreham, Jack Bowen, Basildon and two in Colchester to help young people who are Not Max Bryant, Wajahat Bukhari, Max Carter-Miller, Our Activities in February-July 2012: Joshua Chadwick, Will Chuter, Joe Clarke, in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) to earn themselves Matthew Coppen, Aaron Collett, Mark Fogg, Feb: Table Tennis Tournament, Stubbers Activity Day, Young Leader Training Will Gibbon, Thomas Haden, Frankie Hazle, qualifications and employment. These have been a great success Joseph Mitchell, George O'Connor, Raees Patel, March: U13 Kwik Cricket Tournament, Pool Tournament, Representative U12 Harry Pritchard, Harjas Sagoo, Braydon Scarlett, and we hope to source funding for more of these projects. Jake Skingle, Nathan Smith, Bhajandip Singh Meanwhile our clubs have been busy producing champions and & U14 Cricket Squad Trials Purenal, James Spurr, Alfie Studd, Sultan Syed, David Wainright, Matthew Wakeling, using the Olympics to help inspire a generation. April: Cricket Camp, EBGC Rep Football Tour of the North of England, Easter Misem Zaidi, Mohsin Zamir. Season Results Highlights: Schoolboy Champions Class 1: Michael Oates (Repton ABC), Sonny Ali Cup, Stubbers Activity Day, Fishing Tournament, Essex Jailbreak Fundraiser (Hornchurch ABC), Levi Lee (Chadwell St Mary ABC), Charlie Woodroffe (Chalvedon). Schoolboy Champions Class 2: Sidney Driscoll (West Ham ABC), Tyrane Wynter (Repton ABC), Tommy Ball May: Stubbers Wet Activity Day, Fishing Tournament, EBGC AGM Our thanks go to all the (Repton ABC). Schoolboy Champions Class 3: Jake Spooner (West Ham ABC), Joseph Temple (West June: Essex Adventure Weekend, Fishing Tournament, 100 Mile Canoe Test, schools & clubs who have Ham ABC), Charlie Kenny (West Ham ABC), Jimmy Smith (Repton ABC), Lewis Richardson Three Peaks Challenge Fundraiser, Cage Football Tournament (Centaurians). Junior Champions Class 4: Harry McDermott (Brentwood Youth ABC). Junior so generously hosted our Champions Class 5: Charles Stevens (West Ham ABC), Harvey Horn (Repton), James Branch (Repton). July: Gosfield Golf Fundraiser, Fishing Tournament, NCS. teams & players this year. Junior Champions Class 6: Luke Saunders (West Ham ABC). Senior ABAE Elite: Danny Dignum Throughout: EBGC Rep. U12 & U14 Cricket Matches, Affiliated Club Visits. (Brentwood Youth ABC).