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The Future Champions Trust provides financial support to talented young athletes who have the opportunity to compete at international level in their chosen sport but may need financial assistance to make this possible. The Trust has now been operating for four years and has granted $44,000 to forty individual athletes profitable them in participating in international events like Olympic and Commonwealth Games, World Cups and other major events in their chosen sport. Future Champions Trust Chairwoman Philippa Baker Hogan says, “It is unconfined to be worldly-wise to support the talented young people of our region to follow their dreams. With the centralisation of national sports academies the financing and opportunities for these talented individuals are at times challenging.” The Future Champions Trust encourage all athletes interested in applying to visit the website www.futurechampionstrust.org to wangle the criteria for the fund and using form. Funding rounds are held twice yearly, at the end of March and September with the latest round providing grants to: Nathan Luff – Rowing, selected to represent New Zealand in the U21 vs Australia series held in Australia in June 2018. Jack Clifton – Kayaking, selected to compete for the CRNZ u18 team at the Asia Pacific Regatta in Australia in May 2018 and the Junior World Championship Regatta held in Bulgaria in July 2018. Liam Lace – Canoeing, selected to compete in the ICF Canoe Sprint Junior World Championships held in Bulgaria in July 2018 and the Asia Pacific Regatta held in Adelaide in May 2018. Lucas Thompson – Kayaking, selected to compete in the Asia Pacific Regatta held in Australia in May 2018. James Rountree – Motocross, selected to compete in the Australian Motocross Champs held in Australia in October 2018. Rebecca Benge – Equestrian, selected to represent New Zealand at the World Championship held in Belgium in August 2018. Sophie Brooke – Canoeing, selected to compete in the Asia Pacific regatta held in Australia in May 2018. Drew Brennan – Speed Skating, selected to represent New Zealand in the Oceania’s held in New Zealand in April 2018. All levels of support are appreciated and interested businesses and people are encouraged to contact The Trust through its website www.futurechampionstrust.org, or phone Philippa Baker-Hogan on 027 272 795 to discuss how support can be provided. Sport Whanganui bring Sports House to Springvale Park Sport Whanganui is pleased to reveal that the construction at Springvale Park is the start of a Sports House for Whanganui. The new Sports House is intended to create a hub for polity sport and recreation. Sport Whanganui’s CEO Danny Jonas states that “the Sports House will initially be home to the Sport Whanganui team and a number of sport organisations with wangle to sport and health expertise and relative services including hot desks, meeting rooms and video priming facilities”. Shared services will include IT support, wangle to health and safety and event management expertise, professional sport and health sector knowledge, reception services, vibrant interaction and strong connection to Sport NZ through Sport Whanganui. Sport Whanganui’s Chairman John Unsworth states “the concept of a House/Hub has been on the Board’s voucher for some years. The sale of our towers and support from the unconfined polity funders NZCT, Four Regions Trust and the Lion Foundation has made it possible”. Site suitability was extensively discussed. Ultimately factors inclusive of; proximity to the catchment zone and potential user groups, social impact – opportunities for integration with polity and commercial facilities, visibility of site, accessibility, zoning regulations and local validity planning rules and restrictions. An wool priority is the Sports House stuff wieldy and inclusive.Minutiaeso far has included Sport Whanganui purchasing the buildings currently on site that were once the home of the Whanganui Masters Games. These buildings will be part of the final Sports House development. Leighton Toy Whanganui District Council Property Manager says, “Council is on workbench as we see the long term benefits and firsthand opportunities the Sports House delivers”. Shane Stone Builders is the lead contractor of the $1 million plus build which is expected to be completed by the end of February 2019. Sport Whanganui will protract to alimony the polity updated with progress on the build and squint forward to the opportunities and collaboration it will bring to the Whanganui region in the future. For remoter information please contact Sport Whanganui CEO Danny Jonas on, danny@sportwhanganui.co.nz REPLAY wayfarers distributing used sports gear to local children virtually the region The recycled sports gear wayfarers REPLAY has launched in the Whanganui region and is off to a unconfined start! REPLAY is a polity initiative created in 2017 by Denise Mclean, a full time Mum and sports enthusiast from Palmerston North. Upon having a wipe out at home Denise realised that rather than hanging on to the gear, she would pass it on to other local kids and families who may not have wangle to sports equipment of their own, “I had a garage full of sports gear and I was sure there were children out there that could put it to largest use” says Denise, founder of REPLAY. The purpose of REPLAY is to gather new and used sports gear to distribute to local kids in our community, expressly those who are unable to wangle or purchase their own. Just one wittiness allows several kids to play and have fun together, learn new skills and develop a lifelong love of stuff active. For many kids having the misogynist sports gear results in greater participation and enjoyment of sport. REPLAY is supporting these children permitting them to use equipment not only at school but at home, in the weekends and during the school holidays. Items are placid via REPLAY hodgepodge bins placed virtually the region. Currently containers are at Sport Whanganui, Rebel Sport, Pita Pit, St Johns School and Marton New World. Once current bins are full, Denise will collect the equipment and wipe it surpassing it is packaged and delivered to primary school children virtually the area. Two of the bins virtually town have once been filled with equipment, including balls from the Go Media Manawatu Jets, Rebel Sport and Alan from the Springvale Stadium Trust. Sport WhanganuisPolitySport Manager Jodie Brunger says, “We’d fathom any donation of sports gear including rugby balls, basketballs, netballs, footballs, hockey sticks, rugby/football boots, shin pads etc that are still in a good, re-useable condition.” REPLAY are unchangingly looking for new locations to place bins and would love your support, together we can connect sports gear with local kids – and recycling is unconfined for our environment too! If you are interested in rhadamanthine a part of this fantastic polity initiative or you would like to receive sports gear then visit the REPLAY website at www.replay.org.nz or you can contact Jodie Brunger,PolitySport Manager at Sport Whanganui on jodie@sportwhanganui.co.nz. The Manawatu Jets are coming to Whanganui! The Manawatu Jets Basketball team are making an visitation in Whanganui, playing three competition games at Springvale Stadium as part of the heady and action-packed National Basketball League series. The Jets franchise have been working with Sport Whanganui, the Whanganui District Council and Whanganui and Partners to organise and promote the three games with the hope that the polity will get overdue them and support the team. The first game is Thursday, June 21 where the Jets will take on the Nelson Giants. Not long without the showdown versus the Giants, The Jets will squatter the Canterbury Rams on Saturday, June 30 followed by the 2017 champions – Wellington Saints on Saturday, July 7. Each game will be held at Springvale Stadium in Whanganui at 7.00pm. The Jets are excited well-nigh holding these games in Whanganui and hope they can make the games yearly events in the Whanganui sporting calendar. Having a team playing at NBL level in Whanganui is a unconfined opportunity for young players to watch and the Jets and will ignite the passion and motivation for them to progress in their own game. This season the Jets have a strong polity focus, their priority is to develop young players in the team to requite them the opportunity to play at NBL level. Jets Operations Manager Jen Young says “Our aim is to rebuild The Jets as part of a long-term project.” The Jets are encouraging fans to get overdue them and support the up and coming talent. Tickets are on sale now from Sport Whanganui or the I-Site information centre, kids tickets are $5 and adults are $10, alternatively, adults can purchase tickets for all three games for $25.00. On the night there will be the opportunity to buy tickets at the gate. For increasingly information please contact Ross Cronshaw on ross@sportwhanganui.co.nz or 06 349 2320. Sport Whanganuis Coaching Symposium workshop will provide knowledge and resources for Coaches within our region Sport Whanganui is organising a Coaching Symposium workshop on Sunday 20th of May at Whanganui Girls College. This symposium is a unconfined opportunity for teachers, volunteers and coaches in our polity who would like to develop and learn new skills. Sport Whanganui encourage all clubs and schools to encourage their coaches to this workshop as it is a unconfined opportunity to learn well-nigh important topics that are crucial to stuff a mentor including nutrition, warming up, strapping and unstipulated coaching approaches. Presenting on the day are specialists from virtually the Whanganui region with an variety of wits and knowledge on the mentioned topics. Presenters include Pedro Figueira current mentor at Aramoho Wanganui Rowing club who has previously been ChiefMentorat London Rowing Club, Oxford University Lightweight Rowing Club and University of Coimbra, Portugal. The outcome of the day is to ensure that coaches, expressly new coaches have the conviction to ensure they finger well-appointed to mentor a team or individual. Not only will attendees learn these useful coaching approaches there will moreover be an opportunity to meet other coaches and make valuable connections with people in our sporting community.Stuffa mentor can be daunting and Sport Whanganui would like to support the coaches in our region to ensure that there is support and help available, as well giving ideas on how to alimony it fun for them and their teams. The schedule for the day is as follows: 9am: Pedro Figueira – International RowingMentor10am: ACC Warm Up Nick Chong – NZ Football 11am: Sports Nutrition -Mariana Alletson – Heart Foundation 12pm: Lunch (provided) 1pm: Practical sessions Terry Arbuckle (sports strapping) 2: Developing a coaching process Justin Lock 3. Mental Skills Steve Kerfoot 2pm: Practical sessions Terry Arbuckle (sports strapping) 2: Developing a coaching process Justin Lock 3. Mental Skills Steve Kerfoot Sport Whanganui encourage people to come for the whole day, but if there is something specific you finger would goody you then you can select which sessions you would like to attend. Clubs and schools are welcome to send as many coaches as they want for only $25.00 with no limit on attendees. For increasingly information or to register please go to our website www.sportwhanganui.co.nz RSVP 16 May or contact Jimmy Hildreth on jimmy@sportwhanganui.co.nz. The Marton Christian Welfare Foodbank receives donations as a result of the local Mitre 10 Marton Triathlon The funds raised from the yearly Mitre 10 Marton Triathlon event on the 11th of March were presented to the Marton Christian Welfare Foodbank by the team at Mitre 10 Marton. Event Coordinator Marie Kinloch from Sport Whanganui says, “We would like to thank all the participants for their kind donations, it is fantastic to donate to a soft-heartedness that gives so much to our community.” The Marton Foodbank were presented with the funds raised from entry fees, as well as a generous value of supplies cleaning and health products. The donations were kindly received by the chosen charity, “We are delighted to be the named soft-heartedness for this local event, it is unconfined to have Mitre 10 Marton achieving a worldwide goal to support the polity and we are most thankful for the kind donations” says Sarah Vickers. The Marton Christian Welfare has been operating for 42 years with 35 passionate volunteers all willing to requite up their valuable time to help the community. In 2017 the Marton Christian Welfare supported approximately 80 families over the festive holidays in Marton. The objective of the Marton Christian Welfare is to help the polity by networking, collaborating and towers relationships with local oragnaisations for the goody of the Marton community. Overall the event was a unconfined success, with 237 entries, scrutinizingly double the value of entries from last year. For increasingly information well-nigh the Mitre 10 Marton Triathlon please contact Marie Kinloch on 06 349 2327 or email marie@sportwhanganui.co.nz The Mitre 10 Marton team presenting the donations raised for The Marton Christian Welfare Marton Foodbank Gifting of bikes strengthens partnership Sport Whanganui and the YMCA protract to form a strong partnership leading to positive outcomes for the community. An example of the partnership was the recent gifting of a squadron of bikes to the YMCA. Sport Whanganui used to be in the wordage space, employing a BikeMinutiaeOfficer whereby a focus was upon velocipede safety. The squadron of bikes was crucial to support velocipede safety programmes based from Sport Whanganui. Recently Sport Whanganui reverted their mandate and there is no longer a focus upon velocipede delivery. The squadron of bikes therefore needed a new home and the partnership between Sport Whanganui and the YMCA enabled the opportunity for Sport Whanganui to souvenir the bikes to the YMCA who have a strong focus upon wordage and velocipede safety. YMCA’s Operation Manager Scott Tunnicliffe is well-pleased of the partnership and souvenir stating “The bikes have once seen a huge value of use locally and at Camp Raukawa.Stuffnext-door to the pump track and learn to ride undertow has meant users have a unscratched environment to develop their velocipede skills.” Both Sport Whanganui and the YMCA would like to thank The Four Regions Trust for providing the funding to purchase the bikes. Sport Whanganui’sUnstipulatedManager Adam Gosney is excited well-nigh the future partnership opportunities with the YMCA and Springvale Park, “Scott and I are in regular contact identifying and discussing ways the YMCA and Sport Whanganui can work together for the goody of the community”. The Whanganui District Council Sport and Recreation strategy recommendation to develop Springvale Park as a regional sports hub profoundly relies upon collaboration. This partnership is a fine example of polity collaboration benefiting in this specimen young people’s velocipede safety. Pedal for Pleasure cycling event caters for all abilities! The Ward’s Furniture Pedal 4 Pleasure trundling event is back! The Marton Rotary event, supported by Sport Whanganui and sponsored by Wards Furniture will be held this Sunday (18th of March) in Marton. This longstanding event goes when 20 years, when the Marton Rotary started a trundling group which has since flourished into a major event on the Marton sporting calendar. Last year the event was a unconfined success with over 100 participants cycling the trappy Rangitikei pathways. The funds raised from the day will then be donated to Marton Rotary youth programs. The Pedal 4 Pleasure event is aimed to requite people of all skills the opportunity to participate with three distances to select from – 15km, 40km and 80km. Event organiser Marie Kinloch from Sport Whanganui encourages people of all month and fitness levels to consider entering, “The event is an superstitious opportunity for families, novice riders and competitive people to take part in a wonderful velocipede ride virtually the scenic Rangitikei”. The three courses are as follows: McVerry Crawford Motors 80km Long Course: Includes Makohau, Waimutu Roads, plus Galpins, Warrens, Griffins, Jeffersons, Leedstown, and Tutaenui Roads. BJW Motors Ltd 40km ride Medium Course: This undertow involves the Makohou and Waimutu Roads circuit. The Downs Group 15km Ride Short Course: Family friendly, this heads virtually Fern Flats and Bryces Line. The sponsor of the event, Wards Furniture are very pleased to be involved. They have provided a Lazyboy Chair as the main spot prize on the day, which will be awarded without the event at the Marton Rugby Clubrooms. Check in and bib hodgepodge will be from 7.30am – 8.30am at Marton Park, Follet Street Marton on field 1 under the Mc Verry Crawford Marquee. South Makirikiri School will be onsite with succulent barbeque supplies that will be misogynist for purchase on the day. To enter the event go to http://www.sporty.co.nz/pedal4pleasure for increasingly information please contact Andrew Shand from Marton Rotary Club on 06 327 6513 or Marie Kinloch Event organiser on 027 440 9305. Mitre 10 Mega Future Champions Trust funding round unshut The Mitre 10 Mega Wanganui Future Champions Trust funding round is now unshut and the Trust is welcoming applications. The Trust provides financial support to Wanganui’s talented young sports people who have the worthiness to compete at the very highest level but may need some uneaten to unzip their goals. The Trust is encouraging promising athletes who are in need of financial support to consider applying, with the aim to requite our talented sporting youth with a “hand up” to reach their full potential at an international level in their chosen sport. The Mitre 10 Mega Future Champions Trust has now been operating for four years and has granted $37,000 to 34 individual athletes profitable them in reaching and achieving at internationally well-known events like Olympic and Commonwealth Games, World Cups and other major events in their chosen sport. The Trust encourages athletes interested in applying to visit the website www.futurechampionstrust.org to assess the criteria for the fund, and to wangle an using form. Funding rounds are held twice yearly, at the end of March and September with the latest round providing grants to: LiamWhen– Cross Country, selected to compete at the NZ Secondary Schools World Cross Country Champs stuff held in Paris, France in April 2018. Jordan Cohen – Hockey, identified to shepherd the U18 NZ Hockey Squad selection training in New Plymouth, NZ. Genna Maples – Athletics, selected as part of the NZ Secondary Schools track and Field team to compete at the Australian Athletics Nationals held in Australia in December 2017. Tara Raj – Golf, Competing in women’sUnshutand U19 NZ Tournaments in NZ & Australia. Fergus Smith – Golf, selected to shepherd the University in Iowa, USA to squire with and enhance his Golfing career. All levels of support are appreciated and interested businesses are encouraged to contact The Trust through its website www.futurechampionstrust.org, or phone Philippa Baker-Hogan on 027 272 795.   Marton Foodbank soft-heartedness for the Mitre 10 Marton Triathlon The Mitre 10 Marton Triathlon organising committee are delighted to signify that all entry fees for this year’s event will be kindly donated to the Marton Christian Welfare to support the local Marton Foodbank. The Marton Christian Welfare has been operating for 42 years, with major support from denomination communities and the Mayor. The organisation has over 50 passionate volunteers all willing to requite up their valuable time to help the polity and have washed-up so for many years. In 2017 the MartonSuppliesbank supported approximately 80 families over the festive holidays in Marton. Sarah Vickers, who has been involved in the organisation most of her sultana life says, “It is unconfined to be involved in the Mitre 10 Marton Triathlon and help the Marton polity to utilize local facilities such as the Marton swim part-way and Rangitikei college”. The outcome of the Marton Foodbank is to help the polity by networking, collaborating and towers relationships with local oragnaisations for the goody of the Marton community. Event organisers would like to encourage all participants to donate a can of food, cleaning orhealth products to go towards a hamper which will moreover be donated to the MartonSuppliesbank. Registrations for the event are now open, to register go to http://www.sporty.co.nz/mitre10martontriathlon/Entries-1/Enter-online. The event caters for all month and skill levels offering a short and medium course, registrations tropical on the 4th of March. For increasingly information well-nigh the Mitre 10 Marton Triathlon please contact Marie Kinloch on 06 349 2327 or email marie@sportwhanganui.co.nz -Ends- Posts navigation Older posts Built by Two Monkeys