Penzance Ladies FC hit new heightsPenzance Ladies FC will hit new heights in August, when they make their debut in the South West Women's Combination League - the third tier of the women's football pyramid in England. UK Number One Surfer Air Lifted from PorthlevenNewquay based Russell Winter, the UK's top professional surfer is reported to have been taken to hospital by air ambulance after a sustaining injuries whilst surfing the infamous reef at Porthleven Football fundraiser for MacMillan NursesPenzance LFC will host a Charity Evening for MacMillan Nurses on Thursday May 1st at Penlee Park. Penzance Ladies are football championsPenzance will be playing South West Combination football for the first time in 2008-9, after being crowned South West League champions on Sunday. Girls Easter Football Fun Day!There will be a Girls Football Fun Day at Penzance FC on Thursday 3rd April, from 10am to 3.30pm. Sporting goodies going going gone …. make us an offer!!Calling all sports and youth clubs! Do you ever find yourselves with fifty children chasing one football, sharing a racket in a game of tennis or constantly trying to make do with limited equipment? Would you benefit from some more sports equipment – but find yourselves with no large budget to buy it with? Indoor football for women & girlsWomen's and Girls' football training with Penzance Ladies FC moves indoors to Penwith College Sports Hall for the winter, from Thursday December 6th. Debut for Penzance Under-16 GirlsPenzance LFC U16s will play their first ever league fixture on September 23rd, away to Newquay. INTERCELTIC WATERSPORTS FESTIVALOn Sunday 22nd July a team of Cornish watersports enthusiasts arrived back in Plymouth after a successful week competing in this year’s Interceltic Wayersports Festival. Penzance Ladies' Premier League challengePenzance have a busy weekend ahead, as they entertain two London sides in less than 24 hours. Cornwall Girls Centre of Excellence TrialsChanges to the Penzance LFC Girls' Section were announced at a Parents' Evening on Sunday, with plans outlined for the forthcoming season. Penzance first ever women's team at new Wembley StadiumPenzance Ladies will go down in history as one of the first ever women's sides to play at the new Wembley Stadium, after qualifying for the national finals of the FA Umbro 5s. Penzance Ladies FC Presentation & AGMThe club presentation evening took place at the Queens Hotel on June 1st, with awards given to the following players; Amber Grose (Manager's Player of the Year/Supporters' Player), Karley Symons (Players' Player/Sporting Award), Lauren Hosking (Most Improved Player). The Reserves' awards saw Gemma Fitzgerald win both the Supporters' and Manager's vote, whilst Katy Whittaker was the Player's Player of the Year and Rose Pannell-Hitchens the Most Improved Player. The provisional date for the Girls' Presentation Evening is July 14th, 5pm-8pm. Penzance Ladies Football 6-a-sidesThe annual Penzance Ladies FC Football Fiesta takes place on Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th May at Penlee Park, with 22 teams competing from across the country. Errea sponsor Penzance Football FiestaErrea continues to be increasingly involved with women's football across the UK & particularly in the South West. Penzance Girls Show Promise In DefeatPenzance Youth team had only their second ever match on Saturday, as they took on their counterparts from Irish club, Ballincollig AFC. EASTER EGG HUNT & FOOTBALL FUN DAYAn Easter event for all children takes place on Monday April 8th, with all the fun free from 10am-1pm at Penzance Football Club. Penzance Girls Host Irish Football ClubPenzance U15 Girls team's second ever fixture is to be an international one, as they play host to Ballincollig Girls from Cork. Get fit with Penzance Ladies & Girls Football!If you have made New Year resolutions to lose weight, get fit, try a new sport, etc...then Penzance Ladies FC may be able to help you! Penzance Girls ready for debutPenzance Girls face their first ever match on Saturday December 9th, when the Under-10s and Under-15s play a double header with their counterparts from Truro. |
Cornwall News
Motorcyclist dies after A38 crash Town's youth curfew 'a success' A voluntary youth curfew pilot in a Cornish town is hailed as a success by police and the mayor. New group to oppose greenfield bid News that two public meetings were held at Illogan during late August by an action group opposed to large-scale greenfield development in the area, indicate opposition to proposals contained in the latest draft of the Area Action Plan, produced by Kerrier. According to the West Briton, ‘The action group is opposing plans to build as many as 3,800 houses on greenfield sites and 5,600 houses on brownfield sites in the Camborne and Redruth areas’. MK CALLS FOR RETHINK ON GROWTH IN BIOFUELS On the 11th September, Members of the European Parliament will be voting on proposals for all petrol and diesel used in transportation to contain at least 10% of biofuels by 2020. Porthcurno.Mobi Launches Mobile Internet In Cornwall With A Splash Visitors to Britain's Riviera can now enjoy Cornwall's first mobile site, offering handy travel and holiday information on Porthcurno for both phones and computers. Beaches, buses, surf and the open air Minack theatre feature on http://porthcurno.mobi, as well as maps and images. Man drowns in swimming accident A swimmer who got into difficulty off the Cornish coast is pronounced dead after being airlifted to hospital. Members sought for scrutiny panel Devon and Cornwall Criminal Justice Board is looking for people from black or minority ethnic communities. Tribute to shipwreck crew A ceremony marks the anniversary of a shipwreck off Cornwall and the restoration of its figurehead. |