Church news

10:41am Monday 1st October 2007

PENYLAN BAPTIST CHURCH: There are a few places left at the harvest supper to be held at the church at 7pm on Friday, October 5, 2007. The supper consists of a two-course hot and cold buffet followed by tea or coffee and the cost is £6.

Please make contact with Val on 676485 to book.

All proceedings are in aid of the Church Building Project Fund.

CHRIS PRITCHARD: I received a sports press release from Dakota Wesleyan University concerning Chris Pritchard, a pupil from Hartridge who gained a golf scholarship there last year . It read : "Storm Lake Iowa - True freshman Chris Pritchard shot even par 72 to win the individual medalist honours and help the Dakota Wesleyan men's golf team to the team title at the season opening Buena Vista Fall Invite at Lake Creek Golf Course in Storm Lake.

"The Tigers shot a team score of 289 to defeat the University of Sioux falls by six strokes to earn the team title in the 10 man tournament.

Pritchard shot 35-37 to earn the medalist honours in his first collegiate competition. He is a native of Newport, South Wales in the United Kingdom."

HARTRIDGE HIGH UNIVERSITY ENTRANTS: The following pupils gained places at various universities after receiving their A-level results : Claire Archer - Newport - English, Kristian Brimble - Swansea - Computing, Steven Cox - Glamorgan - Law, Daniel Elliot - Newport -- Sports Studies, David Flagg - Newport - Accountancy, James Gibbons - Glamorgan - Geography, David Harris - Portsmouth - Business, Martin Harvey - UWIC - Architecture, Leanne Hill - Swansea - Law, Leighton James - UWIC - Sports Coaching, Lucy Llewellyn - Glamorgan - Graphic Communication, Luke McCarthy Reed - Carmarthen - Primary Teaching, Rhys Nelson - Glamorgan - Architecture, Lee Pardoe - Swansea - Mathematics, Georgina Parsons - Newport - Psychology, Joseph Phillips - Swansea - Business Studies, Barry Rauwerda - UWIC - Sports Development, Laura Robins - Newport - Primary Teaching, Steward Roden - UWIC - Sports Coaching, Hannah Welland - Glamorgan - Law, Fabienne Willis - UWIC - Events Management, Julie-Anne Yates - UWIC - Primary Teaching, Stephanie Reid - Glamorgan - Law, Kate Rowberry - Newport - Social Welfare, Lloyd Watts - Newport - Engineering, Payam Amiri - Queens - Medicine.

RINGLAND LIBRARY: Something for everyone celebrations are to be held at Ringland Library: At 11am on Saturday, October 6, Design a Book Cover.

At 4pm on Monday, October 8, attracting wildlife to your garden.

At 10am and 11am on Friday, October 12, build a bird box.

SWIMMING: Second annual 50-plus Swim The Channel Challenge.

This was held at the swimming pool at Newport International Sports Village. This was again well attended, with participants swimming further than they expected. One of our local senior citizen residents, namely Second World War army captain Ralph Diaper, set a fine example by swimming 92 lengths, which is a distance of one and a half miles.

All those who took part were presented with Silver Level Going for Gold Challenge Certificates and T- shirts by the mayor, Allan Morris.

Participants came from all across Newport and surrounding areas and ranged in ability levels, many of whom attend some of Newport city council's regular 50-plus aqua aerobics classes.

Swimming and aquatic activities such as aqua aerobics provide excellent all-over body workouts, which in comparison to other forms of exercise are easy on the joints as the water takes the strain.

For further information about 50-plus aqua aerobics classes, 60-plus free swimming, Going for Gold or general leisure please phone 01633 - Visit our website - see www.newport.gov.uk

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