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8/5/2009
Caithness Gymnasts Perform At GYMFEST 2009
Nine members of Caithness Gymnastics Club Rhythmic Team attended the Scottish National Gymnastics festival for 2009 held in the Magnum Centre, Irvine from the 1st to the 3rd of May. The Caithness team travelled to Irvine in Ayrshire on Friday 1st May to attend the Scottish National Gymnastics festival for 2009.
25/4/2009
Former Olympic Rhythmic Gymnastics Coach In Caithness
Caithness Gymnastics Club�s Rhythmic Gymnastics Section has 4 new Assistant Coaches! Gemma Wares, Sine Hamilton, Hanna Lalmahamode and Julie Simpson all undertook and passed the 1.5 hour practical exam in Thurso High School on Saturday morning. All 4 attended a coaching course in West Lothian last year which was funded jointly by the club and a Caithness Sports Council Grant.
13/4/2009
Caithness Motocross 2009 - Round One
A wet and miserable start to Caithness Motocross Round One at Ravenshill on Sunday the 5th of April. An excellent turn out with some adults travelling from the south.
30/3/2009
Caithness County Snooker Doubles Open
Saturday 18th of April 2009 in the Royal British Legion Thurso - 2.00pm start, may run through to the 19th depending on numbers - �10 entry per team Names to be in by 7pm on Friday 17th April to Derek Johnston on 0790 77 55 777 Draw to be made at 8pm in the Legion.[Swimming]
22/3/2009Wick Swimmers At Scottish Schools Swimming Championships
Following the Highland schools qualifying event in Inverness, 5 Wick swimmers had qualified for the Scottish finals held recently in the 50m pool at Tollcross Leisure centre in Glasgow. This will be the venue for the swimming events during the 2014 Commonwealth games and was a great experience for the young Wick swimmers.
21/3/2009
Indoor 5-A-Side Football Youth Club Tournament
An indoor 5-A-side football Youth Club tournament last Saturday organised by Keiss Baptist Church Youth Club came to a dramatic conclusion with a 'Golden Goal' play-off to decide the winner. Primary school age teams from Keiss, Wick and Canisbay Youth clubs competed in the tournament which was played at the Wick High School Games Hall.
21/3/2009
High Life at Macdonald Aviemore Highland Resort
Members of The Highland Council�s High Life leisure access scheme will now have access to swimming and leisure facilities in Aviemore thanks to a partnership between the Council and Macdonald Aviemore Highland Resort. From Wednesday 1st April, locals and people from throughout the Highlands who have High Life membership will be able to use the Resort�s swimming pool with flume, sauna, steam room and spa pool.21/3/2009
The Highland Junior Golf Championships
The Highland Junior Golf Championships held at Spey Valley Golf Course, Aviemore will benefit from financial support from North Highland College - UHI for this year�s event on Thursday 15th October 2009. Willie MacKay, Highland�s Junior Golf Development Officer, welcomed the agreement as the Golf Management college degree students, based at the North Highland College Dornoch campus, have been assisting with the running of the event for a few years.
21/3/2009
Sporty Students Showcase Talents in First National Championships
Inverness College UHI took part in the first Scotland�s Colleges Sport National Championships, hosted by Adam Smith College on Wednesday 4th March. Thirty Inverness College UHI students from a variety of classes including NQ Physical Education and Sports Studies, HNC Health, Fitness and Exercise and NQ Engineering, took part in the event.17/3/2009
Highland Council to support Team Highland at Special Olympics
Members of The Highland Council�s Education, Culture and Sport Committee have approved a grant of �10,000 to Highland Disability Sport. The funding will support an 80-strong team of athletes to participate at the Special Olympics National Summer Games in Leicester 25th - 31st July 2009.[Sub-Aqua]
15/3/2009Caithness Diving Club Is Growing - Would You Like To Join Them?
Caithness Diving Club, based in Thurso, has been providing club facilities, equipment and a focus for recreational, scuba diving around the north of Scotland for approximately 40 years. The club has about 40 members who dive regularly throughout the year at various dive sites around Caithness and North Sutherland coasts.
13/3/2009
Caithness County Snooker League
Three matches into the Caithness County Snooker League and Derek, John and Mark are all fighting for top spot. All three of them have not dropped any points yet this season.8/3/2009
Caithness Motox - Great Day At Ravenshill
A fantastic day to be had at Ravenshill on Sunday the 1st of March for Caithness Motocross Club annual Funday. Lots of new faces as well as the old faithfulls, beautiful sunshine and the track was surprisingly dry considering the weather.
28/1/2009
Highland High Life scheme receives healthy community accolade
At a recent APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Healthy Community Seminar, The Highland Council's High Life leisure access scheme was highlighted as a best practice example of how Scottish local authorities are trying to tackle obesity. Last November, the Council fought off fierce competition to win the award for Outstanding Achievement in Sports, Leisure and Culture at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Scotland's healthy community awards.24/12/2008
Council High Life scheme to top of the list of Highland New Year resolutions
Council High Life scheme aims to be top of the list of Highland New Year resolutions Organisers of a local authority leisure access scheme in the Highlands hope to attract a record number of people making New Year resolutions to improve their health and fitness. High Life is The Highland Council's scheme delivering affordable access to 20 leisure facilities within the area from Fort William to Thurso and Portree to Nairn.30/8/2008
Caithness Waybaggers 2008 - 2009 Programme
13-July-08 Loch Choire or Ben Klibreck Two options here. A walk around Loch Choire through ancient woodland and along sandy beaches with a visit to a newly renovated bothy.7/7/2008
Excellent Markmanship by Caithness Competitors At National Championships
Caithness shooters put on a fine display of marksmanship at the National Small-bore Rifle Association Scottish Championship event, held at Bankend near Dumfries last week in changeable weather conditions. Whilst overall a clutch of medals and podium placings returned to Caithness it was the three youngest Caithness representatives who brought home the silverware.
6/7/2008
CMXC Rd 3 Race Report
The early mist burned off last Saturday and Round 3 of the CMXC championship went ahead at the Ravenshill track, the event was kindly sponsored by Robert Menzies Transport of Bonnybridge which allowed all of the riders to take home some well earned silverware. Every class displayed very close racing throughout the day which in turn kept the parents and spectators engrossed.
6/7/2008
Latest From Caithness Motorsport
What a result for Caithness Motorsport with Allan Mackay scoring a first in Class 5 and a second overall in his Evo while his son Gordon had a second in class 3 and a tenth overall in a near standard Peugeot 106, Mark Alexander in his Evo achieving 16th overall and 7th in class, all on the third round of the Scottish Tarmac Championship which was held down at Crail, Astruther in Fife on the 14th & 15th of June. Five Caithness crews had entered and traveled down to compete in the event which consisted of 96 competitive miles run over 2 days.3/7/2008
New Strips For Pentland Boys Club Under 7s
Dounreay Communities Fund has supplied Thurso Pentland Boys Club under 7 team with new strips. The football club runs training sessions for approximately 70 children from 5 to 15 years old, in Thurso High School on Monday evenings.
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