Training Day 2008 Success
Well done to all who made 3 hours of hard training such a success. Congratulations to Lois who took the Training day award for great focus, hard work and commitment!
Blue Peter
Demonstration of kickboxing filmed Live from the BBC Television centre London. See Sean and Lisa teaching Gethin Jones the Presenter how to perform different moves before he fights Jacey ‘2fast4u’ Cashman. Follow the link to the video page to see how the live show went.
Brockham Fair 2008
A successful day working with the community of Dorking and surrounding areas.
Well done and many thanks to Macy, Lucas, George, Lucy, Alfie, James, Millie, Hope, Lois, Joel, Richard Harris, Sean McCarthy, Lisa Boardman, Kym Gamble and Steve McDonald.
I would also like to say thank you to all parents for their help and support on the day.
Lisa completes London Marathon 2008!
Congratulations to Lisa Boardman who completed the London Marathon. Thanks to all who sponsored her.
Mole Valley Youth Showcase Awards
An awards' ceremony that celebrated the achievements of local young people.
The night of the Youth Showcase Awards filled Dorking Halls with an air of celebration as young people's individual achievements were recognised. Youth Voice believes that all young people should have their achievements recognised. The awards gave everyone the chance to nominate young people for recognition in a variety of categories. .Young people’s nominations were placed by their school, association, youth group or by friends.
Award Categories:
The awards categories were:
• Youth Community Spirit Award
• Youth Teamwork Award
• Youth Performing Arts Award
• Youth Sporting Achievement Award
• Youth Art and Design Award
• Outstanding Academic Achievement Award
There were also three additional awards - one for a professional working with young people and the remaining two being voted for by Youth Voice and Junior Youth Voice.
The youth Professional Award is a different type of award. It is to recognise the achievement of a person supporting or working with young people and youth achievement. All of the nominees for this award were nominated by a young person themselves.
The nominees were:
- Helen Woodland- Mole Valley Youth Development Officer
- Sean McCarthy- McCarthy Martial Arts Kickboxing Coach
- Mr. W Drew- The Ashcombe School
- Gary Nash- Mulberry Youth Centre
- Mark Haythorne- Surrey Youth Service
Sean McCarthy (McCarthy Martial Arts) was the winner of The Youth Professional Award.
Unfortunately as He was fighting abroad in Athens he could not collect the award in person. Kym Gamble, Macey and Steve McDonald collected the award on his behalf. The award was presented by Councillor Carolyn Cordon.
Demonstration of kickboxing filmed Live from the BBC Television centre London. See Sean and Lisa teaching Gethin Jones the Presenter how to perform different moves before he fights Jacey ‘2fast4u’ Cashman. Follow the link to the video page to see how the live show went.
Mole Valley Youth Showcase Awards
The night of the Youth Showcase Awards filled Dorking Halls with an air of celebration as young people's individual achievements were recognised. Youth Voice believes that all young people should have their achievements recognised. The awards gave everyone the chance to nominate young people for recognition in a variety of categories. .Young people’s nominations were placed by their school, association, youth group or by friends.
Award Categories:
The awards categories were:
• Youth Community Spirit Award
• Youth Teamwork Award
• Youth Performing Arts Award
• Youth Sporting Achievement Award
• Youth Art and Design Award
• Outstanding Academic Achievement Award
- Helen Woodland- Mole Valley Youth Development Officer
- Sean McCarthy- McCarthy Martial Arts Kickboxing Coach
- Mr. W Drew- The Ashcombe School
- Gary Nash- Mulberry Youth Centre
- Mark Haythorne- Surrey Youth Service
Bristol Interleague 2008
Well done to Kelly, James, George, Alec and Steve who all competed at the Bristol Interleague. Special thanks to Richard who supported his kids and the rest of the team that day.
Results:
4 x 2nd place
1 x 3rd place
1 x 4th place
