It’s reckoned that 45 per cent of women in Hastings are not fit enough and many of those are uncomfortable attending traditional exercise classes or going to a gym. That’s why Hastings Borough Council (HBC) and East Sussex County Council’s Active Hastings team have linked up with Sport England’s This Girl Can campaign to bring […]
South Coast Athletico 5 Hawkhurst II 0 With the winter weather closing in rain began to fall at the Chopbacks’ home pitch at Bexhill College for this Saturday’s league return clash against Hawkhurst United seconds. The first game at Hawkhurst ended honours even with a 3-3 scoreline, Chopbacks management team, Neil Sutcliffe and Sam Cook had made positive changes approaching the game which they felt would make […]
Crawley 29 St Leonards Cinque Ports 19 (HT 17-5) Ports travelled to Crawley with a strong squad, knowing they would face a strong home team XV. Despite the strength and the size of the squad Ports had enforced changes in key positions, but the initial exchanges were defined by Crawley’s offloading game and strong running. […]
Two of the country’s top athletes were in Hastings to celebrate the reopening of the athletics arena at William Parker. Ark William Parker Academy and Hastings Athletic club came together to celebrate the reopening of the high specification William Parker athletics facilities. Team GB elite athletes Adam Clarke and Charlotte Purdue officially declared the track […]
Hastings Kickboxing Academy has a new English Champion in its ranks. Billy Joe Fitzgerald fought in his first IKF open tournament in Gillingham, Kent where after a tough day of competition he secured his title in style. HKA chief instructor Carl Denne said: “In one of the busier weight categories Billy Joe won his way through […]
Met Police (Hayes) 19 St Leonards Cinque Ports 24 (HT 0-21) Ports travelled up the A21 for a friendly against new opposition in the Met Police. Despite travelling with a sizeable squad there were a number of changes in the Ports team, the clock being rolled back with Paul Smart skippering the side. Ports found […]
Chief instructor at Hastings Kickboxing Academy, Carl Denne is looking forward to the next few years as he watches his students grow and develop. “We really are starting to get some amazing young talent in the gym and really looking forward to the next few years as they develop and expand theirs skills as kickboxers,” […]
St Leonards Cinque Ports 50 Lewes 3 (HT 12-3) Earlier in the season Ports travelled to Lewes with only 15 players and injuries meant they ended the game with 13, this return fixture saw history repeat itself, with Lewes arriving with 14 and ending the game with 12. The early exchanges did not reflect this, […]
Sussex Blufin Junior Cup second round South Coast Athletico 1 Rudgwick 3 The Chopbacks game on Saturday was against West Sussex Division Two team Rudgwick. As the game got underway the Chopbacks looked the more comfortable side in the opening 15 minutes. South Coast however were caught on the break from an attack deep in […]
