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AFC Smethwick 4 – Stone Old Alleynians 1
Published on 18 Oct, 2012 at 10:27 in Sport | Viewed 186 times | No Comments
Stone Old Alleynians’ seven-match unbeaten run came to an end on Saturday 13th October at table-topping AFC Smethwick when they crashed 4-1 to the league leaders. The Old Boys had equal share of the play but the home side, who had a superior height and physical presence, were stronger up front when it came...
Canoe club celebrates Olympian members
Published on 17 Oct, 2012 at 21:44 in Sport | Viewed 294 times | No Comments
It wasn’t just Lizzie Neave who represented Stafford and Stone Canoe Club at the London 2012 Olympics you know! On Saturday night a special event was held at the club on Westbridge Park to celebrate Lizzie’s achievements but also to thank all the volunteers and officials from the club who took part in the...
Linley 0 – Stone RUFC 66
Published on 17 Oct, 2012 at 20:13 in Sport | Viewed 317 times | No Comments
We’ll be following the fortunes of Stone Rugby Club in the Merit League this season. Here’s the first report… A much-changed Stone Rugby Club side travelled away on Saturday 13th October to face Linley. The Stone team were dominant from the kick-off, however, with the constant pressure resulting in a try for skipper John...
Stone Old Alleynians 1 – Penncroft 1
Published on 12 Oct, 2012 at 10:49 in Sport | Viewed 172 times | No Comments
Stone Old Alleynians had to dig deep to extend their unbeaten run to seven games when they came back from a goal down against a hardworking Penncroft with a late Danny Heard strike. At the start it looked like another win was on the cards, as the Old Boys took the game to the...
Wyrley 1 – Stone Old Alleynians 1
Published on 27 Sep, 2012 at 20:36 in Sport | Viewed 142 times | No Comments
Looking for their fifth win in succession the Old Alleynians were held to a draw by Wyrley in an entertaining game on a perfect afternoon for football last weekend. The Old Boys took the game to Wyrley early on and had an early chance to take the lead through Adam Tomkinson, but he could...
Stone Old Alleynians 2 – Mahal 0
Published on 20 Sep, 2012 at 11:05 in Sport | Viewed 151 times | No Comments
Stone Old Alleynians won their fourth game on the trot at the expense of table-topping Mahal in a tasty encounter at Yarnfield on Saturday 15th September. Against a good footballing side, who also were very good at closing their opponents down, the Old Boys had to be at their very best throughout to win...
Your Tour of Britain video and pics!
Thanks to everyone who shared pictures and videos of the Tour of Britain in Stone today, either via email, Facebook or Twitter. Thank you to Anna West, Cyril Watts, Dennis Bettany, Ian Prescott, Jason Kent, Joshua Cope (A Little Bit of Stone’s resident snapper extraordinaire!), Karen Sunnsea, Matt Lee, Neill Harvey-Smith, Peter Wood, Steve...
Choose your spot for the Tour of Britain
The Tour of Britain cyclists, including Olympic and Tour de France legend Bradley Wiggins, will be zipping through Stone on Thursday 13th September – and here’s the route they’ll be taking through the town. Stage 5 of the Tour of Britain starts from Trentham Gardens at 10.30am – and it won’t take them long...
Stone Old Alleynians 1 – St Martins 0
Published on 11 Sep, 2012 at 22:24 in Sport | Viewed 154 times | No Comments
We’ll be following the fortunes of Stone football team Old Alleynians this season. Thanks to the club for the reports. STONE OLD ALLEYNIANS 1 ST MARTINS 0 Stone Old Alleynians went into their game against league newcomers St Martins on Saturday 8th September full of confidence after two excellent wins in their previous West...
Alex privileged to be a Games Maker
Stone student Alex Steer says he’s privileged to be a Games Maker at the Paralympic Games in London. Alex, who’s 19, and studying business and management sciences at Aberystwyth University, has been playing his part in making the 2012 Paralympics the best ever by joining an army of Games Maker volunteers. Alex said: “It’s...
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