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Lizzie Neave makes Team GB squad
Published on 3 May, 2013 at 14:41 in Sport | Viewed 238 times | No Comments
Stone London 2012 canoeist Lizzie Neave has secured her place in the Great Britain canoeing team for 2013 after winning at the Lee Valley White Water Centre in Hertfordshire. Lizzie won the last race of selection in the women’s K1 after battling in races over two days. She was part of Team GB at...
In pictures: Christmas lights switch-on
Published on 26 Nov, 2012 at 8:30 in Pics | Viewed 1,617 times | 2 Comments
If you were brave enough to go to the Christmas lights switch-on in Stone town centre on Thursday night then you’re probably still drying out! A downpour, high winds and a bitterly cold night understandably saw numbers well down on previous years. Hundreds of people still ventured into town, however, to see Stone’s...
Let the festive season commence!
Published on 16 Nov, 2012 at 11:29 in What's On? | Viewed 633 times | 1 Comment
The festive season officially starts in Stone on Thursday 22nd November with the Christmas lights switch-on in the town centre. The switch will be flicked by slalom canoeist Lizzie, a member of Stafford and Stone Canoe Club, at 7pm. Lizzie did Stone proud at the Olympics in the summer and narrowly missed out on...
Canoe club celebrates Olympian members
Published on 17 Oct, 2012 at 21:44 in Sport | Viewed 311 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...
Lizzie makes a splash at food festival!
Published on 7 Oct, 2012 at 9:26 in Food & Drink Festival | Viewed 263 times | No Comments
Stone’s Olympian Lizzie Neave enjoyed her first time back in her home town since London 2012 by opening this year’s Food and Drink Festival on Friday and spending Saturday meeting fans and signing autographs at Westbridge Park. Lizzie got the big weekend under way on Friday lunchtime by cutting a pumpkin to officially open the...
Lizzie to open Food and Drink Festival
Published on 19 Sep, 2012 at 21:05 in Food & Drink Festival | Viewed 285 times | No Comments
As well as switching on the Christmas lights this year, Stone’s London 2012 Olympian Lizzie Neave is set to open the eighth annual Stone Food & Drink Festival in October. Lizzie – who’s a keen baker and foodie – will open the festival on Friday 5th October at 1pm. After performing her VIP duties,...
Lizzie Neave to switch on Christmas lights!
Published on 18 Sep, 2012 at 10:00 in What's On? | Viewed 1,188 times | 4 Comments
Stone’s London 2012 Olympian Lizzie Neave will be switching on our Christmas lights this year. The switch will be flicked by slalom canoeist Lizzie, a member of Stafford and Stone Canoe Club, at 7pm on Thursday 22nd November. Lizzie did Stone proud at the Olympics last month and narrowly missed out on a place...
Lizzie’s Olympic adventure is over
Lizzie Neave’s Olympic adventure is over after she narrowly missed out on a spot in the London 2012 canoe slalom final this afternoon. But the 25-year-old says she’ll learn from the experience and will be back stronger than ever at Rio in four years’ time. After qualifying for the semi-finals as second quickest, Lizzie...
Video interview with Lizzie Neave
Published on 1 Aug, 2012 at 17:08 in Sport | Viewed 391 times | No Comments
Stone’s Lizzie Neave goes for gold in the London 2012 canoe slalom on Thursday afternoon and here’s a great video interview with Lizzie from GB Canoeing. The Stafford and Stone Canoe Club member talks about her childhood in Stone and how her dad Andy – a coach at the club – got her into...
Lizzie slaloms into the semi-finals
Published on 30 Jul, 2012 at 20:45 in Sport | Viewed 286 times | No Comments
Stone’s Lizzie Neave stormed into the semi-finals of the London 2012 canoe slalom with a brilliant performance in the qualifiers today. Lizzie recorded the second fastest time at the Lee Valley White Water Centre heats in her second run, improving on her first by three seconds. You can see the full results on the BBC...