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Canoe club celebrates Olympian members
Published on 17 Oct, 2012 at 21:44 in Sport | Viewed 300 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 262 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...
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...
Games Maker Sophie at the Paralympics
The London 2012 Paralympic Games are in full flow and a Stone student is playing her part in making sure spectators have a whale of a time in the Olympic Park. Sophie Watt from Newcastle Road is a volunteer Games Maker at the Paralympics before she returns to Leeds Metropolitan University, where she is...
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 285 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...
Video: Good luck Lizzie!
You just have to watch this fantastic video, which shows members of Stafford and Stone Canoe Club at Westbridge Park giving their messages of support to Stone’s London 2012 Olympian Lizzie Neave. Lizzie – who goes for gold next week in the women’s kayak single – is a member of Stafford and Stone Canoe...
Lizzie blown away by opening ceremony
Published on 29 Jul, 2012 at 9:00 in Sport | Viewed 231 times | No Comments
Stone’s London 2012 Olympian Lizzie Neave says the opening ceremony on Friday night was an amazing experience that she’ll never forget. The spectacular ceremony directed by Danny Boyle got London 2012 off to an amazing start. It was amazing just to watch it on TV, so to be a part of it must have...
Good luck Lizzie!!
Published on 28 Jul, 2012 at 20:14 in Sport | Viewed 2,477 times | 42 Comments
Please get behind Stone’s London 2012 hopeful Lizzie Neave by posting your good luck message here. Lizzie – who goes for gold next week in the women’s kayak single – is a member of Stafford and Stone Canoe Club, where her dad Andy coached her from a young age. A brilliant ‘good luck’ sign...