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No, you can’t take it home!

Posted: Wed 12-Mar-2008 5:14PM

What a lovely couple

Paris…

Posted: Wed 12-Mar-2008 5:08PM

Catering trip to Paris!

Two weeks ago, Kevin Logue, Lucinda Waudby and Jonathon Artis went on a trip to France with the Catering Department from the Hub. They stayed in a hotel in the Clichy area of Paris.

On the trip they visited the Moet & Chandon champagne house where they were given a tour of the cellars- there are 200 miles of them! All full of champagne!

Their next visit was to a chocolate factory in Reims where they watched the chocolates being made before buying gifts from the shop for Mothers’ Day.

Finally they visited a snail farm in Try-Dormans. After an interesting talk given by the proprietor they were each offered a dish of garlic snails and a complimentary glass of champagne. Kevin, seemed to enjoy the snails more than the rest of them!

They also spent a whole day enjoying Euro-Disney, trying out the rides and chasing Minnie Mouse! It was such a good day that it was dark when they finally left the park. They had a good time and enjoyed the trip very much.

Posted: Wed 12-Mar-2008 5:08PM

Gold for Zoe

Gold rush for deaf Doncaster swimmer as Paralympics beckons

A deaf teenage swimmer from Doncaster is making waves in the Paralympic world after clinching two gold medals and a British junior record at a national swim event.

Zoe Clayton, from Scawthorpe, claimed gold and the record of 42.86 seconds in the 400m freestyle race at the Disability Sports Event (DSE) National Junior Championships, held at Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield recently. She also won gold in the 50m butterfly.

The 17-year-old Doncaster College for the Deaf student then won silver medals in 100m freestyle and 200m individual medley events before a shoulder injury forced her to withdraw from the competition ahead of the upcoming Paralympic trials at the end of March.

Zoe, a sports studies student at the deaf college, said: “I’m delighted to have won two more gold medals but it was sensible to withdraw with the trials coming up. I want to be in perfect condition to give myself the best chance of going to Beijing.

“I am confident in my ability and know that if I perform I’ll qualify. Once I’m there I’ll be going for a Paralympic Gold and that really excites me!”

Zoe will be competing at the British Championships from March 31 until April 5 and the British International Disability Swimming Championships from April 25 to 27 at Ponds Forge, which will also incorporate British selection trials for the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.

Jon Smith, programme manager for sports at Doncaster College for the Deaf, said: “We’re all extremely proud of Zoe. She is a naturally talented swimmer and her dedication is second to none.

“She trains five times a week from 5am and fits her studies in on top. She is an incredible talent and we are giving her all the support we can so she can get to Beijing and bring that gold medal back to Doncaster.”

Posted: Fri 07-Mar-2008 9:04AM

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NaRS Pool Lifeguards

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Posted: Thu 06-Mar-2008 11:28AM

National Champions

On the 26th May 2007 Doncaster College Deaf FC lined up to play in the English Deaf Challenge Cup Final against St John’s Arsenal. Both teams struggled with the waterlogged pitch, finding it difficult to keep possession and chances were hard to come by.

It was St John’s Arsenal who took the lead with hard driven shot from former Doncaster student and rover’s trialist Daniel Ailey who rocketed the ball low inside the left post, beating a helpless Jon Atkinson.

Doncaster searched for the equaliser and made the most of a free kick inside the gunners half. Rowan Dixon swung in a dangerous ball in from the right, this bounced awkwardly passed the St John’s keeper and rolled into the net. Both teams went into the half time with scores level.

St John Arsenal then got off to a terrible start when Doncaster took the lead following a classic counter attack from a poor Corner. Atkinson reacted quickly and threw the ball towards Mark Sinclair on the right wing who then easily outpaced the covering Matthew Byfield. After breaking clear, Sinclair then shot towards goal, which the keeper could only palm into the path of Peter Drury who slotted the ball home. Daniel Ailey added his second goal in the game for the gunners making it 2-2.

Eventually Doncaster had the last say, three and a half minutes into the allocated five minutes of injury time, Hogan found Sinclair unmarked in the box and he made no mistake heading the ball past the stretching keeper and in doing so, sending the Doncaster supporters into raptures. The game finished 3-2 to Doncaster helping them clinch the EDF Challenge Cup for the 3rd time in 4 years.

Posted: Thu 14-Jun-2007 2:25PM