2009 GIRDLERS CUP SUCCESS IN NEWHAM
Girdlers Company / LOCSP Press Release: Monday 27 July 2009
2009 GIRDLERS CUP SUCCESS IN NEWHAM
Teams from across east London compete in Stratford tournament to break down barriers
Stratford, London – On the day that signalled three years to go until the start of the London 2012 Olympics, just a stones throw away from the Olympic Stadium in Newham Park youngsters from three Olympic boroughs came together to compete for honours at the 2009 Girdlers Cup.
The Girdlers Cup takes it name from The Worshipful Company of Girdlers, one of the old Livery Companies of the City of London with a history dating back to 1327. The Girdlers Company are still going strong today through their charitable trust work which benefits their local communities.
Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme (LOCSP) is one such beneficiary, working closely with Girdlers to deliver professional, fully-qualified multi-sports coaching sessions in Newham (Stratford Park, Little Ilford Youth Club), Hackney (Queensbridge Sports Centre, Lions Boxing Club) and Tower Hamlets (George Green School, Robin Hood Gardens).
Every year all the U16 participants from these sessions descend upon Stratford Park to compete for the prestigious silver cup in a multi-sports (cricket, uni-hoc, tennis, futsal, basketball, track athletics, handball) and football tournament.
The cup featured brought together participants, many of whom who had hardly ventured out of their own ward, to compete whilst representing their locality with a specially emblazoned 2009 Girdlers Cup t-shirt, highlighting which borough they were from.
Winners on the day were:
5-a-side Football Tournament
Winners Stratford Park (Newham)
Runners-up Little Ilford Youth Club (Newham)
Multi-Sports Tournament
Overall Winners Lion Club for Young People (Hackney)
Peter Trinningham, Pastmaster, Girdlers Company said:
“To see the kids here today enjoying themselves through playing sport is good to see. Everyone in life needs exercise, especially kids – and those here today have great enthusiasm.
“It’s good to get kids playing other sports as opposed to football as that is probably the first sport they want to play, but when we first linked up with Leyton Orient we were very insistent that we wanted other sports being played – different sports can not only help development such as hand-eye co-ordination, but they also give people the opportunity to try something different.
“It’s terrific to hear the kids say that if they weren’t here today they would just be sitting at home; children in the world, wherever they are, it’s really important to keep them occupied because they could get up to nonsense - which we all did!”
“We are excited about these sessions and looking to take them further and further forward.
“We are not interested in sponsoring the winner of the 100metres, we want to sponsor the children in our local areas to get into the spirit of the Olympics and this is working extremely well – everyone here today has done a great job.”
Participant quotes:
Jonathan Tony-Bugno, Newham said:
“I enjoyed today very much, the sports were all very interesting and fun - I enjoyed them all the same.
“If this wasn’t on today I would just be sitting at home doing nothing.”
Jermaine Pierre, 14, Stratford, Newham said:
“Appreciation to the people [Girdlers] who put this on today because without them we wouldn’t have the facilities and have to pay for the sessions.
“I am really enjoying today; everyone is getting together to do sports and then we will play football at the end.
“It’s an advantage to play people from other areas because all of us from Newham will stick and play together and we know how each other plays, but if we are playing other, different people we don’t know what skills they have got so we can get tested.
“I’ve also enjoyed basketball as well as football, but also got a chance to try hockey and tennis, which I liked.
“If I wasn’t doing this I would probably be at home playing X-Box or outside getting into trouble!
“It’s keeping us off the streets instead of doing stupidness, but this helps us do what we do best – sports.
“I am looking forward to it next year, with more people from more areas playing more sports.”
Neken Majek, 13, Stratford said:
“We have got really nice facilities here, ready for 2012. It’s good to do something different and enjoy a sport, particularly hockey, but I don’t normally like it.
“It was enjoyable playing this as I hadn’t done this before. Normally you have to pay for competitions but this is free, so you can take advantage of that.
“I enjoy learning new sports and the coaches here have helped us out and made sure we do them properly. I enjoy playing people from the other boroughs, I have got to know them now - it’s always good to interact.
Joel Taleybeulgo, 10, Plaistow said:
“If I wasn’t here today I would be doing boring stuff, but there are good activities here; tennis, hockey, cricket, handball, basketball.
“If I wasn’t here today I would probably be sitting and watching TV or on my Playstation, it’s been good – I’ve enjoyed everything, especially cricket as I do it at my school.”
Calvin Oumbe, 13, Plaistow (20) said:
“It’s been good today doing a lot of activities, handball and hockey are new to me.”
For more information about the Girdlers sessions at Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme please call 020 8556 5973, email enquiries@locsp.org or visit the website at www.locsp.org.
Notes to Editors
1. Girdlers were makers of belts and girdles, but are now no longer closely related to their original trade; however they still have the privilege of presenting the sword belt for the Sword of State and stole for each Sovereign's coronation.
Girdlers Charitable Trust aims to:
- improve the quality of life of those disadvantaged by poverty, disability or ill health
- provide education and training support in the pursuit of excellence
- preserve or improve the physical fabric of the local community
Within these aims the Trust supports work in the following categories: Education, Welfare, Medicine and Health, Heritage, Environment, Humanities and Christian Religion (HEHR).
For more information visit http://www.girdlers.co.uk/
2. Named 'Community Club of the Year' at the 2009 Football League Awards, LEYTON ORIENT COMMUNITY SPORTS PROGRAMME (LOCSP) exists to help young people develop the skills and confidence to succeed in their lives, with our core work taking place in the six London boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Newham, Redbridge, Barking & Dagenham and Hackney - a total combined population of over 1.3 million people.Established in May 1989 by Leyton Orient Football Club and the London Borough of Waltham Forest, LOCSP started with 150 young people a week and now provides over 4,500 sporting and educational participation and engagement opportunities every week for young people across London - equating to 225,000 a year.LOCSP has invested £5.5 million in the east London community since 1998 and work with some of the most challenging young people, jointly confronting difficult issues including racism, sexism, lack of cultural awareness, crime, unemployment, lack of education and training and ageism.
Leyton Orient - Community Club of the Year 2009: Watch our video - CLICK HERE!
2009 GIRDLERS CUP SUCCESS IN NEWHAM
Teams from across east London compete in Stratford tournament to break down barriers
Stratford, London – On the day that signalled three years to go until the start of the London 2012 Olympics, just a stones throw away from the Olympic Stadium in Newham Park youngsters from three Olympic boroughs came together to compete for honours at the 2009 Girdlers Cup.
The Girdlers Cup takes it name from The Worshipful Company of Girdlers, one of the old Livery Companies of the City of London with a history dating back to 1327. The Girdlers Company are still going strong today through their charitable trust work which benefits their local communities.
Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme (LOCSP) is one such beneficiary, working closely with Girdlers to deliver professional, fully-qualified multi-sports coaching sessions in Newham (Stratford Park, Little Ilford Youth Club), Hackney (Queensbridge Sports Centre, Lions Boxing Club) and Tower Hamlets (George Green School, Robin Hood Gardens).
Every year all the U16 participants from these sessions descend upon Stratford Park to compete for the prestigious silver cup in a multi-sports (cricket, uni-hoc, tennis, futsal, basketball, track athletics, handball) and football tournament.
The cup featured brought together participants, many of whom who had hardly ventured out of their own ward, to compete whilst representing their locality with a specially emblazoned 2009 Girdlers Cup t-shirt, highlighting which borough they were from.
Winners on the day were:
5-a-side Football Tournament
Winners Stratford Park (Newham)
Runners-up Little Ilford Youth Club (Newham)
Multi-Sports Tournament
Overall Winners Lion Club for Young People (Hackney)
Peter Trinningham, Pastmaster, Girdlers Company said:
“To see the kids here today enjoying themselves through playing sport is good to see. Everyone in life needs exercise, especially kids – and those here today have great enthusiasm.
“It’s good to get kids playing other sports as opposed to football as that is probably the first sport they want to play, but when we first linked up with Leyton Orient we were very insistent that we wanted other sports being played – different sports can not only help development such as hand-eye co-ordination, but they also give people the opportunity to try something different.
“It’s terrific to hear the kids say that if they weren’t here today they would just be sitting at home; children in the world, wherever they are, it’s really important to keep them occupied because they could get up to nonsense - which we all did!”
“We are excited about these sessions and looking to take them further and further forward.
“We are not interested in sponsoring the winner of the 100metres, we want to sponsor the children in our local areas to get into the spirit of the Olympics and this is working extremely well – everyone here today has done a great job.”
Participant quotes:
Jonathan Tony-Bugno, Newham said:
“I enjoyed today very much, the sports were all very interesting and fun - I enjoyed them all the same.
“If this wasn’t on today I would just be sitting at home doing nothing.”
Jermaine Pierre, 14, Stratford, Newham said:
“Appreciation to the people [Girdlers] who put this on today because without them we wouldn’t have the facilities and have to pay for the sessions.
“I am really enjoying today; everyone is getting together to do sports and then we will play football at the end.
“It’s an advantage to play people from other areas because all of us from Newham will stick and play together and we know how each other plays, but if we are playing other, different people we don’t know what skills they have got so we can get tested.
“I’ve also enjoyed basketball as well as football, but also got a chance to try hockey and tennis, which I liked.
“If I wasn’t doing this I would probably be at home playing X-Box or outside getting into trouble!
“It’s keeping us off the streets instead of doing stupidness, but this helps us do what we do best – sports.
“I am looking forward to it next year, with more people from more areas playing more sports.”
Neken Majek, 13, Stratford said:
“We have got really nice facilities here, ready for 2012. It’s good to do something different and enjoy a sport, particularly hockey, but I don’t normally like it.
“It was enjoyable playing this as I hadn’t done this before. Normally you have to pay for competitions but this is free, so you can take advantage of that.
“I enjoy learning new sports and the coaches here have helped us out and made sure we do them properly. I enjoy playing people from the other boroughs, I have got to know them now - it’s always good to interact.
Joel Taleybeulgo, 10, Plaistow said:
“If I wasn’t here today I would be doing boring stuff, but there are good activities here; tennis, hockey, cricket, handball, basketball.
“If I wasn’t here today I would probably be sitting and watching TV or on my Playstation, it’s been good – I’ve enjoyed everything, especially cricket as I do it at my school.”
Calvin Oumbe, 13, Plaistow (20) said:
“It’s been good today doing a lot of activities, handball and hockey are new to me.”
For more information about the Girdlers sessions at Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme please call 020 8556 5973, email enquiries@locsp.org or visit the website at www.locsp.org.
Notes to Editors
1. Girdlers were makers of belts and girdles, but are now no longer closely related to their original trade; however they still have the privilege of presenting the sword belt for the Sword of State and stole for each Sovereign's coronation.
Girdlers Charitable Trust aims to:
- improve the quality of life of those disadvantaged by poverty, disability or ill health
- provide education and training support in the pursuit of excellence
- preserve or improve the physical fabric of the local community
Within these aims the Trust supports work in the following categories: Education, Welfare, Medicine and Health, Heritage, Environment, Humanities and Christian Religion (HEHR).
For more information visit http://www.girdlers.co.uk/
2. Named 'Community Club of the Year' at the 2009 Football League Awards, LEYTON ORIENT COMMUNITY SPORTS PROGRAMME (LOCSP) exists to help young people develop the skills and confidence to succeed in their lives, with our core work taking place in the six London boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Newham, Redbridge, Barking & Dagenham and Hackney - a total combined population of over 1.3 million people.Established in May 1989 by Leyton Orient Football Club and the London Borough of Waltham Forest, LOCSP started with 150 young people a week and now provides over 4,500 sporting and educational participation and engagement opportunities every week for young people across London - equating to 225,000 a year.LOCSP has invested £5.5 million in the east London community since 1998 and work with some of the most challenging young people, jointly confronting difficult issues including racism, sexism, lack of cultural awareness, crime, unemployment, lack of education and training and ageism.
Leyton Orient - Community Club of the Year 2009: Watch our video - CLICK HERE!
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