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SPORT & FITNESS
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RHOOSE
Teams merger
The summer of 2007 has seen the
merger of Rhoose Rangers FC
with Rhoose FC to become one
team playing under the banner of
Rhoose FC.
The club was founded approximately
five years ago and has now grown to
such an extent that the merger was
necessary, given that both clubs were
operating independently of each
other. This meant that players at
junior level could not progress into
the Senior Leagues and that the
senior team did not have a stream of
new players coming through.
The Executive Committee of both
clubs have now approved the merger
of the clubs which takes affect for the
coming season and means that there
now is one voice for football in
Rhoose with everyone working
together to help the Develop the
Club, which is extremely ambitious.
For example, Paul Giles (ex Cardiff
City) was appointed Director of
Coaching and Martyn Young, who is
a respected goalkeeping coach, has
also joined the club. Furthermore, the
club have just held a Soccer School
with a World Cup theme where 150
children attended a 3-day event
during the School Holidays.
The two main issues affecting the
club going forward are funding and
facilities, which are probably relevant
to most football clubs these days. It
costs around £20,000 a year to run
the club and this is met entirely by
the generosity of local businesses and
parents, without whom we could not
operate. In respect of facilities, we
have just two pitches available for all
teams and this will mean that fixtures
will be difficult to fulfil as the club
continues to grow.
Eventually, Rhoose FC would like to
own it’s own land to play on, and to
build a Club House, which can
become a focal point of the local
community. At the moment, we are
in the hands of the Vale of Glamorgan
Council who have seen the
development of areas such as Rhoose
Point where a number of young
families have moved to, which has
helped to increase the demand for
football in the local area.
If you would like to play for the club,
or indeed would like to contribute as
a volunteer or financially, then please
do not hesitate to contact them.
For more information please contact
Chris Price, Chairman
01446 710912 or 07715 050 493 |
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LLANTWIT MAJOR
Fit for Summer
Sioban O’Sullivan, 42
Dental nurse, Calgary, Llantwit Major
Size: 12
When the Vale Hotel, Golf and
Spa Resort were looking for a
candidate to trial the Fit for
Summer Campaign, Sioban
jumped at the chance.
Having trained three to four times per
week, Sioban was always very fit.
However, due to work commitments
and taxi-ing her twelve year old son
to and from rugby and swimming
sessions, this left her very little time
to keep up her fitness regime.
Sioban will follow a six week training
programme using the facilities at the
Resort’s Health and Racquets Club,
under the watchful supervision of
Club manager Mandy Boulton.
Sioban said, “I need to do this trial
not only for my physical, but also my
emotional wellbeing. Luckily the
hotel have plenty of activities to
occupy my son while I work out.”
We’ll be visiting Sioban after her trial
is complete to see how she gets on
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The Vale Hotel, Golf and Spa Resort
Hensol Park
Hensol
Nr Cardiff
Vale of Glamorgan CF72 8JY
01443 665800 (direct line)
memberships@vale-hotel.com |
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NEWPORT
Monty opens his new
course at Celtic Manor
Ryder Cup legend Colin
Montgomerie gave some revealing
insights into his golf design
philosophy as he officially
opened his latest signature course
at The Celtic Manor Resort on
Tuesday, July 24.
The Montgomerie Course becomes
the third championship layout at
Celtic Manor following the recent
launch of the new course built for
staging The Ryder Cup in 2010.
The impressive portfolio is completed
by the Resort’s original Roman Road
Course which has staged the last
three Celtic Manor Wales Opens.
The Montgomerie has been built
with the latest cutting edge
technology but the designer has
maintained true to his roots in Scottish
links golf with many of its finishing
touches. Deep pot bunkers have been
added to give the course a links-like
feel and the fairways have been
shaped and cut in a traditional manner
to offer a contrast to the snaking lines
and diamond patterns of the fairways
on the other two courses.
At July’s launch event for media,
officials and dignitaries, Montgomerie
gave an entertaining skills clinic while
he explained the unique challenges of
the new layout during a walking tour
of several of its holes alongside Welsh
rugby great Gareth Edwards.
“My design will provide a different
challenge to the other two courses
at The Celtic Manor Resort,” said
the eight-time European No 1.
Montgomerie has designed a number
of highly acclaimed courses all over
the world, from his native Scotland
to Dubai and from Ireland to China,
but this is his first project in England
and Wales.
His design at Celtic Manor stretches
to 6,371 yards and plays to a highly
testing par of 69. With some
spectacular tee shots and dramatic
descents, the course provides a
rewarding challenge for all standards
of golfer.
The three very different courses
which now await the golfer at
Celtic Manor cement the Resort’s
reputation as one of the leading golf
destinations in Europe.
“I was delighted when I was invited
to complete another championship
course at Celtic Manor,” added
Montgomerie, who won his thirty
first title on The European Tour
at this summer’s Smurfit Kappa
European Open.
“It was fantastic to be given the
opportunity to work with such a
good piece of land which has helped
me create some truly memorable golf
holes with some stunning views.
The Resort already has two great golf
courses and so many other fantastic
facilities like the five-star hotel. That’s
why we players enjoy coming to the
Wales Open so much and I’m sure
it is going to provide a tremendous
venue for The Ryder Cup in 2010.”
Dylan Matthews, the Chief Executive
of The Celtic Manor Resort, said:
“We were thrilled when a player of
Colin Montgomerie’s stature agreed
to design the latest addition to the
Resort’s golfing facilities.
It has been a real pleasure getting
to know Colin over the years he has
been playing in The Celtic Manor
Wales Open. He’s a great guy, a
brilliant golfer and now we know
that he is also a fine course designer.
This breathtaking course will add
to his growing reputation for course
design and I’m sure all of our
members and visitors are going to
enjoy the challenge of playing it.
As the next European venue for
The Ryder Cup, The Celtic Manor
Resort is delighted to have the name
Montgomerie – Europe’s outstanding
player of recent times – on one of our
three golf courses.”
For more information call the membership team on
01633 410300
or visit www.celtic-manor.com
To book a round on the new Montgomerie Course
call 01633 410262 |
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