Sport

Roger Jackson Mon, 25th Nov 2019 at 09:00 Back In The Day

Pamela Godwin is very proud of her late husband John who was a top motorcyclist back in the day. So much so that she wrote a letter to The Local Answer asking us if we’d be interested in doing a story on him. The answer was an emphatic... Pamela Godwin is very proud of her late husband John who was a top motorcyclist back in the day. So much so that she wrote a letter to The Local Answer asking us if we’d be interested in doing a story on him. The answer was an emphatic... Pamela Godwin is very proud of her late husband John who was a top motorcyclist back in the day. So much so that she wrote a letter to The Local Answer asking us if we’d be interested in doing a story on him. The answer was an emphatic...

Roger Jackson Fri, 25th Oct 2019 at 09:00 Back In The Day

He was the hometown boy who did well, very well. Keith Knight, born and bred in Shurdington, was the footballer who lived the dream in the late 90s as Cheltenham Town took the non-league footballing world by storm, winning the FA Trophy at Wembley... He was the hometown boy who did well, very well. Keith Knight, born and bred in Shurdington, was the footballer who lived the dream in the late 90s as Cheltenham Town took the non-league footballing world by storm, winning the FA Trophy at Wembley... He was the hometown boy who did well, very well. Keith Knight, born and bred in Shurdington, was the footballer who lived the dream in the late 90s as Cheltenham Town took the non-league footballing world by storm, winning the FA Trophy at Wembley...

Roger Jackson Thu, 24th Oct 2019 at 09:00 Back In The Day

Ask any talented up and coming sportsman or woman if they’d like to go professional when they grow up and the answer is almost certain to be a resounding ‘yes’. It’s the dream of many, of course, but the reality is that... Ask any talented up and coming sportsman or woman if they’d like to go professional when they grow up and the answer is almost certain to be a resounding ‘yes’. It’s the dream of many, of course, but the reality is that... Ask any talented up and coming sportsman or woman if they’d like to go professional when they grow up and the answer is almost certain to be a resounding ‘yes’. It’s the dream of many, of course, but the reality is that...

Roger Jackson Tue, 27th Aug 2019 at 09:00 Unsung Hero

Phil Coleman has been associated with the Cirencester Football League for well over 40 years and he’s still going strong. He’s been chairman for the past six years and has served on the management committee for the past three decades. ...Phil Coleman has been associated with the Cirencester Football League for well over 40 years and he’s still going strong. He’s been chairman for the past six years and has served on the management committee for the past three decades. ...Phil Coleman has been associated with the Cirencester Football League for well over 40 years and he’s still going strong. He’s been chairman for the past six years and has served on the management committee for the past three decades. ...

Roger Jackson Wed, 26th Jun 2019 at 09:00 Unsung Hero

When you think of well-known couples, you think Posh and Becks, Harry and Meghan, and Barack and Michelle Obama. Well, at Cotswold Bowls Club, they’ve got their own top couple, a couple who work tirelessly to make sure that the go-ahead club...When you think of well-known couples, you think Posh and Becks, Harry and Meghan, and Barack and Michelle Obama. Well, at Cotswold Bowls Club, they’ve got their own top couple, a couple who work tirelessly to make sure that the go-ahead club...When you think of well-known couples, you think Posh and Becks, Harry and Meghan, and Barack and Michelle Obama. Well, at Cotswold Bowls Club, they’ve got their own top couple, a couple who work tirelessly to make sure that the go-ahead club...

Roger Jackson Tue, 25th Jun 2019 at 09:00 Unsung Hero

“It’s very time consuming helping to run a club these days.” Those are the words of Brendan Low, who plays for Tewkesbury Cricket Club, but they could just as easily have been the words of anyone else who plays sport in and...“It’s very time consuming helping to run a club these days.” Those are the words of Brendan Low, who plays for Tewkesbury Cricket Club, but they could just as easily have been the words of anyone else who plays sport in and...“It’s very time consuming helping to run a club these days.” Those are the words of Brendan Low, who plays for Tewkesbury Cricket Club, but they could just as easily have been the words of anyone else who plays sport in and...

Roger Jackson Tue, 25th Jun 2019 at 09:00 Back In The Day

John Berry moved south to this part of the world as an 18-year-old and never went home. That was well over half a century ago and the rugby clubs that he played for – Cheltenham, Stroud and Old Patesians – are certainly glad that...John Berry moved south to this part of the world as an 18-year-old and never went home. That was well over half a century ago and the rugby clubs that he played for – Cheltenham, Stroud and Old Patesians – are certainly glad that...John Berry moved south to this part of the world as an 18-year-old and never went home. That was well over half a century ago and the rugby clubs that he played for – Cheltenham, Stroud and Old Patesians – are certainly glad that...

Roger Jackson Thu, 23rd May 2019 at 09:00 Unsung Hero

Every sport needs a Sandra Ennis. Fortunately for those who like to run and jump, athletics is her big passion and she’s been a major player on the admin side at club and county level for more than three decades now. Sandra, who will be 76... Every sport needs a Sandra Ennis. Fortunately for those who like to run and jump, athletics is her big passion and she’s been a major player on the admin side at club and county level for more than three decades now. Sandra, who will be 76... Every sport needs a Sandra Ennis. Fortunately for those who like to run and jump, athletics is her big passion and she’s been a major player on the admin side at club and county level for more than three decades now. Sandra, who will be 76...

Roger Jackson Wed, 20th Mar 2019 at 14:40 Back In The Day

Had there been a DJ at the Old Patesians Rugby Club reunion on Saturday, one of the songs he, or she, would surely have been belting out at some stage of the proceedings would have been 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot'. Rugby players like a top tune of...Had there been a DJ at the Old Patesians Rugby Club reunion on Saturday, one of the songs he, or she, would surely have been belting out at some stage of the proceedings would have been 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot'. Rugby players like a top tune of...Had there been a DJ at the Old Patesians Rugby Club reunion on Saturday, one of the songs he, or she, would surely have been belting out at some stage of the proceedings would have been 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot'. Rugby players like a top tune of...

Roger Jackson Thu, 26th Apr 2018 at 14:20 Unsung Hero

It’s often said that behind every good man there is a good woman. Well the men at Painswick Golf Club – and the ladies for that matter – have been very lucky in recent times because the club have got a first-rate secretary in Ann...It’s often said that behind every good man there is a good woman. Well the men at Painswick Golf Club – and the ladies for that matter – have been very lucky in recent times because the club have got a first-rate secretary in Ann...It’s often said that behind every good man there is a good woman. Well the men at Painswick Golf Club – and the ladies for that matter – have been very lucky in recent times because the club have got a first-rate secretary in Ann...

Roger Jackson Thu, 22nd Feb 2018 at 09:00 Unsung Hero

Given their name, it’s easy to say that Cam’s footballers have the bulldog spirit. But it’s also fair comment as well because Cam Bulldogs are a football club that refuse to stand still despite a number of obstacles in their way. ...Given their name, it’s easy to say that Cam’s footballers have the bulldog spirit. But it’s also fair comment as well because Cam Bulldogs are a football club that refuse to stand still despite a number of obstacles in their way. ...Given their name, it’s easy to say that Cam’s footballers have the bulldog spirit. But it’s also fair comment as well because Cam Bulldogs are a football club that refuse to stand still despite a number of obstacles in their way. ...

Roger Jackson Wed, 21st Feb 2018 at 09:00 Back In The Day

John Finnigan is one of those really refreshing blokes who just loved playing football. Now Cheltenham Town’s commercial manager, he still kicks a ball around today when he gets the chance. “I loved training and playing,” said...John Finnigan is one of those really refreshing blokes who just loved playing football. Now Cheltenham Town’s commercial manager, he still kicks a ball around today when he gets the chance. “I loved training and playing,” said...John Finnigan is one of those really refreshing blokes who just loved playing football. Now Cheltenham Town’s commercial manager, he still kicks a ball around today when he gets the chance. “I loved training and playing,” said...

Roger Jackson Wed, 21st Feb 2018 at 08:10 Back In The Day

It’s now three-and-a-half years since James Simpson-Daniel was forced to retire too soon from rugby because of a serious ankle injury. And while these days he is no longer running rings around opponents at Kingsholm – the place that...It’s now three-and-a-half years since James Simpson-Daniel was forced to retire too soon from rugby because of a serious ankle injury. And while these days he is no longer running rings around opponents at Kingsholm – the place that...It’s now three-and-a-half years since James Simpson-Daniel was forced to retire too soon from rugby because of a serious ankle injury. And while these days he is no longer running rings around opponents at Kingsholm – the place that...

Roger Jackson Wed, 24th Jan 2018 at 09:00 Back In The Day

The sporting term ‘all-rounder’ is something that is readily associated with cricket. Think Botham, Flintoff or – the best of the three – Gloucestershire’s adopted son Mike Procter. It’s not a word that is used...The sporting term ‘all-rounder’ is something that is readily associated with cricket. Think Botham, Flintoff or – the best of the three – Gloucestershire’s adopted son Mike Procter. It’s not a word that is used...The sporting term ‘all-rounder’ is something that is readily associated with cricket. Think Botham, Flintoff or – the best of the three – Gloucestershire’s adopted son Mike Procter. It’s not a word that is used...