News, Sport, and Entertainment from the University of Gloucestershire
In a University of Gloucestershire sports hall, the clashes of blades replace the sounds of football, netball and basketball. Fencing President William Beaumont is doing his part to keep one of the oldest sports alive. His journey into fencing didn’t start from professional or Olympic dreams, but from playing with sticks in his back garden. […]
Cinderford Town suffered a narrow defeat on the road as Fairford Town came from behind to claim a 2-1 victory in the Hellenic League Premier Division. Cinderford manager Stephen Cleal has described the loss as a “disappointment”, but insists his side are “still coming together as a group”. The visitors made a perfect start and […]
Cheltenham born snowboarder Maisie Hill competed in two events at the recent Winter Olympics in Italy, The Big Air and Slopestyle snowboarding. Hill was introduced to snowboarding by her Dad aged 8 as she snowboarded in and around Shurdington in Gloucestershire. “I hated it in the beginning, it sucked, I got really hot all the […]
Bishops Cleeve walking footballer and England over-75 international Mick Furie has described the growth of walking football as “absolutely fantastic”. “I’m 76 and still playing competitive football at my age. It’s absolutely fantastic. We’ve got guys here that had heart attacks, they’ve had illness, they’ve had deaths in their family, and this is a godsend. […]
Underwater rugby probably isn’t at the forefront of too many people’s minds, but based in Cheltenham, the Gloucestershire Barracudas are leading the way in the unique sport. Founder Laura Garlic now sees her team come together for a weekly training session, out-of-pool social gatherings, and a number of tournaments that take Gloucestershire to the international […]
‘We’ve got to take Alcester as just another game, every game and every opponent is different so we just need to take it game by game,’ as Newent Town defender Matty Nest previews Saturday’s clash against 11th placed Alcester Town in the Hellenic Division One. The Polish born centre-half recently returned back to the match […]
Cheltenham Town host League Two rivals Notts County in front of the Sky Sports cameras on Monday evening. The Robins are looking to continue their unbeaten league run under new manager Steve Cotterill, whilst Notts County will be looking to bounce back from their FA cup defeat to Brackley Town last Saturday evening. The Magpies […]
Being one of the few female riders in her early days presented its own hurdles. “It was more of a problem when I first started, being the only girl at the skate park.” Ruth Tomlin’s journey into the world of professional scootering began with her riding a “rubbish kids scooter” at her local skate park. […]
Kayleigh Jones, who is a sports therapist, is supporting the BBC Gloucestershire radio station and the BBC Bristol radio station. The radio presenters are taking part in BBCs three-legged thousand mile challenge for children in need. “So our local teams will be completing 25 miles each between Bristol and Gloucestershire from early Tuesday yesterday to […]
Former Forest Green Rovers manager Rob Edwards has had an approach from Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers rejected by current club Middlesbrough. Edwards took over at the Riverside in the summer after being sacked by now League One side Luton Town after being relegated with the Hatters. Despite rumours that Boro have rejected the approach, his […]