BRIGHTON residents have been urged to bring their truck, ute and friends for the Brighton Truck and Ute Show at Pontville Recreation Grounds on Sunday March 7. …more

WHILE many families were taking a leisurely break and enjoying the festivities of Australia Day, athletes from the East Derwent Little Athletic Centre were participating in a relayathon - running laps of Weily Park, in fact 679 laps in total. This was in addition to their normal little athletics meet which saw many athletes competing in a 1500m, 100m and hurdle races. …more

THE Bridgewater PCYC has just recently taken possession of its new jumping castle donated by the Vodafone Australia Foundation.
Assistant club superintendent at the Bridgewater PCYC, Andrew Dean said
the castle would add to the wide variety of activities currently on offer.

The children from the Brighton Family Day Care enjoy the new jumping castle.

“The jumping castle is already proving to be a real hit with kids attending the PCYC,” Mr Dean said.

“The castle is already being used as part of our outside school hours care program, our pre-school activities and our ‘family together’ evenings. …more

By SCOTT FORD

BRIGHTON Football Club has signed Ben Atkin as senior playing coach for two years

Ben has fantastic football experience having played ore than 100 games with the Tassie Devils. A past William Leitch medalist, Ben has won numerous best and fairest awards and more recently was the playing coach at Claremont.

Ben Atkin, Brighton Football Club’s new coach.

Ben’s vast experience and leadership skills will continue the upward trend of the success at our club, which has been buzzing since the end of the season.

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A FOOTBALL match played by Bridgewater High students in September in honour of local Gallipoli veteran Harry Hodgman could be historical in more ways than one.

The two Bridgewater High football teams at the end of their muddiest football game in recent memory.

Grade 8 coordinator David Flanagan’s ‘Legends’ defeated physical education teacher Jay Allen’s All-Stars to retain the Hodgman Shield, the first time a team has won it twice in the same year.

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IN the two years that Hobart Gymnastics Academy (HGA) has been located in Bridgewater, the club has amended its programs and activities to cater for the local community.  HGA is a non-profit community based sporting club specialising in gymnastics and related activities.

As a family-oriented club, HGA provides opportunities for all community members, from children of two years through to mature-age adults, to develop physical, social and team building skills, and to improve self esteem.  The club also provides opportunities for teenagers and adults to develop leadership skills. …more

By DONNA HOWLETT*

THE Brighton Colts are the 2009 grand final winners.

The Brighton Colts 2009 grand final winners

The Colts defeated the favoured New Norfolk team convincingly by 48 points.

Going into the match everyone knew it was going to be a great game.  New Norfolk had beaten the young Brighton side in both encounters during the home and away season quite comfortably so it was a huge surprise when the Brighton boys beat New Norfolk in the qualifying final, which was New Norfolk’s first defeat for the season.

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By DONNA HOWLETT*

What a fantastic footy season it’s been for Brighton’s Tim Boucher.

To cap off a great season at club level, Tim took the honors at the League’s William Leitch Medal count night to win the George Watt Medal for the reserves best and fairest.

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OLD Beach cricket club is getting ready for it 103^rd season and in that time it has seen its fair share of cricket associations come and go.

Club secretary Davin Wooldridge said the Old Beach cricket club started off in the Monmouthshire cricket association in 1896 and then joined the Central Cricket Association and then the Brighton Cricket Association.

“They were still hard at it when teams started to fold and the associations merged to become Brighton Central Cricket Association,” Davin said.

“When this association folded in 1991, after more teams in the municipality couldn’t field enough players, the remaining teams joined the Derwent Valley Cricket Association.

“In 2001 Old Beach joined the Southern Cricket Association (SCA) and this season for the first time we hope to field four teams.”

“Pre-season training has started at Cloak Oval, Jetty Road and will continue to the third week of September.

“From Tuesday, September 22, training will revert to Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5.30pm onwards,” Davin said.

The club currently fields three teams in the SCA , and has chosen to try and field four teams this season to encourage more people from the community to become involved in the club.

“Pre-season numbers will decide if the club enters four teams or not, so anyone thinking about having a game is encouraged to come down and have a go and check us out. The more the merrier,” he said.

“We have appointed our coaches for the coming season and they are led by head coach Brian Davison with Neil Faulks and Phil Hyatt coming on board as assistant coaches.”

The season starts on October 10 and you can contact the club at oldbeachcc@bigpond.com.au or can contact club secretary Davin Wooldridge on 0417 110 937.

By ROSANNE MCDADE*

BRIDGEWATER High grade 8 student Tayla Munro has an interest which is quite unusual for a 13-year-old girl.

Tayla Munro

Along with her grandparents, Geoff and Helen Munro, Tayla plays lawn bowls with the Brighton Bowls Club.

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