Author: chrismitchellccct

A great night at the Volunteer Arms on Saturday night for our race night.

A massive thanks to all who contributed with us raising £765, which will help us to continue to deliver sport ad wellbeing activities throughout Calderdale.

Pictured is Nicky Slingsby, who is secretary of the Halifax wheelchair team who’s won the auction race alongside the syndicate with CCCT trustee Malcolm Kielty MBE handing over their £90 winnings.

A massive thanks to all who sponsored our races, Grosvenors Butchers, from the borough market, The Happy Dog House UK, The Kielty family, The Halifax Wheelchair rugby team, The Volunteer Arms, Copley, Robert Wade Cars and Michael & Glenda Steele.

Thanks to all who donated prized for our raffle, which raised £150 towards our total. Thanks also to Chris & Lewis who worked tirelessly behind the bar.

A final thanks to all who attended, which without you, the event would not happen.

Our latest Heritage lunch club is again being held at Halifax Bowling Club, Thrum Hall on Monday 14th March, 11am til 1.30pm.

Places are limited to 60 per session so booking is essential.

This weeks guest is former Fax star forward, Brendan Hill. Brendan will be interviewed about his fax career as well as his other clubs, including Leeds & Bradford. Entry is £4.00 which includes a 2 course meal of pie & peas with dessert.

We are also hosting a new event on the 31st March. This is ‘an evening with’ where another former Fax star, Jim Gannon will be the guest. No food will be served at this event which will be held at the Old Rishworthian RU club in Copley Village. The bar will be open and there is plenty of parking available. Entry is FREE for this event, although there will be a collection bucket on entry for any donations for the CCCT charity.

To book either of these events, please contact chris-mitchell@live.co.uk.

Yet another great afternoon at the Halifax Bowling Club for our latest Heritage Lunch Club.

Guest, Pete Emmett kept the 57 people who attended entertained for a couple of hours. This was our best attended event yet but I think Brendan Hill had a bit to do with it.

Pictured below Is Pete, Ian Buckley, our fantastic interviewer and Kevin Mitchell, who drew a picture of Pete and presented it to him.

Also must say a massive thanks to David the doorman, who sit on the front desk every month. Without volunteers like Ian and David, these events would not be able to go ahead. Also a thanks to all members of the Halifax Bowling club who set up and help on the day.

We are please to announce we have secured funding to hold a second Healthy Holiday camp in Todmorden.

The camp will run from Monday 21st February through to Thursday 24th February at Todmorden Community College.

The sessions are from 10.00am til 2.00pm

The camp is free to all who are on free school meals and are for children aged 7 to 11.

If you child is not on free school meals, please email to enquire if places are available.

To book your child’s place, please email chris-mitchell@live.co.uk

Great 1st wheelchair rugby session at Crossley Heath Grammar School funded by RLWC2021 linking to Halifax Wheelchair Rugby League team.

Sessions are also planned at Ryburn, Trinity Academy and Raskrick High in the coming months, with a team team festival held at the wheelchair clubs base at Calderdale College.

A great afternoon of girls rugby at Ryburn this afternoon with 35 girls at year 7/8 playing with over 25 taking part for the first time. Info given out for all our community clubs to encourage the girls to continue in playing rugby. Ryburn High, Brooksbank & Rastrick High taking part. The winners were Brookbank who will now represent Calderdale in the RFL Champion School competition.

Another great afternoon of girls rugby, this time years 9 & 10. Brooksbank again coming out on top. Some fantastic RL talent in show with over 50 girls taking part with 20 playing for the first time. Great effort from Ryburn, who most had never played rugby before, Rastrick and Trinity Academy.

Brooksbank will now join their year 7 & 8 team in representing Calderdale in the Yorkshire cup of the RFL Champion School competition.

The future of girls rugby in Calderdale looking good.