On Saturday 16th March, Riverside Leisure Centre will host a 24-hour badminton event organised by the Riverside Badminton Club to raise money for the heart unit at Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne. Karen Davison, the team coach, along with 30 players aged 13 and upwards will be taking part in the event to honour [...]
William Penketh wins Swim School Scholarship at Riverside Leisure Centre in Morpeth
At just 8 years old, William Penketh has won the Swim School Scholarship Award at the Riverside Leisure Centre in Morpeth. William, who has just completed the stage 5 class, has won a free term of swimming lessons and a Swim School goodie bag after being nominated for the award by his teacher.
- The Swim School Scholarship scheme at the Riverside Leisure Centre in Morpeth, is a new initiative that aims to reward the effort of the local young people who have progressed exceptionally well during their swimming lessons
- Throughout the last school term William demonstrated an outstanding attitude and willingness to learn
- He is now able to achieve 25 metres in all swim strokes and can perform handstands, tucks, forward somersaults and a variety of other skill work
- William was chosen for the awards having been nominated for the award by his swim school teacher, and special congratulations should also go to fellow nominees Lewis Miller, Alice Woolhead, Piper Clarke, Emma Stoker and Anna Jakubovics
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Zelah Dickerson, Swim School Co-ordinator at Riverside Leisure Centre, comments:
William really deserves this award. He has worked really hard this term and is so enthusiastic in every lesson. He always wants to learn and attacks every challenge, making him a stand-out pupil! We hope that the free term of swimming lessons that he has won inspire him to continue to develop his water skills over the next term and long into the future.