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The Only Way Is Three Bridges FC

Wednesday, August 10th, 2011

On Sunday 7th August Three Bridges FC showed Essex United the way it is done by beating them 3-2.

With Mark Wright, star of The Only Way Is Essex and Jack Tweed, widower of Jade Goody playing for the Essex United team it was a game looked on by many.

The Only Way is Essex star Mark Wright

The first goal was an impressive sight by Tim River in the 37th minute. James Grant then moved in to give Three Bridges a 2-0 lead just before the end of the first half.

Essex United came back to score just after the whistle for the start of the second half with a great goal by Tom Williams making it 2-1. This was not to last long as shortly after Tim Rivers made another smooth shot to make the score 3-1.

Five minutes later Lee Roget put one in the back of the net for Essex United making the final score 3-2.

We sent Shelley along to film the game and take some photos for you. Shelley spoke to Mark Wright who said “I have enjoyed coming to Crawley and the people have been lovely”.

 

The full game can be seen here (please be advised there is some bad language in this footage).

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Zumba For A Reason

Thursday, April 7th, 2011

On Friday 11th of March at 8pm 119 people packed out Hazelwick school to “Zumba for a reason”

That reason was to raise awareness and funds for The Cystic Fybrosis Trust, Organised by Joanne Cooper.

Cystic Fibrosis affects the internal organs, especially the lungs and digestive system, by clogging them with thick sticky mucus. This makes it hard to breathe and digest food.

* Each week, five babies are born with Cystic Fibrosis.

* Each week, two young lives are lost to Cystic Fibrosis.

* Average life expectancy is 38 years.

 

I didn’t realize just how many people around me are affected by Cystic fybrosis until I started organizing the event. Mums at my childrens school spoke to me about there experiences, ladies in my classes, A neighbor of mine even knocked to donate £30 as she had lost a close friend to CF.

Lots of fantastic local instructors gave up there spare time to come down and to teach for everyone…. Vicky Hayes, Mandi Zumba lloyd, Sarah Cubitt, Ellie Cubitt, Sarah Broadley, Sarah Ray, Jayne Nicola and Nicole Wizotzki.

We Zumba’ed for a full hour and a half and raised £1090.08!!!

We had a special surprise at the end of the evening. The wonderful Sam Kenneally who attends Joanne’s Wednesday class sang the last song for everyone… bringing the night to a fantastic end….

Thank you to everyone who donated xxx

7:45pm till 8:45pm
Zumba
Hazelwick School
South Hall
Mill Lane
Three Bridges
Crawley
RH10 1SX

Cost: £5

 

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CTFC putting Crawley back on the map

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Crawley Town Football Club have gone from strength to strength and are now heading for promotion in the league.

With five games in hand and currently sitting in second place in the Blue Square Premier League, Crawley are in a strong position to be promoted to NPower league two (as it is called now). CTFC have made steady progress over the last few years. This season they have only lost three league games.

Oriel High School

The Business Studies Department at Oriel High School has entered a team into the St. Catherine’s Enterprise Challenge. This is a local school’s business competition that aims to raise money for St. Catherine’s Hospice. St. Catherine’s is a local hospice “dedicated to providing specialised end of life care and support to local people, their families, friends and carers.” The team is called Oriel Inspired and they have held a number of events to raise money for St. Catherine’s Hospice.

These events include:

A football tournament that was attended by over 100 students from all years in the school. Crawley Town Football Club sent youth reserve team players to help on the day along with the mascot Reggie the Red Devil.

A cake sale in the main hall

A non-school uniform day was held on February the 17th which had a Crawley Town red and white them to support the club in their big game against Manchester United on Saturday. All the proceeds went towards the St. Catherine’s Hospice charity. Also the winners of the football tournament had a training session with Crawley Town players and coaches as a prize on the 17th. So far Oriel Inspired has raised over £1200 for St. Catherine’s Hospice.

 

Manchester United v CTFC

On Saturday 19th February CTFC travelled to Old Trafford for their away game against Manchester United for the FA Cup fifith round clash. CTFC played a positive and powerful game which ended in a 1-0 score to Manchester United. CTFC, although being some 93 league places bellow Manchester United gave a performance that many premiership clubs would have been proud of.

Councillor Brenda Burgess was quoted as saying “I have always said what a great town Crawley is and that, I believe, is down to the people who live here; so well done Crawley and well done ‘the Red Devils’ for lifting our spirits and being so inspirational – may you go from strength to strength.”

 

His Worshipful the Mayor Councillor Lee Burke, who attended the match on Saturday told us “Crawley Town played extremely well against the Premier League leaders at Old Trafford and came within a crossbar of securing a replay at the Broadfield Stadium.  It was a fantastic performance and it says everything that 9,000 Crawley fans left Old Trafford disappointed with a 1-0 defeat.  They played excellently, showed great determination and spirit and not a little skill and have been a credit to the town throughout the FA Cup run and this promising season.  The eyes of the world have been on Crawley for the past three weeks and everyone involved with the football club, from the players, staff, management and supporters, have done the town proud.”

We hope all of Crawley will stay behind the team and support them in their further progress. COYR! :-)

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Who do you know who deserves an award?

Friday, September 18th, 2009

Time is running out! Get your nominations in NOW!

Young people make a real difference to the community, whether it’s through volunteering, caring for the environment, achieving in sport or being creative with the arts. And, in doing so, they also contribute to their personal development.

The Crawley Youth Awards are a public celebration of those young people who are an inspiration to us all.

Awards Include:

Environment
Carer Recognition
Volunteer
Education
Music
Visual Arts
Dance/Drama
Courage
Team Award
Sports Volunteer
Sports Person
Inspiration

Click on the link for full details of the awards.

Crawley Youth Awards 2009: You can nominate online here: Online Youth Awards Nomination Form

Closing date for nominations is 2nd October.

Nominees will be invited to the Crawley Youth Award ceremony at The Hawth Theatre on Thursday, 26th November. The winners will be announced on the night and will receive their awards and prizes from our special guests.

For more information contact Kathryn Ripley on 01293 438683 or email kathryn.ripley@crawley.gov.uk .

The Youth Awards are organised by Crawley Council, Sussex Police, the Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership, the Youth Offending Team and the Youth Service with the help of local sponsors Crawley Young Person’s Council, Crawley Lions Club, Crawley School Sport Partnership, Apollo Group, Let’s FACE it!, Freedom Leisure, West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, Crawley Metal Supplies, Eezehaul, and Topsy Turvy.

Crawley Youth Awards 2008

Local young people received awards for their outstanding achievements at the third Crawley Youth Awards Ceremony on 6th November, 2008. The event, which attracted more than 800 people at the Hawth theatre, also saw more than 300 young people receive certificates for their nominations. Please follow the link below for the details of the winners.

Youth Achievement Winners 2008

The evening’s entertainment was provided by The Crawley Sword Club, Newrotiks, Miss Hits, The Movement and Dream Girls Melody. Two members of the Crawley Young Persons Council hosted the ceremony.

We here at Crawley Happy Times Online would love to hear your stories of achievements by the young people of Crawley, so get writing!

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The Harvester are making wishes come true throughout August

Friday, August 14th, 2009

The Harvester, Crawley2

This Saturday, 15th August, marked the third event for Harvester’s fundraising events for The Make A Wish Foundation. The staff donned their uniform-themed outfits and entertained the visitors while they dined.  Their aim is to raise £800 by the end of August.  We spoke to the manager Lisa.

The Harvester’s previous events have included a Country and Western theme night: staff dressed up as saloon girls and cowboys to name but a few, and there were children’s cowboy hats available to purchase. All proceeds were donated to the Foundation and will be again this year. They also held a cake sale.  Claire Halton, who works at The Harvester, told us “staff cooked or provided cakes and cookies for customers to purchase. There was face painting available for the children. This proved to be a lovely day for the whole family, though desserts weren’t popular on this day… I can’t think why not! Everyone had a wonderful day and we are hoping this year will be just as much fun; along with funds being raised for the Make A Wish Foundation“.

In this photo: - Claire Halton (policewoman), Lisa Wood (Secretary), Cheryl Halton (policewoman), Scott MacArthur (general manager), Cullum Stuart (Builder), Sham (footballer), Joanna (policewoman), Milan Jaros (life guard), Tony (pilot), Sam (nurse), Luigi (russian army), John (chef), Dani (foxy cheerleader), Paul Jacob (fred flintstone), Anna (army personnel) and Trisha (hawaiian waitress)
In this photo: – Claire Halton (Policewoman), Lisa Wood (Secretary), Cheryl Halton (Policewoman), Scott MacArthur (General Manager), Cullum Stuart (Builder), Sham (Footballer), Joanna (Policewoman), Milan Jaros (Life Guard), Tony (pilot), Sam (Nurse), Luigi (Russian Army), John (Chef), Dani (Foxy Cheerleader), Paul Jacob (Fred Flintstone), Anna (Army Personnel) and Trisha (Hawaiian Waitress)

Claire continued: “Make A Wish Foundation is such a fantastic charity. The Harvester set a target of £800 to raise and they are half-way to this target right now. It would be brilliant to see some new faces showing support, and you will get fed well at the same time.  We are raising money throughout August, so if people can come down and make a donation, this would be greatly appreciated”.

All of the staff and management team have put time and effort into organising and carrying out these events and are proud to be doing this for Make A Wish Foundation.

Why not release yourself from the shackles of the kitchen and take a trip down there tonight?! You won’t regret it!

VIDEO

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The Official Launch of Crawley Happy Times Online Has Arrived!

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

gary_thumbnailHello and welcome to the new Online newspaper for Crawley. My name is Shelley Fagence-Traynor and I am the founder. This site is for the people of Crawley to read, learn and interact with various events and news in their local community. We encourage the people of Crawley to input as much as they can to the site, so if you have any good news to share or any great photos we would love to see them. If you are hosting an event and would like us to promote it on your behalf then please write to us with the details and we will be happy to let everyone know. Crawley Happy Times Online is dedicated to only having the positive and happy side of events, issues, politics placed on the site. So ‘if you’re happy and you know it’ let us know!

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