Judo club's year to remember

During 2007, Edgewood have been awarded the prestigious Sport England Clubmark and also the bronze award in the British Judo Association's club recognition scheme.

On top of that, the club's judokas enjoyed much success in competitions and grading events across the Midlands and Yorkshire areas.

The club's annual awards were presented by Jill West, who is a senior coach and examiner from the British Judo Association. The winners were:

Sam Knowles Boys Achievement Cup, Oliver Bramley; Mary Knowles Girls Achievement Cup, Alex Owen; Judoka Of The Year, Arron Simms; Novice Of The Year, Callum Hayward; Kano Of The Year, Joseph Astbury; Fardell Improvement Award, David Hirst; Fardell Attendance Award, Sam Watson; Edgewood Players Award, Brendan Carpenter; Skegby Achievement Trophy, Charlotte Bramley.

The winners of the annual club championships were: Callum Hayward and Alex Owen (under-25kg), Brett King (under-30kg), Sam Watson and Emma Smith (under-35kg), James Morgan (under-40kg), Christopher Campbell and Charlotte Bramley (under-45kg), Samantha Tunney (under-55kg) and Jordan Meredith (over-55kg).

Meanwhile the club hosted a novice-to-6th-mon grading event last Sunday and these five members all achieved new promotions:

Charlotte Bramley (6th mon, yellow belt and three tags), David Hirst (5th mon, yellow belt and two tags), Kyle Raison (4th mon, yellow belt and one tag), Josef Hamilton and James Morgan (2nd mon, red belt and two tags) and Jai Raison (1st mon, red belt and one tag).

Edgewood start new beginners' sessions on Monday January 7. Anyone interested in going along should ring club coach Steve Wilkins on 0115 9521346.