The annual West Berkshire Mencap Race Day has been postponed this year due to the adverse weather. Phil King Events Manager at West Berkshire Mencap said (via email): As you can appreciate, we do not take this decision lightly, as Race Day is our primary fundraiser, and we use the money raised from this event […]
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Keith Ottesen appointed Clerk of the Course at Newbury Racecourse
Keith Ottesen (pictured above) has been appointed as Clerk of the Course at Newbury Racecourse, succeeding Richard Osgood, who leaves at the end of the year. Ottesen will join the Newbury team in August and will shadow Richard Osgood through the remaining fixtures in 2018 before taking over fully on January 1, 2019. Ottesen is currently […]
Slim 3 point victory for Thames Valley Kings against Plymouth Raiders to remain top.
Thames Valley Kings made the long journey to Plymouth in the Division 3 South West league in their first encounter of the season against Plymouth Raiders. Kings who have previously faced the Plymouth based team In the previous two seasons had never beaten them. With both teams fighting for a promotional place, this lived up […]
Thames Valley Kings coach Grant Barker celebrates winning Coach of the year at the Get Berkshire Active 2017 sports awards
Kings Division Three & Juniors Coach, Grant Barker celebrated winning Coach of the year at the Get Berkshire Active 2017 sports awards on Friday. Grant was shortlisted for the award after an excellent year as a coach including taking Kings to 4th in British Wheelchair Basketball Division Three last season (improving on finishing bottom of […]
Kings Division Four Squad take the court and take two big wins
The Kings division four team were in action on Sunday as they hosted SportsAble Rockets and Swansea Storm in their ‘Home’ round of the British Wheelchair Basketball National League. First-up for Kings was SportsAble Rockets – Who due to not meeting league regulations for classification points* where forced to forfeit the game. However, both teams did […]
Thames Valley Kings Div 4 move to 3-1 with 2 victories today (Sunday)
Thames Valley Kings Div 4 have moved to 3-1 with a double victory today (Sunday 18th Feb). The first victory came as a 20-0 forfeit by SportsAble Rockets whose team unfortunately didn’t meet the league regulations for classification. Later this afternoon saw the Kings up against Swansea Storm. After all the smoke and dust settled […]
Management restructure at Hungerford Town FC
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Hungerford Town Football Club have announced that joint manager Jon Boardman and assistant manager Gary MacDonald have left the club. In a press release from the club they have said; Jon, along with fellow senior player Ian Herring, stepped up to the challenge of managing the team in National League South following Bobby Wilkinson’s departure […]
Thames Valley Kings still lead the pack on top of Division Three South West after a win against Blazers
Thames Valley Kings remain top of British Wheelchair Basketball Division three South-West with another win against Gloucester Blazers this past Saturday, 59-29. Kings came off the bench at the start of the game firing on all cylinders as excellent defending and pinpoint shooting allowed them to open an 18-4 lead by the end of the […]
Thames Valley Kings go top of Division Three South West after a huge win against Harriers 2
Thames Valley Kings go top of British Wheelchair Basketball Division three South-West with a fantastic win against Hampshire Harriers 2 this past Sunday, 69-22. Kings led from the beginning as the first quarter was a completely one-sided affair as they applied pressure and finishing shots in style taking a 27-1 lead, points coming from Liam […]
Thames Valley Kings Juniors eye up Elite 8’s place after great British Wheelchair Basketball’s Lord Taverners Junior League Round
The Thames Valley Kings Junior league team returned to action this past Sunday in the second round matches of the league at Kennet Leisure in Thatcham. In the first Match of the day, the Kings faced Hampshire Hornets. After an early offense from Hornets that didn’t lead to a basket, Oscar Knight was straight to […]