Entries Tagged as 'Sports & Social'

Chris Betley’s Diary of a Ballroom Dancer Video

May 14th, 2009 · Ric · 4 Comments

For your enjoyment here is Chris’s Viennese Waltz:

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Chris Betley’s Diary of a Ballroom Dancer, Part 3

May 5th, 2009 · Chris · 4 Comments

Just over a week has now passed since the excitement of the Live Performance, which saw the culmination of the last 3 month’s work disappear in a matter of hours. Everyone had said to enjoy the moment, that it passes so quickly – I had severely doubted my capacity to ever ‘enjoy’ this sort of public humiliation, but now know exactly what they were talking about.

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Chris Betley’s Diary of a Ballroom Dancer, Part 2

April 20th, 2009 · Chris · No Comments

With under a week now until the Big Night is upon us, I simply can’t believe where the last 3 months have gone. Happily for me, the nightmare of that first training weekend (see Diary Part 1) seems a lifetime ago.

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The Final

March 24th, 2009 · Adam · 1 Comment

crest-newFriday 20th March, a chilly evening. Paul and Adam are inside Le Cocq Du Nord in St Sampsons, they’re hands griped on steel. It is the final of The Heineken Champions League Table Football Competition. The prize you say? An unbelievable all expenses paid trip to a CL quarter final.

The preliminary stages of the tournament were held in four different locations, The Last Post, The Brewery, Le Cocq Du Nord and the Albert Arms. Our competition began at the Albert Arms where we overcame four teams and were catapulted
into the semi finals.

Cue the training montage, Paul ‘The Wall’ Smith and Adam ‘Rocket’ Roberts went all out. 3 ½ pints and two practice sessions later and we were ready to go. Read more

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Chris Betley’s Diary of a Ballroom Dancer, Part 1

January 26th, 2009 · Chris · No Comments

First stepsLet’s be clear – I am not a massive Strictly fan, and I certainly don’t regard myself as anything like a good mover on the dance floor. For the sake of marital harmony, however, I have decided that the best way of achieving my wife’s long held ambition for me to learn to dance is to really bite the bullet and become part of this year’s Martel Maides Dance Challenge, organised by Jamie and Vanessa Le Tissier and the Guernsey Amateur Dance Association (GADA).

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The Double

October 7th, 2008 · Adam · 1 Comment

At 9.52am yesterday the SoccerBoy table was dismantled. The Birthplace of Sarnian table football is on a new journey as it becomes the new stadium for MooArc. Like the Wembley towers the tiny SoccerBoy with its wonky legs and sloping ground will be sadly missed. Read more

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Stad de Garlando

July 21st, 2008 · Paul · 1 Comment

After the success of the Spring Tournament and The Curry Cup we felt it was time to get serious. After much research we decided to invest in a world class foosball table. We opted for a Garlando Master Champion which is the official ITSF model for the international competitions of the category International, Master Series and Pro Tour. It is a thing of beauty to help inspire (of course!), as well as being silky smooth whilst rock solid to play on.

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The Curry Cup

June 9th, 2008 · Adam · 1 Comment

It has finally arrived, the first BW table football trophy. The introduction of the BW Premiership a few weeks ago has brought some of the most talented snakers from around all the parishes to this new competition. Read more

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