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Sebastien Scaux felt his 10is Academy 1st and 2nd mixed teams played good tennis but had no “killer instinct” in their close defeats. The 1st team played away at Newmarket LTC and the away 1st pair (Alisa and Tom) took 3 out 4 sets while the 2nd pair (Disa and Jordan) despite some scintillant tennis …
10is Academy lacks experience in the LTA Dunlop leagues Read More »
The 10is Academy Mixed 1st team is off and running at the 2021 LTA Dunlop competition, as they defeated Gransdens 2nd team after a draw against St Neots on the opening match. All of the talk this week heading into this one was on the absence of superstar Toby Huffer but in his absence, it …
AFC Ely vs Papworth Reserves 10/07/2021Pre-season Friendly On the back of an emphatic victory over Stretham last weekend, AFC Ely took to the field with bundles of self-belief – a self-belief expressed not only in their style of play, but in their results, too. It was new recruit Callum Fogg who did the business for the …
The 12 and Under (12u) boys from 10is Academy secured second place in the National League Division 1 table with a win at Cambridge Tennis Academy in a 5 rubbers to 1 victory on the final day of the season. 10is Academy’s 12u had had a tough match last week being down 3 rubbers to …
History was made on Saturday morning as City of Ely CC Women’s Cricket team played their first ever match against Kings Ely. It was another milestone in the journey of the club’s women’s section which started out two years ago as a small group of ladies who attended some introductory softball sessions. The club now …
City of Ely Cricket Club Make History in First Match Against Kings Ely Read More »
10is Academy has come from behind to claim another win in the Cambridgeshire National League (Div 1) with a gutsy 7-6 victory over Bourn Tennis Club on Sunday morning 27th June. The encounter started with 3 losses from Alex and Cassius in the 2 single rubbers and for Jeremy and Alexander in doubles. ”After losing …
The 10is Academy 16U Girls’ tennis team’s chase for the National League title continues with a tight win against Cambridge Tennis Academy this Sunday. “This has been a strange year for everyone and be one match away from winning the league is something positive we could remember” 10is Academy coach Sebastien Scaux said. “We have …
10is Academy 16U Girls 1 win away from the LTA National League Division 1 title Read More »
While many clubs were enjoying the sunny half term break, 10is Academy was busy holding several competitions including the prestigious “Road to Wimbledon”. Road to Wimbledon is the biggest junior tournament in British tennis and gives all 14U players the opportunity to progress through to compete on the world-famous grass courts at Wimbledon. The first …
While the LTA National League is taking a break, 10is Academy players had one more competition to play before the start of the school holidays: an internal competition and the “Road to Wimbledon”. The “Road to Wimbledon” is the biggest junior tournament in British tennis and gives all 14U players the opportunity to progress through …
2021 Road to Wimbledon Competition: To Infinity and Beyond Read More »
12 & Under boys Division 1Cassius, Jeremy and Alexander watched their hopes of winning the National league Division 1 disappear under the Cambridge LTC steamroller on Sunday. “In the top division, you are coming up against some very good teams, it is important to note,” said head coach Sebastien Scaux. Most county players come from …
Ely City U18s will be hosting their annual Charity Fixture on Tuesday 18th May. Subject to Government Covid Roadmap guidance, entry for spectators will be by donation only. This year Ely City Youth’s chosen Charity is Headway. Headway Cambridgeshire provides specialist services and support to people with an acquired brain injury and other neurological conditions …
10is Academy No. 3 Tom Shackleton clinched his second win in the National League Division 2 while there were also victories for Jordan Timson and new player Michael Ling away at Cambridge Tennis Academy. Team captain Shackleton led by example winning 6/1 6/3. Jordan and Michael respectively won 6/0 6/3 and 6/3 6/2. Chris Hemmings …
As the 10is Academy team, 9 and Under (Div 2) learned on Saturday, a perfect opening day atmosphere doesn’t automatically ensure a perfect opening day game. It was a day fit for tennis: Clear, sunny, comfortable and beautiful.Families from 10is Academy and Cambridge socially distanced watched their kids compete. By the end of the first …
10is Academy Men’s 1 opened their LTA National League Regional Division 2 with scintillant win for their first match against Cambourne 2. On Friday, 10is Academy lost their number player, Toby Huffer due to injury. Despite not having Toby present, 10is Academy secured a 4-2 victory. In the singles, 10is had three victories Captain Sebastien …
10is Academy LTA National League Regional Division Results Read More »
AFC Ely vs Witchford 9621/04/20216:15pm KO Kershaw 30 Year Junior Cup Matchweek 3 Witchford 96 prove too strong for AFC Ely, scoring three unanswered second-half goals to claim victory. The Kershaw Junior Cup could not have started better for AFC Ely: defeating Crusaders 2019 should have been the catapult the Ely-based team needed to put their …
Haddenham Rovers vs Pymoor Park Rangers The Mighty Haddenham Rovers go marching on!! Unbeaten in a league fixture since being established two years ago. The first 45 was rather frustrating. Lacking in final quality, saw several chances go begging. Some quality link up play between Ben Marshall, Luke Mansfield and George Rayner saw the Pymoor …
Sebastien Scaux – director and Head coach at 10is Academy, organised an Easter Tennis camp for players with special educational needs (including Down Syndrome and Autism), hoping to give opportunities to children and families who might otherwise be unable to play the sport. The positive feedback for the camp means it could grow from a …
AFC Ely vs Crusaders 2019 Kershaw 30 Year Junior Cup Matchweek 1 Saturday’s all-Ely encounter saw the return of competitive football to the Paradise. In what should have been AFC Ely’s second game back following amateur sport’s resumption, had it not been for the cancellation of last week’s friendly, the home side took the spoils of …
The latest national lockdown, due to formally end on March 29th with the ‘stay at home’ messaging being lifted, brought about the postponement of all grassroots football up and down the country. In what has undoubtedly been an extremely difficult time for everyone, the absence of amateur football might not have entered the minds of …
We are excited to announce the next step forward for our club development, with now forwarding our intent to start three competitive girl’s sides to represent the club, from 2021/22. Because of COVID in the last year, this has slowed and stuttered the development of our programmes, hindering more of an opportunity to form the …
Every year there usually a handful of Ely Runners who sign up for RED January and do some kind of physical activity every day that month, in order to raise awareness around mental health issues. Loads of them have signed up for January 2021! The idea of RED January is to get active every day …
Like many sports across the country, it’s been a difficult year for playing netball at grassroots level. There’s been a constant stop, start approach that has seen clubs working closely with England Netball and the Government in an effort to get back on court. Ely Netball Club has felt the effects of the disruption, with …
Local rowers put Ely on the map again with medal-winning performances at last week’s British Rowing Indoor Championships. Nicki Glen from Isle of Ely led from ahead to win gold in both the 2k and 500m W60 events, while Millie Hurrell delivered an impressive silver in the Year 10 girls’ 500m sprint, and a further …
AFC Ely vs Wicken First Kershaw Junior 4B Matchweek 8 AFC Ely last played on Halloween before their season was halted due to national lockdown. Unfortunately for the Ely-based outfit, there was no sign of a change in fortunes as poor form continued to blight them. AFC Ely’s opponents on Saturday afternoon were Wicken, a …
AFC Ely’s Return to Action Ends in Another Disappointing Defeat Read More »
London, 26th November 2020. The Boat Race Company Limited (BRCL) today announced that The Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge will be held on the Great Ouse at Ely in April 2021. The event will see the 166th Men’s and the 75th Women’s boat races. The decision to relocate the 2021 event reflects the challenge …
The car park at Ely Outdoor Sports Association (EOSA) is desperately in need of resurfacing but will cost £45k to do so! Our goal is to fundraise £10k using GoFundMe and other fundraising activities, and then secure government grants and Council support to complete the funding. EOSA is a not-for-profit organisation run by volunteers, that …
Ely Outdoor Sports Association launches Go Fund Me Campaign Read More »
Children at King’s Ely’s pre-prep, King’s Ely Acremont, are getting a greater taste of some of the sports they will be able to take part in as they progress through the school. Henning Kaaber, Director of Sport at King’s Ely, and Ruth McAlinden, Head of Girls’ Games at King’s Ely Junior, are delivering an exciting …
Exciting new sports programme launched at King’s Ely’s pre-prep Read More »
Comberton United A vs AFC Ely In what is becoming an unwelcome and worrying theme for AFC Ely, this match was fraught with missed opportunities for the away side: within the opening twenty minutes AFC Ely could have established clear daylight between themselves and the hosts, however, the inordinate amount of chances spurned would ultimately …
Max Wright’s brace not enough to rescue AFC Ely from back to back defeats. Read More »
Great Paxton Reserves vs AFC Ely Just as momentum was building for AFC Ely, they were brought crashing back down to earth in what was a damaging loss to Great Paxton. A game the away side undeniably dominated; AFC Ely will feel hard done by that they left the Great Paxton Recreation Ground with nothing …
AFC Ely’s unbeaten start to the season ended in away defeat to Great Paxton. Read More »
King’s Ely Boat Club’s newest double scull has been named in honour of one of the school’s long-serving rowing coaches. Victor Bridges, who has been a stalwart member of the King’s Ely rowing community for fifteen years, says he is honoured that the newest boat to be added to the school’s fleet has been named …
New double scull named in honour of dedicated King’s Ely rowing coach Read More »
In what has been a long time in the making, AFC Ely finally took to the field of the Paradise, their home venue. Having already played 13 games (10 in pre-season and 3 in the league) before kick-off, the home side would have wanted to christen the Paradise with 3 points. On an afternoon fraught …
Second-half onslaught sees AFC Ely score three goals without reply to maintain top spot Read More »
West Row Gunners FC vs AFC Ely AFC Ely, travelling to West Row on the back of an impressive win last weekend, rode their luck on a few occasions in the first-half of this game and often found themselves having to dig deep on what was a difficult pitch to play on: however, there was …
Second-half substitute Will Cooper produces brace to secure three points for AFC Ely Read More »
AFC Ely began their league campaign with a 2-all draw in matchweek 1 and were on the hunt for the club’s first competitive win. Lining up against a team they knew well from pre-season friendlies, AFC Ely’s opponents, Wicken, were looking to match their previous result having won 4-3. The opening ten minutes of the …
A King’s Ely student and skilful horse rider has qualified for the National Schools Equestrian Association’s (NSEA) Show Jumping Championships. Adele Shaw, who is in Year 10 at King’s Ely Senior, competed in the qualifiers with her pony, Lulu. The duo were on top form, winning the 1m 10cm class, and as a result will …
National Show Jumping Championships are calling for Adele and Lulu! Read More »
With pre-season coming to an end and a brand new league season looming large – AFC Ely have looked to ramp up their preparations by taking on stronger opposition in the hope of a fast start to said league campaign. The Ely-based outfit can take great solace from the two previous games – despite both …
AFC Ely suffer late penalty heartache in high-octane encounter with Oakington Vikings. Read More »
Pre-season Friendly: Crusaders FC vs AFC Ely 26/08/2020 Despite being a showdown between two teams representing the city of Ely, the friendly itself took place at the neutral venue of Little Thetford and regardless of the tagline of a ‘friendly’ match – this was anything but. The short distance from Ely to Little Thetford’s Social …
Calling businesses and our local communities to help upgrade Ely City FC crowd barriers. Ely City Football Club need to replace our existing spectator fence that is now twenty years old, tired and uneven. We are hoping to find people or businesses to help support and donate towards a new spectator fence as shown in …
Donate a Metre of Spectator Fencing at Ely City FC Read More »
The Tony Robinson 10km and 2.5km Family Fun Run Due to the Coronavirus outbreak this year the official Sutton Beast race which was due to be on Sunday 7th June has been postponed to June 2021. The Sutton Beast are therefore giving the chance for runners to create their own version of a virtual beast …
Over this bank holiday weekend, 32 members of the Isle of Ely Rowing Club are taking part in a marathon challenge and raising money for Addenbrookes Hospital. Members that have access to thier own indoor rowing machines have volunteered to row a marathon distance over the Easter weekend. Some families are taking this on as …
People living in Ely are set to benefit from fresh investment into local football facilities. Ely City Crusaders have been awarded a grant from the Premier League, The FA and Government’s Football Foundation, to improve the quality of the grass pitches at Ely City Football Club on Downham Road. The Football Foundation is the UK’s …
Ely City Crusaders Awarded Funding to Revamp Football Facilities Read More »
Just one game with the wind playing such a huge part would be nice!! Ely Tigers welcomed Woodbridge to the Cambridge Commodities Park for what would be another game that battled the latest storm, the recent downpours had made the pitch sticky in places, the home side was once again forced to make changes to …
Ely Tigers travelled across to Suffolk to play Thurston, and like many games this season there was changes to the starting 15, in came Jim Storey, Luke Cornwell, Ryan Clark & Luke Turner, while Tom Green was missing due to injury picked up against Thetford the week before. Like previous weeks the current gusting winds …
Defeat for Tigers in Suffolk, missed conversions prove costly Read More »
Looking for something to do this year then come and see what Ely Outdoor Sports Association is doing for the community in Ely. With free live sports demonstrations, stalls, competitions and music all day at our Family Fun Day at Ely Rugby Club on Sunday, 7th June 2020. There will also be a delightful selection of cars, …
Ely Archers managed to collect a total of 18 medals at the annual Jolly Archers competition at St. Ives on Sunday 9th February. This archery competition also incorporates the Cambridgeshire County Indoor Championships. Ely Archers had 9 archers in attendance with 7 of them coming away with at least one medal. Harry Tapp from Ely Archers …
Ely Archers Medals Galore at County Championships Read More »
Storm Dennis failed to halt Ely Tigers on Saturday afternoon. However, it did make the kicking to touch interesting, as they welcomed Thetford to the Cambridge Commodities Park, where third played fourth. The game started with neither side able to take charge of the game, Thetford looked to gain some yardage with a straight forward …
City of Ely Swimming Club has once again produced impressive results at the Cambridgeshire ASA County Swimming Championships held over the last few weeks in Whittlesey and Cambridge. There were individual placings for Maximilian Veiga was crowned Top 13 Year Old Boy and Georgia Holgate came 2nd in Top 13 Year Old Girl and Daniel …
City of Ely Swimming Club 2020 County Swimming Report Read More »
Sutton Scout group received over £200 from the Ely Archers after their annual fundraising raffle. Every November Ely Archers hold their annual Portsmouth archery competition; in which archers attend from numerous counties. Every year, the club also hold a prize raffle, with funds being raised for a chosen charity. Sutton Scout Group were proposed as …
Scouts Receive Generous Donation from The Archers Read More »
Gold medals all round and hearty congratulations to the Central and East Region Rugby Squad who, over the weekend, lifted the Air Training Corps Rugby cup. Six of the team came from Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Wing with all six selected to play for the Corps (National) Rugby Team against The Army Cadets. Half of those …
Ely Tigers travelled to Fakenham having been forced to make changes to their starting XV, due to injury and player unavailability. Ely got the game underway kicking into the brisk wind coming off the Norfolk Coast, and within 5 minutes of the start they found themselves ahead with the opening try, after a break by …
After a successful 2019 season on the field, City of Ely Cricket Club recently had a number reasons to celebrate. At the Cambridgeshire NatWest OSCAs – the Outstanding Service to Cricket Awards, the club were awarded Coaching Club of the Year for Cambridgeshire whilst Club President Brian Leonard was awarded a lifetime achievement award and …
Ely Tigers travelled to Norwich based Crusaders on Saturday with a much changed side, but they still came away with the points following a 43-17 win. The opening try came inside the first five minutes when Erwin Noteboom found himself in space to place the ball down over the try line, with Joel Scott Paul …
Ely Tigers welcomed Ipswich YM to the Cambridge Commodities Park looking to complete the double over the Suffolk side, the visitors got the game underway, deciding to kick into the strong Fen wind, the opening ten minutes of the game was all Ipswich ball, with Tigers unable to get to grips with the ball. From …
King’s Ely’s 1st XV Rugby team has made school history by winning every single match they played this season. The squad won all eleven of their games this season, putting them at the top of the UK Schools Rugby League and making them winners of the East Anglia Independent Schools 1st XV Rugby Trophy. Captain …
King’s Ely Rugby squad enjoys unbeaten season – and makes school history! Read More »
Ely Tigers travelled into Cambridge Saturday afternoon to face second placed Cantabs, the rain 24 hours earlier and on Saturday morning made the pitch heavy and sticky in places. Tigers started brightly taking the game to the home side, and it was Ely that got the first points on the board, winning a line out …
Ely Tigers faced league leaders West Norfolk at the Cambridge Commodities Park on Saturday afternoon. The game started with both sides unable to get a firm grip on the match, with the majority of the game played around the half way line and 22 meter lines, with the first scoring chance coming on 20 minutes, …
Christmas started early this weekend for the group of 13 City of Ely Amateur Swimming Club members who travelled to attend the Snow Frills Long Course open meet at Sheffield’s prestigious Ponds Forge International Sports Centre. There were personal best times all round for the team plus medals for Derrell Jackson, swimming in his first …
The Annual Living Sport Sports Awards took place on Thursday 28th November to celebrate the amazing sporting achievements within our local community. The Awards, now in their 14th year, honour sports men and women, coaches, volunteers, young people in sport, schools and businesses. Finalists and winners were treated to an evening of celebration at Burgess …
Achievements Galore for our Local Sporting Stars! Read More »
Ely Tigers got back to winning ways following last week’s defeat at Woodbridge, but again the side was forced into changes due to injury. The game started badly for the visitors, being forced into a change inside five minutes due to injury, and it was Ely that opening the scoring, after winning the ball at …
Ely Tigers travelled to Woodbridge having to make further changes to the squad with players unavailable, the game started with both sides unable to get a firm grip of the game and it fell to Joel Scott Paul to put the first points on the board when he slotted over a penalty from close range. …
Hundreds more children and young people from across the Ely area are to benefit from the continuation of an exciting partnership between King’s Ely and Norwich City Football Club’s Regional Development Programme (RDP). It was in 2016 that King’s Ely and Norwich City’s RDP joined forces to launch the Cambridgeshire Community Hub Partnership; the first …
King’s Ely and Norwich City FC RDP partnership scores three-year extension deal Read More »
The weekend of 9th and 10th November saw another impressive medal haul for the City of Ely Amateur Swimming Club’s 23 swimmers at the Cambridgeshire County Development Championships in Whittlesey. There was also a large tally of new personal best and county times as well as a first competitive open meet for young Reece Freeman. …
Four players from Ely Tigers were picked for the Cambridgeshire Under 20s squad for their recent fixture against Cambridge University Under 20s at Saffron Walden Rugby Club. Sebastian Catley, Jack Yates, Byron Read and Tom Holloway took part in the game on Monday evening, 11th, the University side ran out 15-13 winners. Also joining the …
Confusion reigned at the final whistle as Ely Tigers faced Thurston at the Cambridge Commodities Park on Saturday afternoon. After a week off Tigers were back in action looking to keep pressure on the leaders, and again they were forced to back changes to the starting fifteen, in coming was Lory Martin, while Tom Green …
Confusion Reigned as Tigers win, but result recorded as a draw Read More »
Ely Tigers made the short trip across to Thetford looking to continue their unbeaten start to the season, but like previous weeks they were forced into changes due to injury, including captain Matt MaCarthy, who picked up an ankle injury the previous week. As the game started so did the rain, making the ball slippery, …
Ely Tennis Club has some new courses available to anyone wanting to learn to play, get fit or simply improve their game for members and non members. New Tennis courses at Ely Tennis Club with Fiona from 10is Academy. Cardio Tennis If you can chat, you’re not working hard enough! Get fit for tennis, or …
Ely Tigers welcomed Fakenham to the Cambridge Commodities Park on Saturday afternoon as third met fourth, following a two week break from league fixtures Ely had slipped from the top of the league. Within the opening 5 minutes the visitors try line had been breached, as Ash Clark dived in to the corner for the …
A bumper crowd lined the streets despite the rain as the teams smashed it over a half mile potato racecourse in Ely high st. The Ely Potato Race akin to Monaco is the most famous potato street race in the world, and one of the quirkiest events in the UK! A two-man Atrium gym team …
Ely Victoria Badminton Club had its best ‘Restricted’ results last weekend. ‘Restricted’ tournaments bring together the counties best players at the beginning of each season. This year was probably our most successful. With the clubs increasing popularity, we also had winners from other counties (Northamptonshire and Norfolk). Results as follows: – Note (players in brackets …
Tournament Results for Ely Victoria Badminton Club Read More »
It has been a busy and successful start to the Autumn for the City of Ely Amateur Swimming Club’s swimmers as they attended events in Newmarket, Cambridge, Whittlesey and Luton. A large team of Ely swimmers (pictured) entered the Richard O’Leary Autumn Memorial Challenge held by March Marlins to commemorate their popular coach who …
An early penalty to Crusaders was their only highlight from a difficult afternoon for the visitors to the Cambridge Commodities Park on Saturday afternoon. The opening drive of the afternoon produced an early chance for Crusaders to put some points on the board as they choose the option to kick in front of the posts, …
After over ten years successfully running adult men basketball teams Littleport Basketball Club has decided to start offering children basketball training sessions this year. With some encouragement and support from Littleport Leisure Centre the first training session took place on 18th of September with 11 participants turning up ranging from ages of 5 to 13. Sessions …
Ely Tigers sit top of the table after making it two wins on the spin, but they had to come from behind in the win over Ipswich YM in Suffolk, as the home side scored in the opening minutes under the posts. Tigers had a early chance to get some points on the board when …
A 12 year old student from Witchford Village College has raised £1,350 for the East Anglia Teenage Cancer Trust in memory of three Grandparents. For the past 5 years, Oliver Chapman and his family have raised over £4,000 for various charities. Last Saturday the Chapmans completed a sprint triathlon by cycling from Ely to Littleport, …
Family Triathlon Raises Money for Teenage Cancer Trust Read More »
Ely Tigers showed their intent in the opening five minutes of their opening game of the new season, but it came at a price, new signing, Aaron Borland, picked up a Beccles kick in his own half and surged forward along the wing, which resulted in a try, however this was to be the players …
Exciting news for Soham! The town is getting its own parkrun, thanks to the huge efforts of Soham locals and keen runners, Andrew and Jon. You will get to know them soon! parkrun organise free, weekly, 5K timed runs all around the world. They are open to everyone; they are free, safe and easy to …
City of Ely 1st XI made it back to back titles on Saturday as they claimed the Senior 2 title with a game to spare thanks to victory at Cherry Hinton. With the uncharacteristically hot weather it was no surprise when Ely skipper Mike Sellers elected to bat after winning the toss. Ely made a …
Let’s Run Girls Ely are currently looking for new running ladies to join their September beginners course. “I’m Ashleigh one of the leaders at Let’s Run Girls Ely and I want to invite ladies of all ages and running abilities along to our club. We have a new beginners group commencing on Tuesday 17th September …
Let’s Run Girls Ely New Course Starts in September Read More »
Ely swimmer Ciara Taylor, who is 14, travelled to Glasgow last week to compete in the British Swimming Summer Championships held at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre. Only the top 24 swimmers in each age group in Britain qualify to attend this annual event and Ciara achieved a personal best time in her Heat to …
Ely Talent at the British Swimming Summer Championships 2019 Read More »
Ely Tigers are looking for new players to join the club for the upcoming season. You do not need to have any previous rugby experience to come along and get involved. We are a friendly bunch and plenty of social events planned throughout the summer! If you’d like to know more please email playrugby4ely@gmail.com or …
Two members of Ely Netball Club are this week attending as volunteers in Liverpool for the Vitality Netball World Cup. Referred to as Pivoteers, they are helping in all aspects of the tournament from spectator services to VIP interaction, ensuring everyone has an enjoyable time to make this the best Netball World Cup. The club …
Ely Netball Volunteers attend Vitality Netball World Cup Read More »
An appeal has been requested by the Robins to find a new catering team at the Unwin Ground. In their appeal, they ask for “Caterers required to provide players & match day officials with after match food. The club is seeking interested parties to provide players and officials with after matchday food. There may be …
Could you be the next Matchday Caterer for Ely City Football Club? Read More »
Ely Netball Club are opening its doors to new members in support of England Netball’s BIGGEST SUMMER OF NETBALL. The national team, England Roses, will be competing in the Netball World Cup, taking place 12th – 22nd July in Liverpool. The tournament welcomes sixteen nations of elite professional netballers and will highlight women’s sport. To …
As the Eastern Regional Swimming Championships drew to a close last weekend, head coach Elaine Hill was able to reflect on the Club’s best regional performance for many years. Swimming against the top swimmers of their age from Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire, the club celebrates three medal winners (pictured). Maximilian Veiga …
City of Ely Swimming Celebrate Four Regional Medals Read More »
City of Ely 1st XI’s 100% record remains intact after a victory over Histon. Due to the absence of captain and regular opener Michael Sellers, a re-jigged batting order saw Jonny Wallace and Ben Cross at the top of the order and they set a good platform, Cross looking particularly fluent for his 58. This platform …
City of Ely Swimming Club’s 14 years and under qualifiers wrapped up the final weekend of the Eastern Regional Swimming Championships over the three days of the Bank Holiday weekend at the UEA Sportspark, Norwich. Competing in the 11-12 years age category, Maximilian Veiga swam in 50m &100m Butterfly, 50m & 100m Backstroke, 50m …
Ely Junior Swimmers Wrap up 2019 Eastern Regional Champs with Gold Read More »
Founded by an Ely native and now professional wrestler, the all new Pro Wrestling Ambush brings a new form of live entertainment suitable for all the family to the people of Ely and the surrounding communities at great value. Featuring both UK and international wrestling stars, some of whom you can see now on the …
Brand new Pro Wrestling promotion brings UK’s best to Ely Beet Club Read More »
Seven King’s Ely Junior pupils have qualified for the finals of a fiercely-contested national swimming competition. The Independent Association of Prep Schools’ (IAPS) National Swimming Finals will see prep school-age swimmers from across the country battling it out at the London Aquatics Centre on June 8th. This year, King’s Ely Junior is delighted to have …
King’s Ely Junior swimmers to compete in National IAPS Finals Read More »
City of Ely 1st XI continued their unbeaten start to the season with a third victory in as many games. Batting first, Ely’s top six all threatened to make a telling contribution. However, every time a partnership looked to be well set, Horseheath were able to break through and prevent a big score from developing. …
Thirteen mixed teams from around East Anglia arrived at Ely Outdoor Sports Association on Friday 17th May 2019 to set up camp in preparation for the start of Ely City Hockey Club’s annual hockey tournament on Saturday morning. Organised by Gemma Neal, Sophie Robb and Natalie Jones, the tournament had a Wild West theme this …
Ely City Hockey Club’s Annual Tournament Raises £1735 Read More »
Congratulations to Daniel Kendall from City of Ely Swimming Club who became the first junior from the club to compete at Swim England’s East Region Long Course Distance Championships since 2009. At the long distance championships swimmers aged 14 years and under achieving the required Eastern Region qualifying times, compete at 800m and 1,500m Freestyle. …
Daniel ends long distance juniors Regional drought Read More »
City of Ely 2nd XI captain Richard Lee led from the front with an unbeaten century as Ely saw off the challenge of Cambridge CC by 39 runs to remain unbeaten. Lee’s innings provided the backbone of the innings and he received excellent support through the middle overs from Ellery Pullin (44) as Ely compiled …
The rain did something this weekend that not many opponents could slow down 10is Academy’s players. The 10is Academy players had a busy weekend with 8 matches to be played over the weekend. It all started on Saturday with the 8U playing at David Lloyd (DL) Cambridge against Peterborough and DL Cambridge. The 10is players …
10is Academy’s Team Tennis clinches 7 wins out of 8 after dominant weekend Read More »
Eight swimmers from City of Ely Swimming Club have qualified for the 2019 Swim England East Region Long Course Championships to compete against the top swimmers of their age from Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire. The Championships kicked off over the weekend of 4th to 6th May at Luton Sports Village for swimmers …
Ely City Hockey Club were celebrating as Xenia Marshall who, as part of their League winning Ladies 2s team, was proclaimed the top goal scorer in the whole of the East League last season! Xenia scored 39 goals out of the 118 scored by the Ladies 2s last season, scoring in every match but one …
Ely City Junior Is Top Goal Scorer in Ladies East League Read More »
City of Ely 1st XI began their campaign in Senior 2 with a comfortable victory at Barley on Saturday. With the weather forecast looking threatening, the captains agreed a reduced-overs contest in an attempt to get a positive result. Ely were asked to field first and the Barley openers gave the innings a solid start. It …
The latest beginners’ course delivered by Ely Runners has concluded, resulting in a group of local people running great 5K times. The course focussed on sound form and posture, pacing, breathing and interval work, among other aspects of running for beginners and those returning to running. Many of the course participants shaved minutes off their …
The 12 & Under 10is Academy team defeated the Cambourne LTC team on Saurday in a shoot out tie-break. The “Team Tennis” competition consisted of 4 single matches and 2 doubles. With some of the first team players away for Easter, 10is Academy had to field players from 1 and 2 age groups below; yet …
Great news! St Mary’s Surgery in Ely has adopted Littleport parkrun! In an exciting and innovative initiative, the Royal College of General Practitioners is collaborating with parkrun UK to promote the health and wellbeing of staff and patients. Under this initiative, GP practices across the UK are encouraged to develop close links with their local …
Ely Tigers travelled across to Suffolk for their last away game of the season, as they face Woodbridge, knowing nothing more than win would keep the pressure on the league leaders, again Tigers were forced to make changes to their 15, but the changes didn’t hinder the side. Inside the opening five minutes Ely had …
Earlier this season we were approached by our club physio Paul Forsdick to see if we were interested in helping out a club from Cyprus his brother had links to. Paul has been a part of the club for several years and his brother (Melvyn) plays for Larnaca. The kit was assembled by Adrian Storey, …
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