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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Community pulls together to back young sports stars
Tyce Walmsley, 16, was supported by residents in Mirehouse to play for the England Lions Rugby League team. Residents also supported Mirehouse AFC purchase new kits (pictured right). (Image: Submitted) A COMMUNITY pulled together and raised hundreds of pounds to support young people playing sports. Residents from Mirehouse in Whitehaven have helped Tyce Walmsley raise £600 to represent the England Lions Rugby League team and also Mirehouse AFC to raise £800 to buy a new kit for the under 10s teams. Advertisement Tyce was between rugby clubs when he was selected to play for the England Lions and needed to find £600 to cover the kit and travel costs for the four nations series. A plea for donations was put out on the #MirehouseMatters Facebook page and the total was raised on a JustGiving page within hours. The 16-year-old was selected England 16s captain for the series scoring a try, kicking three conversions and gaining the opposition's man of the match award in the opening win against Scotland. Then just a few weeks later, Mirehouse AFC issued a plea for sponsors for a new kit after struggling to find a sponsor for its junior kit. Advertisement Carl 'Wammo' Walmsley, who runs the #MirehouseMatters page, suggested the club asked the residents if they were happy to help out and #MirehouseMatters could be the sponsor. The club has now raised the £800 it needed to purchase the kits. Carl said: 'Mirehouse do nothing in halves. I can't believe the generosity of our residents. It's Fantastic to see the estate step up for their own when needed.' Stacey Fisher of Mirehouse AFC, said: 'When we first approached Wammo, we were cracking away about sponsors and Wammo came up with this idea to try, as we know how difficult it is at the moment. Advertisement 'We thought we would give it ago, straight away it kicked off. The community spirit and the messages of love we received were incredible. I had a great feeling that the community would rally together. 'Times are really hard for people at the minute and it shows we have a fantastic community, the spirit they have to reach the kit target this quick. We are very thankful - I can't put into words just how much this means. 'We can't wait to see them in their new #Mirehousematters sponsored kit - thank you all very much for all your support.'
CTV News
5 days ago
- Health
- CTV News
Coming together for Men's Health: Shedstock '25
Coming together for Men's Health: Shedstock '25 Reverend Mark Kleiner explains the concept of Men's Sheds, and how the one being built in Saskatoon will help men with their mental health
CTV News
21-06-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
Chief Bobby Cameron reflects on National Indigenous Peoples Day
Watch Chief Bobby Cameron shares his thoughts on National Indigenous Peoples Day, their voices being heard, and how others can support Indigenous awareness.
BreakingNews.ie
20-06-2025
- BreakingNews.ie
Residents line streets to welcome home Israeli-American hostage
Edan Alexander, an American-born Israeli soldier and believed to be the last living American hostage held in Gaza, has returned home to New Jersey. Hundreds of cheering supporters, many waving Israeli flags and holding 'Welcome Home Edan' signs, lined the streets of Tenafly to greet his passing vehicle. Advertisement A smiling Mr Alexander held his arm out the passenger-side window to wave and touch the hands of people in the crowd. The militant group Hamas released Mr Alexander, 21, on May 12 after 584 days. He has been in Israel since he was freed. Thursday marked his first trip home to Tenafly, the suburb of New York City where he grew up and where his family still lives. People in Tel Aviv watch a live broadcast of Israeli-American soldier Edan Alexander's release from Hamas captivity (Oded Balilty/AP) Mr Alexander was 19 when militants stormed his base in Israel and dragged him into the Gaza Strip. Advertisement He was among the 251 people taken hostage in Hamas' attack on October 7 2023. Mr Alexander moved to Israel in 2022 after finishing high school and enlisted in the military. Since his capture, there's been a huge outpouring of support for him in Tenafly, located in a county with a large Jewish and Israeli-American population. The community held regular walks to raise awareness about him and the other hostages. Many gathered in May to celebrate his release. Advertisement 'Edan's return is the return of everybody's child, every organisation, every family, every Israeli family, and non-Israeli, and non-Jews,' Orly Chen, a Tenafly resident, told CBS News New York on Thursday.
BBC News
20-06-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Shropshire's Nesscliffe army site still housing Afghan families
An army camp that was adapted as a short-term home for Afghan families, who escaped the Taliban in 2023, is still being used, it has to 200 families and individuals moved to the base at Nesscliffe in Shropshire in 2023, under the Government's Afghan resettlement was designed to help those who'd assisted the UK mission in Afghanistan and Shropshire Council said in November 2023 they were only expected to stay for six authority said there have been no arrivals since Feb 2025 and attempts to find suitable homes for six remaining families were continuing. When the families moved in, people living in the area had raised concerns about people walking on the narrow lanes around Nesscliffe and about the lack of facilities. Local residents thanked When approached again by the BBC, the council said "no end date was confirmed, only that the site was to be used temporally, as needed".After the last families leave, it will be returned to Ministry of Defence (MoD) use. The council has confirmed the camp had been funded by the government and the authority has not received any money to use the MoD said the UK had "a moral obligation to resettle Afghans eligible under the Afghan Resettlement Programme" to get them "away from the threat of the Taliban".It said Nesscliffe was "an important staging post for Afghans when they first arrive in the UK" and thanked local residents for helping the families "feel welcome, valued, and part of the community"."It is clear that the Defence Estate is not the long-term solution to housing requirements for all Afghan resettlement schemes," the MoD confirmed. Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
