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  BRGS Sport in the Press...
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Please find below current news and links to press releases featuring BRGS pupils' and former pupils' achievement in sport & other physical activities...

Articles include those originally published in the:

Rossendale Free Press
, Rochdale Observer, Manchester Evening News, Accrington Observer, Burnley Express

2003 to 2005 press releases >>
Date Title of Article & Link Preview
15/06/07 "BRGS Football Team" BRGS's second 11 are pictured here at Blackpool Grammar School in October 1953...
11/05/07 "Lord-ing it over Nelson" Sixth Form student Ben Lord, 17, and father provided the "firepower" for Bacup cricket team as they obliterated Nelson at Lanehead...
6/04/07 "School's net gain" "An energetic bunch of netball players have shot their way into the record books – by playing the longest match in history..."
Link to photos & report on this website
02/04/07 "Girls net a world record" Netball squad at Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School set a new world record for the longest ever match.
View Photo Gallery here
16/02/07 "Hanley retained by Renault" Former Sixth Form student "Racing driver Ben Hanley, 22, faces a make-or-break season after being retained for a second year on the Renault Driver Development Programme of the Formula One champions..."
26/01/07 "Girls Go For New Record" Twenty BRGS girls will attempt to break Guinness World Record for longest netball game.
Link to report & photos
5/01/07 "Groom starts year as British Number One" Former BRGS pupil David Groom, 18, has started the year as British Junior number one at his weight- Judo.
2006
09/06/06 "Blues offer makes Ben a World Cup Dreamer" Everton Football Club asked Ben Horkin, 11, to go down for a six-week period in July to play in their academy.
02/06/06 "Valley honours Olympic Hero" Former pupil, Winter Olympics competitor Kristan Bromley, returned to Ski Rossendale to pick up a special award.
See related report & photos on our website
19/05/06 "Civic Reception for Olympic star Dr. Ice" Former pupil, Winter Olympics competitor Kristan Bromley, was honoured at a civic celebration.
05/05/06 "Europe's Best" Pupil and Bacup Judo Club's David Groom, 17, was ranked number one in Europe.
April 2006 Photo: Sixth form student, Rachel Henry in the U19 England Netball Squad, at the Netball Europe Championships
10/03/06 "That's my boys" "The proud Groom family is celebrating a medal double at the British Schools national judo competition at Bath University"...
24/02/06 "Civic Honour Plans for Dr. Ice" Former pupils & olympic competitor Kristan Bromley "will be honoured for putting Rossendale on the map".
27/01/06 "Dr. Ice Returns" "Kristan Bromley will continue his build up to the Turin Winter Olympic Games at the weekend..."
13/01/06 "Zara bows out at the top" Pupil Zara Moon, 17, "was Britain’s highest placed finisher at the World Endurance Championships for Young Riders held at Bahrain"...

2003 to 2005 press releases >>

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