1. Best Music Albums (In no order)
Razorlight - Slipway Fires
Kings of Leon - Only by the night
Keane - Perfect Symmetry
One Night Only - Started a fire
2. Best Music Gig
Scouting for Girls, Lincoln Engine Shed
One Night Only, Lincoln Engine Shed
3. Favourite Place
Monument Valley, USA
4. Best Bargain
Return flights from East Midlands to Berlin - £0.02 (Including credit card charges £2.02)!
New Years Resolutions.
1. To cook more.
2. To go skiing.
3. To get into photography and take more pictures.
4. To continue to travel and see the world.
5. To complete a 10K row for the challenge series
Really need to think of more things. Suppose I could add to this at a later date.
Really enjoyed it. Recommend it, if you want to see a funny film that will uplift you and make you think 'Yes' can I do more.
Blackie rating; 4 out of 5
Its been far too long!
About 5 years ago was the last I managed to get myself on snow. Having loved skiing and getting a bug of it many moons ago, I have found it difficult to find someone to go with (and also the expense of it). Today I found myself at x-scape in Leeds. It was F.A.B.
Here are some of the pictures of myself and my sister. Belle did really well having not skied ever before. She was parallel turning in under 2 hours and going from the top. (Don't want to mention the amount of times she fell over - not many really for a novice. The funniest things was having to wait for her as she fell over on the button lift). But all in all she was FAB for a first timer. Well Done.
(This last picture was just before Belle fell over!)
Me inside the glider ready to launch.
Dad and the two seater glider. The weather was dry but quite windy. We launched off the Winch and it was really fast. I had a go at flying it but there wasn't any lift. Total flight time = 9 minutes!
Had my first go at Archery. Got a Grade 2. (5 is the best). Not to bad for a first timer. However I will be sticking to the day job.
Weather - Very very Cold, Very very windy, Very Very wet!
Venue - Skegness Grammar school
A very close game that we were unlucky to lose. Lincoln got 2 green cards! and a goal disallowed.
Skegness had a player sent to hospital. Hope your ok Jilly and the glue on your forehead is working!
Man of the match - Keeley and Amy
This match was the one that was postponed from a few weeks ago. However I think I would have preferred to play in the Snow!! Happy Christmas guys. looking forward to Cambs Uni at Home in the New Year.
Weather = Wet / Cold / Raining / Freezing!
Positions played = WA x3 / GK x1
Taken from this weeks paper, regarding last weeks match.
SKEGNESS travelled to Lincoln this week with high hopes of their first win of the season against a struggling Lincoln's 2nds team.
Hockey East League
Lincoln 2nds 0
Skegness Ladies 5
Skegness dominated the first 15 minutes of the half, leading to many golden opportunities for the Skegness forwards, including a diving shot made by Amanda Black, which was just kicked away by the Lincoln goalkeeper. Unfortunately none of the goal attempts were successful, and Lincoln was able to pressure the Skegness defence with a few chances of their own; none of which got past goalkeeper Vicky Thurston.
Within minutes of being back on the pitch after half time, player of the match Amy Rutter opened the scoring after intercepting a Lincoln sideline pass, and leaving herself in a one-on-one situation with the goalkeeper, to which she struck the ball in the bottom right corner.
This goal provided Skegness with the confidence they needed, and five minutes later their second goal was scored by Abbi Emerson as she pushed the ball into the goal on receiving a pass from Rutter.
As Skegness began to dominate, Lincoln really felt the pressure and began to make mistakes; one leading to an interception by Skegness which was then passed to Black, whose first half efforts on goal were finally rewarded by a strike past the keeper, to score Skegness' third goal.
The fourth goal of the match came from top goal scorer Rutter, who on receiving the ball, quickly turned and hit it skilfully into the corner of the goal in one swift movement.
The final goal of the match was scored by defender Lara Potts who struck a fantastic shot past the keeper to secure Skegness' first win of the season.
Team: Keely Blakey, Chantelle Farrell, Amy Rutter, Olivia Stephenson, Kate Tyler, Debbie Skipworth, Amanda Black, Abbi Emerson, Lara Potts, Pauline Forman, Vicky Thurston, Emma Shelbourn, Jilly Robson.
Skegness battled at a cold home match against 3rd from bottom Bourne 2nds. After having a poor first half, Skegness dominated the second with many chances on goal. Unlucky result - we deserved at least a draw.
Skegness remain 2nd from bottom, with one match remaining of the first half of the season.
~~~~~~~~~ Match Report ~~~~~~~~~
Skegness pipped at the post in closely fought match
Skegness played at home this week against Bourne's second team buoyed by their first win of the season in the 5-0 thrashing of Lincoln 2nds last week.
From the first whistle the game was a close fought affair with Bourne only just taking the honours and establishing a measure of domination through the use of their very skilful attackers.
This high level of skill allowed for Bourne's first goal just 15 minutes into the half, when one attacker put herself into a good shooting position, allowing them to go 1-0 up after a powerful strike hit the backboard of the goal.At half time Skegness didn't feel as though a loss for them would fairly represent the game, and so went back onto the pitch with even more determination than before, in hope of changing the score. This attitude was evident as much more pressure was put on the Bourne defence and Skegness had many good chances all of which went unrewarded. The Bourne attackers however were not fazed by this and proceeded to go two goals up when another shot on goal got past the Skegness keeper.
Fortunately, Skegness were not dispirited and had not lost their desire, in particular player of the match Chantelle Farrell who scored Skegness' only goal of the match; sweeping the ball into the goal after receiving a pass inside the "D" from veteran Pauline Forman.
Skegness continued to press forward searching for their second goal, however this was not to be and the game's final score was 2-1.
Players: Amy Rutter, Abbi Emerson, Olivia Stephenson, Chantelle Farrell, Kate Tyler, Pauline Forman, Debbie Skipworth, Lara Potts, Amanda Black, Jilly Robson, Emma Shelbourn, Vicky Thurston, Lisa Cumberworth.
Just a few pic's to share with you all. My first gliding lesson. "Speed and turns"
Not to sure where I ended up finishing! Really hard wet, icy, cold condition. Good fun though!
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