Saturday’s match in Dudley, Kingswinford between Cheltenham Town Ladies under-17s and Kewford Eagles was unexpectedly disrupted as a horse invaded the pitch during the first half. The uninvited guest galloped the pitch’s full-length, covering around half one eighth of a mile in the process before stewards’ inquiry were needed at the scene. The Robinesses’ coach, […]
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Gloucestershire football academy wants to bridge gap between grassroots and academy football
Bridge Football Academy are bringing through the next crop of talented football players from across Gloucestershire area. The academy welcomes players with aspirations to reach the top. Providing sessions for all age groups upwards of six years of age, the academy have recently opened trials for under-16 and under-17 groups. Academy Director Nick Housden has […]
Cheltenham Town Ladies Cerys Dolloway on COVID-19: “We’ve gelled together as a team and got through it”
Cheltenham Town Ladies have seen their end to the season disrupted by COVID-19 with the FA reaching the decision to void the South West Regional Women’s Football League as a result. Park Life Sport caught up with centre-back Cerys Dolloway in training to discuss the changes and challenges COVID-19 has imposed the Ladies team. “I […]
LISTEN: Jamie Cureton on his time at Cheltenham, Johan Ackermann leaves Gloucester, and how local clubs will survive COVID-19
Listen below for our latest radio bulletin. We speak exclusively to veteran striker Jamie Cureton as he reflects on the 2013/14 campaign, his only season at Cheltenham Town FC. Mark Yates’ side finished 17th in what was a disappointing season for the Robins. Cureton reveals what went wrong, and what his favourite moments were playing […]
How Gloucestershire’s Sports Stars Have Been Spending the Lockdown
The roar of The Shed at Kingsholm, the sound of the overly enthusiastic stadium announcer at the Jonny-Rocks, and the taste of the Q-Pie at The New Lawn. It all seems like such a distant memory now, doesn’t it? It’s been over seven weeks since we’ve watched any of our local teams in action. Under […]
Forest Green Rovers: How have FGR’s players and fans been keeping busy over the period of postponement?
It’s a weird time to be a football fan at the moment. Everything is a bit confusing and we’re all a bit lost. One thing is for sure though. When football eventually returns, nobody will ever take a Super Sunday featuring Bournemouth and Burnley for granted, ever again. During this break, footballers and fans alike […]
BREAKING: Gloucestershire Cricket cancel pre-season tour to La Manga amid Coronavirus outbreak
Gloucestershire Cricket have announced that their planned pre-season tour to La Manga in Spain has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The squad were expected to fly out to Spain on the 18 March for a training camp and a series of practice matches against Glamorgan before returning to Bristol on the 27 March. We […]
Life Cycle UK confirmed as Gloucestershire Cricket official charity partner
Life Cycle will join as a charity partner alongside CLIC Sargent and Broaderlands as one of the three charities associated with the club. Life Cycle are a charity who transform lives and the environment through cycling. The charity look to help people to find the social, physical and environmental benefits of cycling. Gloucestershire Cricket CEO […]