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Wednesday <strong>September</strong> <strong>21</strong> <strong>2016</strong><br />
SPORTS<br />
BAY HARBOUR<br />
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THRILLED: Lyttelton Football Club players Tane Gunn, Isaac Warren, Connor Buckley and Sayyad Mille look forward to<br />
trading in their old soccer gear for new equipment. <br />
Port gives to football club<br />
• By Annabelle Dick<br />
IT WAS a case of out with the<br />
old and in with the new for<br />
Lyttelton Football Club after<br />
the port company funded<br />
the purchase of new sporting<br />
equipment.<br />
The club developed a<br />
programme in 2012 to teach<br />
young children about the game<br />
and Lyttelton Port of Christchurch<br />
sponsored the purchase<br />
of sporting gear to cater for<br />
increasing numbers.<br />
Club head coach Mick<br />
Stephenson said world famous<br />
football players like Lionel<br />
Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo<br />
were driving young people to<br />
the sport.<br />
“Until now we’ve been running<br />
the programme using<br />
secondhand equipment and<br />
make-shift goal posts, so we<br />
haven’t had the resources to<br />
really excel,” he said.<br />
“The equipment LPC funded<br />
has been the best thing to happen<br />
since we started. We now<br />
have almost 100 children registered<br />
so we’ve decided to run<br />
the programme throughout<br />
the school term.”<br />
The Introduction to Football<br />
course teaches youngsters,<br />
aged eight to 13, the rules of<br />
the sport and helps them develop<br />
the basic skills a beginner<br />
footballer needs.<br />
“We’ve seen an increase in<br />
young girls keen to take up the<br />
sport,” Stephenson said.<br />
“Football is a great way to<br />
bring people together.”<br />
Six senior club players, eager<br />
to help the next generation<br />
develop their skills, volunteer<br />
their time to run the sessions.<br />
LPC chief executive Peter<br />
Davie said the sponsorship was<br />
part of the company’s ongoing<br />
commitment to the harbour<br />
basin community.<br />
“It’s great to see so many<br />
local youngsters developing<br />
an interest in sport and we’re<br />
pleased that our sponsorship<br />
has had such a positive impact<br />
on the programme,” he said.<br />
The programme is held three<br />
times a week at the Lyttelton<br />
Primary School and the Lyttelton<br />
Recreation Centre.<br />
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Let’s work together for a<br />
Healthy <strong>Harbour</strong><br />
Ki Uta Ki Tai<br />
Whakaraupō / Lyttelton <strong>Harbour</strong><br />
Catchment Management Plan<br />
What does a ‘healthy harbour’ mean to you -<br />
now and in the next 20 years?<br />
What are the key issues facing the harbour?<br />
How can we make a difference?<br />
PLEASE COME AND SHARE YOUR IDEAS AT:<br />
LYTTELTON:<br />
The Board Room,<br />
25 Canterbury St<br />
Wednesday <strong>21</strong>st<br />
Sept 7 – 9pm<br />
GOVERNORS BAY:<br />
Fire Station<br />
Tuesday 20th Sept<br />
7 – 9pm<br />
DIAMOND HARBOUR:<br />
Community Hall<br />
Friday 23rd Sept<br />
7 – 9pm<br />
Or visit www.healthyharbour.org.nz to find out more and share your thoughts online.<br />
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