October

Derbyshire pole vaulter Ed Mourbey has won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Youth Games, with a new personal best of 4.70m.

Derbyshire's Russell Clark has won the British National Under 13 Championships.

Derby's Luke Taylor has won a bronze medal at the 2008 Junior World Judo Championships in Bangkok.

Chesterfield and District Athletics Club has been named England Athletics' Track and Field Club of the Year.

Derby College student Jake Beardsley was crowned East Midlands Collegiate Golf Champion at Morley Hayes Golf and Leisure complex. Beardsley returned a solid round of 73 over the demanding par 72 championship course at Morley Hayes to finish 2 shots ahead of Derby College team mate Nico Pickard and the rest of the 50 strong field of competitors from colleges around the East Midlands.

The weather conditions experienced at Swarkestone Sailing Club were ideal for the final round in the Derbyshire Youth Sailing (DYS) ten event series.

The 2008 Derbyshire Sports Awards are almost upon us, and the finalists for each category can now be announced.

Derby College opened their campaign in the National Inter Collegiate Golf League with a fine performance at Stonebridge Golf Club in Warwickshire.

Glossop Judo Club's older top fighters brought home two medals at the British Junior Championships in Sheffield.

Enthusiastic adult players with all levels of football skills are needed to take part in the Motability Winter 5-a-side Football Tournament, raising money for national disability charity, Motability.

Chesterfield College Fitness Suite demonstrated the importance of physical activity for mental well-being during the first annual England-wide mass participation event “Get Moving Week”. This national event aimed to bring people with direct experience of mental health problems together with those without these experiences to build awareness, challenge attitudes and tackle discrimination.

Derby College has launched a pioneering golf programme which presents students with a unique opportunity to develop their talent and skills at the same time as achieve academic qualifications.

Remy Beckett has been crowned as Derbyshire’s best schools golfer for the second year running after winning the Fairgrove Homes Derbyshire Schools Matchplay Championships.

Badminton England chief executive Adrian Christy has spent a day in Derbyshire to learn more about development plans for badminton in the county, as well as visiting local facilities and seeing an example of the community badminton network/school club link developments that are already in place.

Derbyshire Olympic badminton player Donna Kellogg was on hand to officially open Granville Community School as a specialist sports college on Friday October 3.

A group of pupils from Stubbin Wood School will soon be swapping Bolsover for Beijing, in a sporting ‘exchange’ trip.

Swarkestone Cricket Club’s Alan Davies has been recognised for his contribution to the sport at the 2008 NatWest OSCAs (Outstanding Service to Cricket Awards).

Inclusive Fitness Initiative accredited facilities in Chesterfield and Derby are among those getting involved in Get Moving Week.

Two of Glossop Judo Club’s best young fighters brought home medals after travelling to Walsall for the 2008 British under 12 Judo Championships.

Around 140 young people gathered for the Young Ambassador Conference held in Derby, where they were joined by double Olympic medallist Rebecca Romero.

Dronfield Town FC have been awarded a National FA Charter Standard Administrator Award 2008, as well as scoping the regional accolade.

The sporting achievements of some of the county’s most talented and hardworking school pupils have been recognised at this year’s Derbyshire School Sports Awards.