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Yahoo
18-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Teenager fights stigma around girls and sport
A Jersey teenager has set up an event to inspire girls between the ages of eight and 18 years old to take part in all sports. Event organiser and young worker for Jersey Youth Service, Lauren, 15, said the event was about breaking barriers and the stigma facing girls in sport. The free event, called Every Girl Moves, will take place at the sports facility at Les Quennevais School on Monday. Lauren said "everybody is welcome". Lauren, who joined the youth service in Year 4, said it was a chance to try out new sports that some people might not have known was available to them. "When we were organising this event I didn't even know there was a Jersey cricket team - apparently they are really good and keep winning competitions," she said. 'Get people involved' "It is really cool to learn about different sports in the island." At the beginning of Year 7, Lauren said she joined an all-boy football training session before finding another group called the Wonderers, which she is still a part of. She said: "We are trying to get rid of the stigma and get more people involved. "I know most people want to do a sport but they think it's a boys sport or worry about what people will think of them." More news stories for Jersey Listen to the latest news for Jersey The event, which will have various sports organisations attending such as basketball, fencing, kickboxing and skateboarding, among others, takes place from 10:00 until 15:00 BST. "There's plenty to try out," added Lauren. Youth Worker Josh Twohig-Jones said Lauren was the "driving force" behind Every Girl Moves. He said Lauren ran consultations around the island at various youth clubs and schools to encourage as many girls to attend the event and try a new sport. Follow BBC Jersey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to More on this story Women's Euros to be shown on park's big screen Running group launched to support teenage girls Related internet links Jersey Youth Service
BBC News
14-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Weekend event to showcase sports in Jersey
People will get the chance to try a number of sports during a weekend-long event in Jersey Sports Council has organised a free Sport Showcase Event on Saturday and Sunday.A spokesperson said there would be events at Les Quennevais Sports Centre and Playing Fields as well as at Royal Channel Island Yacht Club in St council said an under 18s who wanted to attend the event without an adult needed to fill out a consent form. There will be sports including football, bowls, petanque, netball and volleyball on offer for people to try out between 11:00 and 16:00 BST on Saturday, organisers added other sports would include sailing and paddle boarding on Sunday from 09:00 to 13:00, subject to the weather and conditions on the water.
BBC News
07-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Jersey children to take part in mini triathlon
Children in Jersey will take part in a children's triathlon this weekend to raise money for blood Jersey Kids' Triathlon will take place at the Les Quennevais Sports Centre in St Brelade with children running, cycling and swimming over a short race, which is open to six to 13 year-olds, will be a "fun sporting event" with "no winners and losers - only achievers," organisers said everybody taking part would get "a complimentary event t-shirt, medal and goody bag full of surprises". Children in the youngest age group - Years 2 and 3 - will swim 25m (27 yards), cycle 1.5km (0.93 miles) and run 600m (656 yards).Those in the oldest age group - Years 6 to 8 - will swim 100m (109 yards), cycle 4.5km (2.8 miles) and run 1200m (1313 yards).The event is raising money for the Jersey branch of Blood Cancer UK.
ITV News
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- ITV News
'Very surreal': Former Les Quennevais pupil on set with Hollywood stars for sci-fi remake
A Jersey -born actor has spoken to Les Quennevais pupils about preparing for his new role in a Hollywood remake of a beloved 1980s sci-fi series. James Wilkinson is playing Mekaneck in the live-action remake of Mattel's Masters of the Universe, which is set for release in 2026. James is currently halfway through filming the film, sharing the set with the likes of Idris Elba and Jared Leto. The actor returned to his old school to answer questions from aspiring performers, telling ITV News: "I've always said Les Quennevais is such a great, great school - it's lovely to be back." After playing roles in every school play he could get his hands on, James made acting a central part of his life as a teenager. He was a regular performer at the Arts Centre, Opera House, and the Jersey Eisteddfod and was part of the Samares Players. James explains: "I enjoyed doing athletics and rugby, but what I enjoyed doing more was acting, and people told me that I was good at it, so I carried on. "For anyone who hasn't had that theatre bug - that adrenaline rush - it's hard to explain, but that's what gets you hooked on acting initially." Though James is now performing on international screens, he says he was taken aback when he received the call offering him the role in Masters of the Universe. He said: "I was doing a job out in China at the time, so when I got the call from my agent, it was two o'clock in the morning. "The VPN wasn't working, the WiFi was rubbish, and I had to walk a kilometre down the road to a restaurant to use their WiFi to talk to the guy on the phone. "It was honestly a bit of a stress because I'd already accepted another job, so I had to cancel the job I'd accepted and go on to this one. "When all of the dust settled, finally, and I had time to reflect on what it actually meant, it was surreal." James continues: "You look back on doing productions at school, then going on to performing arts college, where you're young and excited and all of a sudden your whole life is consumed by performing and trying to get that next job and trying to make it. "And all of a sudden you're doing a film like this and you're part of something monumental and there's a lot of history to it and there's a lot of responsibility to the fans. "It doesn't seem real, even though we're halfway through filming now. "I guess I'm going to have that kind of pinch-me moment when I see it on the big screen, but for now, it's still very, very surreal." When asked what it was like rubbing shoulders with actors the calibre of Elba and Leto, James said: "For me, it's just a case of listening and looking at how they do things, trying to absorb everything that I can from those guys and trying to be as good as I can be with them. "That's what it's all about."
