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Prince Edward took time
out of his visit to the South of England Agricultural Show to
speak to Mid Sussex Martial Arts School founder and coach Roger
Payne and issue his support to the club’s free training initiative
for youngsters.
The prince was a guest of honour at
the show in at Ardingly, West Sussex which saw the club stage
a demonstration as part of the West Sussex County Council’s Voluntary
and Statutory Youth Service.
The club continues to offer
FREE judo to juniors aged 8 - 18 years across Sussex, first introduced
in 2008 to mark the first 20 years of the club staging judo in
Mid Sussex.
Roger Payne said: “It was
a great honour for our players and of course for myself to be
acknowledged by Prince Edward, especially as our dojo receives
no funding, yet welcomes everyone, young and old, experienced
to novice, plus of course complete beginners.”
The Clubmark outfit is
fully funded by the Tenshin Kan Youth Foundation and has received
rich praise from 1992 Olympic silver medallist and former world
champion judoka Nicola Fairbrother MBE.
“This is a great idea and
one that I support wholly,” said the two-time European Champion.
“I know how much it cost
me (well, I should say how much it cost my parents, really) to
keep me going in Judo when I was younger. Congratulations to Roger
and the team for coming up with and sustaining this idea. Everyone
in Sussex, you don't know how lucky you are! Go for it. Go and
try Judo for free today!"
Mid Sussex Martial Arts
is an approved 'Have Fun' Activity Centre for West Sussex County
Council, backed by the Mid Sussex District Council & Sussex
County Sports Partnership Trust, plus supported by Haywards
Heath Town Council Mayor and works in conjunction with ‘Olympus
Holiday Academy’.
The British Judo Association
is the National Governing Body for the Olympic Sport of judo in
Great Britain.
Mid Sussex Martial Arts
School Judo train at the Tenshin Kan Dojo, West Sussex RH17 7NP.
Men, women and youth judoka train on Tuesday at 19:00 – 20:30
while improving boys and girls train on a Wednesday at the same
time for free. Novice boys and girls train on a Thursday at 19:00
– 20:30 which is also a free session.
For more information on
Mid Sussex Martial Arts School please visit
www.msmas.org
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