Sports chiefs in Cornwall are looking for volunteers to get inspired by the Olympics and take on a new challenge this year.

The Olympics-inspired Sport Makers volunteering programme is hoping people of all ages take up a sport and become part of the 2012 London Olympics legacy.

Sport Makers also aims to inspire more than 400 people in Cornwall to get involved in volunteering, with each of them receiving training and spending at least ten hours organising or leading sporting activities.

Jackie Lawrence, who is leading the programme in Cornwall, said: "Every Cornish Sport Maker will be invited to an informal and interactive workshop where they'll gain the skills and opportunities to get involved in sport across the county.

"They will then be introduced to organisations which need their help, and join forces with others who want to make sport happen locally. There will also be opportunities to meet top athletes and plenty of incentives to stay involved."

Sport Makers is a national initiative which was launched by Sir Steve Redgrave last year. At the launch he said: "You don't need medals to become a sporting hero. By helping people you know to get involved in sport you will be doing something amazing for your friends and local community as well as having fun yourself."

Mark Lewarne, one of the leading triathletes in the County is part of the initiative and is helping to promote it. You can read more about it on his tricornwall blog entry HERE.

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I would like all the supporters of the Yacht Inn Swim to be made aware of the fantastic amount of money raised for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Pictured is event organiser Nick Brooks presenting a cheque in the sum of £1800 to Emma Wright, fundraising Manager (Cornwall) of Macmillan Cancer Support.

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Since forming the Friends of Bude Sea Pool six months ago, we’ve made huge progress towards keeping the historic tidal swimming pool at Bude open. We’re very close to agreeing terms with Cornwall Council to take on management of the Pool from next April, and have secured pledges of grant funding and business sponsorship to help pay for it.

So we, the Friends of Bude Sea Pool, might be running the Sea Pool next summer – that’s a tall order for a very new charity. The FoBSP committee is working flat out to achieve this, because the alternative is that this beautiful, semi-natural swimming pool will be closed down and permanently demolished.

If we fail, then the Sea Pool will be knocked down. It’s that simple.

So although we have, with your help, already made massive progress, we need more help so we can finish the job. We have to meet the requirements of our insurer, and pay for public liability insurance. We have to recruit and train staff to run the Pool and lifeguard it at key times. We need to project-manage an extensive programme of repairs. We need to put in place revenue-generating schemes which will let the Pool pay for itself in the long run. And we have to do all this in our spare time, on a shoestring budget.

There’s an easy way for you to help: please encourage all your friends and family to JOIN the FoBSP or make a one-off DONATION to our funds.

Christmas is on the horizon: you could ask your friends to make a donation to FoBSP funds instead of buying a gift this year. Or you could give your friends their own FoBSP membership for Christmas. OK, so you can’t actually give your best friend a sea pool for Christmas – but this comes close!

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The adult race started at noon, and the wind had picked up a notch as the competitors were lining up at the start. As well as the more competitive swimmers, there were also a large number of entrants just trying to complete the 800m (ish) course. 65 in total headed into the water at the start of the race. It wasn’t long until the leaders were turning the first buoy and there was a clear lead pack to be seen from the beach. As the leaders turned the third buoy and headed back to shore, they were being assisted by the swell and wind, some being able to bodysurf small waves to the sand.

The lead pack had split into two, and the first to emerge, with a large gap behind was Jacob Wood, who won the Junior Male race. George Hollis finished second Junior Male (12:32) and he was closely followed by last years winner Matthew Trewhella (12:41). Not far behind the boys was the first placed Junior Female, Kerry Bridgeman, who completed the swim in 13:15. The second Junior Female to sprint through the line was Courtney-Lee Reid (13:56) and third was Marisa Nichols (14:23). The winner of the Senior Female category was Catherine Haynes (16:34) and Rebecca Walters finished second in (17:31). The Senior Male age group was won by Jonathan Webb (15:36), with Simon Scholes (16:31) and Kieran Davies (16:44) second and third respectively. The final category was the masters (30+), and in the Female category Lois Leanard took the gold with a time of 18:49. Closely behind her was Julie Drage (19:08) and Catherine Ralph was third (20:13). For the Master Male age group the winner was Clive Boyes-Hunter (13:57), who finished 8th overall. Second place was Gareth Joseph (14:21) and third was Keith Hollis (14:33).

The safety cover stayed out in the water as the last swimmers came to shore, with Jeanette Bate exiting the water second from last. Jeanette did manage to win the “Golden Oldie’ award for being the eldest competitor to complete the swim as well as collecting the top Fund-raiser trophy. The final swimmer to stroll though the checkered flags was Jacqui Owen who received free swimming lessons courtesy of Neuvya Swim School. All swimmers were able to re-hydrate after completing the swim thanks to Pureblue Water.

A big thank you to the water cover, the ladies on the registration desk and all of the event sponsors for making it such a success (Sessions Surf Shop, Gylly Beach Cafe, Arvor Sea Kayaking, 2twenty2, Pureblue Water, ASP T-Shirt Printing, Neuvya Swim School, Seasalt, and the RNLI Lifeguards). The club raised almost £1000 on the day, which will be split between purchasing new life-saving and triathlon equipment as well as helping support Disaster Relief Charity ShelterBox.

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endless summer swim nipper results

endless summer swim junior senior masters results

Pics by Jacqui Owen and family.