GOODBYE &GOODLUCKELLIOT! In August 2021 a young UCLan 2nd year
BEN TREND MEMORIAL WALK, 15th Apr 2023 After a few years’ absence
student sports journalist, Elliot Burrow, linked up with the
due to covid etc we are starting the walk again this year, so dig those walking shoes out and start stretching off! It will be the usual format:
Club to write home match
reports for our digital media, the Blackpool Gazette, LSA Express as well as The Rugby Paper. From the very beginning he impressed us with his diligence, discipline, writing style and understanding of rugby in particular and sport in general. The product of Millom School in Cumbria, Elliot has had a demanding routine of university, Fylde RFC duties and rugby league officiating. He referees and is on the line for amateur competitions in the North of England. He not only has written some 30 Fylde match reports over two seasons but also impressive feature pieces on, for instance, the vexed issue of concussion in rugby and the life of a profoundly deaf rugby player, Fylde’s Peter Altham, which has gathered traction in a number of outlets including the Rugby Paper. Plus he is a very personable young man who is popular throughout the Club. Everyone at the Woodlands wishes him well as he seeks his first fulltime journalism role. Good luck and many thanks Elliot!
Along the promenade from Blackpool RUFC to Fylde RUFC, the two clubs Ben loved to play for, tea/coffee at the start and a bite to eat at the finish. You don’t have to do all the walk, you can join us en route if you wish (details below). £10.00p per person, either pay on the day or go to: justgiving.com then search Ben Trend Memorial Walk 2023. If you can’t do the walk but would like to donate please do so via the just giving page as above. Please let me know if you are joining us so we have an idea of numbers either by facebook or ring me: 07879 428707. Thank you for taking the time to read this, The Trends
Details (all times are approximate): 08.45: start from Blackpool RUFC,
Fleetwood Road, FY5 1RN (next to the golf driving range) - tea and coffee available from 08.00 09.30: Gynn Square 10.00: Blackpool Lifeboat Station 11.00: Starr Gate 11.45: St Annes Pier 12.45: Fylde Rugby Club, Blackpool Road, Ansdell, FY8 4EL
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