An "I heart Junior Netball Festival" is taking place at Butlins Skegness from 16th – 19th May 2014. Teams are required in the following age groups: U12 (7 a side); U14 and U16. For further information see the Sport Experiences website. Teams from the East Midlands wishing to discuss availability and possible discounts for non accommodation/food packages should contact Emily at Tri North on 020 3176 0568 or emily@trinorth.co.uk from 24th April.

The Regional U16 competition took place on 23rd March and 13th April and the results were:

1st: Charnwood            43 points
2nd: Brigg                        41 points
3rd: Sleaford Barge       35 points
4th: Ripley                       33 points
5th: Clifton Jade             27 points
6th: Rutland                    24 points
7th: Northants JMs        21 points
8th: Futureprint               16 points
9th: Pennine                   9 points
10th: Clifton Gold             3 points           

The winners and runners-up of the Regional U16s will go forward to the National Finals on 24th/25th May in Redbridge.

The Trust was established in 1984 as a charitable trust. It is a non-profit making educational charity, registered with the Charities Commission and its aims are to support individuals and organisations in the development of sport for young people (u21). To date the Trust has supported a wide range of projects from contributions towards development/improvement of facilities, contributions for equipment for newly established clubs, bursaries for attendees on relevant courses and contributions towards the relocation costs of England players for their education and netball training.

Due to its expenditure on deserving projects and the decrease in income, the Trust currently does not have the resources to continue as an effective provider of financial support for the development of sport for young people. The Trust has therefore been looking at alternative sources of funding, one of which is fundraising- the objective would be to generate a minimum of £10,000 per annum (net of costs etc). If you have fundraising expertise and are interested in fundraising for the Youth Trust please contact the Trust on aenayouthtrust@btinternet.com by 30th April 2014.

A junior tournament is to be held by Duston NC in Northamptonshire. Groups include High 5; U12; U14 and U16 and will take place on Sunday 15th June at Duston School. For more information see their poster. Closing date for entries is Thursday 29th May.

The Regional League Play offs took place on 6th April and provided some very competitive and skilful games. The first game between Lincoln City and Sleaford Barge was particularly close with Lincoln City just forging ahead in the last few minutes to win 34 - 31. Spectators were treated to six excellent games with Charnwood and  Lincoln City securing places in Division 1 next season, while Falcons and Sleaford Barge will play in Division 2. Click Here to see the Full result table

1st         Charnwood       15 points
2nd       Lincoln City        12 points
3rd        Sleaford Barge    8 points
4th        Falcons                 1 point

Sue Collin was recently awarded a Torch Trophy Award for her service to netball in many voluntary capacities including Officiating tutor and mentor as well as the East Midlands Regional Chair. Sue was presented with her trophy by HRH the Princess Royal in London. Visit their website for further information and a full report. Well done Sue- a great achievement! 

We’re very happy to announce that 6 schools from the East Midlands went to the National School Finals and despite coming up against some tough competition, all performed well and had a great day out! Results for our schools were:

• U14s Loughborough High School = 5th and Uppingham School = 15th
  
• U16s Oundle School and Repton School = joint 15th
  
• U19s Nottingham Girls High School = 15th and Northampton High School =17th
  

Well done to you all for making it to the Finals! 

Leicestershire and Rutland Sport are recruiting the above post. If you or any contacts you have are interested in the vacancy, please visit their website at www.lrsport.org/job/92465

Netball enthusiasts aged 14-16 who are thinking of enrolling at Moulton College on the Level 3 Diploma in Sport are invited to attend a Netball Academy Training Day on Wednesday 9th April. 
For further details, see their advert

Want to improve your netball skills? Join the Tresham Academy of Sport in Corby, Northamptonshire. For further details, view their advert

England Netball recently made available funding through the Club Starter Fund. We are delighted to announce that Vixens; Bourne Again NC and Slanneys Shooters from the East Midlands have all been successful in receiving funding. 

To find out about future funding available, please contact your Netball Development Officer

Nottinghamshire CNA are looking to appoint a Performance TSG Lead to ensure the effective delivery of academy and satellite programmes on behalf of the association. The position is voluntary with reasonable expenses and is home based but with regular meetings in Nottinghamshire.

 If you would like further details about the vacancy contact nnavacancies@gmail.com or download the Job Description and Application form.
The closing date for applications is Friday 25th April.

England Netball are hosting a number of summer camps and we need coaches to support the delivery. Included in the schedule are two taking place in the East Midlands. For further information on dates, venues, and how to apply (for all coaching roles at all camps) see the England Netball recruitment page