Disabled athletes beat the odds to win awards

A BOOK has been launched to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the foundation of the Community of the Resurrection in Mirfield.

The Community was founded by Charles Gore in Oxford in July, 1892, and moved to Mirfield in January, 1898.

The foundation stone for the Community Church was laid on September 22, 1911, and the church was finally completed and consecrated on July 6, 1938.

The church had to close in 2009 for structural repairs and refurbishment, which began in 2011 and was finally completed in its main details this year.

The paperback booklet, compiled by

By HENRYK ZIENTEK

Frances Stott, contains 40 pages of information as well as 107 black and white and colour photographs and drawings.

It is available from Mirfield Publications (www.mirfield.org.uk/shop, email theshop@mirfield.org.uk) at a cost of £6.50 including P&P.

Community Superior Father George Guiver said: “Our church now attracts hordes of people. Its stunning refurbishment, and the new artworks commissioned for it, deserved a commemorative picture-book, and we are extremely pleased with what Frances Stott has produced.

“It shows monastic life fully engaged with the contemporary world.” by intensive physiotherapy.

Charlotte first tried Panathlon competitions in 2015 and immediately loved playing Polybat, boccia and New Age Kurling. She began attending extra-curricular clubs at lunchtime and representing Calderdale at West Yorkshire School Games. She also has swimming lessons to help build her muscle strength and is looking into starting wheelchair rugby.

Billie, who is visually impaired, initially struggled to cope after moving from primary to secondary school, but through Panathlon discovered a talent for running. She joined her local running club, Halifax Harriers and held her own competing against fully sighted pupils. At first, her coach, Brian Burgin, was not aware of her impairment.

Billie has now been given a formal classification (T13) which means she will compete against others with a similar field of vision. Her main events are 100 metres and 200 metres and she is already training within the standard required to qualify for the GB team.

Billie also dances in freestyle, contemporary, rock and roll and street competitions, where she has been National Under 13 Street Champion for last two years.