{"id":156,"date":"2022-09-16T12:41:54","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T11:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christchurchladies.co.uk\/?page_id=156"},"modified":"2023-09-04T14:00:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T13:00:02","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/christchurchladies.co.uk\/netball\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"156\" class=\"elementor elementor-156\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0641909 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0641909\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba5cc18\" data-id=\"ba5cc18\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e08091e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e08091e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our History<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f45ad14 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f45ad14\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41c85a0\" data-id=\"41c85a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b115731 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b115731\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/christchurchladies.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/HistoryAward-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8856b0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8856b0d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8990670\" data-id=\"8990670\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0567f70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0567f70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A rich history<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-305effc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"305effc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Netball Section of Christchurch Ladies\u2019 Club was formed in 1950 by Almena Theobald from ex-pupils of Christchurch School, Ipswich. It became an open Ladies\u2019 Club when the school closed in 1961. We are very proud of our rich history and are thrilled to have Almena Theobald, who remains as Club Chairman.<\/p>\n<p>Over 70+ years of history, the club has enjoyed many highlights and accolades, some of which are listed below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The late Pat Taylor MBE was President of the International Federation of Netball Associations<\/li>\n<li>Christchurch appeared in the Guinness Book of Records in 1985 for winning<br>the Ipswich &amp; District Netball League for 25 successive years (1959-1983).<\/li>\n<li>Supplied ball girls at an international event at Wembley Pool Arena in 1983.<\/li>\n<li>3 of our players have represented England \u2013 Madeleine Dwan (record of 68&nbsp;appearances for England between 1975-83), Rita Adams nee Flude and Judith&nbsp;Annandale nee Wilson (schoolgirl).<\/li>\n<li>At the 1991 World Tournament held in Sydney, Australia, Cheryl Eade represented Hong Kong.<\/li>\n<li>Both Almena Theobald and Susan Bailey have been recipients of the England Netball Muriel McNally Award for outstanding work at grassroots level in 1982 and 2002 respectively.<\/li>\n<li>Christchurch Netball Club was the first club in Suffolk to gain England Netball Accreditation in 2002 plus the Sport England Clubmark.<\/li>\n<li>Christchurch was acclaimed by Ipswich Borough Council in 2010 as Ipswich Sports Club of the Year.<\/li>\n<li>Almena Theobald was made an Honorary Life Member of the East Region in 2017. She is also an Honorary Life Vice President of the Suffolk Netball Association.<\/li>\n<li>The following members have held the position of President for the Suffolk Netball Association \u2013 Pat Taylor MBE, Almena Theobald, Chris Harpham and Susan Bailey (current).<\/li>\n<li>Alisi Nawele was selected to represent Fiji in 2017.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bd1248\" data-id=\"4bd1248\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6217253 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-carousel happy-addon ha-carousel\" data-id=\"6217253\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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class=\"ha-slick-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-slick-title\">2004 - Clubs Accredited for Youth<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-slide slick-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ha-slick-img\" src=\"https:\/\/christchurchladies.co.uk\/netball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/11-1960.jpg\" alt=\"1960\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-slick-title\">1960<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-slide slick-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ha-slick-img\" src=\"https:\/\/christchurchladies.co.uk\/netball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/28-1975-Winners-of-the-Chelmsford-F-of-S.jpg\" alt=\"1975 - Winners of the Chelmsford F of S\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-slick-title\">1975 - Winners of the Chelmsford F of S<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-slide slick-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ha-slick-img\" src=\"https:\/\/christchurchladies.co.uk\/netball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/52-1988-Junior-Winners.jpg\" alt=\"1988 - Junior Winners\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-slick-title\">1988 - Junior 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