How
it started……….
Tibberton
Netball Club was formed in the Summer of 1989 as an off shoot of the village
Youth Club, where June Byrne was the Youth Leader.
After
training at the local junior schools court we decided to enter our team into a
tournament. We did not own a kit, but somehow June our Manager managed to buy
us a second hand kit with funding from the Youth Club. Our first tournament was
the Shropshire Youth Club’s Tournament, which to our great surprise we won. We
were now Shropshire Youth Club Champions. From here we went on to play Hereford, Worcester and Gloucester, and yet again we won. Our club was going from strength
to strength. We were now West Midlands Youth Club Champions. Not bad for a
local village youth club team.
Our
next journey took us to Nottingham University the venue for the England Youth
Club Finals. We were up against regional teams from the whole of the Country.
This was to be our greatest test. We competed all weekend and came 8th
overall, An amazing achievement. Tibberton Netball Club had arrived.
After
this very successful season we decided to join the local Lilleshall Netball
League, and called ourselves TNT. At first we found it hard competing against
adults, and we were continually beaten week after week. But we remained as a
team and battled on. June was approached by other young girls wanting to play,
and so we decided to form the team JADE, and a few years later with more girls
on our books we form the team DYNAMOS.
Our
Club continues to grow; we are currently the biggest Club in Shropshire with 8
senior teams and 8 junior teams.
From
the original team 5 members are still with the Club:
June
Byrne Founder and Club Manager
Louise
Glews (nee Byrne) Fundraising & Event Organiser and Player
Nicolette
Byrne Junior Manager, Coach, CAPS Co-ordinator
Michelle
Ross (nee Wood) Vice Chairman
Zoey
Sermon (nee Smith) Treasurer, CAPS Co-ordinator
As
they say the rest is History ……………..