FERMANAGH TRUST AWARDS PRESTIGIOUS GREG TURLEY BURSARIES TO YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THE COUNTY-
Three of County Fermanagh’s most promising sports stars have been awarded Greg Turley Bursaries. The Fermanagh Trust presented the Awards to William Graham, Lloyd Seaman and Holly Nixon at a special ceremony in Fermanagh House on Friday, 18th November.
The Greg Turley Awards were set up after the death of the popular and inspirational St. Michael’s College teacher who died suddenly in 1999. Fundraising throughout the county and further afield led to the establishment of the Trust fund, which supports young people in the county in the fields of community service, sport, music and drama. The Fund is administered and managed by The Fermanagh Trust – Fermanagh’s Community Foundation.
Holly Nixon, who is well known for winning Silver at the World Junior Rowing Championships in August, has been funded to assist with competing at the international level. Holly, a pupil at Devenish College is a member of Portora Boat Club and trains eight times per week to remain competitive. In 2008, Holly was selected to row for Ireland at Junior Level (Under 18) and has remained part of Rowing Ireland’s Development Squad since then.
William Graham, also a pupil at Devenish College, is a member of the Lakeland Special Olympic Squad and in 2010 won an all-Ireland Gold Medal in the Wheelchair slalom in Limerick. William is also a member of the Irish Football Association’s Powered Wheel Chair Squad – the only Powered Wheel Chair Team in Northern Ireland – which won the All-Ireland Shield in June this year.
Lloyd Seaman is studying for his A-Levels at Devenish College and is also a member of Portora Boat Club. He has represented Ireland in Home Internationals in 2010 and in the European Championships in 2011. Lloyd hopes to represent Ireland in the Junior World Championships in 2012 and to qualify for the Irish/Great Britain U23 rowing squad in 2013 – 2015.
Sean Carlin a member of the
Greg Turley Awards Scheme Advisory Group
said: “Greg Turley was a special unique individual who contributed so much to the lives of others; so much so, that this Fund was established as a way of perpetuating his memory, and of continuing his work of helping others in a practical way. We hope these awards will help these local sporting stars achieve their future ambitions”.
For more information on how to apply for a Greg Turley Award, please visit
http://www.fermanaghtrust.org/cms/publish/the_greg_turley_bursary_awards/index.shtml
