“THERE’S GOLD IN THEM THERE HILLS”
Sep 12, 2011 - 10:59:40 AM
The Fermanagh Trust presented the Awards to a number of young people from the county to help them compete at their chosen sport. Kerry and Kelly Taggart from Hilltop Farm, near Ederney in County Fermanagh, were awarded prestigious Greg Turley bursaries to support their sporting endeavours – particularly their bid to compete at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Also benefitting from the Awards were
Kalem Hanley from Hillview in Enniskillen - a young man born with Down’s Syndrome and a member of the Enniskillen Riding for the Disabled Group - who represented Northern Ireland at Hartpury, in Gloustershire in the UK equestrian championships in July and the RDS Equestrian Show in August and Jordan Hylton (15), also from Enniskillen. Jordan is an ambitious and talented young athlete whose chosen sport is sprinting. He has won a number of medals and awards competing for Fermanagh, Portora Royal School and his Club - Lagan Valley ACAT - at Ulster, Ireland and UK levels.
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.
Kerry Taggart (14) was part of the Irish team that competed in the FEI European Show jumping Championships for Children, Juniors and Young Riders in Portugal in July. The Irish team held off 15 other countries, to win the jump-off against Germany, with Great Britain, the defending champions finishing third. Her sister Kelly (15) was part of another Irish team that was pitted against the other home nations
in the contest in Cavan, with Kelly helping defeat England, Scotland and Wales.
Lauri McCusker, Director of Fermanagh Trust, which administers the Trust fund 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 to Kerry and Kelly Taggart will help them in some away achieve their future Olympic ambitions”.
Jeanne Taggart, Kerry and Kelly’s mother, expressed their delight and appreciation for the bursaries saying: “Participating and competing costs money, and to excel at European and Olympic level requires commitment and the support of others. To have been awarded Greg Turley bursaries by The Fermanagh Trust has been a massive boost allowing us to focus on upcoming competitions”.
For more information on how to apply for a Greg Turley Award, please visit
www.fermanaghtrust.org
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