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| 6 October 2006 | PR 06/114 |
Cricketer bowls ClubEasy over!
Student accommodation specialists ClubEasy.com are helping Loughborough student cricketer Ruel Brathwaite on his way to achieving his sporting dreams.
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The company, which owns and manages several properties in the Loughborough area, is supporting the Loughborough University Development Trust with a three-year sports scholarship for Ruel. Loughborough sports scholarships help talented students realise their sporting potential. Under the scheme students benefit from financial awards, free access to sports science and medicine support, flexible degree programmes and preferential access to a range of University facilities. Ruel (aged 20) is currently one of the most talented young cricketers in the country. A fast bowler, he has represented Barbados at U15 and U19 levels, and played for the full Barbados team against the West Indies. This summer he has been netting with the West Indies ‘A’ team on their tour of England, and playing with Surrey. He was also part of the Loughborough University Cricket Centre of Excellence squad, who won the British Universities Championship. |
Ruel, who has just started the second year of his Civil Engineering degree, is delighted that CubEasy.com are assisting him in furthering his cricket. “My ambition is to play for the West Indies and to help them return to the top of the world game,” he said. “This support from ClubEasy will help me on the way to achieving my goal, I’m sure!”
Jason Hayes, chairman of ClubEasy.com, said: “We are delighted and proud to be able to help such an impressive young talent. We are very busy on the accommodation scene in Loughborough and believe in supporting the students wherever we can. Following on from our sponsorship of rugby at Loughborough, we hope that this support for a three year sports scholarship will be the first of many.”
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- Hannah Baldwin, Head of PR, Loughborough University, T: 01509 222239, E: H.E.Baldwin@lboro.ac.uk
Notes to editors
- Loughborough sports scholarships are administered by the Loughborough
Students Sports Foundation (LSSF), which was established in 1995 to
help talented students succeed in both their sporting and academic development.
So far there have been 250 individual and two team awards covering 30
different sports. It is the largest and one of the most highly regarded
schemes in the UK. Loughborough’s sports scholars include world
record-breaking runner Paula Radcliffe, and Commonwealth medal winners
James Bison (swimming), Caitlin McClatchey (swimming) and Chris Rawlinson
(athletics).
- ClubEasy.com
ClubEasy.com is one of the leading providers of student accommodation in the country, owning and managing properties for around 3,500 students in the University Cities of Loughborough, Lincoln, Durham, Exeter and Hull. The company has earned a high reputation among Universities and students not only for the quality of its accommodation, but also for the comprehensive package of services tailored to students’ needs. Telephone and broadband access, 24 hour in-house maintenance support, pastoral care and insurance cover are all provided as an integral part of the package.
ClubEasy.com is developing a significant and growing sponsorship programme for students in all the Universities in which it operates.
- Loughborough has an established reputation for excellence in teaching
and research, strong links with industry, and unrivalled sporting achievement.
Assessments of teaching quality by the Quality Assurance Agency place
it in the top flight of UK universities; the National Student Survey
ranked Loughborough equal first among full-time students; and industry
highlights the University in its top five for graduate recruitment.
Around 40% of Loughborough’s income is for research, and 60% for
teaching. The University has been awarded five Queen's Anniversary Prizes:
for its collaboration with aerospace and automotive companies such as
BAE Systems, Ford and Rolls Royce; for its work in developing countries;
for pioneering research in optical engineering; for its world-leading
role in sports research, education and development; and for its outstanding
work in evaluating and helping to develop social policy-related programmes.
In 2006 Loughborough celebrates the 40th anniversary of its University Charter, awarded on 19 April 1966 in recognition of the excellence achieved by Loughborough College of Advanced Technology and its predecessor Colleges. Loughborough University of Technology was renamed Loughborough University in 1996.