Have you ever fancied being the next Orlando Bloom, firing an arrow with precise accuracy at a distant target, just like Legolas in the Lord Of The Rings? Or perhaps you could see yourself on a podium, collecting a gold medal at the Olympic Games as the National Anthem plays? Hundreds of youngsters from across South Cheshire took up the invitation to have a go at loads of different games during the second Nantwich Festival of Youth Sports – and BBC Radio Stoke was at the heart of the action. Archery was just one of the sports across a series of venues on the May Day Bank Holiday. Some were up at the crack of dawn to compete in the triathlon, while others tried their hands at golf, squash and tennis. Football tournament And more than 40 teams took part in the football tournament at Barony Park, even though a girls’ team was disappointed not to be able to play – FA rules don’t allow mixed games after the age of 11. But, in the spirit of the occasion, the girls were taken off to the Vagrants club to try out the archery instead. And the crowds were kept entertained by BBC Radio Stoke presenter Kevin Fernihough, who presented a four hour show live from Barony Park. Kevin Fernihough and BBC Radio Stoke's Cheshire reporter Stuart Fear were strategically placed BEHIND the goal for the football but certainly got out and about to take in the many other sports on offer. Thunderstorm The weather was kind – until the presentation of the football medals at 2.30pm when the heavens opened and a thunderstorm turned parts of the field into a series of small lakes! But no-one minded too much, and organiser Charles Grant said: “It was a great success building on last year’s first event. Let’s hope we can have more of the same next year – without the rain, of course!” To see pictures from the day, click on the gallery link on the top right of this page. | 
