Jimmy Gittins was at Old Trafford this week to launch the latest Steve Prescott quadrathon challenge leading to the Grand Final and you can see Jimmy and Steve with both Kevin Sinfield and Adrian Morley with the Super League trophy.
Malcolm Rae co-founder of State of Mind was last night being interviewed outside the Man of Steel awards at Lancashire County Cricket Club the interview with Angela Powers will feature on Sky leading up to the Grand Final this week.
Listen out for State of Mind trainer Phil Cooper and rugby league legend Paul Sculthorpe on Radio Merseyside at 08:25 this morning from Langtree Park as we build up to the Super League Grand Final and Paul taking part in the Steve Prescott Quadrathon Challenge from Hull to Old Trafford.
The State of Mind player session rolled into the Tetley Stadium on 30/01/12 where the players were training before the session and the Nursing Standard cameraman came to take pictures of the player session. Carol Ede, Malcolm Rae and Jimmy Gittins were all in attendance.
State of Mind volunteers will be around the Halliwell Jones stadium in State of Mind tshirts. If you see one come and say hello and have a photo taken with us, put it on twitter yourself or we will!
Jimmy Gittins recent Great North Run competitor and State of Mind presenter is taking up the Quadrathon Challenge with Steve Prescott next week, today between 2 and 3pm Radio Leeds will feature Jimmy’s inspirational story.
A nurse-led campaign to tackle mental health problems affecting rugby league players has received NHS funding. Nurse consultant Philip Cooper and nurse practitioner Carol Ede devised and now run a mental health education programme for rugby league players and officials.
January 2012 saw the player session take place at the Leigh Sports Village on the day that Leigh posed for their new team photo on a Saturday morning. Andy Burnham MP was in attendance and told State of Mind that his son plays rugby league locally and loves it! Carol Ede asked to be in…
This one off “Quadrathon” is a relentless 48 hour challenge that includes running, cycling, kayaking and swimming. Beginning in Hull, the participants must swim the Humber Estuary before cycling the width of the country to Liverpool where they will swim the Mersey
Bradford Bulls Player Retires Prop Bryn Hargreaves has retired at the age of 26, saying he has been left disillusioned by the sport. Hargreaves, who joined the Bulls from St Helens in 2010, made 26 Super League appearances this season. Those leaving the Bulls this year after months of financial upheaval include: Coach Mick…