Until further notice the Silverdale Community Association meetings will be held at 2pm instead of 7pm. They will be held on the second Tuesday of every month (except August).

Renowned Jujitsu expert Lucci Del-Gaudio has once again been nominated for a Martial Arts Hall of Fame award.

Lucci, a trainer in the martial art for over 25 years, has been mentoring students in Combat Ju-Jitsu, a traditional Japanese Jujitsu – which combines the art with reality-based street training defence – at the Highbank Community Centre in Clifton.

The award is designed to acknowledge and celebrate the input that instructors from across the Country have contributed to the world of Martial Arts.

Lucci, from Clifton, has previously won the award last year and is now hoping to make it two in a row and cement his name in local Martial Arts history.

His work has been widely commended within the community, through his unique teaching style and newly introduced self-defence courses, which have significantly helped to train vulnerable residents on how best to stay say safe on the streets.

The highly-esteemed coach, who originally began training in Shotokan Karate, is thrilled and privileged to be nominated for the award for a second time in his illustrious career.

He said: “Winning this award again for me would be an honour.

Lucci runs a Jujitsu class at Silverdale Community Centre on Thursday evenings at Silverdale Community Centre from 6.00pm – 7.oopm. All ages welcome.

Pupils from The BB School of Dancing enjoyed an inspirational day of Latin American and ballroom dancing workshops.

These were delivered by 10-time UK Ten Dance champions and European Latin showcase finalists, Morgan Hempshill and Richard Still.

The children were taught five different dances covering both genres which they will use in the annual presentation showcase at Valerie Burnett and Sharon Boyden’s school early in the new year.

There was even a flavour of Salsa to end the day. The dance school takes place every Saturday morning at Silverdale Community Centre (See our diary or noticeboard for details).