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July 6, 2016

Swansea’s Nichola James awarded College Fellowship award for services to netball.

Former International Netball player Nichola James, has been awarded Fellow of NPTC Group of Colleges for her services to netball. Nichola, 26, from Swansea, was also given recognition for representing her country in netball at international level.

Nichola is a former pupil at Dŵr-y-Felin Comprehensive School, before studying at Neath and Port Talbot College.

Nichola has represented Wales in netball at Under 19, Under 21 and has 45 senior Wales caps to her name.
Major Tournaments include Netball World Cup Sydney 2015, Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2014, and World Championships Singapore 2011. Along with many more fantastic experiences from her earlier experiences from 2009 onwards.

Nichola moved to Cardiff to attend Cardiff Metropolitan University, and became President of the Students Union. Nichola now works as a Youth Participation Officer at Rhondda Cynon Taf County Council.

Nichola’s first netball Club was Neath Netball Club, but is now a proud member of Central Netball Club in Cardiff. Nichola has also played with the Celtic Dragons in recent years.

January 10, 2025

Wales Netball enter into a new partnership with Play Netball

We are excited to announce a new Partnership with Play Netball, the UK’s leading provider of social netball leagues. Play Netball operate over 150 leagues across the UK – from Glasgow to Norwich to Cornwall – and are hoping to create more opportunities across Wales for a diverse range of women to pull their netball […]

January 10, 2025

Sarah Boswell Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Wales Netball and Cardiff Dragons

Wales Netball is proud to announce the appointment of Sarah Boswell as its new Chief Executive Officer, following a multi-stage recruitment process that attracted an exceptional field of candidates. Sarah will officially begin her new role on 13th January, leading Wales Netball and Cardiff Dragons into an exciting new chapter. Sarah brings over 15 years […]

December 27, 2024

Netball For Good – Community Story

Here at Wales Netball, we were recently informed of an excellent community initiative catalysed by Abergele Netball Club for their 15th year anniversary. They used this milestone to support women and babies in their local community and conducted a raffle to successfully donate over £1,000 to their chosen charity, Blossom & Bloom, based in North […]

December 23, 2024

December Organisation of the Month

Llantwit Fardre is a hub for community engagement, bringing together people within and outside of netball. They have organised multiple community events and offer a safe place for their members to connect and socialise. Due to their passion for creating a positive and inclusive experience for their members, they are our Organisation of the Month […]

December 18, 2024

December Volunteer of the Month

Cerrie Smith is involved in Club, League and Management roles within Netball in North West Wales. She has been described as having an all-round pool of knowledge and amazing passion for Netball. Due to her multi-faceted commitments and giving her all in everything she does, Cerrie is our December Volunteer of the Month! Cerrie is […]

December 9, 2024

Momentum Builds as Wales U19 Squad Announced for Europe Netball

Wales Netball is delighted to announce the selection of the Wales U19 squad that will compete in the U19 Europe Netball Competition. The squad of 12 athletes and three non-travelling reserves will travel to Edinburgh for the competition, which will take place on the 14th and 15th December 2024. The Wales U19 squad set to […]