Lightning Programmes now online!

Loughborough Lightning matchday programmes are now all available on myebook.com.

As well as the launch event, the programmes for the games against Team Bath, Hertfordshire Mavericks, Leeds Carnegie, Glasgow Wildcats and the Celtic Dragons are all available for you to read.

Look forward to more editions of Courtside when Lightning return to home action against Northern Thunder on 20th March.

Lightning v Team Bath

Loughborough face Team Bath in this season's opening home match. It's a Christmas theme event with prizes for the best fancy dress! Doors open at 5pm in the Sir David Wallace Sports Hall at Loughborough University. Tickets are available by phoning +44(0)1509 226250. BUY ONE GET ONE FREE - £6 for adults and £4 for concessions. There is also a Lightning Talent v Bath Talent match starting at 5.30pm. If you can't make the match it is live on Sky Sports!

How do I purchase tickets?

Ticket Prices 09/10
Average paying crowd at each game of 210

£42 Adult Season Tickets
£28 Junior Season Tickets
£28 Concession

£6 Adult ticket online
£6 Adult ticket POS / Door
£4 Junior ticket
£4 Concession (OAP / Student)
£5 Each Adult Group offer (Groups over 10)

Junior groups in multiples of 10 have one adult enter free

On the phone
Please call Loughborough University Sports Reception on +44 (0)1509 226250 where we will take credit and debit card payments.

In person prior to game
Tickets can be purchased at Sports Reception where we will take cash / credir or debit cards.

Online
Visit www.loughboroughlightning.com to book your tickets for each game. You will be sent email confirmation that you have purchased your tickets for the game, this will be your ticket for the game. Please bring the email with you to the game.
N.B - This does method does not apply to groups you must order by phone or buy in person. To avoid disappointment please order well in advance.

At game
Tickets can be purchased at the game, where we will accept cash / debit or credit card.
How do I purchase tickets for games in Walsall?
The process will be exactly the same for the games on the 7th January and 6th February.

Launch event success

After a successful launch event you can now access the matchday programme online at:

http://www.myebook.com/index.php?option=ebook&id=21832

The Lightning are in preparations for their opening league showdown away at Leeds Carnegie on 12th December 2009 at Leeds Met University, 2pm start.

Loughborough then host Team Bath at the Sir David Wallace Sports Hall on Monday 21st December 2009. Doors open at 5pm. The match sees last years' top two sides clash, and a repeat of the two university's that clashed in last years' BUCS final!

The matches promise to be a spectacular opening to the season against the Lightning's biggest rivals.

Grand Season Launch

Saturday 2st November sees the Grand Season Launch for the Loughborough Lightning 2009/10. Doors open to the Netball Centre at 5.30pm, of what promises to be a fantastic evening. An allstar netball match and fashion show headline an action packed evening that includes a sports auction and an IMS grudge match! Lightning merchandise and refreshments will be available.

World Netball Series

Jo Harten also faced the best in the World in Manchester where the top 6 netballing nations competed under the new Fastnet rules. Power play quarters, double points and rolling substitutions made for an exciting showpiece for netball in this shortened form of the game.

Again Jo Harten was a stand out performer for the England team in their wins against Australia, New Zealand and Jamaica in the pool games, shooting from outside the circle on several occasions. Unfortunately again Jamaica pipped them to the Bronze medal, but Jo entertained the crowd and performed extremely well again for her country.

World Youth Championships-Cook Islands

Lightning had 3 representatives in the England U21 team which took on the top netballing nations in the Cook Islands in August, Joanne Harten (Vice- Captain), Katy Rose and Sarah Jane O’Sullivan. Having spent the best part of four years preparing for the event it didn’t fail to disappoint. England successfully made it through to the quarter finals topping their group. South Africa where there opponents and a dominant defensive display saw England win 44-24.

England then were faced by the old enemy (and favourites) Australia in the semi final. Despite stand out performances from the Lightning girls Australia came out victors 63-42. A devastated England team needed to pick themselves up for the Bronze medal match against Jamaica. Once again the starting line up had all 3 Lightning girls present. The game’s momentum went back and forth between teams until a decisive moment in the final quarter which saw Jo Harten leave the court with an injury. Jamaica stormed home to a score line of 48-42.