2 World Record Holders
KEEPING THE OLYMPIC FLAME ALIVE ! Weekly ACHIEVEMENT LING BOB: Guard of Honour to the NEWSLETTER UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Olympic Team, London 2012 Volume 13: No 39 21st July 2017 www.lingbob.calderdale.sch.uk International Links 2 WORLD RECORD HOLDERS Forty six pupils from Y5 and Y6 were part of the group who successfully took part in a ’Chance to Shine’ Guinness Book of Records world record for the longest cricket lesson ever delivered. Pupils and staff set off at 4 am to be at Lord’s Cricket ground in London for 9.30 am. At the world famous ground, England Cricket Captain, Charlotte Edwards, delivered the lesson in the successful attempt to try and beat the previous record holders, Australia. A picnic lunch was eaten on the ground and the pupils arrived back in Halifax shattered, but proud record breakers (see back page for more photos). Many thanks to Mr Brooksby, Mr Gallagher, Mr Crossley, Mrs Blackburn, Mrs Clark and Miss Jamieson for giving of their time for this long day and for the ‘ChancetoShine’ charity for paying for the coach. SCHOOL AWARDS Congratulations to the following pupils who have received these School Awards during the Final Assembly: Headteacher’s Award: Ruby Beaumont A Message from Mrs Booth: Chair of Governors “I want to congratulate you all for the fantastic Sir Anthony Tippet Outstanding Services to School effort everyone put in to the Chance to Shine World Record attempt on Monday. From getting Billy Marsh up in the very early hours of the morning, Brooksby Olympic & Paralympic Values Award travelling over 400 miles, spending a full day Lee Youdan bowling, batting, catching and supervising, under a very hot summer sun, and all of this with the most enormous smiles.
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