Friday 23 March 2018

BY NATHANAt mid-morning on Easter Sunday nearly 50 Year 8 pupils met Mr House at Heathrow T5. Miss Fitzgibbon, Miss Holden and Miss Patel also accompa-nied the trip, showing off their excellent skills on the slopes. Despite two attempts at landing on the runway, we made it safely to Geneva. We then transferred up the mountain to the brilliantly located Les Arcs 1600 UCPA centre - our home for the next five days. The centre was right next to the beautifully groomed piste, making it very easy to ski in and ski out. The conditions could not have been better: fresh snow and sunshine on our first two days and then another big dump of snow mid-week, followed by more sunshine the last two days. The only downside was that the high

avalanche risk meant some of the pistes were closed off (a small price to pay for fresh powder!). After not much sleep (and too much Haribo), the next morning we were kitted out with our ski and snow board equipment. We were eager to get out onto the slopes in the afternoon: it was sunny, and there was stacks of snow. There was a huge range of experience on the trip with lots of beginners and lots of pros. In the afternoon we were put into groups and off we went! Each evening we discovered who had aced it on the snow that day, who had been kind or helpful, and who had made a bit of a fool of themselves - the fool having to wear a silly hat the next day. There were many reasons for this award, including, notably, a failed at-tempt at a 360 ten pin bowling delivery,

someone skiing at high speed into a ‘Slow Down’ sign, and a particularly gul-lible pupil believing they were speak-ing to Pippa Middleton (actually Miss Fitzgibbon). Everyone made excellent progress. Some people were really amazing, skiing over water and landing huge jumps on airbags, while some progressed from not being able to do up their own boots to making parallel turns on blue pistes! As well as having snowball fights, we tried sledging, ‘luge’ and bowling. One evening we nearly got stranded in a blizzard at the wrong end of the resort, but luckily made it onto the last, nerve-racking, bus trip down the mountain. It was a fantastic trip. The teachers made sure we had fun. It wasn’t even that bad having to make our own beds and wipe down our own tables after every meal!

Ski trip to France

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Sophia raises some dough!Well done to Sophia and her next door neighbour who spent Good Friday to Easter Monday baking cakes which they then sold outside her house to raise money for their chosen charities, Water Aid and Cancer Re-search. This was their idea, which was unprompted and unassisted by their parents. In spite of the bad weather, they raised a total of £218.80 which, after Gift Aid, was around £272. RC

Quiz Night fundraiser

Last Saturday, we were delighted to host the 1960s Decade Reunion, our big-gest reunion event to date. Over 150 OEs attended, along with more than 20 partners, many of whom had not been back to school for over 50 years. It was a glorious, sunny day and everyone enjoyed looking around their old school and noting what had changed since their time. One OE wrote to us to say that “It was good to go back to the ‘old school’ and see how things have changed (and, in some case, not changed!) over the many years since I left. I can only marvel

at the facilities available to young people at school these days.”Mr Jones laid out an impressive archive display of photos and memorabilia in the Library and the catering team did an amazing job of providing a full buffet lunch. Another OE commented, “Great weather, great food, great to see so many past friends and great that I could still recognise most of them too. The School looked absolutely resplendent and won-derfully decked out to greet us all.”Thank you to everyone involved in the smooth-running of the day.

1960s Reunion

Come and enjoy a fantastic night of quizzing in support of our partnership schools in India, hosted by our very own charismatic double act Mr Nilsson and Mr Dibden.This event will be held on Saturday 5 May in the Hampden Hall, 6.30-9.45pm. Ticket prices are £90 for a table of six. There will also be a bar available. All proceeds will go to our partnership schools Sri Jayendra and GKV. We look forward to seeing. To book your tickets please follow the below link: https://www.emanuelalumni.org.uk/alumni-events/quiz-night-fundraiser/#%20

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This week’s Emanuel cake winners This week’s cake winners are the U13 Rugby 7s squad for winning five games from five, scoring 95 points along the way. A great achievement! Well done boys.

BY ISABELLA During Easter a group of Year 10 Spanish students flew to Spain. We had a lovely time in the town of El Puerto de Santa Maria. Everybody stayed in groups of two to four people with local families. This greatly improved our Spanish speaking skills, knowledge of the culture - we even made some good friends! Every morning after breakfast we had Spanish classes. This ensured that everyone had a full understanding of the words and vocabulary, whether ingredi-ents, a daily routine or directions. After class we had lunch and everyone talked about what they did with their families the night before. Some of the more religious families went to churches and parades while others went to the beach or walked the family dog.

There were many exciting events or-ganised. On the first day we went to Cas-tillo de San Marcos, which was a beautiful building with Moorish architecture. Then we ran through the rain to go bowling, which was a laugh. Some people were very competitive, others just had fun. On day two, after class, we took a coach to a water sports centre where we went kayaking! Despite the cold, every-one got soaking wet and were splashing around. We kayaked across a bay to an island and then ran up and down the dunes. After a night of much needed rest we were ready for a day of sightseeing in the town of Cádiz. We took a catamaran to Cadiz port and walked through the beautiful streets to La Torre Tavira, to see an incredible mind-blowing view of all of the city, on what seemed to be a pro-

Spanish trip to Malaga

jected periscope or camera obscura. We then walked to the town centre to see the beautiful cathedral. Sunday was busy. We made paella, danced flamenco (tried to at least), wrote postcards home, played games and watched a movie in Spanish. It was quite an adventure, but the day wasn’t over yet. We then went to the beach to play in the sea and rode horses in the sand. The day was topped off with Cola Cao, the best hot chocolate of the century.Monday was the flight home and saying goodbye to the wonderful people who took care of us while in Spain. On the way to the airport we did some sightsee-ing in Seville. We walked around The Alcazar Gardens, enjoying the smell of orange blossom and jasmine and the amazing architecture. Then we climbed to the top of the cathedral bell tower to see the view and hear the ringing of 3 o’clock. The bell tower was a minaret pre-viously, and the cathedral was enormous with a huge solid gold pulpit. Christo-pher Columbus is buried there. We then had free time to spend the last of our euros before heading home. I had a great time or should I say ¡Lo pasé genial!

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The MFL department hosted an event to promote the importance of languages in the workplace. It also offered students an insight into studying languages at university and beyond. Many thanks to Polly and Juliette who opened the session by talking about their first year studying a joint honours degree in French/ab initio Spanish and Japanese respectively. Topics discussed included the value of studying languages at university, the modules available, the small sized seminars, and how they would like to spend their year abroad. This gave the MFL staff an opportunity to reflect on their year spent abroad and the experience they gained from this. The audience also enjoyed a presentation from one of our parents, Gregory Vincent. He explained that having a second language is looked upon very favourably by employers. Gregory also discussed his role in the finance sector, saying that it was not his law degree but his French language skills that helped secure his job. He told us how his role allows him to use his language skills in different parts of the Francophone world, and that he likes to recruit professionals who offer languages including Japanese, Mandarin, Spanish and Russian among many others. Gregory then underlined the fact that, while choice of university and final class of degree awarded carries weight, it is how a person communicates their passion for learning the job which seals the deal at interview. This reopened the argument that students with a thirst and aptitude for learning languages instantly show themselves to be communicators in the true sense of the word. It is a highly sought after skill to communicate with foreign traders. Finally, Gregory explained how Brexit will change our lives and that, while English is currently the language in which business is conducted, this may not always be the case. In the future, foreign businesses and investors may no longer feel compelled to interact in English, resulting with the UK having to finally wake up to the overriding need to recruit language specialists. The audience listened considerately and our Sixth Form linguists, many of whom are studying languages at school or independently at home, asked many interesting questions. This was an excellent opportunity to discuss the importance of learning languages in the ever-changing world we live, work and study in. Furthermore, it provided a useful link between school and university, allowing staff and students to keep in touch with ex Emanuel linguists. Importantly, it allows former students to maintain links with Emanuel. We are keen to continue this event in the future and we hope that it will grow to offer different areas of discussion and reflection. JTB

Chess Blitz Results

Percussion success Languages skills for the future

On the final day of last term our latest Blitz Chess event reached its climax with two excellent matches deciding the top four places and the £30 cash prize. The four boys involved are in the attached photo. In the final Eash defeated Enzo in a repeat of the previous final from December of 2017. This was Eash’s last Blitz Competition and he leaves Emanuel with a terrific record; having competed in every event since Year 7. Luke defeated Tom for third place and this was also Tom’s final competition, perhaps next year Luke will win the big one? Well done also to Achielle to whom we gave a special award for being the best placed new Year 7 player. We hold two of these fast paced events per year and it will return next November/December. TRJ

Kate took part in an international tuned percussion competition at the Purcell School on Sunday 22 April. Although she didn’t win, she played beautifully in a very stressful setting. She played in the 14 and under class, and most of the competitors were a couple of years older. All the competitors played pieces that were at least grade 8 in standard. It was interesting to note that four of the BBC Young Musician of the Year finalists played in the older categories, which certainly bodes well for Kate. Kevin Hathaway (pictured upove with Kate) who is currently a professor of percussion at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, a member of the Philharmonia Orchestra, and head of percussion at the Purcell School, wrote a lovely inscription in her grade 8 book and she also had it signed by Nebojsa Zivokic who is also a renowned percussionist and the judge for the day. Congratu-lations Kate. TWR

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House Points Totals At 6 December

Junior Senior OverallClyde 204 Howe 238 442

Drake 197.5 Nelson 203 400.5

Lyons 225.5 Marlborough 201 426.5

Wellington 234 Rodney 202 436

Weekly House point totals

Film in a Week

Bronze DoE update

On Thursday 10 of May we will be presenting the trophy for the Trinity School Book Award to author Sarah Govett for her terrific dystopian ecological novel “The Territory”. Not only did this great read win the competition by some distance, it was also the selection of our own Academic Scholars who shad-owed the award. This book has been exceptionally popular in the School Library, so if you’ve read it and want to meet Sarah please come along. Sarah will not be doing a tradition-al ‘talk’ but will be leading a Q&A about her “Territory Trilogy” which recently concluded with book three “The Truth”. We have lots of copies in the Library for anyone who still wants to read it, as the Q&A will be much more enjoyable if you’re read the book the author is referring to. The presentation will be at 4pm in the Marquand Room of the Library and is open to all students. TRJ

TSBA Presentation: Sarah Govett

The inaugural ‘film in a week’ project took place during the Easter break, with 15 students from Senior Media Club and A level drama taking part as crew and cast for a short fiction film. The group have written, acted, directed and edited the film themselves and have learnt a lot about filmmaking in the process. On 29 March, the group was very fortunate to be able to use the Royal Albert Hall as the location for their film shoot. They worked very well under pressure and were very profes-sional throughout. The students are in the final stages of post-production and the film should be completed and ready for a screening later this term.

I am delighted that 115 members of Year 9 have been busily doing their Bronze DOE this year. After recruitment in September, they have been working hard on their chosen skill, service and physical recreation, with the majority completing their sections ahead of the training morning in school on Saturday 24 March and day walk in the Surrey Hills on 25 March. Good luck also to everyone for their upcoming overnight expedition. AFK

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During the Easter break the 1st XI cricket squad headed to Exeter for a pre-season training camp. After a long journey, the squad enjoyed a sunny lunch at Exmouth beach before heading off to the first train-ing session that evening at Exeter School. The squad trained well to prepare for the next day’s fixture. We finished the first day with a team meal on the quayside. The following morning was spent ex-

ploring Exeter city centre before heading up to Wellington school in Somerset for a T20 fixture. This was played on astro turf due to the recent bad weather. Welling-ton scored 163 in their 20 overs and we fell 12 runs short in reply. It was a pleasing first outing with all 15 pupils getting the chance to either bat or bowl. A team meal was enjoyed on our return to Exeter to finish off the second day.

The final day started early with an outdoor training session at Exeter cricket club before heading an afternoon of team bonding at the paintballing centre. Mr Hanson and Mr Gwynne were targets for the students, but great fun was had by all. It was pleasing to see the Year 11 fit in so well with the already established Sixth Formers. Thanks to Miss Watson and Mr Hanson for accompanying the trip. TG

U13B v LATYMER: FINAL SCORE: WON BY 7 WICKETSBY ETHANThis was our first game of the season and we wanted to start with a win. We won the toss and decided to bowl but got off to a shaky start when we were hit for four off the first ball. We struggled to find

1ST XI v LATYMERFINAL SCORE: WON BY 3 WICKETS REPORTED BY ROBBIEAs the season began, we were put into the field by Latymer, who won the toss. After a quick start from the opposition we pegged them back with some good bowling from Matt (6-0-14-2) coupled with a strong fielding effort from the whole team. We continued to put on the pressure with contributions with the ball from Sacha, Ivan and Billy. Eventually Lat-ymer scored 124 all out off their 34 overs. Batting was hard work for the whole

1st XI Cricket – Exeter Training Camp

Cricket team and some determined battling was required. Sinan and Shahab were up to the task and both scored 22 enabling George and Joe to push us over the line with 3 wickets and 11 balls remaining. A good start to the season to prepare us for the week packed with cricket ahead.

a breakthrough early on, but it came to a great bit of fielding from Thomas with a superb run-out. The fielding drills had paid off as the direct hit helped us gain momentum and pick up more wickets and restrict the scoring. Ethan came on to bowl and claimed two vital wickets off the top order, including a great catch from Cassius. This was followed by some great economic bowling from Jamie and Nathan, which restricted the runs. Jack then took three quick wickets including their opener who had been batting for a while. Otto came on to finish off the tail end with leg spin. Henri claimed two stumpings and a catch off the bowling of Ben. Laymer finished on 71 all out.

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U12B v LATYMER FINAL SCORE: WON BY 2 RUNS (132-130)BY COLEMANFreddie's 34 runs before retirement played a big part of our success. Another great performance was from Edgar who opened the bowling for Emanuel, taking two wickets in his first over. Our team spirit was very high and everyone was encouraging and helpful towards each other in our first game and first win for Emanuel.

U14A v LATYMER UPPERFINAL SCORE: WON BY 10 RUNSBY WILLWe were excited to be the first team to run out on the main strip at home and, despite all the rain, the wicket and outfield looked amazing and had been well prepared. Emanuel won the toss and opted to bat first. Our top order all got starts but scoring was low. As we were still at least 40 runs short of a defendable total, we needed a quick, match winning innings from some-one. This was provided by Matthew, top scoring with 29 (not out) including one six, over midwicket. With a first innings of 133, we had to bowl well. It looked good when Zach clean bowled their opener, but Latymer got away from us, a combi-nation of fielding errors and an innings of 59 by their No 3. The game turned with a superb, controlled spell of leg spin by Aarjun (7 for 3w), then run-stopping, wicket-taking overs from Max and Matthew. Under hot sunshine, a blistering last over from An-thony saw us home - just. We had bowled them out for 123, winning by 10 runs.

U12A X v LATYMER UPPER FINAL SCORE: LOST BY 8 WICKETSBY LARSLast Saturday was an unseasonably warm spring day to welcome in the new cricket season at Emanuel. Latymer won the toss choosing to bowl. Luke and Fred-die opened the batting. Luke hit a solid single off his first ball but was unfortu-nate to be bowled by a brilliant ball on his second facing of the ball. Freddie stayed in for a brilliant 49 balls, scoring 12 runs. Lars then came into bat scoring a good five runs off his short two overs. He was unfortunately caught at point. Max then went in to bat for 21 balls scoring an incredibly helpful six singles to add to our score. Felix, our incredible Year 6 player, went in for a dependable innings scoring two singles and a brilliant well deserved four. Alex, Murray, and Luke got out. Un-fortunately, two of them getting bowled out and a mix up in the running. It was an aquatic event, all of them falling to our feathery friend... the duck. Joe then went into bat scoring a well worked three off seven. Jonah then went into for a brilliant 10 balls scoring three singles, ran two and got a beautiful four. Finally, Thomsen came to the crease for his eleven balls scoring a valuable single. Overall we scored a disappointing 79 runs. Now for Latymer’s innings. They only needed four batsman to go in to get the required runs. Our first wicket came from Joe, the batsman being caught by Lars. Then Joe put pressure on the new bats-man bowling him out for a duck. Latymer unfortunately had a great innings easily equalling our score. Latymer gave us too many wides but we limited the extras so they had to bat for the runs. The bowling was solid but the fielding needs some work. Catches win matches, lads! All in all, I hope we’ve learnt a lot and will learn from this never-to-be-repeated loss.

We then proceeded to bat with Otto and Ethan opening. They created a great partnership of 35 with Otto hitting 20 including back to back sixes, while Ethan hit 19. Nathan came in at 3 but was quickly out LBW. Zeeshan and Fergus finished off the innings. This completed our near perfect first match for the season. Otto was the Man of the Match with his three wickets and 20 runs.

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FivesU16 NATIONAL SCHOOLS’ CHAMPIONSHIPSWe brought our most experienced players to the U16 Nationals. Due to illness we were only able to enter three of the planned four pairs, resulting in one team of three players and two regular pairs. At first pair we had a very strong pairing of Tom and Oliver. They raced through their group stage beating: QE

Barnet 2, Charterhouse 3, Shrewsbury 4, and Aldenham 5. Winning each game convincingly, the boys look set for a good tournament run. They followed this up with a second round win against a solid St Olave’s pair in two sets, before proving their strength against Shrewsbury three to advance to the last 16. With Tom controlling and then finishing rallies impeccably from the top step, Olly had had little to do so far. This changed in the game against Shrewsbury with Tom missing a couple of winners; however, Olly stepped up to the plate instead. Some very solid back step shots into the buttress from Olly secured a tight victory. The boys were unlucky to be drawn against St Olave’s two whom they narrowly lost to in three sets. Next up were Fred and Alex. The boys got off to a slow start, losing a close game against Aldenham four that they probably should have won. This was followed up by a tough game against Eton three which followed the same result. Both players were a bit down when they came up against Cardinal Vaughan one and the early score showed this at 4-8. But Fred was not to be kept down for long and hit several cracking shots to bring Emanuel close at 9-10, and the momentum looked to have swung our way for good. However, Cardinal Vaughan fought back to give themselves three match points. Alex hit two great cuts at the death, before following it up with two great cut returns. The game was sealed with some lovely teamwork to win 12-11. The boys continued to the main competition and then the plate where they played some entertaining fives. Finally, we had the three-way pairing of Dylan, Dan, and Peter. With the most entertaining brand of fives seen across the courts, the boys enjoyed playing this great game. The flair showed on court did not detract from their performances however, and a close loss to Shrewsbury three followed by a tight win over QE Barnet three underlined this. Dylan’s rushing around court saved many rallies and he followed it up with incisive cutting. Dan controlled the back left of the court well, and exploited this usually weak area to much success. Peter also played well and performed some delicate volleys, dropping them above the ledge.TOM MCCAHON (FIVES COACH)

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FIVES: U15 NATIONAL SCHOOLS’ CHAMPIONSHIPSEmanuel brought two pairs to the U15 Nationals. The weather was very un-pleasant with snow and wind regularly blowing through the courts and ice off the back as an additional hazard to usual. Unfortunately, the poor condi-tions also meant that a few schools more closely matched to our standard were unable to attend. At top pair we had Will and Patrick. The boys had a tough time of it in a difficult group against some strong op-ponents. Only the top four of six pairs in a group continued to the main compe-tition. Paddy’s cutting and general top step play greatly improved through-out the day and with Will growing in confidence at the back and striking the ball into the buttress smoothly, the boys

did well to make it through to the next stage. They were up against Shrews-bury two next who won 12-1, 12-5 - the boys performed much more strongly in the second set and did well to score 5 points. At second pair were Luke and Geof-fery. Again they had a tough group and didn’t progress. This put the boys into the plate competition where they would hopefully play some more bal-anced opponents. Both players im-proved steadily with Geoffery’s volleying putting his opponents under great pres-sure, and Luke backing up from behind the buttress well. Unfortunately, they were unable to convert any victories but did very well for sticking it out in very unpleasant conditions. TOM MCCAHON (FIVES COACH)

U14 NATIONAL SCHOOLS' CHAMPIONSHIPSFour pairs travelled to Eton for the U14 Nationals. Several of the boys had not attended much training over the year so we arrived a bit rusty. Our top pair of Alistair and Chris had a close group game against Shrewsbury three. Neither team was able to build much of a lead with the score always close. It seemed the boys may take a decisive advantage to move from 5-5 to 8-5 following some very aggressive volleying from Chris but they were pegged back to 9-9 before losing ut 12-9. They swiftly avenged this with a decisive 8-0 win against St Olave’s, thanks to good movement from the back court from Alistair. A tough main competition match against Shrewsbury four followed which the boys unfortunately lost. Next up were Luke and Dominic. The boys made it through their group stage with solid victories against Westminster three and St. Olave’s 8, 8-0 and 12-2 respectively. Luke was striking the ball cleanly at this point and controlled both of matches. Dom took a bit longer to warm up. However, by the time that he did St Olave’s stood little chance. The boys continued with a good run in the plate and showed promising signs of potential. At third pair were Matt and Will. As this was Will’s first competitive fixture, the boys were set for a tough start. Matches against Aldenham one, Shrewsbury four, and Berkhamsted three proved difficult to win but gave both boys good experience which they showed with much improved cut returns after the group stage. This experience helped greatly in the plate where Will played freely from the back and Matt controlled base nicely, winning several consecutive points at a time. Our final pair for the day were Laith and Matthew. Again the boys faced a tough group stage but performed much more strongly in the plate. Despite the on court action appearing to be rather hectic at times, the boys managed to eke out several victories. With Matthew consistently finding the buttress from around the court and Laith scrambling to retrieve the ball before forcing a mistake, the boys did very well to top their group.TOM MCCAHON (FIVES COACH)

Over Easter, our Senior rowers had the privilege of visiting the Australian Insti-tute of Sport in Northern Italy. The week provided preparation for the upcoming regatta season, as well as an opportu-nity for the squad to bond. Outings on Lago di Varese consisted of intensive training, side by side racing and scenic single sculling. Even the coxes had a turn, with the reigning champion Grace returning to challenge the underdog Joe in the annual 200m Coxes’ Race. Although the race had to be restarted, after Grace jumped the gun, Joe swiftly took the lead and narrowly won the competition.

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Senior Rowing Camp

BOYS SQUAD BY MICHAELThe trip allowed us to sharpen our tech-nique and enhance our endurance. De-spite occasional capsizing, early morn-ing runs and a variety of weather, spirits were high among. Muscle recovery was ensured with the delicious meals pro-vided by the centre and the unforgiving ice baths. Off the water, our competitive nature was apparent at the pool table, where even the coaches performed their own trick shots. A big thank you to all the staff for a very successful trip, especially Miss Blaikie for organising such an enjoyable experience.SENIOR ROWING CAMP

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GIRLS SQUAD BY IZZY Our excitement for the much anticipated rowing camp to Varese in Northern Italy wasn’t dampened by the unseasonal weather at the beginning of the week. Luckily the winds held off, so we could do two valuable water sessions a day. After the days training we had the pleasure of using the recovery centre, however this wasn’t always a relaxing experience, with multiple trips from the hot jacuzzi to the freezing water pool. The chefs at the Australian Institute of Sport provided us with (massive amounts of) very tasty food helping us fuel for the week. Now the preparation has started for summer racing, and the regatta season.

The 2k racing stretch on the lake meant we could practise racing starts, side by side racing, and time trials. This puts us in a stronger position for our biggest races of the year, National Schools Regatta and Henley Women’s Regatta.

JUNIOR ROWING CAMPS ETON DORNEYDespite the variable conditions, including being rather wet and windy at times, the Junior Rowing Camps at Dorney were enjoyed by all. This proved to be really useful preparation for the summer racing. With the whole of the Thames on flood alert, the lake was pretty packed and the Year 9 and Year10 boys and girls found

themselves training alongside Leander Club, University of London, and members of the GB National Rowing and Canoeing squads amongst others. With four days of training, everyone found out something new about themselves and took a big step or two up in performance. There will be fond memories of time trials and 2k pieces, racing starts and racing finishes, getting caught up in the reeds, lots of capsizing, coaches getting caught up in bike chains and falling off landing stages into the lake, lots of dogs and cups of tea, and the daily lunchtime trips to Sains-bury’s. Well done to all the athletes and a big thank you to all the coaches involved. DMC

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Our Head of Modern Foreign Languages, Mr Barber, recently took to the streets of the south coast to compete in the Brighton Marathon. Whilst the weather was fine during the majority of the race, the unpredictable conditions led to a downpour of rain in the gruelling final six miles to cross the finish line. With 26.2 miles completed, Mr Barber is very happy with this achievement. The sore legs have now recovered and it is back to business as usual!

Well done, John

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