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Inter-county X-Country Championships

Larkrise at Inter-county X-Country ChampionshipsOn Friday 22nd Jan over 90 students from special schools & learning centres across Somerset & Wiltshire descended on Southwick Country Park for the 1st ever inter-county X-Country Championships. Pupils travelled from as far away as Yeovil & Weston Super Mare!

There were 3 races-KS2, KS3 & KS4/5. The courses were tough, challenging & very muddy!

Larkrise entered pupils in all races & were a credit to themselves & their school. In particular, Nicholas & Leo looked strong all the way & Wesley triumphed in the senior race. Grove primary entered 3, KS2 athletes & Katie won the girls race. The Manor Primary entered
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6, KS2 athletes & cleaned up in the boys race winning 1st, 2nd & 3rd!
Partnership
George Ward
Matravers
John of Gaunt
St. Laurence
Kingdown
Larkrise
St. Augustine's
Clarendon
Prizes were donated by Cadbury in the Community & the Somerset Special Schools Sports Association.

As the event organiser I would also like to thank John of Gaunt School for providing the marshalls. It was a cold, wet job, but without them the races would not have been possible. Thankyou to Tony (George Ward SSCo) for planning the courses & organising the finish.

Well done to all the WWSSP athletes

Updated January 2010

Boxwercise FestivalBoxercise Festival

This year the festival for the special units and Larkrise school featured cheerleading and boxercise on Wednesday 18th November.

Warminster School the independent secondary school in Warminster allowed the Partnership to use their sports hall. Young Leaders from Kingdown School lead all the events with great enthusiasm.

Proceedings started with a cheerleading warm up lead by Katie Watson. Rachel Bown then introduced the boxercise with her usual panache. With encouragement from the Young Leaders the children launched themselves into the boxercise with great gusto.

Updated December 2009
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Larkrise successes at Disability Athletics Championships

Along with 5 other Larkrise Special School students who attended a South West qualifying event in Yate during May and regular training at after school club, 3 boys made it to the National Disability Athletics Championships in Blackpool.

The boys showed good sporting behaviour throughout and were the first to congratulate each other:
Jack W- 100m ( 13.1sec Gold-New National Record!) 200m (Gold) LJ (Bronze)
Wesley H-100m (finalist) 800m (Gold) LJ (Silver)
Jack F- 100m (finalist) 200m (finalist)

Another memorable moment was meeting Paraolympic Athlete Shelley Woods at the Athletes Gala Dinner on Sat Evening

The training & event was funded through the Extended Schools Program & the West Wilts Sports Partnership.

Well done boys!

Updated July 2009.




Rachel Bown
School Sports Coordinator