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The Stopfordian 2011–2012
Sixth. Nerves where at a high, however all dances were
performed to standards greatly exceeding expectations. Kate
Spence, Edward McDermott, Martha Watson, Thomas
Hosfield, Alex Collingwood and Karolina Amstruz performed
the cha-cha; Olivia Simpson, James Gaskin, Ade Ferguson,
Rachel Hopwood, Walid Hassoon and Catherine Latus
performed a scintillating Jive, while Natalie Clarke, Robert
Deans, Samuel Arrowsmith and Laura Chitty performed the
Quickstep with aplomb. Alice Carr and Jamie Rahman and
special “celebrity” guests Mr Masters and Mrs Fenton
performed the Waltz.
With Mr Russell fronting the show and throwing out “Brucieesque”
jokes, all eyes turned to the judging panel. The judges,
Mr Howson, Mrs Chesterton, Mrs Wilkinson and Mr Thorley
(aka Bruno), judged the competition with ‘expert’ knowledge
of the subject, bearing an uncanny resemblance to the feared
‘Strictly’ panel of judges. After a nail biting wait for the scores,
the eventual winners were revealed to be Alice and Jamie.
Live music was provided for the competitors’ dances by the
musically gifted Jessica Martin, Will Robinson, Harry Vernon
and Peter Smith. The live band really lifted the event and the
packed main hall audience were soon clapping along.
The event was an enormous success and enjoyed by all,
raising an incredible £730 for EducAid and Christies charities
and we would like to thank everyone involved for their effort
in raising this amount, especially Mr Russell and Mrs
Chesterton who made the event possible.
Alice Carr (L7)
IRONMAN WALES
30 weeks, 320 hours and more early mornings than I care to
remember.
On Valentine’s Day 2011 I began my long and, at times,
tortuous journey to the Pembrokeshire Coast for Ironman
Wales. And at 8.19pm on September 11th it was all worth it
when a finishers’ medal was hung around my neck.
An Ironman Triathlon is a race which combines a 2.4 mile
swim, a 112 mile bike and a full marathon into a single, nonstop
endurance challenge, and the Welsh edition had the
added interest of the tail end of Hurricane Katia thrown into
the mix. The seas were choppy, the hills were energy sapping
and the run in Tenby was far from flat but despite all this I
crossed the line in 13 hours and 19 minutes, exhausted but
over the moon!
For my efforts I managed to
raise £ 871 for the Genesis
Appeal and the British
Heart Foundation and,
through the agony and
ecstasy of the day, this was
a great motivation for me. I
would like to take this
opportunity to thank all the
colleagues, pupils and
parents whose generous
sponsorship helped me to
surpass my fundraising
target.
J. D. Wilson
The total amount raised for school charities this year was £8295.
A. Hicks
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