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The <strong>Champion</strong> • Wednesday 1 May 2013<br />
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Adults take steps to<br />
improve their futures<br />
Report by David Raven<br />
The St Thomas pupils with their medals;<br />
Pupils win gold at<br />
swimming gala<br />
Report by<br />
Holly Rummens<br />
CHILDREN <strong>from</strong> St Thomas<br />
Church of England Primary<br />
School in Lydiate were praised<br />
<strong>for</strong> their win in this year’s<br />
annual swimming gala.<br />
The event which took place on<br />
Friday, April 26 was<br />
represented by nine schools<br />
<strong>from</strong> Maghull and Crosby who<br />
were all competing to gain<br />
victory in both individual and<br />
team relay events.<br />
It was a closely fought<br />
competition throughout the<br />
morning but St Thomas Church<br />
of England school’s swimming<br />
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team comprising of year 4, 5<br />
and 6 children continued their<br />
fantastic year of sport by<br />
winning gold <strong>for</strong> the school.<br />
This is the second time this<br />
year the school have come in<br />
first place in the pool, earlier in<br />
the year the team won the year<br />
5 swimming event. However<br />
this is the first time the school<br />
have ever won the overall<br />
school competition in its<br />
history.<br />
Assistant head teacher Mark<br />
Ward said: “This was a thrilling<br />
morning <strong>for</strong> all the schools<br />
involved and the children swam<br />
their hearts out in the races.<br />
The school are very proud of<br />
their achievement.”<br />
holly.rummens@champnews.com<br />
UNEMPLOYED Sefton residents have<br />
recently taken steps to improve their<br />
futures by attending a training<br />
programme to become qualified<br />
sports coaches.<br />
Active Sefton and Sefton@Work<br />
organised the 12 week programme<br />
which was accessed by 19 men and<br />
women <strong>from</strong> across Sefton aged<br />
18–48.<br />
A variety of coaching sessions<br />
including football and sailing meant<br />
participants were able to gain<br />
qualifications in a number of activities<br />
<strong>from</strong> first aid, to health and safety.<br />
The programme was funded by<br />
Sefton Council and the European<br />
Social Fund which was set up to<br />
improve employment opportunities in<br />
the European Union and so help raise<br />
standards of living.<br />
It aims to help people fulfil their<br />
potential by giving them better skills<br />
and better job prospects.<br />
Heather Redhead, development<br />
manager <strong>for</strong> Active Sefton said: “It is<br />
amazing to see how these men and<br />
women have excelled in so many<br />
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After successfully achieving their<br />
qualifications on the programme,<br />
participants attended a graduation<br />
ceremony on Friday, April 19, where<br />
they were presented with their<br />
qualifications.<br />
Jamie Carragher’s 23 Foundation<br />
also supported the programme and<br />
donated a signed shirt won on the day<br />
by one of the participants.<br />
Active Sefton are looking at future<br />
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