East Beds School Sports Partnership
Indoor Athletics
Like all the other School Sports Partnerships, the East Beds SSP has also had an expansion this school year and now encompasses all the schools in the area. Mid Beds District Council have been working closely with the partnership and have been running lunchtime sessions of indoor athletics for year 5/6 pupils and after school sessions for older pupils too.
These indoor activities have attracted mainly girls who really enjoyed the events and recorded results in running, jumping and throwing activities. The district council also organised festivals at Robert Bloomfield for students from Sutton, Potton and Wrestlingworth Lower Schools.
Taxi Tokens
The East Beds SSP have been using taxi tokens to help students from low income families to get home at night safely after taking part in after school sports clubs. Gary Gunn, the SSCo for Burgoyne Middle School said ‘I have one student who just wouldn’t be able to take part without the tokens. They’ve enabled him to participate in after school rugby matches and this term there are several rugby tournaments that he will be able to take part in too. The same student has now joined the school basketball team and really enjoys the opportunity to get involved!’
To contact Paul Blunt the Partnership Development Manager for the East Beds SSP email bluntpdm@gmail.com or phone 01767 688199.
