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Leprechauns,
fire engines, gingerbread
men and 8.5 miles….
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BABY
BOOM!
On Sunday 2nd June two Heads of House, namely Mr Mitchell
and Mr Thewlis, attempted the Great Midlands Fun Run. For
those that don’t know it’s an 8.5 mile course through Sutton
Coldfield Town centre and park. 7000 adults, children and
dogs all take part, usually for a chosen charity.
This year Mr M and Mr T agreed to run for Tilly’s Trust (www.
tillystrust.co.uk). A small family run
charity for anyone affected by the loss
of a baby through stillbirth or neonatal
death. The day began cloudy but as
the race began the sun shone through
meaning a tough, hot run ahead. The
fifteen strong Tilly’s trust team started
together but variations in stamina,
strength and training meant everyone
got separated. However, everyone
continued on their own personal
journey knowing hard earned charity
money was waiting to be collected if
we made the finish line. Some of the
highlights (or lowlights) were either
overtaking or being
overtaken
by a
gingerbread
man, a table
and chairs, an annoyance of leprechauns,
a fire engine and a 50 year old baby in
just a bib, nappy and trainers! The course
was hilly so Mr M soon took to walking
the ascents and trying to look like Mo
Farah on the descents. Mr T was carrying
an injury and really hit the pain barrier
at 6 miles but ran on to finish in 1 hour
35 minutes. Due to the last 2 miles after
the notorious Cardiac Hill being downhill
Mr M managed 1 hour 45 minutes. In
all, the team managed to raise over
£1000 and we’ll still gratefully accept
donations!
There’s something in the
water at Woodrush!
Some of you may already
be aware that we currently
have a number of pregnant
ladies at Woodrush. At the
time of going to press we
said goodbye to Mrs Price,
who has since given birth to
a beautiful baby girl called
Nicole Amelia, who was
born on 3rd July weighing
6lb 14oz. Congratulations
from us all. We would like to
wish all of our pregnant staff the very best and a safe
and healthy arrival of the extended Woodrush family.
In due date order (corresponding to photo from left to right) are Mrs Price, Mrs Michell,
Miss Warren, Mrs Martin, Miss Williams, Miss Rejer, Ms Khatri, Mrs Rowe and Mrs Bridgen.
Students and staff can keep up to date with the ever growing Woodrush Family by
accessing the ‘stork’ image on the home page of FROG.
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