LINDFIELD Times

July 2007 Issue 24 Circulation 6,000

* Village Day Success * Annual Bike Ride *

* Barclays Step In to help Blackthorns School *
* Lanchester Family Breakthrough * London is Our Goal 2010 *
 EDITORIAL

The New Look Lindfield Times!!!!!!

We would appreciate your comments on what

you think about it.
What are your opinions on the colour front
cover? Now the magazine celebrates its sec-
ond anniversary, for those of you who have fol-
lowed the lindfield times from the very
beginning you will remember the first six edi-
tions were simply plain green card with Black
text.
Now times have changed we are now full colour
throughout the magazine.

We are always looking for new writers who feel

they can contribute to the magazine. So if you
can think of new topics the magazine should
cover we would be glad to hear from you.
Cover image:
After two recent succesful events Village Day
‘Simply Lindfield’
and the London to Brighton bike ride Lindfield
© Lindfield Times 2007 Village has alot to be proud of.
Copydate for August issue of
Lindfield Times: 10th July 2007 The Lindfield Times will be running a photo-
graphic competition in the Autumn where there
will be three age groups.
Editor Jeremy Crooks Under 12, Under 18 and adults.
Design Editor Kevin Elliott Amongst the prizes will be a free day at a pro-
Tel: 01444 487454 fessional photstudio and camera equipment.
More details will follow.
Email: editor@lindfieldtimes.co.uk
www.lindfieldtimes.co.uk

Could you be a Kidzone Young

Photography by: Picsnapper
Journalist?
www.picsnapper.co.uk The Lindfield Times Magazine is looking for
Printed by: Swan Press budding young journalists within Lindfield who
To Advertise Call Jay can put together articles about younger issues
within the village. It is a great opportunity for
Tel: 01444 487454
anyone aged 10 to 16.
If you submit any photographs for print, please ensure For more information ask your parents to con-
you have permission for use beforehand tact the editor for more information

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EVENTS AT
Have you purchased your tickets
King Edward Hall for Proms In The Park
Bookings: 01444 487445 Weekend?
1st Ruwach Christian Church Service
Fri 6th & Sat 7th July
(Janet Hilton 459025)
Children Under 11 only £3.00
2nd Socatots
(Kate Holland) See Page 5 for more details
5th Country Market 10am-11.15am
(Sheila Hobbs 438896

8th Ruwach Christian Church Service

(Janet Hilton 459025)

9th Socatots
(Kate Holland)

12th Country Market 10am-11.15am

(Sheila Hobbs 438896)

14th LHS Summer Show

(Sheila Hobbs 438896)

15th Ruwach Christian Church Service

(Janet Hilton 459025)

19th Country Market 10am-11.15am

(Sheila Hobbs 438896)

22nd Art Club Exhibition

(John Mills 452026)

26th Country Market 10am-11.15am

(Sheila Hobbs 438896)

DAMIAN TURNER
Painter & Decorator
City & Guilds Qualified
Painting & Wallpapering
Coving & Artexing
Tel 01444 452916
Mob: 07930 289816
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 MEET LUCY ~ THE LOCKSMITH
My name is Lucy, I am your Local Lindfield Lady Locksmith.

This is a new service in the Lindfield area offer-

ing a personal touch for any problems con-
cerning locks. I can fix or replace all types of
locks including Chubb, Yale, Mortice any time
night or day and offer a safe and reliable serv-
ice.

I am a member of the British Locksmith

Association and have Police Accreditation.

Have you moved house and are unsure who

else has a set of your keys?
For peace of mind, do you need your locks
changing?
Have you checked your locks recently?
Are they approved by your home insurance
company?
Do you have a British Standard 5 lever lock on
your outside doors?

If you lock yourself out or have any worries or

concerns, please do not hesitate to call me on
07780 840462. I will be pleased to advise you
on any security matters.

The Lindfield Times is Celebrating its 2nd Birthday

Welcome to Issue 24

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A Real Family event for Mid Sussex

Friday 6th July ‘The Commitments’

plus Support
Children under 11 only £3.00
Adults £18.00

Saturday 7th July ‘Proms In The Park’

plus Support & Special Guest
Children under 11 only £3.00
Adults £20.00

Local Ticket Outlets

Accepting Cash or Cheque
The Birch Hotel
Heart & Soul Lindfield
Carousel Music Haywards Heath
Clair Hall Haywards Heath
Stems Florist
Burgess Hill
Or
Credit Card Sales
www.itsmagic.org.uk

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 A Fruit ful Term at Blackthorns School
Thanks a bunch Barclays!
A huge thank you to the organisers, parents and children who supported our Village Day, "Eat
5 a Day" parade, giving us 1st place in the category for the 7th year running! The costumes
were wonderfully colourful and we all had a superb day.

Thanks also to the community at large who visited our stall. We made a record profit of £375
which has been matched by Barclays Bank in HaywardsHeath. But this isn¹t where our sup-
port ended. This term has seen Blackthorns as the grateful recipients of Barclays community
project. We are now the proud owners of a summerhouse, benches, flower planters and a
seat around the tree outside the Year 3 classroom.
A team of five members of Barclays staff were on hand to put it all together and everything
went to plan - including the weather! The area has been dramatically improved and will now
be able to be used as an "outside classroom" for group activities, role play and guided read-
ing.

Mrs Garwood from Barclays Financial Services Department in Haywards Heath said "It was
really wonderful for us to see how much this meant for the children and how much difference
Barclays could make to the community".

And here is a sample of what the Year 3 children said:

"I am looking forward to playing in

the playhouse. It looks lovely, it's
really neat and tidy. I think it is a
really good place to play and you
can
also get some fresh air" Rebecca
Mitchell

"I think it is a good idea. We have a

playhouse because we will have a
lot
of fun and it will be an enjoyable
place to read and play." Madeleine
Webster

"The playhouse is fantastic because there are loads of things that we play
with and I think it was built in only one day and I think
that's
impressive!" Laura Mitchell

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 Annual Summer Fete
& Car Boot Sale
Buxshalls
We our holding our Annual Summer Fete on Sunday
1 July @ 2.30pm

Various stalls & Car Boot Sale please ring for your
space on 01444 482661

All very welcome come & join in the fun

Contact Annie Whittick

Manager
Buxshalls
Ardingly Road
Lindfield
Tel. 01444 482661
Fax. 01444 487734

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Lindfield Times Magazine July 2007
ITS SHOW TIME
Saturday 14 July brings Lindfield Horticultural Society's Summer Show to
the King Edward Hall once more. While each of the Society's three
annual shows has the same structure for entries, individual classes vary.
So in July there will be lots of opportunities to enter items of summer
vegetables and soft fruit, while quintessentially English summer blooms
such as roses and sweet peas have several classes. Why not have a
go? You may well have some prize-worthy flowers or veg in your garden
- or you could enter your favourite pot plant - and there's a Novice sec-
tion for people who haven't entered before. There are also Cookery, Handicraft and Flower
Arranging classes - such as a 'Summer Holiday' arrangement, rep-
resenting a country. Children have their own Junior Section, rang-
ing from a photo of Lindfield to a Stained Glass Window design -
and some Viennese Whirls (plus children can enter without being
members!).
Entry forms must reach the Show
Secretary by 10.00pm on
Wednesday 11 July and can be left at
25 Eastern Road, 66 Sunte Avenue
or Harmony Pharmacy. Staging of
exhibits will take place on the Friday
evening and Saturday morning and
the Show will be open to visitors at 2pm on Saturday 14 July.
Come and be amazed at what your neighbours have produced!
Any enquiries to the Show Secretary on 483236.
(LHS members - the Sundries Centre will be open on Sunday 24 June if you need to top up
your supplies.)

Thousands Make The Annual Trip

Thousands of avid cyclists took part in this
years London to Brighton Cycle Ride, starting
from London’s Hyde Park and ending in
Brighton’s Marine Parade.

27,000 official cyclists set off from 6am making

their way out of London, through Surrey and in
to Sussex. By the time they arrive in Lindfield
they have already travelled around 40 miles
with a further 14 to go ! The event is so popular
entry applications were turned down as the
maximum allowance had been acheived.

The London-to-Brighton ride, which began in 1980 and has raised over £3.6m, is always full
long before the day of the event

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Lindfield Times Magazine July 2007
For many years I worked in New York as a food editor on the American magazine McCall's and
each July issue we were expected to come up with new ideas for food to celebrate
Independence Day on July 4th. Obviously barbecues featured heavily for the main course. I
can't remember being asked to produce stunning new recipes for that form of cooking - perhaps
the chief editor thought, as I was English, I wouldn't know too much about barbecues. This
being some years back he was quite correct! So I was asked to produce suitable desserts,
preferably with a red, white and blue theme. Strawberries, vanilla ice cream and whipped cream
were the obvious choices and thank heaven for blueberries, at that time little known in England.
So, if you feel like celebrating our 'special relationship' with America on their national holiday
serve this red, white and blue dessert.

Red, White and Blue Sundaes

Select the tallest individual glasses you have, one per person. Place a scoop of vanilla ice
cream in each one, then a layer of blueberries, more ice cream, then a layer of strawberries
and/or raspberries. Top with a swirl of whipped cream and a paper 'Stars and Stripes' flag.
Serve immediately.

The following two recipes are rather more grown-up but are none the less delicious
ways to enjoy our wonderful berry season.

Compote of Berries Serves 4

Put 175g raspberries into a pan with 3tbs caster sugar. Cook, stirring, over low heat until the
sugar melts and the fruit is soft. Push through a sieve to remove the seeds. Rinse the pan.
Measure 300ml rosé wine or apple juice. Put 2tsp cornflour into the rinsed pan with 2tbs of the
wine/juice and stir until smooth. Stir in the remaining liquid and the raspberry pureé. Cook, stir-
ring, over medium heat until the sauce comes to the boil, is thickened and smooth. Leave to
cool completely.
Prepare 115g blueberries, 375g strawberries and 225g red or blackcurrants. Place in a pretty
bowl, add the sauce and stir just to combine. Serve with crisp sponge fingers or shortbread.

Berry and Cheese Baskets Serves 4

Whip 150ml whipping cream to soft peaks.
Put 200g light soft cheese, 3tbs caster sugar and the finely grated rind and the juice of 1 lemon
into a bowl. Beat until smooth then gently fold in the whipped cream. Cover and chill for at least
2 hours. Prepare 225g raspberries or strawberries, cover and chill.
Just before serving divide the fruit between 4 brandy snap baskets (or individual glasses) and
spoon the cheese mousse on top. Decorate with a tiny sprig of mint.
Caroline Young

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 Celebration at All Saints
on 4th July

The concert begins at

7.30pm

We are delighted to welcome

'Tapestry' a Women's Choir and
Handbell Ensemble from
Clayton, California at All Saints
on American Independence Day.

This is their first appearance at

All Saints and the first concert
on a tour of Great Britian.

Tapestry are giving their services

free and admission is free but a
collection will be taken in aid of
Isubilo in Zambia where John
Buzzard of Lindfield and his wife
Priya are working supporting
people affected by AIDS/HIV.

LINDFIELD PEST CONTROL

MOLES - RATS - WASPS - ECT

MICK LEWRY
01444 483137
MOB: 07816 630455
EMAIL M.LEWRY1@BTINTERNET.COM

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 POPULAR TRAVELLING
theatre troupe
The Rude Mechanicals return to
Lindfield Primary School on Sunday
July 1st with their brand new outdoor
show Five Get Famous, an affectionate
spoof of the much-loved Enid Blyton
adventure books.
It's 1940 and the Barnard children have
been safely evacuated to the country to
escape the Blitz. Uncle Quentin is busy
in his study with a top secret project for
the Special Operations Executive, while
in the village Lady Lurcher is casting for
the forthcoming production of Macbeth
by the Shakespeare Society.
But when a dashing stranger motors
into the village, mysterious things start
to happen, and the stage is set for the
Famous Five - Julian, Dick, Anne,
George and of course Timmy the dog -
to investigate.
Lindfield Times Magazine
Five Get Famous
Return of the Rude
Mechanicals
Played in the Rude Mechanicals' trade-
mark style of cartoon slapstick, Five Get
Famous promises to be an hilarious
satire of village life in the war years,
and with the help of original music and
songs will take a deeply poetic look at
the innocence of childhood.
Alhough the show is aimed at adults,
children with a little patience and imagi-
nation may enjoy it too.
For more information and to book online
visit the company's website at:
www.therudemechanicaltheatre.co.uk
The Rude Mechanical Theatre
Company presents Five Get Famous in
the grounds of Lindfield Primary School
Sunday 1st July at 7.45pm
Adult tickets £10
(concessions and group deals avail-
able)
from Weber Brown in the High Street,
by telephone on 01323 501260
or at the gate on the night.
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 Paul Sewell FBHI
West Sussex Clocks
Antique clocks are my passion, I have been a clockmaker for 30 years having started an
apprenticeship in 1977 and qualifying for Fellow Membership of the British Horological Institute
in 1988. I am also a member of the British Clock and Watchmakers Guild.

Our stock includes Long Case, Bracket, French, Mantle and Wall
clocks. My website, www.westsussexclocks.co.uk is very close
to completion and will enable clients to view my stock and price
lists on line. Samples of my work
can also be seen at my sister in
laws interiors and gift shop;
Tufnell's at 75 High Street, Lindfield.
I also welcome visitors to my work-
shop in Mannings Heath, where you
can see work in progress, inspect
and purchase stock, ask for advice
or obtain estimates for repair or
restoration.
Alternatively I am happy to call at your home to discuss your
requirements, carry out minor repairs and collect larger clocks for
repair. All clocks supplied have a one year warranty, free delivery
and setting up within a 100 mile radius of Sussex. Shipping is also arranged by us.

We offer a full
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Stock includes: Longcase, Bracket, French, repair service.
Mantle & Wall Clocks Clocks are
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Restoration and Repairs undertaken from a compe-
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 LONDON IS OUR GOAL !
By Bob White

As the excitement gradually builds towards the London Olympics in 2012, Lindfield Primary
School will be playing its part in developing talented sportsmen and women of the future.

Our school runs many after school clubs during the

course of a year including netball, football, cricket, ath-
letics, cross country, table tennis, and tennis providing
the children with many opportunities to develop their
skills and fitness alongside the important aspect of hav-
ing fun! These clubs are available to all abilities whilst
also allowing selected children to have the important
experience of taking part in competitive situations
against other schools in football, cricket, athletics, netball and cross country both at local
and County level.

Our boys' team were winners of the Haywards Heath

Primary Schools football tournament in 2005 and 2006
and were finalists this season whilst the girls' football
team reached the semi-final stage of their tournament in
2007. Lindfield's cricket teams have regularly featured in
County finals since 2000 playing matches at Hove,
Horsham and Arundel County grounds. These reflect
achievements of which our community is very proud.

We are fortunate at Lindfield to have a blend of sporting expertise within our school which is
complemented by the support of parents and outside coaches. During the last few weeks
outside experts have worked with our children in tag
rugby, skipping and cricket forming a part of the devel-
opment of the Sports Partnership initiative in Mid-
Sussex. In addition our school has developed strong
links with local clubs including Lindfield Juniors FC and
Lindfield CC which enables our children to access
quality coaching and playing opportunities.

In all, this paints a picture of Lindfield being a very

active area for sport and one never knows but we
could be developing a future gold medallist for 2012
amongst our community!

Please contact Rachel Anscombe (PE Coordinator) or Bob White (Head teacher) for more
information about sports opportunities at Lindfield Primary School on 01444 482524.

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 "History Society Information Success"

F. W. LANCHESTER: Japanese pay homage at Walstead

Perhaps like his headstone in Walstead Burial Ground, Frederick William Lanchester
is little known and widely forgotten in this country. He is better known in Japan than
England, unless may be you attended the university named after him, but now
renamed Coventry University. Not many Englishman have had this honour
bestowed on them - even fewer have had it removed!

A genius and visionary, F. W. Lanchester was born in London on the 23rd October
1868. He studied at the Royal College of Science, and spent much of his life in the
Midlands. At the age of 28 he built England's first gasoline-powered car and subse-
quently established the Lanchester Car Company. He was responsible for many sig-
nificant inventions in the automobile industry, including disc brakes, automatic
transmission, power steering, four-wheel drive, fuel injection and low voltage ignition.
Lanchester filed over 400 patents ranging from a colour photography system to com-
ponents for the reproduction of music.

However Lanchester's true interest was mechanical flight. He was the foremost per-
son to propound, the theory of flight based on the vortex theory in a paper delivered
in June 1894. Many other papers followed culminating in his 1907 treatise on aero-
dynamics entitled 'Aerial Flight.' These works were a major contribution to the sci-
ence of aeronautics at the time.

After the outbreak of WW1, Lanchester became convinced of the need for a mathe-
matical analysis of the relative strengths of opposing battlefield forces to describe
the effectiveness of aircraft. He conducted quantitative
studies of casualties in land, sea and air battles, to
arrive at the two Lanchester Laws - the Linear Law of
Combat and N-Squared Law of Combat. These were
published in his seminal work, 'Aircraft in Warfare - the
dawn of the fourth arm.'

In the late 1920's and 1930's, he became absorbed in

musical reproduction leading to many major develop-
ments in the design and manufacture of advanced
speakers, microphones and amplifiers.

Green plaque to George Lanchester on his home in Moseley, Birmingham

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Subsequently the Lanchester Laws of Combat were studied in the U.S. They
were applied with overwhelming success in U.S. military strategy in the later
stages of WWII, including operations in the Central Pacific. To this day the princi-
ples are taught in military colleges. His extensive writings on military subjects
including logistics became a founding element in of the science of Operational
Research.

After Lanchester's death in 1946, Dr W. Edward Deming an American who was

helping with the post war reconstruction of Japan introduced his work on
Operational Research to that country in 1952. This resulted in Lanchester being
regarded as one of the four founders of the concept of quality management, which
became a cornerstone of Japanese industrial success. Subsequent research by
the Japanese resulted in the reworking of Lanchester's Laws of Combat into a
strategy for corporate competition.

Then in 1962, Dr Taoko applied the theories to sales and marketing strategies.
These have since been widely applied by Japanese corporations with over 2 mil-
lion books sold on that subject in Japan.

Many regard the application of Lanchester's theories as being responsible for the
Japanese focus on competitive advantage and market share resulting in their post
war economic success. Perhaps this is why Japanese visitors pay homage to the
headstone of F.W. Lanchester in Walstead Burial Ground. A headstone that few, if
any, locals knew existed.

Richard Bryant, Lindfield History Project Group, 01444 482136

Remember: 'Our Lindfield' Exhibition explaining the historic development of our vil-
lage. 6-7 October 2007 at King Edward Hall.

With acknowledgements to www.lanchester.com & iastate.edu

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 Tufnells
W e have a new online shop

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and t ake a peep
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t
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 LINDFIELD
VILLAGE DAY
Lindfield village day was one of the best ever in it's 30 year history. The day itself was the
driest and warmest of the half term holiday. The annual parade with decorated floats was
accompanied on foot by many costumed supporters many of them children.

Newhaven Youth marching band and Burgess Hill Youth Marching Band led the procession
and later entertained us in the arena. The number
of stalls was nearing 100 and most stall holders I
have spoken to made lots of money for their chari-
ties.

This year we had East Grinstead Model Railway

giving rides to children and remote control cars giv-
ing a demonstration. Events in the arena included
Line Dancing.

Sussex Supreme Twirlers, both bands and firing

the Anvil. The grand draw resulted in Mrs R. Baxter
winning the main prize. 35 other prizes were then drawn. All money raised organising the
event goes towards the upkeep of the King Edward Hall.

TREE WARDEN PROJECT

The head teacher of Blackthorns Primary School, Ruth Schofield, invited the Tree Wardens
of Lindfield to come and identify trees planted in their woodland in the school grounds. This
we were very pleased to do, as this is the perfect project to enhance our voluntary work of
looking after trees around Lindfield, under the
auspices of the Parish Council.
We took with us some woodland plants, name-
ly dog violets, primroses and lily of the valley,
for the children of The Gardening Club to plant
under the trees. This they did with great gusto,
discovering all sorts of insects and fledgling
trees trying to grow.
Year 3 children then joined us for the I.D ses-
sion. Peter Taylor led this project as he has
vast experience from working at Wakehurst Place. As he identified the different trees he
pointed out the unusual features to look out for. The children were given white plastic name
tags to push into the soil beneath the trees. They hope to replace these with specially made
clay name sticks.
There were about 30 trees in all, so it was a busy and fruitful afternoon for young and old. If
there are any other local schools that would be interested in a similar project or would like
advice about problem trees, please contact Lindfield Parish Council

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 Lindfield F.C. Juniors
F.A. Charter Standard Club

Lindfield F.C. Juniors is one of

the largest and most successful
junior clubs in the area, provid-
ing fun and competitive football
for boys and girls from age
6 to 17.

We welcome new players of all

ages and abilities, so if you
would like to join us next sea-
son, please send your details in
an email to
lindfieldfc@btinternet.com

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 15 Year Old Chosen for Indian Trip
Needs Your Help
Hi, my name is Stephanie and I'm 15 years old.

As a Ranger and Young Leader in the Girl

Guiding Association, I was nominated to
apply for a place on an international trip
this year. I was most fortunate to be cho-
sen, as one of only two girls from Central
Sussex, to take part in a three week trip to
India.

Fifteen girls from London and the South

East and four leaders will be spending 11
days working on a community project
called Education for All, run by one of the
world guiding centres in Pune, which is
called Sangam. It involves helping in schools in the Picture Supplied By Stephanie
area, this could be physical work or helping in the
classroom.

As part of the challenge of the trip, I have to raise £1, 900 as my contribution to the overall
cost. So far, I have raised £80.00 by holding a tombola at a Brownie meeting, £100 from an
India evening and £55 from selling quiz sheets and Indian snacks.

I have received £250 from Haywards Heath Division, £100 from Haywards Heath Rural
District and I have also received £100.00 from my school, Region automatically deducted
£285 from the cost as their contribution.

On the 31st of March 2007 I held a disco for Brownies from Ardingly, Horsted Keynes,
Lindfield and some Haywards Heath Brownies at The Bent Arms Hotel in Lindfield.
The tickets cost £4.50, this included food such as pizza, crisps etc, and a live DJ.

We played games, danced and at the end some awards were given out for best dancer,
most helpful, most energetic etc, these winners got a small easter egg each! One of the
leaders even got one for great dancing!

I would like to thank everyone that came to the disco, eveyone that helped and Howard at
The Bent Arms.

If anyone would like to help me reach my target of £1,900 please write to 1st Haywards
Heath Rangers: c/o: The Bursar, St Giles Primary School, Church Lane, Horsted Keynes
Rh17 7AY

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 Healthy bodies = Healthy Minds at Blackthorns CP School!

Reported by Adam Felgate Year Six.

As part of Blackthorns work in preparing for

Investors' In Health status our pupils are enjoying a
summer term packed full of exercise, healthy eating
and recycling.

Last month saw pupils take part in a fundraising

Marathon run in a bid to rejuvenate the school library
with new books and a computerised system. Over a
thousand pounds was raised and participating pupils
were rewarded with their names featuring in the new
books. Year 6 pupil Adam Felgate reported on the event:

Cheetah-like Children Run in Mad Marathon!

On the 2nd day of May the pupils at Blackthorns CP

School took part in a fundraising event to raise
money for the school library. The FOBs (Friends of
Blackthorns) ran the whole event in yet another
successful fundraising event.

The boiling sun baked over the playing field as the

pupils came out of their classrooms. The reception
children and the rest of the KS1 (Key Stage One) set off with the year Six children to help
them at 13.35. Everyone was surprised by how many
laps the reception children did as they raced off with
some getting 12 laps of the field. A tired Katie in
reception said "I'm exhausted but I had fun".

It was then Key Stage Two's turn. With Year Six quite
tired from run-
ning with recep-
tion lots of the
children still
managed to reach the top target of 30 laps. It was
funny when Year Four's Ian Lester, who has a broken
leg was wheel-barrowed around the traced by Miss
Smith and Mrs Ripley and he was heard to exclaim
"I'm glad I got to take part!"
The FOBs set up a water station to fill up the hot
cheetah like children with provided fruit as well. They also had another stall for parents with
scrumptious cakes and hot beverages on sale.
"It was a great afternoon and I think every one enjoyed it" Mrs Schofield (headteacher) was
heard to say.

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Over all Blackthorns school gave themselves blisters but they had raised lots of money and
fun was had by all.

But the health kick doesn't stop there! Blackthorns is going Bananas this Village Day, with our
theme: Eat 5 a Day - a celebration of Fruit and Vegetables. There was lots of fruity fun leading
up to Village Day with a non-uniform day being the first opportunity to show off their tasty cre-
ations. During the day there were lots of activities looking at healthy eating and ways in which
we can save the planet by using less packaging, which of course links to our Eco School sta-
tus.
Children have been encouraged to join our infamous walking parade dressed as their favourite
fruit or vegetable, in what promises to be a very mouth-watering display! Don't forget to wave
at us but please don't bite!

Editor s Comment: Congratulations Adam on a good article.

W e are looking forward to the next one, so get writing !!!

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