Silver D of E
Last week saw a select group of Thornton students complete their silver D of E expedition. Typically, as soon as our keen cyclists mounted their bikes, the rain and cold returned to North Yorkshire but in true Cundall style they did not let this deter them. On Tuesday afternoon they victoriously cycled in to school after their three day expedition, and after several memorable moments: Charlotte had a ‘little tumble’ but still managed to keep a smile firmly fixed to her face, they rescued a fellow cyclist who got in to some difficulty, and their bike maintenance knowledge came in handy as they successfully managed to fix broken brakes. Well done Thornton, you did us proud!
Leckby’s Wilderness trip
Leckby had their first taste of what is involved in the expedition section of the Duke of Edinburgh award. On Monday morning they all arrived with their very heavy, and in some cases large, rucksacks filled to the brim with everything they would need for their three day expedition. It was certainly an eventful trip; we had birthday celebrations on the first night, marshmallow competitions, lots of games of rounders and Callum still had time to rescue a sheep! Well done Leckby!