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WORDS BY Shawn Phillips, SPORTS DAY 2021 Director of Sport

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Bedford Prep Sports Day 2021

“It was truly tremendous to finally feel the buzz of the House after such a long absence. Golly, how I have missed that!”

MISS OAKLEY

It was so good to be able to have our annual Sports Day at Bedford International Athletics Stadium this year, even with no spectators allowed.

The day was set out with Y3 to Y6 competed in the morning, followed by Y7 & Y8 in the afternoon, safely maintaining year group bubbles.

The boys chose which events they wanted to take part in, and the programme arranged accordingly.

On the day, the track was busy with sprints from 60m up to 300m, the middle distance races of 600m and 800m were highly anticipated, and the relays at Y7 & Y8 were fiercely contested with several close finishes. However, the staff 4 x 100m team reminded our talented Y8s that they still have a way to go!

Every boy who ran gave their best, trying to score points for their House, whilst proving that they could win or lose with grace. What a great display by all involved.

The field events were equally enjoyed, with the long jump proving very popular, with up to 36 competitors in some age groups. Maybe the next Mike Powell (world record holder at 8.95m) will come from this!

Following a few hours deciphering score sheets by Mr Phillips (whilst he tried to keep up to date with the England v Germany football match) the final results, combining scores from all year groups to make it House event, were calculated. With only 62 points between first and fourth place across 117 events, the boys’ determination to succeed for their individual and House performance, was evident.

Congratulations to Whitbread House for their victory this year. The results were as follows: 1st Whitbread 2nd Bunyan 3rd Howard 4th Harpur

Thank you to all the boys for their tremendous enthusiasm and to the staff for all their efforts to help make the day run smoothly. To finish then, a quotation from Miss Oakley, Housemaster of Howard House:

“It was truly tremendous to finally feel the buzz of the House after such a long absence. Golly, how I have missed that! It sent tingles down my spine hearing the roar of the boys cheering on their Houses and brought the biggest smile to my face. It was made all the more special by the way the events were organized, the boys thoroughly enjoying the events they had chosen and well...it was just magic - so thank you. A very much needed high to end the year on”.