LOVEDAY HOUSE NEWSLETTER LENT TERM 2014 Housemasters’ Comments
The Loveday House Charity Cycle
As ever, the Easter term has been something of
On a crisp Sunday morning in the month of
a whirlwind with lots of hard work and lots of
March 2014, a medley of emotions were dis-
hard play jammed into 12 short weeks. Un-
played from the four sides of the Loveday
doubtedly, the highlight was the House Charity
quad after being woken up at 6:20am for the
Weekend where the Loveday community pulled
start of a busy morning of cycling. Despite
together to raise in excess of £9,000
some vexations regarding the early start, the
(comfortably a school record) for four very wor-
majestic smell of bacon drifted into the corri-
thy charities, all of which have close ties to the
dors and Loveday was ready to begin the 2014
house. Although I unashamedly bask in the glo-
charity cycle. The route for the cycle ride
ry of this achievement, I can claim little respon-
stretched a total of 15km and to see over 100
sibility for its organisation and implementation.
boys, teachers and parents (many in fancy
The credit for that must go to Stuart Welch and
dress) cycle from start to finish was really a
his team of Upper Sixth Formers – they have
fantastic undertaking. Aching legs and back-
achieved something very special.
As the ‘business end’ of GCSE, AS and A2 courses approaches, there will need to be plenty of revision over the Easter break for the top three year groups (and also for the Lower Fifth with their RS GCSE just around the corner) but this needs to be balanced with a good dollop of fun and some rest.
sides galore, the cycle resolved in a hearty barbecue in the Loveday quad; an apt way to celebrate the day’s completion. Many thanks go
I wish you all a Happy Easter and look forward to seeing you all at the start of the summer term.
to all the people involved: to Mr Wilson for cooking bacon and burgers for the whole house at a time in the morning that makes us all tired just thinking about it, to the matrons
Best wishes, Andy
and marshals for guiding the weary cyclists and providing refreshments along the way, as well as the teachers and parents that took part