Manor Croft: Boccia unites community

Manor Croft was delighted to host the Kumon Y’all Boccia Event once again.

Boccia is a para-Olympic sport like bowls and the Academy’s newly appointed prefects helped welcome the guests into school, including the local MP Mark Eastwood.

The teams represented a variety of community organisations including Masjid As-Salaam, Cohesion Kirklees, Housing 21, Kirklees Council, the Jo Cox ‘Great Get Together’ and the delicious food was sponsored by World Care.

Manor Croft had three teams: Girls Prefects, Boy Prefects, and the Staff Team.

The girls were the best of the school teams, winning two out of their three games but, unfortunately, they did not make it through to the final, won by the ladies from the Care Home. There was, of course, a serious matter to the evening.

It was an opportunity for groups and individuals from the diverse local community to come together, enjoy each other’s company, have fun and share delicious food.

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representatives speak and echo the important words of murdered MP Jo Cox: “We have far more in common than that which divides us.”

With a £3 entrance fee, students were given water balloons to throw at the brave volunteers while running a circuit around the field.

The team who put this together believed that it would encourage people to be active and have fun, as well as breaking down barriers between students and teachers.

The aim was to raise money to provide school with resources to support people experiencing mental health difficulties such as anxiety.

What a great way to support young people, have a laugh and get teachers involved in the fun.

To top it off, they raised an impressive £435. Well done to everyone involved.