At the beginning of the week, we saw the first sessions of our House Swimming Gala taking place in the Swimming Pool, with the Year 7 & 8 girls kicking off proceedings! As always, the competitive spirit on show was great to see, with everyone wanting to win it for their respective Houses. The PE…
On Tuesday afternoon, Miss Smith was thrilled to share some fantastic news with us all! Our Year 9 girls (featuring two incredible Year 7s) have made it to the Final Four finals in Loughborough on March 4th! This is a huge achievement, and she couldn’t be prouder of the relentless hard work and dedication each…
Congratulations to Year 7 students Emily and George on their recent weightlifting achievements as they had another successful competition this weekend at the IAWA British grip championships, held in Lancashire. They started the competition with the 2 inch bar clean and jerk, where they both ended up setting new British and World records for their…
One of the most successful sporting days for Westholme in recent memory and what a day of cross country it was! In brutal conditions, our heroic runners gave their all and ‘enjoyed’ their time out in the wilds of the hills around Giggleswick School. We had amazing individual success. Charlie came 1st in the U13…
Congratulations to our Boys’ and Girls’ swimming teams who have had some fantastic success recently. Both teams won the Blackburn Schools’ Championships, with the boys retaining their title. They were presented with two fantastic trophies, which date back to the early 1900s! Great work from the team and the coaching staff involved. Boys’ Swimming team:…
Last Saturday, INSPIRED Sixth Former Ayesha attended the Cycling Time Trials Champions Lunch where she was presented with a gold medal, gold cap and trophy for winning the National 25 mile Time Trial Championship for Junior Women. The race was held in August where Ayesha received her National Champions jersey; the Champions Lunch was a…
Last week, students and Staff in Prep welcomed back former OW Mark Tompsett, who is now a Paralympic Bronze Medalist! Mark paid us a special visit to talk to students about his success and show students pieces of special memorabilia from the Games, such as his swimming hat, tracksuit, swimming trunks, and of course, his…
This term, some of our sporting students have achieved some fantastic results which we are very proud of. Here are a few below, well done! Leiyah (Year 7) Congratulations to Leiyah, in Year 7, on her recent fantastic news. She has now been selected to ride for England, in the European Teams Championship 2024, which…
Last Sunday, Dr Watson led a group of intrepid students up to the beautiful scenery of Whinlatter Forest in the Lake District for a mountain biking trip. Whinlatter Forest is home to some stunning views, and offered our students a fantastic range of routes featuring twists and turns, and ascents and descents. There were nine…
Congratulations to Westholme student and aspiring tennis player Elizabeth, who recently shared some fantastic news with us. Elizabeth recently travelled up to Scotland with her doubles partner Mia, to play in some National Level tournaments. They entered the Scottish Open and played brilliantly, reaching the final and beating some quality opposition on the way. The…
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