Gilbert's Globetrotters
As you are aware, during the summer holidays, we lost a very dear and valued member of our team – Miss Gilbert. As I am sure you can appreciate, this has had a massive impact on our whole school and it has left a huge void in our school.
Miss Gilbert had worked at Battling Brook for over 10 years and worked tirelessly and selflessly for the school, it’s pupils and the wider community. This is why we want to do something special to commemorate her life.
Alongside her teaching role, Jade’s passions in life were travelling and going to the gym so we have combined these and decided to create a challenge to really push ourselves and to raise as much money as possible to build an onsite, outdoor gym – “Jade’s Gym”. The total cost needed is approximately £14,000.
You may have heard the tale of Phileas Fogg who travelled the world in 80 days. Well we intend to go one better! Here at Battling Brook, we are hoping to circumnavigate the globe (approx. 25,000 miles) in 80 hours! No mean feat I am sure you will agree. However, in order to achieve this, we need the support of all of our staff, pupils and their families.
The event (Gilbert’s Globetrotters) will take place from Wednesday 9th until Friday 11th April 2025 both during the school day and in the evenings. We appreciate that this is a long time away but as I am sure you can appreciate, such a monumental challenge takes lots of planning and we will need support from people during the planning stages.
During the three days, all children will take part in daily PE lessons and staff will be continually using equipment provided by Empire Fitness in Hinckley so that we can chip away at those miles. The equipment will be located near the main entrance so that visitors/parents/carers can watch our progress.
We will also be selling merchandise to help raise further funds such as t-shirt’s (children will be allowed to wear these during the three days and for use during PE lessons thereafter), sports bottles and wrist bands. Further details will follow as t-shirts will need to be pre-ordered.
We are really excited to be planning such a huge event and can’t wait for you all to be a part of it and support our fundraising through sponsorship, attending the events and buying the merchandise. We will also be running a raffle during the three days for which we already have two fabulous prizes but if you or your business are able to donate a prize, please contact Mrs Cropper. In fact, if you are able to help in anyway, please email vcropper@battlingbrook.uk with a note of what you are able to offer and Mrs Cropper will be in touch to arrange the details with you.
We look forward to sharing our Globe Trotting adventure with you!