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• Visit from Runshaw College

  Fri 18 Feb 2011
  On Friday 18th February, we were very lucky to be visited by a group of performing art students from Runshaw College.  They performed two plays for the whole school.
  
  The first play was 'The Hare and the Tortoise', which we all really enjoyed.  Harry the Hare and Tom the Tortoise were loveable characters, who were both trying to win a running race.  The determination and effort from Tom ensured that he won the race and proved that anything is possible with a little effort.
  
  'The Egyptians' was the second play, which centered around the clumsy and funny archeologists Howard and Arthur.  After dropping the ancient vase, they had to travel back in time to persuade Cleopatra to give them a replacement.  Lucky Cleopatra obliged and Howard and Arthur were able to replace it in time. 
  
  Both plays were written by the students themselves, and we couldn't believe just how fantastic they were.  The costumes, scenery and props were also made by the group, and as you can see from the images below, they were fantastic too!
  
  Thank you to our visitors from Runshaw College - what a wonderful afternoon!
   

  

• Viewing the BLOODHOUND SSC

  Fri 04 Feb 2011

  On Friday 4th February, some Year 5 children were very fortunate to be asked on a visit to view the amazing BLOODHOUND SSC car.  This vehicle is aiming to beat the current land speed record in 2012/2013, and hopefully reaching a top speed of 1050mph!
  
  That means it can travel...

   

  • 150 metres in the blink of an eye
  • Four and a half football pitches in 1 seconds
  • Faster than a bullet fired from a Magnum 357
  • Its own car length in less than 3 hundredths of a second

   

  The prototype had been delivered to Hampsons in Wigan to celebrate the design plans being released to the company.  Hampsons are manufacturing the chassis and rear section of the vehicle, with work due to be completed by the end of April.   
  
  Whilst we were there, we managed to interview some of the aircraft engineers from Hampsons and ask them about their role in this project.  They even helped us to make our balloon cars, which was great, especially after one of them came 3rd in the competition overall!  Thank you Shaun and John! 
  
  We had a wonderful time at Hampsons and are looking forward to monitoring this project in the coming months.

   

  http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/