The Olympic Torch

Cast your minds back to 25th June and the whole school went out into Barnsley to watch the Olympic torch pass by. It was a historic occasion and the town centre was packed out.

On the last day of term, one of the torch bearers (Pat Ainsworth), who carried the torch in Huddersfield, came into school to show pupils the actual Olympic torch she carried, thanks to a contact with one of our parents and FBCS members. It was a great opportunity to see the uniform of the torch bearer and to see and hold the torch ourselves. We are very grateful to Pat and her husband, Jim, for being willing to share this experience with us and for all their work over the years in raising money for charity. We learned that the oldest torch bearer is 100 and that the torch has 8000 holes to represent the 8000 runners in the Olympics; also that this torch is triangular to represent the three occasions the Olympics have been held in this country. It was a really informative way to end the school year and a significant moment, as Mr Barnes reminded us, since this was the last official day as Barnsley Christian School. When we return in September, we will have passed the baton on to Hope House School!

Pat showing us the Olympic torch

Pat with Y8 pupils:

Pat with Y9 pupils:

Pat with Y10 pupils: