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STOURBRIDGE RUGBY CLUB
At the time of writing and prior to our visit to Fylde on December 4th Stourbridge are the only side in National One or Two with a 100% record having played 10 games without defeat. December 11th is a home game against Hull Ionians and December 18th is a short trip to Herefordshire against Luctonians. That game should have been the sixteenth of the season but the vagaries of Covid and Storm Arwen have curtailed the schedule. Our away trip to Loughborough Students on October 2nd was postponed due to positive covid tests and was replayed on November 6th. Unfortunately covid also took it’s toll on October 23rd which coincided with our explayers lunch though we were able to organise a Greyhounds fixture against Walsall for the diners to watch. And then on November 27th Blaydon were travelling from Newcastle only for Storm Arwen to spoil the party meaning that the Blaydon team bus having left early in the morning was turned round at Beverley. The Rotherham game is rescheduled for February 5th and the Blaydon game for March 19th. With last season cancelled in November we experienced the novelty of visiting both Loughborough Students and Bournville neither of which we had ever played previously at their home grounds. successive defeats which they will be looking to reverse against Crewe and Nantwich at home on December 4th on the occasion of their 20th Anniversary Luncheon. Meanwhile our Colts and Ladies “ Panthers” team remain undefeated.
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In the Spring we will be hosting British Police games against all the Armed Forces. The Army on January 26th, the RAF on February 16th and The Navy on March 30th all scheduled to kick off at 7.45 p.m.
As always the club house is available to hire for functions. Just phone 01384 395000 or email rugby@stourbridgerugby.com.
A happy and healthy New Year to you all.
Our Education
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: BIG SHOT MAKES WAVES IN BIG SCHOOL
International bestselling writer and illustrator of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, Jeff Kinney, visited Wolverhampton Grammar School in November 2021 as part of the UK leg of his global tour to celebrate the release of his new book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot.
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid Drive-Thru Experience on the evening of Wednesday 17th November saw families from Wolverhampton and cities across the UK enjoy a fun and interactive outdoor experience themed around Jeff’s new book. The experience enabled families to drive through sports-themed scenery and participate in basketball and football challenges before reaching the finish line where Jeff personally delivered signed books and posed for photographs with his fans.
The following morning, Wolverhampton Grammar School, Puffin Books and Authors Aloud UK organised a virtual event which was live streamed to over 80,000 school children from 800 schools across the country. Head Librarian at Wolverhampton Grammar School, Zoe Rowley, interviewed Jeff about his new book and his journey to becoming a global sensation. Students in Years 6 and 7 from Wolverhampton Grammar School had the pleasure of being part of the live audience in Big School, and competition winners from the Junior and Senior School were fortunate to be able to ask Jeff questions about his life and what inspired him to write the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. Intriguing questions were also posed to Jeff from school children as far away as Bristol, Cornwall, Coventry, Nottingham, Swindon and Plymouth. State schools from across the City and the wider West & East Midlands were invited to join the free event as part of the range of projects the School conducts to help inspire reading for pleasure.
“The virtual event was a huge success and we felt extremely honoured to welcome Jeff to our School as part of his global tour to celebrate the release of his new book.” Zoe Rowley commented.
For more information about ways Wolverhampton Grammar School can support your school or organisation, please contact the School email: info@wgs-sch.net at Wolverhampton Grammar School or telephone: 01902 421326.
Our Education
Bromsgrove School’s Board of Governors is delighted to announce the appointment of Mr Michael Punt as the next Headmaster of Bromsgrove School. Michael will join the School in August 2022. We also look forward to welcoming Michael’s wife Gill and their three sons.
Michael is currently the Headmaster of Chigwell School, a post he has held since 2007. Prior to that he was Deputy Head academic at The Perse School, Cambridge. Michael has an MA in Physics from St Peter’s College, Oxford and an MSc in Semi-conductor Science and Technology from Imperial College London.
The Governors are delighted to have appointed a vastly experienced Headmaster with such a strong track record. During the selection process the Governors considered Michael to be a gracious, modest and kind man whose approach to leadership will epitomise the values of the School. They are confident that Michael will provide outstanding leadership and that he truly understands and will promote Bromsgrove’s identity and ethos. Commenting on his appointment, Michael said: “It is a huge honour and privilege to be appointed as the next Headmaster of Bromsgrove School. It is a school whose vision and values chime closely with my own and I am thrilled to be joining such a very special community.”
