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Local Personal Trainer Steve Cody visited our Dunsop Bridge school just before the Christmas Holidays to get the children’s help with his 365-day cha cha slide plank charity challenge for Cancer Care.
Steve challenged himself to do a full year’s worth of videos completing the ‘cha cha plank’ with music from DJ Casper in a different setting and with different supporters each time. He’s done the two minute dance/fitness challenge everywhere from dentists and doctors’ surgeries, to beaches, shops, schools and even atop the roof of the Flower Bowl Entertainment Centre.
Steve said; “It was great to bring the cha cha slide challenge to such a lovely school. The kids were all really welcoming and polite, and keen to learn more about why I’m doing this."
“The video will soon be up on the facebook page @SteveCodyChaChaPlank and I hope that some of the children, staff and parents of Thorneyholme School might consider joining me for the GRAND FINALE at Williamson Park, Lancaster on New Year’s Eve at 9.30am.
“There’ll be a samba band, mince pies, mulled wine and more – and – giving generously will make sure you start the new year in the best possible way!”
Children at Thorneyholme RC Primary School in Dunsop Bridge have raised £1020.20 for NW Air Ambulance and Pets as Therapy in a host of creative ways, after studying the parable of the three talents.
The children (and staff!) were loaned £5 each and tasked with keeping a diary and making the money grow, in order to donate the proceeds to this year’s two chosen charities.
Staff and parents were thrilled with the myriad of creative ideas the children came up with.
Key Stage One Teacher Jackie Entwistle explains: “'The Three Talents Challenge' was launched at the end of October and has seen our young entrepreneurs create everything from bookmarks, beeswax food covers and jewellery, to cakes, Christmas decorations and more. They’ve hosted coffee mornings, arranged curry nights, organised raffles, touted treasure maps and sold eggs, all while keeping track of their income and expenditure like real businesses."
“The teachers got involved too and I was baking bread before and after school; it’s certainly kept us all busy! And it’s been fantastic to see the children so keen to support these charities in the valuable work they do.
“Once the initial investment had been returned, the collective profit to share between the two charities was £979.20. We’re all exceptionally proud of the creative and generous children here at Thorneyholme – and they deserve to be very proud of themselves too.”