On Monday 26th March Alice and myself (Josie) had the pleasure of returning to our old secondary school The Abbey, in Reading. We were invited back to hold an assembly for the current students age 14-18 about why we were undergoing the swim itself and how we were going about doing it.
Niether Alice nor myself had been back to school since picking up our A Level results there in 2010 and 2009 respectively and neither or us really new what to expect. Had the school changed much? Would we recognise anyone? Had assembly format been altered?
Fortunately we were received very warmly by the staff and students who patiently listened to our plans and what we have been up to so far, as well as what is going to happen in the near future. It was lovely to be back in school again, which we can now safely say hasn't changed dramatically, and we still recognised a few staff members which was also lovely! In fact the whole experience made us somewhat nostalgic of school life again, especially when we heard the school bell go!
Alice and I would like to thank all the staff and students for making us feel so welcome and for allowing us to come in and speak to them. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and hope to be back soon!
Lots of news on forthcoming events to come in the next few days so watch this space....
About Me
- Challenge 5:21
- 5 people : 21 miles We are 5 girls from Reading who are swimming the English Channel in the summer of August 2012 to raise money and awareness for Cancer Research UK. Follow on here our progress in training and organizing our challenge!
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