Pupils complete 24-hour mountain bike challenge raising over £1,000 for charity
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PUPILSfromGiggleswickSchoolcompleteda24-hourcharitymountainbikechallenge,raisingover£1,000insupportoftheUKSepsisTrust.
Theevent,entirelyorganisedandledbythepupilsoftheschool’sMorrisonHouse,tookplaceontheschool’son-sitemountainbiketrackandsawstudentscyclingcontinuouslyinshiftsfromnoontonoondemonstratingteamwork,determination,andcommitmenttoacauseclosetotheirhearts.
Theinitiativenotonlyshowcasedthepupils’physicalendurancebutalsotheircompassionandsenseofcommunityleadership.Fromplanningthelogisticsandpublicitytoridingthroughthenight,theMorrisonHouseteamshowedwhatcanbeachievedwhenyoungpeopletakeactionforapurpose.
Housemaster,JamesGilessaid:”FundraisinghasbeenacentralpartofMorrisonHouse.Theboyshaveraisedover£8000inthelastfiveyears,foravarietyofgreatcauses.Thisyear’s24-hourchallengehasbeenanotherfantastic,sharedendeavour,whichhelpsbindustogetherasacommunity.Icouldnotbeprouderoftheboysandtheira