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Published Date:
02 May 2008
By Claire Armstrong
A THORNHILL school was presented with a special gift in recognition of its approach to healthy living.
Overthorpe Junior, Infant and Nursery School, Edge Top Road, was given a gold Healthy Schools award earlier this year.
And last Friday, Kirklees Healthy Schools consultant Julie Edge visited the school to congratulate pupils in a special assembly and present them with a tree to plant in the school grounds.
Headteacher Thelma Walker said pupils, staff and parents had all been involved in the school's efforts to improve health and fitness.
She said: "We've done really well. It was led by our Every Child Matters co-ordinator Louise Murphy, but it was a whole school thing.
"It involved keeping fit and making the right choices about what you eat.
"We were even thinking about travel plans, about whether it was possible to walk to school."
The full article contains 147 words and appears in Dewsbury Reporter newspaper.
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Last Updated:
05 May 2008 6:25 PM
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Source:
Dewsbury Reporter
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Location:
Dewsbury
