Well what a journey!!! One Spring afternoon in the St Wilfrid’s staffroom back in 2005, I was
sat having a coffee and a chat with Iain McCabe and he asked the question;
“Do you fancy a round the world trip?” Three and a half years later and the
dream has become reality. The fundraising process has been quite remarkable, we have raised £180,000
and I would like to sincerely thank anybody who has been involved in any aspect of the tour fundraising process. Special thanks must go to my colleagues at St Wilfrid’s and the tour committee, the students for all their efforts and most importantly the parents, who have been amazing. We are so fortunate to have obtained such a fantastic level of sponsorship from Mr Michael Lagan of Lagan Construction and Dew Piling. Due to Michael’s generosity of pledging £25,000 towards the tour kit costs we are travelling as probably the smartest school group ever. Many thanks Michael we really appreciate your support.
With such a bold venture over such a long period of time there has undoubtedly been some highs and lows but the whole experience has been amazing. I cannot begin to explain how proud I am of what we have achieved but I know every hour spent in preparation for the tour will be worth it. I know the students will be fantastic ambassador’s of St Wilfrid’s and will uphold the values and beliefs of our community with respect, dignity and pride. We will depart on Friday 25th July an return on Monday 18th August.
I must mention two special people who without their support over the past three years I really would have struggled to keep going and achieve our target.
Firstly, I would like to say a big thank you to my partner Denise Rennison who has had to put up with a ‘stressed Eric’ for a considerable amount of time and I know I would have thrown the towel in on several occasions but for her support. Thank you Den. Secondly, a big thank you to Mrs Claire Appleby, the Office Manager here at St Wilfrid’s ‘my personal ANZA secretary’ who has spent many hours supporting me with
all my administrative tasks. Thank you Claire.
Finally, I would just like to say that I hope all the students have a truly fantastic touring experience, enjoy their sporting encounters, make new friends and form happy memories that will last a lifetime. I am confident we are going to have ‘the time of our lives’.
Thank you,
Simon Hall
“I hope you have the time of your lives.”
sat having a coffee and a chat with Iain McCabe and he asked the question;
“Do you fancy a round the world trip?” Three and a half years later and the
dream has become reality. The fundraising process has been quite remarkable, we have raised £180,000
and I would like to sincerely thank anybody who has been involved in any aspect of the tour fundraising process. Special thanks must go to my colleagues at St Wilfrid’s and the tour committee, the students for all their efforts and most importantly the parents, who have been amazing. We are so fortunate to have obtained such a fantastic level of sponsorship from Mr Michael Lagan of Lagan Construction and Dew Piling. Due to Michael’s generosity of pledging £25,000 towards the tour kit costs we are travelling as probably the smartest school group ever. Many thanks Michael we really appreciate your support.
With such a bold venture over such a long period of time there has undoubtedly been some highs and lows but the whole experience has been amazing. I cannot begin to explain how proud I am of what we have achieved but I know every hour spent in preparation for the tour will be worth it. I know the students will be fantastic ambassador’s of St Wilfrid’s and will uphold the values and beliefs of our community with respect, dignity and pride. We will depart on Friday 25th July an return on Monday 18th August.
I must mention two special people who without their support over the past three years I really would have struggled to keep going and achieve our target.
Firstly, I would like to say a big thank you to my partner Denise Rennison who has had to put up with a ‘stressed Eric’ for a considerable amount of time and I know I would have thrown the towel in on several occasions but for her support. Thank you Den. Secondly, a big thank you to Mrs Claire Appleby, the Office Manager here at St Wilfrid’s ‘my personal ANZA secretary’ who has spent many hours supporting me with
all my administrative tasks. Thank you Claire.
Finally, I would just like to say that I hope all the students have a truly fantastic touring experience, enjoy their sporting encounters, make new friends and form happy memories that will last a lifetime. I am confident we are going to have ‘the time of our lives’.
Thank you,
Simon Hall
“I hope you have the time of your lives.”
