News Archive - April 2010

Keep on running

During the last week of the spring term Packwood held its annual cross country run. Divided into senior and junior age categories, nearly every boy and girl in the school participated in the 1.7 km race. Although this year's event was blighted by cold and heavy rain, the children and several hardy members of staff still managed to complete the course which covers much of the school grounds. The route starts at the main pavilion, skirts the spinney and ends at the Wykey pavilion. more...

Walking in The Breiddens

Whenever a hill walking trip appears on the school calendar you can guarantee that there will be six boys' names that immediately appear on the list. These are the stalwarts of the Sunday trips but our most recent excursion was made even more enjoyable by the fact that we were joined by many others, including several senior girls. The Breiddens are the hills that straddle the Welsh/English border that you can see from the A5 as you approach Packwood. There are three main summits - the most well known of which is Rodney's Pillar with the other two being Moel y Golfa and Middletown Hill and we set off on Sunday 25th April to scale the former and the latter. more...

Sporty girls!

Packwood girls have enjoyed their most successful year for sports scholarships, representative honours and results. Head of Girls’ Games, Kate Parry says, ‘In my 11 years at Packwood these girls represent the best sporting talent I have ever seen.’ With only one term to go can the success continue and the momentum build? more...

Please be seated

During the Easter holidays a beautiful wooden circular bench was installed round the trunk of the Big Tree, a magnificent beech in the Packwood grounds. more...

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