Former SJD students needed for Sports Fun Day

HAVE you ever represented Sir John Deane’s College sports teams?

Whether you played for the college football team in the fifties or netball team in the nineties…SJD wants to hear from you!

The college, in Monarch Drive, Northwich, is holding a fun Sports Afternoon as part of its 450^th Anniversary celebrations.

And organisers are hoping as many past students as possible will take part.

Mike Baxter, who is one of the organisers of the event, said: “This academic year is the 450^th Anniversary of the founding of Sir John Deane’s College.

“The College has an enviable sporting reputation and, as part of an ongoing series of anniversary events, we are organising a Sports Afternoon for current and ex-students who have helped to maintain this impressive tradition.”

The event is being held on Wednesday, July 9, at the college, from 1pm to 4pm. Past and present students will have the opportunity to play matches for fun in a range of sports from football and rugby to tennis and rowing.

To participate visitors will need to have represented the college at one of the following events (although badminton and tennis will be open to any ex-students):

• Men’s Football
• Men’s Touch-rugby
• Ladies’ Netball
• Mixed Hockey
• Mixed Rowing
• Mixed Swimming
• Mixed Badminton (open to any ex-student)
• Mixed Tennis (open to any ex-student)

Money raised from the Fun Day will be donated to the Sports Relief charity.

Mike Baxter added: “Places are limited so we are asking former students to contact us as soon as possible to reserve a place.

“In order to increase the level of participation, we are also asking people to contact their old team mates and encourage them to joinin too.”

Photo caption: Calling all sports students, past and present! Anne Broom, Ross Howitt and Mike Baxter from Sir John Deane's College appeal for former students to join in the SJD 450th anniversary fun day on July 9.