One-time rugby champion Tim Stimpson helped to hand out honours to Bethany School Sixth Form pupils when he attended the sports award dinner.

The former rugby union international and Irish Lions player gave out tips and prizes to some of the the school's most promising players including Folahan Peters, Freddie Porritt, Georgina Hill and Will Smith  at the gala dinner in March.

 The Sports Awards Dinner is fast becoming one of the main events in the School calendar, and this year over 100 pupils, parents and friends joined in the celebration of pupils’ achievements in sport at the school in Goudhurst, Kent.

The highlight of the evening was the awarding of Honours medals, Sports Colours and Cups to our pupils. Sporting highlights at Bethany over the past 12 months have included the boys 1st XV Rugby Squad celebrating an unbeaten season, an unbeaten girls rounders team, and our first whole-school swimming gala against Sutton Valence School.

Matt Payne, Director of Sport, said: “This evening illustrates perfectly, the level of sporting talent here at Bethany, as well as the dedication of our pupils, who work so hard in training to achieve sporting success in their chosen field. It is a privilege to celebrate their achievements.

An auction of promises was held raising over £720 in support of Wooden Spoon, the children’s charity of rugby, which provides sensory rooms, specialist playgrounds and sports activity areas, as well as respite, medical and community care, and funds around 70 projects each year that support disadvantaged and disabled children. 

Headmaster, Francie Healy, said: “Every year I am impressed by the sporting achievements of our pupils. The dedication that they give to their training, alongside their academic studies, is truly impressive. At Bethany, our greatest aim is to enable each of our pupils to realise their potential in every area – academic, sporting and creative, and this event is testament to that approach”.

 

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