GALLERY: Celebrating Sport at King’s

On Friday, April 1, students, staff and parents got together in the Long Room at Chester Racecourse to celebrate sporting success at the King’s annual Sports Dinner.

After a Covid-enforced break, this was the first Sports Dinner since 2019 and Director of Sport, Mr Lunn, was particularly delighted to welcome parents of U6 students for the first time.

Following a delicious meal, guests were entertained by speeches from the team captains. Each team also recognised one of their teammates with a Players’ Player Award.

Headmaster George Hartley concluded the evening with a speech which reflected on the importance of sport in his own life, stressing the role that cricket had played in providing a much-needed release from the pressures of studying.

Mr Hartley went on to encourage students to continue with their sport after they leave school and talked about the invaluable contacts he has made through sport over the years, both personally and professionally. 

One of the parents in attendance was Mrs Lizzie Wright, Mother of 2nd XI captain, Felix Wright (U6LES).

Mrs Wright has supported Felix since he joined King’s many years ago and she echoed the sentiment of many other parents when she thanked the PE staff, and Sports Prefects Leah and Dylan, for organising the successful event.

She said: “What an enjoyable evening! It was just brilliant to be able to mingle with the students again and to see how much goes on in the sports department at King’s.

“I was particularly touched by Mr Hartley’s speech, encouraging the students to keep up sports after school – he is so right and I wish I had been given that sterling advice when I was younger.”

Thanking parents for their support, Mr Lunn said: “These parents have supported their children – and the PE department – over many years of sporting participation at King’s and it was a real pleasure to be able to celebrate their children’s successes with them tonight.”

Click on the image below to view a selection of photographs from the evening:

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Thanks to Stephen Jebb for photographing the evening.