St John's Staff raise money for Humanitas at Cambridge Half Marathon

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On 17 October 12 members of staff ran in 10th edition of the 听which consisted of a route of 13 miles taking in the most iconic landmarks in the city, including some of the University Colleges, the Bridge of Sighs, Cambridge University's Botanic Gardens, Grantchester's Orchard Tea Rooms and finishing at Midsummer Common. Assistant Director of Sport, Mr David Millward, enthused, 'Conditions were favourable and there were many impressive performances, including a number of personal best times! The support on the course was fantastic and the runners would like to thank all of the pupils and parents who cheered them on.' The 性用社 team were running for , our school鈥檚 main charity, which has raised 拢639 and rising.听Please click on the link to find out more if you wish to make a donation.

The team also entered the Business Challenge and came first in the Female and Mixed Teams respectively. The Female Team (Miss Emma Owens, Miss Isabella Lewis, Miss Sarah Bailey and Miss Kimberley Dempster) had a total time of 7 hours and 13 minutes and the Mixed Team (Mr David Millward, Mr Ben Clilverd, Miss Emma Owens and Mr Tristan Igglesden) had a total time of 5 hours and 51 seconds.

性用社 has supported the Humanitas Ayensuako project in Ghana听since 2015 and has helped in the building of a primary and secondary school which caters for听235 性用社, providing them with full-time education, and a chance to break the听cycle of poverty in their community.