Brigshaw's Big Lottery bid success

We were delighted to learn that we have been awarded a £10,000 grant from The Big Lottery Fund which will help us to deliver, what is probably the UK’s largest school-based community event: our exciting Olympiad and Olympic/Paralympics (16-25 June). The funding will enable the Trust to provide an amazing event for our local community and an opportunity for everyone to be a part of history by celebrating the Olympic spirit.

During our Olympic Olympiad young people and children across the Brigshaw Co-operative Trust (and Methley Primary School) are taking part in a whole range of activities across the curriculum aimed at exploring and celebrating the Olympic values of Excellence, Inspiration, Courage, Determination, Friendship, Respect and Equality. Twenty student ambassadors at Brigshaw have organised and led the majority of the programme together with younger ambassadors from the primary schools. They are creating mosaics representing the Olympic and Paralympic values, meeting with members of the community to share memories and aspirations, designing a sculpture, an Olympic Torch, the Brigshaw Co-operative Trust official Olympic and Paralympic logo and so much more.  

The funding from The Big Lottery Fund and The Get Set Network, Leeds Community Foundation and Leeds City Council will help the Trust to provide a week to remember for students and pupils across our schools. It will also enable us to provide an amazing opportunity for the whole community to come together and celebrate the event at the Gala day on Saturday 23 June.  There will be activities and attractions for all ages – from the youngest to the oldest members of the community. So far, we have the Ben Manning Foundation stage, stalls, music, food, inflatables and fun activities for all.

A concert and celebrations around the arrival of the Olympic Torch into the city of Leeds will also be open to the whole community.

The Big Lottery Fund award will help with the costs of stage hire, sound equipment, a marquee and ‘Breeze’ equipment to make the community events happen.  

We are grateful to all our partners and sponsors for their support. 

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Olympic preparations at Brigshaw

Over the next few months our students will be focusing on preparations for our Olympic celebrations in June - 16-25 June.

Our project is the largest, most ambitious school-based Olympics event in the UK and we are looking forward to extending a warm Brigshaw Trust welcome to more than 220 visitors from 14 countries across Europe, Asia, Africa and the wider world.

Our project will build upon the Olympic legacy of internationalism, excellence and friendship and children and staff from schools across our Trust are making plans to offer a whole range of fun and cultural activities including a Zumba world record challenge, cabarets and concerts, Olympic and Paralympic games, together with visit to York and a civic reception and youth celebration when the Torch arrives in Leeds. There will also be lots of time to get to know our visitors and forge firm friendships as  families host our guests for the week-long event.

Share in the spirit

A fantastic community Gala Day on Saturday 23 June will bring celebrations to a close.

We’d to invite you  to join us at Brigshaw for a day of fabulous family fun in celebration of the Olympic and co-operative values.  We’ll have music, games, stalls and food to mark this momentous occasion and we really hope you can come along to share in the Olympic spirit.

Visit our website regularly to find out more about the exciting forthcoming event.

 

Our project is supported by the Get Set Network, Leeds City Council, Leeds Community Foundation, Castleford Tgers, The Holiday Inn, the Youth Service and the Garforth Lions.