On 6th June 2024 we held our Yr5/6 Dynamos & Girls Cricket Competition at Manor Park Cricket Club, Horsford. This was a Compete themed event and was for pupils who enjoy competition. All Pupils received a participant certificate and the school games value celebrated for this event was Teamwork. All children were encouraged to display the school games values and fair play but each team nominated one pupil from their school who stood out the most for showing Teamwork School Games Value.

We had the following 11 schools/18 teams attend our event:

• Cawston
• Costessey
• Dereham Jnr
• Drayton Jnr
• Firside
• Garvestone
• Gt Witchingham
• Scarning
• Taverham Jnr
• Thomas Bullock
• Toftwood Jnr

Reepham High School sports leaders helped run the competition, who supported the event and encouraging the children to do their personal best. It was great to see 148 children involved in the competition and a great opportunity for the pupils to represent their school in a sports event. Following on from todays event, we encourage schools to provide the children an opportunity to develop and improve their cricket skills further by putting on clubs and encouraging the pupils to join a local community club to promote/grow cricket wider in Norfolk.

Youth Voice - Quotes from the pupils at the event:

• • "Teams were supportive"
  • "Challenging but enjoyable"
  • "Fun and really enjoyed it"

A really big well done to Taverham Junior School who won the Dynamos Cricket Competition and  Garvestone Primary School were the runners up. The Girls Cricket Competition winners were Thomas Bullock Primary School and the runners up were Garvestone Primary School.

And a very well done to all that took part.