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Celebrating a century of Sports’ Days: tug o’war; egg and spoon races, slow bicycles, sack races and much more.

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Fête Accomplished – with the help of Year 7, the revival of an old tradition, The Parents’ Association Summer Fête which was a resounding success.

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Dropped catch loses match!A hapless MCC cricketer drops the catch that would have ensured that the First Eleven did not win the annual fixture for the fifth year in succession. Aiming for 165 to win, LGS are 163 for 9 when mid-on hands them the game. One run later and victory is grasped.

20/20 Visions

The U15 XI beat Repton in the Regional Semi-Final of the 20/20 competition but lose out in the Final to Shrewsbury when the requirement for a six off the last ball proves to be beyond the pale as only a four is scored.

Smart work behind the stumps in the final but to no avail.

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Work, Rest & Play

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Year 10 Latin students relax in York

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Year 6 play safely during their PGL trip to Caythorpe Court

Year 8 take to the river on their activity holiday to the Ardeche region of France - well they did need a wash!

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Shoulder to Shoulder

Cadets from the Army and RAF Sections join forces to show their support for Armed Services Day in Leicester Cathedral and afterwards parade through the streets of the city.

Having a Field While the RAF learn the ropes at the RAF College, Cranwell, the Royal Navy are three sheets to the wind on the water at the MMSC, Asfordby.

Elsewhere, other members of the school enjoy engineering the nuts and bolts of construction and have barrels of laughs in a raft of water-borne activities.

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The Last Shall be Firsts

September 2011

The New Murray Building

Biologists have taken possession of their new home for the first time.

Book mark

Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi is this year’s school book, the first time that a living author’s work has been selected and the first school to receive copies.

Prized possessions

Wing Commander David Arthurton (OL) flies in from Washington to present Junior Prizes and confesses that it is the first time he has been to a prize-giving at LGS.

They did rock us

The Leaver’s Musical is We Will Rock You by Queen and Ben Elton, the first time that it has been performed by a school.