24 Hour Football

4 April 2016

I am incredibly proud to report that the boys completed their 12 hour marathon of 5 a-side football on Sunday 20 March at 7.30pm! The boys played with fantastic spirit and were always on hand to help sub on or help with the smooth running of the day.

The day started on Saturday 19 March at 7.30am with a 12-10 thrilling Third Form match. A number of staff joined in with the event and other pupils donated and entered our sports challenge. The final score ended 181-180 with Ivan Titov (Fourth Form) top goal scorer on the day with 30 goals.

Special mention must go to Jamie Maclure (Upper Sixth), Ali Martin (Upper Sixth) and Adam Ezomo (Upper Sixth) who helped with the early shifts and played close to four hours overall in addition to them playing for the 1st XI against the Old Stoics.

We raised £180 on the day from kind donations and activities and the current online total stands at a fantastic £1,850 on the website so we are close to doubling our original target for the Cancer Teenage Trust. With all donations now counted the total rasied is an impressive £2,142.

We chose this charity because it is very relevant to the heart of Chandos as Charlie Moore (Chandos 15) was diagnosed with testicular cancer in his final year at Stowe. Charlie was successfully treated and was aided in winning his battle with cancer with the support of the whole House.

A huge thank you to all the parents that generously donated and who kindly attended to support the event, including the start and end! It is not too late to donate if you haven't already done so!  

Pictures from the event can be seen here.

Peter Deakin, Chandos Housemaster