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On a bright, autumn afternoon, our 1st XV recorded their first victory of the rugby season against Salisbury Cathedral School.

Our squad started positively with plenty of energy and enthusiasm and, despite losing ball in the lineouts, held their own in the scrums, allowing the backs to attack the opposition. Showing greater penetration and vision, they were duly rewarded when Felix Ambrose broke down the blindside to score the first try, subsequently converted by Orlando Kary.

An improved second half performance saw a further three tries. Lubinda Lishomwa dived over from close range, after a good break from Chris Haining. Harry Vokins found space on the right and raced into the corner from thirty metres and the final try was a mixture of skill and opportunism: Kary kicking the ball down the middle, Javier Arevalo following up and expertly popping it up to Matthew Robinson who ran unopposed before another Kary conversion.

There was still time to spin the ball around and look for more scores but it wasSalisbury who scored just before the final whistle.

This was a much improved performance and showed that the team can play to a good standard. There is still work to be done on rucking and lineouts but a real positive from this game is that the backline is starting to show touches of real class.

The Rotary Clubs of Great Britain organise an annual speaking competition, ‘Youth Speaks’. This year Hordle Walhampton was very pleased to be represented by two teams. Posy Hewitt, Hannah Bicket and Hugo Walters forming one team and Joseph Holland, Henry Carey-Morgan and Arabella Watkiss the other.

Both teams gave thoroughly polished performances that impressed the judges. Posy, Hannah and Hugo were praised for their confident presentation and clear diction. Posy was given a special commendation for her passionate delivery on the plans and proposals being made for the New Forest by the National Park Authority (NPA).

The judges also commented most favourably on Joseph, Henry and Arabella’s mature delivery and effective arguements – all of which the team had written, prepared and rehearsed themselves. Henry convinced the judges that a career in politics surely beckons at some time in the future!

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Thak yo to everyone who came to school in blue for World Diabetes Day. We raised over £400. Further details can be found in The Mercury.

Following Ofsted’s ‘Outstanding‘ rating for Early Years in the Pre-Prep Department, Dr Julian Lewis, Member of Parliament for the New Forest, came to give his personal congratulations to the staff and to say hello to all the children in the department.

After sampling some homemade scones in the Staff Room (pronounced ‘quite delicious!’), Dr Lewis join the children in the Nursery whilst they enjoyed their mid-morning milk and banana. It was then on to the Kindergarten where Dr Lewis was soon involved helping the children to make bricks using their sandwheel.

Since the Reception children were out at Forest School that morning, Dr Lewis used his time to call upon Years One and Two, where he was somewhat surprised to find his website projected on one classroom whiteboard. “It’s that man!” one small girl was heard to whisper as she made the association between the photo on the website and the real-life visitor standing at the front of the classroom.

Finally, Dr Lewis joined all our Early Years outside for a memorable group photograph.

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