Indoor Athletics team take Bronze

Team Hambridge Indoor Athletics team took home the bronze at the Somerset School Games county finals at Millfield.

The team of Year 6 and Year 5 pupils competed admirably with notable performances from Erin and Benjamin in the sprint relays and Freddie and Ellie in the field events.

The result capped off a good indoor season for Hambridge. Attention will now turn to the outdoor events in the summer term.

Badminton Silver

Team Hambridge celebrated a silver medal at the Somerset School Games Finals at Millfield.

The team were narrowly beaten in to second by Wiveliscombe.

Badminton coach Mr Francombe was proud of his teams efforts. Having finished first and second at the South Somerset finals, Hambridge were represented by two teams. The A team, made up of year 6 pupils, performed amazingly well to finish second and collect the silver medal. The B team squad included a number of year four pupils who stepped up to represent Team Hambridge, due to the competition clashing with the Indoor Athletics final, proving the talent runs deep at Hambridge.

Indoor Athletics Success

Hambridge Indoor Athletics squad are today celebrating reaching the Somerset County Finals after a thrilling afternoons competition in the South Somerset Finals.

Competing against eight schools from across South Somerset Hambridge emerged as joint winners along side Milford Junior School.

The team put in some excellent performances especially in the Boys 4 x 1 lap relay, the girls 6-lap paralauf and the boys soft javelin.

The squad of eighteen children from years five and six will now go on to represent South Somerset at the county championships on the 15th December at Millfield.

Close Call for Hambridge Primary School Badminton Club

Hambridge KS2 Badminton Club came third in the 2014/2015 Somerset Schools County Championships at Millfield after winning throught The previous three rounds. The squad of four made up of boys from Year 5 and 6 played strongly and at one time look likely to win. This strong ranking came only six months after the school set up its Badminton club, with particular support from Mr Francombe. The club runs twice a week and is open to all children across the school.