Sleaford-area pupils join county’s biggest tri-golf festival

Primary school pupils took over Sleaford Golf Club earlier this month for what is believed to be among the biggest Tri-Golf festivals in the country.
By The Newsroom
Published 15th Apr 2019, 14:25 BST
Updated 15th Apr 2019, 14:27 BST
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The event was organised by the Golf Foundation, a charity aiming to help more young people start, learn and stay in golf.

A total of 419 children took part, making it the biggest schools grassroots golf festival of its kind in Lincolnshire, and perhaps the country.

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The festival was laid on for key stage one and inclusive pupils, most of whom were trying the sport for the first time.

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Sports leaders from both schools of the Robert Carre Trust – Carre’s Grammar School and Kesteven and Sleaford Girls High School – and Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn, helped run the event and lead at the stations.

Alex Smith, who helped to co-ordinate the day as part of Carre’s Grammar School’s Outreach team, said: “We would like to thank Sleaford Golf Club for hosting and golf pro James Beinlich and also Nick Musson who helped us.”

The following schools attended the event – Brown’s (Horbling), St Gilbert of Sempringham, Winchelsea (Ruskington), Cranwell, Digby C of E, Osbournby, Metheringham, Coningsby St Michael’s, Helpringham, Leasingham St Andrew’s, Rauceby, Tattershall, Winthorpe, Billingborough, Billinghay, Navenby, Our Lady of Good Counsel, Chestnut Street (Ruskington), William Alvey (Sleaford), Dunston, Heckington, Caythorpe, Church Lane, Welbourn.