Page 5 - Issue No. 80 Summer 2019

Performing Arts Show

We are pleased to announce that the College’s
next musical theatre production will be Disney’s
Beauty and the Beast.
This will feature students from every year in the
College and will perform from Wednesday, 11
December to Saturday, 14 December 2019.
Tickets available soon from -
www.ticketsource.co.uk/ivybridge

Felix’s Fundraising Journey News 3

For two weeks, from 25 May to 7 June, Year 10 student
Felix Wood, together with his father, cycled from Land’s End to
John o’ Groats. During his 14 day epic charity fundraising
journey he covered a distance of 975 miles, and averaged 70
miles per day, with the longest ride being 82 miles. He was
raising money for ‘Pete’s Dragons’ which is an organisation that
supports suicide prevention and mental illness.
Felix said, “I feel very strongly about raising awareness of
mental health issues, because people don’t always
understand it, and it is very important to get people to talk
about it more.” To date, Felix and his dad have raised £2,485
on the JustGiving page -
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/2UP-LEJOG and still
have some pledges to add on. Laura Chalmers said, “As Felix’s
Tutor I am so proud of his endeavour and achievement and it
proves that with effort anything is possible.”

Incredible Success at the Ten Tors Expedition

The College enjoyed another year of incredible accomplishment at the Ten Tors
expedition held over the weekend of Saturday, 11 May and Sunday, 12 May.
Four teams of students successfully completed the expedition. Two of the
teams walked under the College name, with another two teams walking for the
Erme and Yealm Valley Hillwalking Club.
Three teams undertook the thirty-five mile challenge and one team the
forty-five mile challenge.
The teams set off from Okehampton army camp at 7.00 am on Saturday
morning and experienced almost perfect walking conditions over the weekend.
The first of the thirty-five mile teams arrived back at 10.30am on Sunday morning
and all three thirty-five mile teams were back by 11.30am. The forty-five mile
team was not far behind, completing their challenge at 12.30pm.
“The exceptional success of all of those
involved is a reflection of the demanding eight-month training process
that they have followed. This year’s preparation saw the group
training regularly in wet conditions and the final practice expedition
was particularly demanding with fifty mile an hour winds.” said
Andrew Mitchell, Head of Outdoor Education at Ivybridge Community
College. It is recognised by the College the huge involvement
undertaken by a team of volunteers to make this happen, and prepare
the students to such a high standard.