Leeds Christmas Market

Last Sunday, a number of brave souls sallied forth to Leeds to visit the Christmas Market. To be honest, the market itself did not detain us for very long, but the rest of Leeds proved fascinating and worthwhile for an afternoon visit, despite the cold and gloom.

 

Scarborough Visit

The Bootham boarding community's annual visit to Scarborough took place last weekend. We started with a walk up to the impressive remains of Scarborough Castle, before having a splendid fish 'n' chip lunch by the sea. By 1.30pm the weather had cleared - just in time for some beach cricket, frisbee, and ice cream to finish off!

Mountain Biking Madness

Summer term brings opportunities for our boarding students to experience some more outdoor pursuits, and first on the agenda was a dose of high-octane mountain biking with Res Grads Guy and Jess. The drive out to Dalby Forest was well worth the trip, and no broken limbs is always a bonus!

 The group getting some tips from the professional

 August and George showing their skills

 Darrel going slightly off-track

Looking cool, Ben 

 No seat required for George

 Expert corning there, David

 Racing through the woods

 Liam pushing the limits, as ever!

 Fun times!

College Paintballing Trip

Towards the end of last term we took a large contingent of brave College boarders for some adrenaline-filled paintball action. For many it was their first experience of a 'combat' situation, but all lived to tell the tale...

Luke and Daniel preparing for trench warfare

Some day pupils have infiltrated the red team

James and Lyndon taking one for the team

Some mean-looking soldiers

 

 



Karting Craziness

Our trip to F1 Go-Karting earlier this month gave students the chance to test out their driving skills - and they certainly pushed them to the limit! Divided into three groups of seven drivers, everyone got straight into the action, attempting to set fast qualifying laps to determine their starting grid positions. The Bootham students didn't seem to grasp the concept of 'warm-up laps', or 'safety-first driving' as they accelerated into racing mode from the off. It certainly made for compelling viewing, even if some of the driving verged on unsporting! By the time the races started everyone had good control and it was about vying for those poduim positions. Congratulations to Liam, David and Alex, who came first, second and third respectively in the overall standings - top work from the Lower Senior boys!

A walk on the wild side

In early February we took a trip down to Doncaster to Yorkshire Wildlife Park. Despite the long drive and wintery weather the lure of seeing giraffes, tigers, lions and the like was too strong to resist. There was indeed some wonderful wildlife on show, but the highlight for most of us was definitely being able to get up close and personal with a group of wallabies - never to be forgotten!

Rainbow Ceramics

Res Grads Rachel and Jess led the way to Rainbow Ceramics where a group of arty students was able to get creative designing and painting their own customised mugs and plates - with some colourful and very professional-looking results...