A big thank you to everyone who participated in, helped with or organised our wonderful Celebration of Sport 2024. This has truly been a mammoth undertaking for all concerned with the planning and delivery of this amazing event. I particularly would like to thank our very generous sponsors who have ensured that this event has been fully funded. Also, a big thank you to all of the very kind individuals who have given up their time and energy helping to promote and support this event in person or via a video clip. Children and students from all schools across the Trust either participated in an event or helped with this celebration of sport. A fact we should all be rightly proud of.
Sport promotes the integral development of the human person and social friendship… (It is) not only as a source of physical well-being, but of a courageous, positive and optimistic life… Sport becomes a formative experience that helps new generations to cultivate the values of life: love for loyalty and justice, the taste for beauty and goodness, the search for freedom and solidarity.
Always live sport with loyalty and a healthy competitive spirit. This will help you to face the challenges of life with courage and honesty, with joy and serene confidence in the future.~ Pope Francis in 2019
The BWCET Celebration of Sport is truly a celebration of our Trust community, an opportunity for pupils to develop the virtues we place at the heart of the Trust.
Brendan Foster was born in Hebburn, South Tyneside and is a British former long-distance runner, athletics commentator, and road race organiser. Brendan founded the Great North Run, one of the sport’s most high-profile half-marathon races. As an athlete, he won the bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada and is a former European and Commonwealth champion.
Sport teaches you to roll with the punches. You’ve got to enjoy the ups and suffer the downs… there wasn’t a session that made me a world record-holder. The only session that made me anything was the one I did today and the one I’m doing tomorrow
Brendan Foster on Sport
Jessica Eddie was born in Durham and was a student at St Leonard’s Catholic School. She is a former British rower and is one of the sport’s most experienced female competitors. Jess is a former European and World champion, and in 2016 she was part of the squad that won a silver medal in the Olympics at Rio de Janeiro.
Sport is amazing, the most amazing thing I’ve ever done, and bigger and better than anyone tells you. The hard work is so rewarding
Jessica Eddie on Sport
Bob Moncur, was born in 1945 and is a Scottish former professional footballer. He gained fame as the captain of Newcastle United in the late 1960s and led the Scotland national side in the early 1970s. Moncur played a crucial role in Newcastle’s victory in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1969, scoring three goals. He is the last Newcastle United captain to lift silverware for the club.
Always get stuck in to sporting pursuits. They support your physical and mental wellbeing.
Bob Moncur on Sport
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust are extremely grateful to our wonderful sponsors for their time and support, without which this once-in-a-lifetime experience would not be possible for our students.
The Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust is an exempt charity. It is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales under company registration number 07890590. The registered office address is Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education HQ, Barmston Court, Turbine Business Park, Nissan Way, Washington, SR5 3NY.
