Reaching high for the best for your child

Three weeks ago, Mr Brewis set #teamfairlands a challenge: to visit every single Beat Box in Stevenage!

On Sunday, Mr Staples, Mr Brewis and Mrs Yendell set out at 7am to complete the challenge... we had to dig deep to brave the rain and hills and seven hours later, we had found all 104 Beat Boxes and covered a complicated 48 miles. We only found two that weren't working - 325 and 345 - so there is no excuse for not getting out there yourself, Fairlands!!

Well done to Mr Brewis, who took charge of all the map reading - possibly the hardest bit of the challenge is the stop/starts and finding the boxes! Well done to Mrs Yendell - she had to be home by 2.30pm to watch her son perform in a dance festival, so that kept us motivated to keep pushing hard. And well done Mr Staples too... the only headteacher in Stevenage to complete the challenge? We will see...!

On our way, it was lovely to chat to other Stevenage residents and families who were out Beating the Street. What a fantastic intiaitive, which has really brought the community together. And special thanks go to Mrs Turner, who gave us delicious home-made brownies when we stopped at her house on the mad dash back home.

Lots of children pledged to complete extra miles themselves if we completed the challenge.... we will be checking to see if you do them! ;)