ISSUE 113

4th October 2019

A fantastic weekend was had by the touring netball team last weekend, and coming home victorious in a

competition weekend at Boreatton Hall in Shropshire was the icing on the cake. Year 9, 10 and 11 students

participated in the PGL national netball tournament. Two teams played exceptionally well, bringing home both

Gold and Bronze Medals. Congratulations to captains Harriet Cross and Eliza Bould and their team mates,

Charlotte Smith, Harriet Mackrill, Rebekah Light, Chloe Campbell, Ella Hall, Esme Gray, Niamh Spencer-Brooke,

Annie Lockwood, Summer Haynes, Holly Wigglesworth, Aniya Longstaff and Evie Irwin. Read more in the sports

section at the back of the Bulletin.

subject news

GCSE Geography re-cap weekly homework.

This week we launched the weekly homework for ALL

Year 11 students! Every week on a Monday,

students will receive an email from their Geography

teacher. The email will contain seven revision

questions on a previously covered topic. They will be

expected to find the answers to the questions for the

first Geography lesson of the following week;

CLD 11X TUESDAY

CLD 11Z MONDAY

RDY 11W MONDAY

RDY 11Y WEDNESDAY

The next showing will be

on Thursday 17 October

in 0.08.

If you would like to attend, please

ask Mrs Doherty or Miss Lord for a

letter.

Year 8 History Update

Year 8 have continued their Contextual Media curriculum on the theme Conflict this week by focussing on the

historical skill interpretation, as they investigated the question of ‘Why is Donald Trump like Marmite?’. This is

designed to enable students to be able to understand the world in which we live, their place in it and how they

can impact upon it in order to become productive and active citizens. In terms of content, we have focussed on

the political causes of conflict and how this is affecting life in Britain. Our next topic will be North Korea as we

move ideological causes of conflict.

In the next in our series of performer profiles, Libby Doran of

Year 10 tells us about her involvement in musical theatre.

I started my pathway into performing at the age of just two years

old, when I started dancing at the PM Gibson School of Dance

in Hunsworth. That gave me a taste for the stage, and I went on

to study ballet, tap and jazz there. At the age of six I met

Francine Graham though another dance school, and I went on

to join the All Stars Performing Arts group, of which I am still a

member.

I’m now a member of two different performing arts groups. All

Stars is very much an all-age community theatre group, based

at Gomersal Public Hall, and Yorkshire Theatre Arts is a more

specialist Musical Theatre group based in Bradford. In Yorkshire

Theatre Arts most of the people are around my age, so it has a

very different ethos to All Stars, which is for everyone aged 3-

23. I love both groups though, and both have played a really

important role in my development as a performer.

My first role in musical theatre was at the age of ten, when I

played Scuttle the Seagull in All Stars’ production of The Little

Mermaid. I sang and danced my first solo performances in this

role, and had a very cool costume!

My strength as a performer is singing. I love singing in groups with others and making up harmonies. I love the

feeling when we find a really good harmony - I really do get goosebumps! I also enjoy dancing and acting, so

musical theatre is great for me as I am able to do all three. At All Stars I get to do more dance, and I get involved

in the choreography and directing. I also work with the younger students (aged 4-8) at the Thursday class, which I

love doing. It’s loads of fun, and the children really make me laugh. It’s great to see them develop their confidence

and performing skills.

My favourite show to be involved in was Annie in 2017. It’s a great musical, lots of fun, and I love the variety of

music and dance styles. I’ve also done Seussical The Musical, Footloose, Sweeney Todd and the next show I will

do is Grease with YTA in Bradford in the Spring. I’ve got the role of Miss Lynch, the head teacher of Rydell High

School. My friend, and ex-BBG student, Isobel Eklid will be playing the role of Sandy. I’m really proud of her.

For me, musical theatre is about more than just performing. I have gained so much confidence through taking part

in performances, and love having the chance to be creative. I have had to learn to be quite self-disciplined, and to

be quite organised; particularly during show weeks, where I have to make sure all my costumes and props are

organised. I don’t think I will make a career out of performing arts, but I love it, and have made some of my best

friends through my theatre groups. I’d like to continue with it for a long time to come.

LANGUAGE LINKS

This is one for all you sportsmen and sportswomen out there!

English often has a whole range of words with similar meanings, because the English language has borrowed so

many foreign words during its rich history.

On Wednesday, the Academy was

buzzing with excitement and

students were queuing with pen and

paper down the Maths corridor to

get Mr Cattley’s autograph. His new

celebrity status was due to his TV

appearance on Tuesday night’s quiz

show, The Chase. Unfortunately,

he didn’t win, due to being unlucky

with his questions, but he still

enjoyed the experience and left the

show knowing more about Greek

Gods and learnt that the word

tenebrous means dark.

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subject news

Well done Mr Cattley, a great effort we’re very proud of you!

It has been nearly two weeks since the launch of BBG’s Love Rugby Love Reading incentive, which coincides

with the 2019 Rugby World Cup, where BBG students are competing as forms for Year 7 and English sets for

Year 8 for the prize of a celebratory breakfast at BBG in November!

Also, the students with the most stamps from each class will win a £10 Amazon Voucher.

This scheme is aiming to promote literacy through competition and reward and, so far, it has got off to an

excellent star with students reading at home, in class and completing a variety of literacy tasks.

The Leaders so far7ED are currently in the lead with a whopping 345 points! This is a very impressive score to have achieved over

a two-week period.

Year 8 data will be tallied this week so watch this space.

Competition closing dateWe are really proud of the efforts made so far. This competition will conclude on Friday 8 November 2019 so

don’t give up, enjoy your reading and keep up the hard work!

The BBG Creative Writers are off to a fantastic start planning their NaNoWriMo entries. Over the past week we

have been thinking of tips on how to make our writing better and our planning more effective. One of the best

tips that we could think of was to read.

So, why does reading help us to become better writers?

1. It helps you to decide which style you want to write in

If you read widely, you are exposed to different styles of writing and different genres. By reading a lot of

different books written in different styles, it helps you to develop your own. This will likely develop and

refine itself over time as you read more and write more.

2. It helps you to understand more about what kinds of writing you enjoy

The more you read, the better you will understand your own tastes in books. You can decide for

yourself what you enjoy reading and what you don’t. It’s important to develop your own opinions on

books and not just take other people’s opinions as law. What you enjoy, someone else might hate and

what you hate, someone else might enjoy. This can create healthy discussion and it makes you more

open to constructive criticism when it comes to your own work.

3. It widens your vocabulary and understanding of how sentences can be put together

One of the best ways to improve your vocabulary is to read the words in context. If you come across a

word you don’t understand, the rest of the words in that sentence can help you figure out the meaning.

If you like it, try and use it correctly in conversation and write it down- create your own bank of words to

use in the future.

4. It improves your concentration and perseverance

To me, there’s nothing more satisfying than finishing a book. It can sometimes be difficult to do this,

especially with pesky real life getting in the way. Don’t give up on a book just because it’s challenging

you- accept the challenge and show it who’s boss.

5. It exposes you to different experiences and perspectives

To write believable characters, you need to know how to shed your own experiences and write through

the eyes of another. Reading can help you learn how someone other than yourself might react in a

certain situation, or the emotions that someone else might feel.

For more information on the Through Their Eyes competition please visit:

https://www.youngwriters.co.uk/competitions/through-their-eyes/

For more information on NaNoWriMo and to sign up to start writing your story, please visit:

https://ywp.nanowrimo.org

Year 7 have been improving their skills by investigating the

amount of energy in different foods.

Students planned their practical writing a hypothesis, a risk

assessment and results table.

They then carried out the practical, measuring thetemperature change of water, after burning a crisp.

Students then produced a graph of their results and made

a conclusion about which crisp contained the most energy.

Year 8 demonstrated how to work safely in the

lab, when investigating how springs can

change shape, when a force is exerted on

them.

We added masses to a spring and measured

the extension and and whether it returned to

it’s original shape.

The major work that is still to complete is the

landscaping and tarmacking around the outside of

the building. The new playground, accessible from

the hall is complete but the fire access paths

around the building and the additional space to the

old playground are yet to do. Drainage has been

added and the ground levelled and compacted.

The final tarmacking will take place on Tuesday of

next week. The steps to reinstate access to the

MUGA have also been built and are awaiting the

bespoke handrail which will be built to order over

the next few days and fitted during the next week.

With one week to go the inside areas of the new build

are almost completely finished with cleaners coming in

over the next week to deep clean. This has been

particularly important due the amount of rain and mud

on site. The ramp which leads to the hall is now

structurally complete and it was lovely to watch

resilience lessons through both the door into the hall

and gym whilst I was on my weekly tour! The ramp is

being prepped for the vinyl floor covering, and the stairsare complete with edging and hand rails.

The new playground outside the main hall

almost doubles our outside space

Well done to Clark Blockley who showed at the Pateley Bridge show on Monday where he was crowned

Champion. Well done Clark - you're going to need a bigger trophy cabinet!

Congratulations to Milo for his fantastic achievement

last weekend. Milo was playing Rugby League for

West Bowling in a match versus Garforth Tigers on

Saturday. Milo was presented with the Man of the

Match award for his “passing skills, making the right

decisions and scooting at the right time”. We are all

very proud of his teamwork, focus, dedication and

determination. Well done Milo.

Ruby Haigh in Year 7 was filmed for the CBBC programme ‘Our School’

on Wednesday.

Ruby is a member of Huddersfield Town Womens football club and took

part in the programme, showcasing the club and girls football. The

programme is scheduled to be shown next year.

Well done Ruby; we look forward to your TV debut.

On Tuesday, Lydia Holdsworth and Hannah Dodge in Year 7 attended the Bradford Schools District Netball

Trials. The girls competed brilliantly against a very strong field, working hard in freezing conditions! Hannah had

three great games, but unfortunately was unsuccessful. The trials were a great experience and she will back

even better next year! Congratulations to Lydia, who did get through, and will now go on to train with the other

girls selected from around the district. Massive well done to both girls!

Congratulations to Lottie Mackrill in Year 9 who has been selected for the Leeds Rhinos U15 Hub Squad. Lottie

will train every Friday evening with top level coaches and play in matches across the season. A fantastic

achievement – well done!

Good luck to Matthew Dalton who begins his X Country season

this weekend in the West Yorkshire X Country League.

Matthew will be representing Spenborough Athletics Club.

This week Year 7 made Swiss Roll.

This particular Swiss Roll was a fatless sponge mixture

so to get the rise in the mixture they whisked the eggs

and the sugar together to get volume in the mixture.

Then the students folded the flour in very carefully as to

not knock any of the air out of the mixture. They were

baked in the oven for 10 to 12 minutes, turned out onto

sugared greaseproof paper, spread with jam and then

rolled.

Here are some really good examples.

Well done Year 7!

M TTERS

Attendance in one school year

Number of lessons missed per year

Number of weeks missed per year

Number of years missed over 5 years

100% 0 0 0

95% 50 lessons 2 weeks ¼ Year

90% 100 lessons 4 weeks ½ Year

85% 150 lessons 6 weeks ¾ Year

80% 200 lessons 8 weeks 1 Year

70% 300 lessons 12 weeks 1½ Years

60% 400 lessons 16 weeks 2 Years

50% 500 lessons 20 weeks 2½ Years

Attend & Achieve

Research suggests that missing 17 school days a year results in 1 GCSE grade drop.

This weeks attendance leaders.

95.6%

Year Form Attendance

7 7.1, 7.3

& 7.7

100%

8 8.7 99%

9 9.7 99%

10 10.3 95.9%

11 11.7 98.4%

@BBGAcademy

Attendance Fact: Schools are expected to have an overall

attendance of 95% or above. It is the legal responsibility of the

parent/carers of children of a legal school age to make sure they

receive a full-time education. They must ensure their child

attends school regularly and stays there all day. Law Section

444 of the Education Act 1996 is the law under which a

parent/carer can be prosecuted as a consequence of non-

attendance. The maximum penalty is a fine of up to £2,500 per

parent per child (for you and your partner) and/or up to 3

month’s imprisonment.

M TTERS

Uniform Recycling

We now have a uniform Swap Shop

from 8.00-8.45 every morning.

Parents can bring an item of uniform

that is too small and swap for a

preloved larger size.

A full list of items and sizes are

available on request.

Please do continue to donate old

items if you are able to.

parent news

M TTERS

Articles produced by Miss Binns (HoY) If you have any Year 7 news you would like to share email tanya.binns@bbgacademy.com

Form Group Attendance

7.1 98.5.%

7.2 97.9%

7.3 97.8%

7.4 96.3%

7.5 96.7%

7.6 96.4%

7.7 99.4%

Year 7 attendance is currently the best in the

school at 97.6%. Well done to 7.7 (Mrs Skelton)

who continue to be the top attending form with

99.6%

Elliot HarrisHe has had such a

fantastic start to BBG and

lots of members of staff

have passed on praise for

his work ethic and

politeness.

Sebastian Bartocha

For being organised and

helpful, enthusiastic and

cooperative.

Blake RenshawFor being an

absolute star and

contributing to form time

discussion.

Daniel WilsonFor always being happy to

help others in form -

cheerful, smiley character

and makes us all laugh!

Lewis KingFor his contributions in

form discussions.

Bradley NorthBradley is always positive

and enthusiastic!.

Ruby WoodcockFor being helpful during

form time and contributing

in class discussion

Stevie FisherFor being a considerate

member of the form and

always positively

contributing with thoughtful

and insightful answers from

discussions.

Articles produced by Miss Binns (HoY) If you have any Year 7 news you would like to share email tanya.binns@bbgacademy.com

Scarlett Coubrough is a keen footballer and had the opportunity to be Bradford City’s flag bearer in their recent

game Vs Forest Green

Lydia Holdsworth and Hannah Dodge

both attended trials to represent

Bradford Schools Netball.

Congratulations to Lydia who

successfully made the U13 squad.

Lydia was selected from 68 girls.

Lydia has also been awarded U12B

player of the year for Birkenshaw

Bells for being a real all rounder on

and off the court.

Congratulations to Evan McMillan

on achieving his Red/Black belt in

mixed martial arts. He was also

involved in his second fight which

unfortunately he lost on a split

decision of 2 votes to 1.

ChristopherBumhira

For making a real effort to improve his work, behaviour and focus in

class this half term.

Ella O’BrienFor improved self-confidence and an

admirable hard-work ethic.

Stars of the Week

Year 8

Jude WalkerFor being a reliable, hardworking

student and a friend to others in the form.

M TTERS

James MitchellJames is an enthusiastic and hard

working student who is a pleasure to

have in the Academy. James is both

creative and ambitious, which results in

some wonderful outcomes in class.

Honey WilkinsonHoney has made a great effort in

lessons this week. She is always

striving for success and happy to

prepare and plan out her work for the

best possible outcome.

BBG Academy

Year 10

Holly Felton

For always being

polite and a pleasure

to teach

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Year 10 have been

working hard this week

to prepare for their

mock exams in

November. They have

also had Huddersfield

New College into the

Academy to talk to them

about their post-16

options. There were

lots of students who

seemed excited by the

opportunities available.

Miss Turner

Robert Batley

For giving 100% in

every lesson.

Lewis Judd

For quietly getting on

with work he has

been sat and a

positive attitude in

lessons

Star Students

Sienna Shaw &

Kyle Holland

Sienna ShawA number of staff have commented how much more focussed Sienna has recently been in lessons. She is trying

to work really hard this year and has shown resilience in some of the subjects she finds difficult. I know in

particular Sienna is working well in Maths and Mrs Norrington is really pleased with her efforts. Sienna has

sought help about revising and is determined to do well in her GCSEs. Well done - Sienna your positive mindset

has been recognised by a number of staff. Keep up these efforts.

Kyle HollandKyle has been nominated by Mr Mcaulay who has commented that Kyle is “a determined individual who isworking hard to ensure he maximises his potential. He is an example to the BBG community. Kyle has a very

positive attitude and I have been impressed with the number of staff who have acknowledged how hard he is

working and how much more confident he has become. Well done Kyle - keep up these efforts

Mrs Sullivan

Head of Year 11

Year 11

Year 11

• What does Yeats mean by this quote?

• Focusing on the analogy of the lighting of a fire what further path may this lead to?

• Have you thought about post 16 options?

• What job, course, subject would you like to pursue once you leave school?

During form time, Key Stage 3 students in Years 7, 8 and 9 study and discuss ‘Thought for the Week’. This is a

motivational idea which is used to reinforce the Academy’s Growth Mindset philosophy. Students are being encouraged to

work as hard as they can, and are advised that with effort, huge progress can be made. Aside from the thought, students

learn about key events that have happened during that week. In addition, students choose from three or four mottos that

they are going to try and adhere to during that week.

THIS WEEK’S EVENTSTHIS WEEK’S THOUGHT

This week in history 30th September to 2nd October

DISCUSSION POINTS

Events happening this week:

4th World animal day 4th World smile day

1st ADHD Awareness month

2nd October 1902Beatrix Potter's "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" is

published by Frederick Warne & Co. in London

.

Bacon bap 80pSausage baguette 80pSausage roll 80pSausage baguette 80pBacon baguette 80p

Available daily:Toast, toasted bagel, cheese toastie, bacon and cheese bagel, Belgian waffle, pain aux chocolat, hash brown, fruit pots, yoghurts, fruit

MONDAY – southern coated chicken wrap £1.60TUESDAY – cheeseburger £1.60WEDNESDAY – chicken goujons and curly fries £1.60THURSDAY – southern coated chicken burger £1.60FRIDAY – jumbo hotdog £1.25

Available daily:Pizza (£1), hot chicken wrap (£1.25/£1.60), paninis (80p/£1.60)

MONDAYMain course Traditional beef LasagneVegetarian Sweet potato, thyme and leek FrittataAccompaniments Garlic bread, mixed saladPudding Apple crumble

TUESDAYMain course Chicken TagineVegetarian Baked Piri Piri fishAccompaniments Cous Cous, green beans and peasPudding Chocolate shortbread

WEDNESDAYMain course Roast chickenVegetarian Root vegetable Cottage PieAccompaniments Herby diced potatoes, savoy cabbage and carrotsPudding Orange and cinnamon rice pudding

THURSDAYMain course Chicken and Butternut Squash curryVegetarian Autumn vegetable and chickpea kormaAccompaniments Wholegrain rice, peas and sweetcornPudding Apple Strudel

FRIDAYMain course Catch of the DayVegetarian Chef’s specialAccompaniments Chips, baked beans and mushy peasPudding Gingerbread cake

Main meal - £1.60Hot dessert - 70p

BAGUETTES AND WRAPSCheese, ham, tuna mayonnaise, egg mayonnaise £1

½ baguette – ham, cheese, tuna and cucumber 80p

½ wrap – ham, cheese, tuna and cucumber 80p

½ baguette – ham and cheese, cheese ploughman's, hamand egg, chicken Caesar salad £1

½ wrap – chicken and bacon, tuna salad, chicken Caesarsalad £1

We would like to introduce our first charity event of the year and invite you to donate by purchasing a Team

BBG OddBalls hat.

OddBalls is an underwear and hat company that aims to raise awareness of Testicular Cancer. Due to the

success of OddBalls since May 2014, they have been able to set up The OddBalls Foundation (registered

charity no 1164815). Through the foundation they hope to make a difference to male health all around the

world. The OddBalls Foundation only exists through the sale of OddBalls products and donations, so thank

you for helping Team BBG contribute to such an important cause.

100% of all money donated to the Foundation is used to raise awareness of Testicular Cancer. OddBalls as

an underwear business covers all of the day to day running costs, so you can be sure that every penny that is

raised for the Foundation is used to spread the awareness of Testicular Cancer and nothing else. This isn't

something many charities can claim so they are proud to promote it.

To date, they have raised thousands of pounds! This money is being used to complete the first aim - fitting

check yourself guides into male toilets and changing rooms across the country.

How can you help?You can purchase a Team BBG Oddballs woolly

hat for £10.00

Hats can be worn for PE (where appropriate) and

obviously for those cold winter morning on route to

school.

If you would like to purchase a hat please email our

finance team on finance@bbgacademy.com and

they will upload a £10 request to parent pay.

Be quick…we have limited stocks available.

For most, last Saturday was a day to stay

inside away from the incredibly wet

weather! Not so for the equestrian team

who were up and out early at Bishop Burton

for the NSEA Showjumping Qualifiers.

Despite the rain, the team were well turned

out and primed, ready to jump in the 70cm

and 80cm classes.

Megan Nowak was first to go, but as is

often the case with horses, resilience was

required in bucket loads! Her horse Brooke

was an unwilling participant at fence one,

resulting in a fall for poor Megan. She has

dusted herself down and is planning some

lessons and hard work at home to ready

herself for next time.

Hannah Thompson, riding a different horse

than her usual, rode two super bold rounds

with just one fence down in each. This little

horse, Maverick, is a super star! A real joy

to see them both enjoying themselves so

much.Our final competitor was Zara

Monks on her gorgeous, He’s

Buddy Marvellous. After so

much recent success in the

discipline of Dressage they

looked fantastic! These two

have become such a great

team, you can see how the

hard work has gelled them

together. A super clear round,

absolutely flawless but

unfortunately not fast enough

to beat some of those speedy

ponies.

So, all in all a good day out,

the sun even emerged later on

and dried everyone out, lots

was learnt and the fruits of

hard work and resilience were

evident to all. As always,

thanks to the lovely parents for

all they do, can’t wait for the

next adventure.

Question:Which country defeated the United States in the 2011 FIFA Women's Football World Cup Final, and

were also losing finalists in 2015?

A) Japan

B) Australia

C) England

D) Sweden

Please submit your answer, along with your name and form group (e.g. Joe Bloggs 8.5 – ‘Your answer’) by following the link below.

Please have all entries in by 8:00am Mondayhttps://forms.gle/ddkXqaxWLYo9KuuM6

Each week there will be a Question of Sport in the bulletin.

Please respond to the question below by following the link and submitting your answer along with your name and

form group. Each correct answer will receive a reward to be collected from the PE office.

#TeamBBG are involved in some big rugby fixtures before half term.Please see the upcoming fixtures below and remember to bring your singing voices to get behind your BBG teams in

full support.10 October - 4pm KO 16 October - U14’s 3pm KO

16 October - U16’s 4pm KO

Jacob Mavin

For having a

conscientious effort

towards his studies in

GCSE PE. Great work

Jacob, keep it up.

Phoebe Shuttleworth

For consistently having

an excellent attitude

towards PE and helping

others in difficult topics

in group work

Amelia Lavin

For always having a great

attitude in PE and netball

academy. Well done

Amelia.

Dan Fretwell

For showing a fantastic

and resilient attitude

towards his studies in

GCSE PE.

Despite the disappointment of the cancellation of the Netball World School Games the girls threw themselves

into the new venue and the entire weekend of events. After setting off in very wet conditions we knew we were

in for a long and busy drive. We were not wrong…the girls were fantastic and we made it in time for dinner.

After a quick dinner and a fire practice we were guided to our rooms in The Mansion.

The Mansion House lies in the centre of Boreatton Park and was built in 1857. It was

originally a private house but was later used as a psychiatric asylum and a correction

centre for delinquent boys, before being purchased by PGL in the late-20th century,

when it was converted into an adventure holiday camp. The house, known as the

calendar house has 7 staircases, 52 doors and 365 windows! The girls wasted no

time in exploring and setting up camp in their dorms.

After a great nights sleep and a hearty cooked breakfast the girls, with their usual enthusiasm, threw themselves

into the outdoor activities, starting with abseiling. The tower is over 10 metres high and the task was to walk

backwards off the top, gradually working back towards ground level, suspended only on a rope. It was all about

trust, courage and confidence and Team BBG had it in bucketfuls. The girls went on to experience quad biking,

archery, big swing, trapeze and zip wire showing great commitment and teamwork from them all.

Saturday’s Results

The netball was of a high level and well fought out throughout the tournament. We were one goal off an entire

BBG final with BBG narrowly losing to the Coventry Bluecoat School in the semi final. We were delighted to

finish the tournament with winners and third place medals and very proud of the girls performance on and off the

pitch. A big thanks to Miss Binns for organising the trip and to Miss Blackburn for giving up her weekend.

The first game for BBG in the English Schools Football Association Cup against Rossett School.

Both teams started the game at a very quick pace. Both keeping the ball well and causing each other their fair

share of problems. Balls over the top seemed to be causing Rossett the most problems as they struggled to

keep up with Dan Fretwell and Max McCarthy. BBG’s defence was also put under pressure with balls being

played down each wing, testing the resolve of Preston Fish, Harry Kelly, Alex Chapman and James Marlow.

Just before the 20 minute mark came the breakthrough; a well worked goal from Rossett down the wing and

beat Harvey Hardill who got something on the ball but not enough to keep the ball out of the net.

BBG responded well - they kept possession of the ball and waited for their opportunity. This came when Max

McCarthy found Dan Fretwell’s run down the wing. He cut in but put the ball just over the bar, narrowly

missing. This was just before the half time whistle, meaning BBG went into the half 1-0 down.

Another quick start to the second half saw BBG have even more opportunities to make the game level. Max

McCarthy’s through the defence and snap shot made the Rossett keeper make a great save to his left. Ben

Gale came on and influenced the game straight away. He took on a player and delivered a dangerous ball into

the box but Rossett managed to deal with it.

BBG were pressing higher. This meant they were creating more opportunities to score however they were also

more vulnerable at the back. After a period of sustained pressure from BBG Rossett broke on the counter and

added to their lead. Again BBG responded well and continued to press. More opportunities presented

themselves but wouldn’t fall BBG’s way. After another 10 mins of play Rossett doubled their lead, adding

another two goals in quick succession. BBG’s heads didn’t go down as they upheld the pressure. Charlie

Greaves was leading the charge, not resting for a minute in the middle of the midfield. A final push from BBG

before the final whistle saw some well worked crosses which caused Rossett some issues but unfortunately still

no goals. Rossett added another two before the final whistle blew to make the final score 6-0; a scoreline that

flattered Rossett as it was much of a contest than the score line would suggest.

A impressive display from BBG in their very first game against some very tough opponents. BBG made a very

good account of themselves and should be proud of their performance.

A special mention to Alex Chapman and Alfie Ward who made their debut for BBG and played very

well. Man of the Match (voted by the players) was Charlie Greaves; a brilliant and mature performance against

tough opposition.

Year 9

Games club starts

this week on a

Tuesday and a

Thursday in the LRC,

come and join us.