Please sponsor the Teachers' and Parents' teams of Aspin Park Academy who will be taking part in The Great Knaresborough Bed Race on 11 June 2022.
100% of profits on this online sponsorship page will go towards the funding of a new, proposed running track at the school.
1. Aspin Angels (Teachers' Team)
Team members: Mr Tremble, Miss Selway, Mr Mould, Miss North, Miss Pollard, Miss Edwards and passenger: Alfie Nichols
2. Aspin Owlers (Parents' Team)
Team members: Louise Lodh, Amy Horton, Graham Picken, Neil Brodie, Neil Atkinson, Simon Holmes and passenger: Jenny Brodie
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The Great Knaresborough Bed Race has been held every year since 1966. It is a mighty pageant of decorated beds, passengers and runners, combined with a gruelling athletic contest around a course of 2.4 miles.
The race takes the teams through parkland, through the Nidd Gorge, up the steep Castle Ings to the town centre. They then hurtle down High Street and Bond End, cross High Bridge and dash to the climax of the event: the 30-yard swim through the ever-icy waters of the River Nidd, beds, racers and all. For the teams, it is an unforgettable experience, and for spectators unmissable. Bed racing, begun in Knaresborough, has spread across the globe, helping to entertain folk and raising cash for worthwhile causes.
