June 29th 2018
In selecting the strength of the England side to play Belgium, Gareth Southgate had many factors to take into account. While no self-respecting manager or team would set out to deliberately lose a game, the loss of this final group match has arguably given England an easier route through the knockout rounds. Had the England manager been aware that a Belgian victory would also mean that England’s next game would clash directly with Moulsford’s Summer Concert on Tuesday 3rd July at 7.00pm, I am confident that Kane, Lingard and co would have started last night. Unfortunately, this message did not get through to Southgate.
We have considered the clash between the two events and, disappointingly, FIFA have told us that they will not be changing the time of kick-off. FIFA’s intransigence means the only feasible option for us would have been to bring our concert forward by an hour. However, this is one of the highlights of the academic year, and it has been deliberately timed to enable working parents to attend. So to be clear, the Summer Concert will go ahead as planned, starting at 7.00pm, and we are much looking forward to welcoming many of you to this super event. We can all watch England in the Final on Sunday 15th July.
We have been blessed by the sunshine for Activities Week. Year 8, 7 and 6 have had fabulous trips to Devon, Snowdonia and Normandy respectively. The memories of these expeditions will stay with the boys forever. Please watch out for news stories and photos of these trips, which will be published next week.
The theme of the week for Years 5 and below has been countries of the UK. There have been many wonderful opportunities for the children to learn new skills and take part in activities which they might not normally encounter. Your boys should now be very proficient at baking Welsh cakes and can give you a Morris Dancing display. One of the highlights of the week was the Pre-Prep’s traditional English Fair on Thursday afternoon. It was so lovely to see the boys and their parents enjoying simple fairground games on an idyllic English summer’s day.
While all the boys will hopefully have had a fantastic week to remember, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the staff for all the planning, organisation and sheer hard work that goes into making Activities Week such a success for your boys.
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