A very busy day during the heatwave
The original sports hall at William Farr C of E School was opened along with the school in 1952 and though updated and extended, has never been officially named.
The student council carried out a survey amongst 1200 students as to which sports person they wanted the sports hall to be named after. The winning vote was forSophie who is from Lincoln, opened the newly named ‘Wells Sports Hall ‘in front of invited students, staff and ex-students from the Welton school.“Sophie has demonstrated perseverance and determination throughout her sporting career – matching one of the core values of William Farr School.
She now lives in Saxilby and describes herself as “just a farmer’s daughter from Lincoln with big dreams”, after growing up on a cattle farm with her parents.
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