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Brownies meet sporting superstars
preschool Five youngsters from 2nd Freshbrook Brownies met the Sainsbury's Ac-

gymnastics tive Kids Ambassadors David Beckham and Ellie Simmonds following
their participation in the Active Kids Live Challenge earlier in the year.

where an early
start makes a world
of difference!

daily classes for the under 5’s
"But I was really happy to meet
The Brownies reached the final after
01793 822262 completing a range of activities and Ellie Simmonds most because I swim
www.esprit-gymnastics.co.uk enjoyed a day out in London before with Swindon Dolphins and she is a
meeting the sporting superstars at an fantastic swimmer.
event for finalists at Lee Valley Athlet- “I took a Dolphins swim hat to
ics Centre on 4 October. London and Ellie signed it for me.
David and Ellie ran a training ses- It’s really, really special."
sion for over 170 young people from This year alone, the Active Kids
34 groups and schools which included scheme has delivered over £13 million
lots of physical exercise and tips on worth of equipment and experiences
creating a healthy lunchbox. to schools, clubs and organisations,
The judges selected Freshbrook an increase of £5 million on the
Brownies after Kerry Rutherford previous year.
wrote a slogan: 'We enjoy taking
part in the Sainsbury's Active Kids Raffle tickets on sale
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