Olympic Torches
Next term we have the exciting opportunity to host a visit from Mr Robert Innes, who is the uncle of Chase and Alex Bassett and a passionate Olympic Torch collector.
He is bringing his Olympic torch collection to the school for all the boys to see. The torches that he has are as follows:
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1896 (Replica) Athens 1936 (Real) Berlin 1956 (Replica) Melbourne 1968 (Real) Mexico 1976 (Real) Montreal 1980 (Real) Moscow 1984 (Real) Los Angeles |
1988 (Real) Seoul 1992 (Real) Barcelona 1996 (Real) Atlanta 2000 (Real) Sydney 2004 (Real) Athens 2008 (Own) Beijing 2012 (Real) London |
This many Olympic Torches would normally only be found in a Museum so we are very fortunate that Mr Innes is willing to bring his collection down from Queensland to share with our boys and school community. There are great stories from the Olympics and having attended some 30 schools Mr Innes enjoys presenting his collection to students.
Mr Innes will visit our school at the start of next term and spend the day running several sessions to share his experience of the Olympics, in an Olympic year, with the boys. We are very grateful for the time that he is giving up to join us on the day.
Benjamin Barrington-Higgs – Head of Lindfield Campus
