24-Hour Sports Marathon At Robert Smyth!

140 students are taking part in a 24-hour sponsored sports marathon at Market Harborough’s Robert Smyth Academy.

24-hour sports marathon at Robert Smyth Academy                                                                     Pic: Andy Carpenter

The ‘Lock-In’ event began at 5pm yesterday is seeing them taking part in a range of activities, including volleyball, basketball, tag rugby and dodgeball in the school sports hall.

Mike Skully, Head of PE at Robert Smyth, spoke to Hfm during the event:

Students being sponsored to raise money for two cancer charities – the Teenage Cancer Trust and Clic Sargent – which they chose themselves.