Tug of War

15th September 16

It was with a great feeling of anticipation that staff and pupils approached the first Inter-House competition of the year, the hotly contested Tug of War. Last year’s event was washed out by torrential rain and many did not know what to expect with the current unpredictable weather.

Seven separate tug of war pitches ran a total of over 70 contests on Monday afternoon generating a huge amount of excitement and even more noise! The cheers could be heard from Dean Close boarding houses, over a mile from the pitch, as the whole Senior School of 500 pupils united to support their House teams.

Headmaster, Bradley Salisbury, said “The annual Tug of War competition was initiated a few years ago by a group of Bruneian pupils, as it is the national sport of Brunei. I am pleased to see that the tradition has continued, as it is a fantastic team building exercise as well as a lot of fun.”

Year	Winners	Second
U6 Boys	Tower	BC
L6 boys	Tower	Field & BC
U6 Girls	Hatherley	Mead
L6 Girls	Turner	Hatherley
5^th Boys	Tower
5^th girls	Fawley	Shel.
Remove Boys	Tower	BC
Remove Girls	Shel.	Mead
4^th Boys	Field & Tower
4^th Girls	Shelburne	Hatherley

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Preparatory School _(7-13)

Dean Close Preparatory School is a co-educational day and boarding school for children age 7 – 13. The school is set in 50 acres of private land near the centre of Cheltenham. With 310 pupils, the Preparatory School is small enough to allow everyone to know one another and get fully involved in the life of the School.

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Senior _(13-18)

Set in 50 beautiful acres, Dean Close is a long-standing co-educational day and boarding school for 13-18 year olds, where visitors regularly comment on the atmosphere, saying how warm and friendly they find it.

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