Hazlegrove take on the 2024 Exmoor Challenge

On the Saturday of the recent Exeat weekend, sixteen of our intrepid Year 7 pupils heading up to Dulverton to take part in this year’s Exmoor Challenge.

The task of walking for 16 miles unaccompanied by an adult, having to navigate across the moor and hit seven checkpoints at specific times is no mean feat, and certainly very ‘challenging’ as the name suggests. It was a scorching day and we could not have asked for better conditions up on the moor.

 It was fantastic to see incredible teamwork and determination to do well from all who took part. Well done to our boys' team especially who managed to complete the course and came in 13^th place, in a field of 27. The other three teams did well and managed to get the majority of the way around the course, only to then team up and take a slightly alternative route for the final leg! All arrived safely at the finish line and enjoyed tucking into their well-deserved rations.

It was fantastic to see the smiling (and very tired!) faces of all involved at the end of the day, and we are so proud of all their hard work. It is also wonderful that two members of the Exmoor Rotary club made a point of commenting on our teams and how they were spotted picking up other people's litter as they walked. A huge thanks to all staff involved and well done Hazlegrove!