13/03/2026
Date: 12th Mar 2026 @ 10:25pm
Big Walk and Wheel
Dear Parents/Carers,
We have some exciting news for you! We are taking part in Big Walk and Wheel, the UK’s largest inter-school cycling, walking, wheeling and scooting challenge. The challenge runs from 16 – 27 March 2026. It’s free to take part and we would love everyone to be involved.
What do you need to do?
Encourage your child(ren) to walk, scoot or cycle to school on as many days as possible during the event.
We want to make sure that everyone can get involved in Big Walk and Wheel.
Why we are taking part?
Big Walk and Wheel is a great way to build physical activity in children’s daily routine which is important for their physical health and mental wellbeing. Active school runs also help to reduce congestion and air pollution outside the school gate. A 2021 YouGov study showed nearly half of UK children worry about air pollution near their school. And that children thought active travel was the best away to bring down these pollution levels.
Plus, there are some great prizes to be won every day if we get enough children taking part!
Enjoy the challenge!
Best wishes
Mr Carr
Cross-Country Champions
Congratulations go to Wood Fold for their achievement at the annual Graham Jackett Cross Country event, which was held last Saturday at Leigh Sports Village. The children were up against schools from the Wigan, Leigh, Atherton and Tyldesley area with roughly 80 children competing in each race. The results were as follows:
-3rd Place overall in the Y5/6 Girls Team event
-2nd Place overall in the Y3/4 Boys Team event
-2nd Place overall in the Y3/4 Girls Team event
-1st Place overall in the Y5/6 Boys Team event
-2nd Place overall in the combined KS2 Girls Team
-1st Place overall in the combined KS2 Boys Team
-Overall Primary School Winners of the competition
-Wigan & Leigh Schools therefore winning the Graham Jackett Trophy for defeating the Atherton & Tyldesley Schools on points
A special mention goes to Lyla (Y6) for winning the Y5/6 girls’ race and to Oscar (Y6), Chloe (Y3) and Caleb (Y4) for finishing in 4th in their races. A superb team performance from our children, who should be incredibly proud of their achievement! A big thank you goes to all of the parents for giving up their Saturday morning to support the children and team with the event!
Boccia Champions 2026
Congratulations go to the Wood Fold Boccia team for the winning the Wigan schools boccia competition for a fourth consecutive year! The team were up against 20 schools from the Wigan borough and were placed in pool 1 with 6 other teams. The team won 4 out of their 5 matches, which earned themselves a place in the semi-finals. The team demonstrated excellent teamwork, strategy, composure and accuracy to reach the finals were, after a very close match, came out victorious winning the game 4v3! The team are now through to the Greater Manchester Finals once again, which will be held at Bolton Sports Arena. We would like to wish the team with the very best of luck moving forward.
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