Mary Reid

Coombe Hill Infants has achieved Healthy School status, and here are some of the children celebrating the award very cheerfully at an event yesterday. On the right is the colourful display from St Luke's Primary.

These two schools were joined by Our Lady Immaculate Primary, St Mary's Primary, King Athelstan Primary and Dysart School.  Lovelace Primary was also rewarded but unable to attend the ceremony at Hampton Hill Playhouse.

We were in the Borough of Richmond because Kingston and Richmond have been jointly running a Healthy Schools programme for five years.  Over 60% of the schools have so far been given the Healthy School award, which they can only achieved if they have met targets that they agree with parents, pupils and staff.  

The children certainly knew all about the importance of healthy lifestyles.  They told us about the food they had prepared and tried out (including sushi, salads and lots of varieties of fruit), the anti-bullying support they give to each other, keeping safe in the sun, and they demonstrated dance and other forms of exercise.

Two Mayors ... me with Our Lady Immaculate then the Mayor of Richmond with some of the children from his borough.