COVID-19 Challenge Update:   We are pleased to announce the Coast-2-Coast 2020 challenge WILL still be going ahead, just in a different way due to COVID restrictions and Government guidelines for School trips.

The 187 miles will now be run over the weekend of 17th and 18th October 2020 by completing 40 circuits of a 7.5k track starting from Birches Valley (Cannock Chase).  Students will need to complete 20 laps on both the Saturday and Sunday between 7.30am and 7.30pm. Thus completing the distance in the usual 24 hour challenge timeframe.  

Students continued their training individually during the lockdown period and over the School holidays, to keep up their fitness levels so they would be ready to complete the challenge as soon as it was possible.  Since School returned in September, training then resumed as a team group, with staff supporting them. 

We would like to extend our grateful thanks to both Cannock Chase Forest Birches Valley and Grounds Café and Cycle Centres for their kind support to enable this years challenge to still go ahead, despite the strangest of circumstances.

Please continue to support us and Brain Tumour Support.

Many thanks

The Coast 2 Coast 2020 Team:

Ewan    Harry     Edward    Benjamin    Thomas   

Harry     Jenny     Ella     Grace    Rosie 

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187 mile, 24-hour “Coast 2 Coast 2020” Challenge:  St Bees to Robin Hood’s Bay

Wolverhampton Grammar School has run an annual Coast 2 Coast challenge for over 20 years. 

It involves a group of Year 10 students (10 in total) running the 187
miles from St Bees to Robin Hood’s Bay as a tag team in just 24-hours.  This year’s Coast 2 Coast challenge will start at 7am on Saturday 23^rd May from St Bees, with the aim of arriving in Robin Hood’s Bay by 7am on Sunday 24^th May 2020.

In preparation for their challenge, the students undertake 16 weeks of extreme training to prepare them. Members of staff support the students during their training and the challenge itself.  Parents also support the students from along the route.

This year’s team is made up of Year 10 students from Wolverhampton Grammar School: Ewen, Harry, Edward, Benjamin, Thomas, Harry, Jenny, Ella, Grace and Rosie.

Along with the sense of personal achievement for the students in completing this challenge, each year the event raises funds for a charity, which is chose by the students taking part that year. 

For 2020, the students have decided to fundraise for:  Brain Tumour Support which provides support for anyone affected by any type of brain tumour, at any point from diagnosis and for as long as support is needed.  Support is available for patients, families, carers and loved ones who are dealing day to day with the impact of a brain tumour.  The charity provides specialist, tailored services through one-to-one and group support, as well as online and telephone support and specialist counselling.

Further details about Brain Tumour support can be found at the following weblink:  https://www.braintumoursupport.co.uk/

We hope that you are able to support our Coast 2 Coast 2020 Challenge, and thank you in anticipation of your s