Thursday 5 April 1956
Carolyn Dawkins, of Class 3A, the Avenue School, Warminster, reports:
Cross Country Run. On Tuesday 22nd March 1956, the majority of the boys from the Avenue Secondary Modern School set out on a cross country run. It was composed of two courses, the senior course being two and six-tenths miles long and the junior course one and seven-eighths long. It was a close and exciting race. The winner of the senior race was Michael Elloway of Powell House, who completed the course in sixteen minutes, one second. Graham Marsh of Carnegie House, who was always very close to Elloway and at one time in front of him, finished second. The Junior course was completed in eleven minutes, ten seconds, by Graham Akers and Eric Harris, both of Carnegie, who tied at the finish. Carnegie won the Cup with 55 points. Powell were second with 31 points, Nuffield third with 18 points and Fleming fourth with seven points.