Blean set the standard

Blean Primary School were the big winners as The Canterbury Sports Partnership held their annual Cross-country Championships at Chartham.

In a slight change to the format from previous years, eight categories were contested with the results of the top-three runners from each school combined to give a team score.

Blean swept the board in the girls’ races, winning in Year 3, 4, 5 and 6. They also won the Year 4 boys’ race while the school were also second in the Year 3 and 5 boys’ races.

Host school, Chartham, won the Year 3 and 5 boys’ races while Sheldwich prevailed in the Year 6 boys.

Chartham were runners-up in the Year 3 and 5 girls’ and Year 4 and 6 boys’ races with Sheldwich second in the Year 6 girls’ race and Bridge second in the Year 4 girls.

Sheldwich picked up third places in the Year 3 and 5 boys’ races, Chartham did likewise in Year 4 and 6 girls while Bridge were third in the Year 5 girls’ race and St Stephens took third in the Year 3 girls and Year 4 boys and shared third with Blean in the Year 6 boys’ competition.

Barham, Sturry, Adisham, Hersden, St Peter’s, Petham and The Canterbury Primary School also took part.

FM4261876 Buy this picture from kentonline.co.uk FM4260796, FM4260815 inset FM4261862 The start of the year 5 boys’ race at the Primary Schools Cross-country Championships atChartham School and, inset, The start of the year 6 girls’ race The winning Blean year 5 girls’ team at the Primary Schools Cross-country ChampionshipsThe winning Blean year 4 girls’ team

FM4260844 The winning Chartham year 5 boys’ team

FM4260834 above, FM4261857 left Buy these pictures from kentonline.co.uk Chartham Year 3 boys, above, and the Blean year 3 girls’ team