We need a spitting ban during sports matches
A MILE A DAY WAS INSPIRED BY WATCHING
1: Youngsters from Mountfields Junior School get swimming tuition in their summer holidays in August 1968. Or told off, for all sneaking in to use the pool!
2: Sports day at Gartree High in Oadby in 1969, being recorded by the school’s TV unit. “You can’t get away with anything,” said one of the competitors. “If you say you didn’t handle the ball at soccer, they can prove it pretty quickly.”
3: PE and games gymnasts at Bushloe High School, Wigston, in May 1976.
4: Pupils in the gym at Beaumont Leys School, Leicester, in 1959. The teacher? Ronald Jackson, the former Leicester City wing half.
CAN anyone tell me why professional footballers and rugby players are allowed to spit on the pitch whilst a game is in progress?
I have noticed this on many occasions whilst watching on TV and it seems to becoming more prevalent.
Surely it is a health hazard, where players can possibly fall on some whilst in play?
Yes, they possibly all have a test before the game but that doesn’t mean to say Covid is not lurking in their bodies. I think it is an offence in the “outside world” to do this.
Margaret Briggs, Birstall
A SEVEN-year-old boy from Rothley who ran a mile a day for a month has raised hundreds of pounds for charity.
Henry Baker put on his trainers and took on the epic challenge on every day of January in aid of Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People.
Henry ran through rain, snow and battled with ice as he completed his task in support of the Loughborough-based charity, and has raised an impressive £846 so far.
Dad Chris, who ran alongside Henry, said Captain Sir Tom Moore was the inspiration behind his son’s mission.
“Henry has always talked about wanting to raise money but didn’t have anything in mind,” said Chris.
“Then he saw Captain Tom do his challenge and he knew he wanted to So we talked to him about Rainbows and told him that there are children who aren’t as fortunate as him, and he said he wanted to do it for Rainbows.
“Henry has done such a good job. He is a very kind and considerate child. He is already talking about his next challenge.
“He was also delighted to have surpassed his target of £200. People have been very generous and that spurred him on as the total kept rising.”
As well as running with his dad, Henry was cheered on by mum Laura and brother Albie. Jenny
Perry, Rainbows community fundraiser, said: “Henry has been an absolute superstar and we are so proud of what he has achieved to help children and young people with life-limiting illnesses. Our suprun. porters are the essence of Rainbows and they help us to open our doors to those who most need our help.
“The fund-raising efforts of people such as Henry help us to continue to do this all year round.”
Henry’s fund-raising page is still open. If you would like to boost the total even more and help Rainbows, go to: