The Luke Wheaton Legacy TrustLast week we sent some of the SEN students from The Park Centre horse riding! They’d never been horse riding before and some had never even seen the countryside. A few conquered their fears, and all had a real sense of achievement in what they did. Beaming smiles all round and such a wonderful experience […]
A massive “Thank You” to everyone for coming along to Lukes Event and to those who provided support in the lead up and during the day. We really do appreciate it! You helped us raise over £6.5k for Luke’s Trust, which is amazing. The bar took just over £10k. The Biggest takings yet! Please send […]
Join us for Luke’s Event on Saturday 1st July 2023 at North Bristol RFC (BS32 4AG) from 2pm – late. There will be a Football tournament (7-a-side, 10 per team) at 2pm, let us know if you’d like to participate. The BBQ and Bar will be open all day. There will be Live music throughout […]
Luke’s Trust have helped fund the start up costs of a new, totally free, Parkrun at Blaise Castle in Bristol, which launched last Saturday. The free 5k Blaise run will now be held every Saturday morning at 9am. Parkrunners are a very friendly bunch and the runs are open to ages 11 plus, without the […]
Last week, Weston College, in conjunction with the Luke Wheaton Legacy Trust, delivered the Apprenticeship Career Open Evening, which took place at the North Bristol Rugby Club, with over 140 people in attendance, looking to explore their future career pathways. The event specialised in the Engineering, Health, Digital and Construction industries, with attendees able to access support from […]
Wednesday 11th January @ North Bristol Rugby Club 4pm – 7pm Register for your free ticket: www.weston.ac.uk/event/bristol-apprenticeship-careers-open-evening Weston College, in partnership with the Luke Wheaton Legacy Trust, will be holding an event for learners and parents to explore apprenticeship possibilities within the Engineering, Construction and Digital industry.Luke Wheaton sadly lost his life in the tragic […]
We are pleased to announce that we will be helping to fund and working in partnership with Gloucestershire Schools FA to promote and encourage both boys and girls football at a competitive level. The GSFA runs county representative teams for U16/14 girls and U16 boys. These teams provide an opportunity for gifted young players to […]
Luke’s memorial event took place on Saturday 25th June and with your help we raised over £7,300 plus on top of that the bar took over 8k!! The bar profits as with last years have been donated by NBRFC towards a permanent memorial in memory of Luke. We would like to say the biggest of […]
Wow – that was emotional! My plans to arrive early in Eastbourne were scuppered by an over-heating van, so a three hour call out by the AA wasn’t the best preparation for the ironman distance challenge I had to do the next day! After only 4 hours sleep I awoke at 4:00am and headed to […]
Luke’s former PE teacher and one of our Trustees, Mr Young (Andy!) is competing in his first Ironbourne Ironman in Eastbourne on Sunday 1oth July 2022. He’s been training for 30 weeks in preparation for the gruelling endurance event: 2.4 mile (4km) sea swim; 112 mile (180km) bike ride; 26.2 mile (42km) run. You can […]