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An Olympic
afternoon at Busy Bees, Bromborough
ON Thursday, 8 March
2012, Busy Bees nursery Bromborough held a pint-sized Olympic
afternoon for their children, carers and VIP guests including
Commonwealth and European Champion Boxer Courtney Fry and Mayor
of Wirral, Moira McLaughlin and a surprise appearance from
Mersey Tigers basketball team and Chester FC’s mascot, Big
Lupus, as part of their Torch relay event; a national event
spread over 136 working days incorporating 136 Busy Bees
nurseries and over 11,500 of their children aged 2 to 5 across
the UK.
After the mayor cut the ribbon the children set off with all
their special sports heroes along their golden mile track and
even found time for a little 'wake and shake'
activity before they were all treated to an Olympic celebration
cake and a giant fruit platter!
Busy Bees has combined a
commemorate Olympics theme with a physical activity programme
called the Golden Mile in order to promote healthy living and
raise awareness of their fund-raising initiative; a pledge to
raise £44,000 for the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust. Since the
beginning of January a child-friendly Olympic-Bee-themed torch
has been making its way around 136 Busy Bees Nurseries across
the UK. An array of sports personalities and Paralympic
champions have been supporting the nurseries at various stages
of the journey, and will continue to do so before the torch
reaches its final destination at Busy Bees Excel site on
Thursday, 26 July 2012, the eve of the London Olympic Opening
Ceremony.
The Golden Mile target for each child is to complete eight
Golden Miles of physical activity throughout the year. All
participating children will get the chance to engage in a number
of exciting activities and they will all receive certificates at
every significant milestone along with a commemorative
Olympic-themed photograph and medal at their very own closing
ceremony. Through nursery guidance and home participation the
children can choose how they want to clock up their miles;
whether it’s running, skipping, jumping or cart-wheeling! After
a successful launch in October last year, thanks to Dame Kelly
Holmes attendance on the day, Busy Bees children are already
striking off the miles.
Golden Mile’s Chief Executive, David Batch, said:- "The
Golden Mile is proud to provide Busy Bees with their very own
physical activity initiative designed specifically with their
needs in mind. We hope to get every nursery child nationwide
physically active and achieving their Golden Miles… We therefore
welcome Busy Bees to our ever growing portfolio of different
sectors which will cover Nurseries, Schools, Scouts,
Further/Higher Education institutes and Corporates and look
forward to a long and successful partnership with Busy Bees in
the future."
The Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust is a charity which gives
disadvantaged young children the chance to realise their dreams
through inspirational guidance from Paralympic, World and
Commonwealth champions.
Olympic Gold Medallist, Dame Kelly Holmes, said:- "I’m
thrilled that Busy Bees nurseries have decided to support my
charity, the DKH Legacy Trust, with the Golden Mile. It’s
fantastic that young children are being encouraged to take up an
active and healthy lifestyle and their support will really help
us to create life chances for more young children."
Throughout the 136 day relay an impressive collaboration of
sports personalities and Paralympic champions will be making
guest appearances and offering their encouragement to those
involved with what is promising to be one of
Busy Bees
most exciting projects to date.
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