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Back to school for Year 10s IT was safety firstat Hungerford’s John O’Gaunt School as its Year 10 pupils returned for the first time in nearly three months. Following many primary schools pupils returning at the beginning of June, this week marked the second phase of the reopening of the educa- tion sector as Years 10 and 12 were allowed to return. John O’Gaunt has introduced a range of measures to ensure pupils’ safe return. With secondary schools restricted to only a quarter of their Year 10 pupils in school at any one time, remote learning will remain the main focus for all year groups. However, limited face-to-face teach- ing will return, as the school switches to four 50-minute sessions from 8.45am to 12.50pm, rather than a full timetable. There will also be wellbeing sessions to check on the pupils and ensure they are OK, as well as a pastoral team on site – although it hasn’t been needed yet. The pupils will attend school one day per week, on the same day each week according to their group. They will be splitinto groups of no more than 15, with pupils spending all their sessions inthe same classroom and are required to adhere to strict social distancing rules at all times. There is no change for the children of key workers, who will be able to attend school all week and will be kept separate from the Year 10s. Headteacher Richard Hawthorne – who only joined the school at the beginning of June – said things had gone smoothly. He said: “We were ready – we’ve done an awful lot of extensive risk assessment and site preparation and communication with parents to try and think of every eventuality and what they’d want to know. “We’d only open if it was safe to do so and we feel it is. We had a staff briefing day on Monday and then the Year 10s came in from Tuesday. “For a young person it’s a very strange thing, that’s why in the first week we’ve put a lot of time intowell- being sessions tomake sure we’ re on top of any anxiety they might have. “The kids have been fantastic, they’re back in summer uniform and looking smart which creates the sense that it’s more like school.” Alongside the strict rules within the building, the school has also requested that pupils should be brought to school by just one parent or carer. Parents driving cars should use the visitor car park rather than the front of the school and pupils will be allowed into school one by one.

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Crossing closures KINTBURY and Hungerford level crossings will be closed on different nights later this month to allow Network Rail to check for corrosion. Kintbury crossing will be the first to close – for one night – on Monday, June 29. The closure will be in place from 10pm until 5am on Tuesday. During the closure all traffic will be diverted via the A4, Milkhouse Road, Park Lane, through Hamstead Marshall, Holt Road and vice versa.

Kübler Racing yard a national winner The Kübler racing team, from left, Shaun Johnson, Billie Portwin, Lauren W ebb, Ilse B lien, Alice Roberts, James Pulley , Claire Kübler and Daniel Kübler ‘Exempla’rLyambourn team recognised by prestigious industr y award

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Hungerford level crossing will then be closed from 10pm on Tuesday, June 30, until approxi- mately 5am on Wednesday, July 1.

A plan of that closure can be found at https://one.network/?tm=117552391

It will not be possible to maintain access for pedestrians or emergency services through the closures due to the removal of the crossings. Enquiries about either closure should be sent by calling A Plant Lux on 03700 500 792. Club’s stand appeal HUNGERFORD Town Football Club is appeal- ing for donations to fund the development of a new stand. £8,500 has already been raised, with the club seeking a total of around £22,000, for the develop- ment of the stand – which would increase the covered seating in the ground. It would also help the club comply with FA stadium requirements for National League South clubs. A page on The Good Exchange website has been set up for a new stand, with the platform match- ing funding on donations until the end of 2020. To donate, visit https://app.thegoodexchange. com/ nproject/14909/hungerford-town-football- club/hungerford-town-football-club-undercover- seating

A LAMBOURN racing yard has been crowned the Lycetts Team Cham- pion 2020 winner – a prestigious industry award celebrating the most exemplary racehorse training yards in Britain. Upper Lambourn-based Kübler Racing, run by Daniel and Claire Kübler, beat off competition from racing yards across the nation to be named winner of the fewer than 40 horses category on Thursday. Due to the coronavirus restrictions, award organisers had to forgo the lavish ceremony at the Institute of Directors this year, and Mr and Mrs Kübler and their Sarsen Farm team were informed of their win and congratulated by the judges via Zoom. After being shortlisted for the award in 2019, Kübler Racing pipped the other entries to the post to clinch the 2020 Lycetts trophy and the £4,000 cash

horses in training – with the judging criteria based on the bespoke industry standard The Winning Approach. Lycetts divisional director Piers Plunket said: “I would like to offer my sincere congratulations to Daniel, Claire and their team on their Lycetts Team Champion win. “When we launched the Lycetts Team Champion award, our aimwas to give much-deserved recognition to the training yards that strive every day to achieve the highest of industry stan- dards. “We know that these teams form the backbone of every yard and we wanted to shine a light on their dedication and continued commitment to helping the business – and the industry– thrive. “In addition, we see the award as the perfect way of raising awareness of safe working practices to help reduce the risk of workplace injuries. “The quality of entries continues to surpass our expectations and we are delighted to see the progress made with each passing year.” To reflect the outstandingquality of the 2020 nominations, special awards for excellence were introduced this year, recognising achievements in areas such as recruitment, diversity, leadership, training and development, and pastoral care. As well as the topprize, Mr and Mrs Kübler and the team also received an award for Training and Development.

prize, which will go towards benefit- ting and supporting the team. Speaking after the win, Mr Kübler lauded the efforts and dedication of his employees. He said: “We have been on a journey together to improve our systems sowe could keep progressing in the award. “This success is down to their hard work – they are fully on board with what we are trying to achieve.” The National Trainers Federation (NTF) and Lycetts Insurance Brokers created the Lycetts Team Champion Award to deliver praise and a sense of achievement for the racehorse training yards with the highest standards of employee management, and to recog- nise and reward racehorse training yards with a strong team ethos. There are two main categories – those with fewer than 40 horses in training and those withmore than 40

“ We know that these teams form the backbone of yever

yard and we wanted to shine a light on their dedication and continued commitment to helping the business – and the industyr– thrive Face masks boost for Injured Jockeys Fund If pupils are arriving by bus, they should ensure they follow social distancingrules on the bus and at the bus stops and that they wear face coverings in accordance with the latest Government guidance on public transport.

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THE Injured Jockeys Fund has raised more than £10,000 much-needed funds in the first 24 hours of a bespoke face mask going on sale. A special washable and reusable mask has been designed featuring the fund’s logo in the centre, surrounded by a range of jockey’s colours. The masks have raced off the shelves, with 1,000 soldwithin 24 hours ofgoing on sale. They are now out of stock due to unprecedented demand, but more has been ordered from the supplier. They can still be purchased and will be dispatched as soon as they are back in stock – estimated to be in the first week of July. Chief executive Lisa Hancock said: “We have sold 1,000 face masks and are both

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