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Official Twitter account for Lancaster Royal Grammar School, Lancaster, UK, a state boarding and day school for boys aged 11-18. Coeducational Sixth Form.

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4 years
Donations of safety glasses and breathing masks on the way to @LancasterMedics #LRGSTogether #NHS #BSAHeros
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It is with great sadness that we have been notified of the death of former Maths teacher Richard Furlong Brown who passed away suddenly. He joined LRGS in 1980 & during his tenure at school Richard also held the position of Governor, President of the OL Club, & boarding master.
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Reece Holt had a big impact on Lancaster Royal Grammar School. He was the most positive of pupils, and the bravest. As we mark his death, we will also celebrate his bright young life.
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Sixth Former William has responded to the NHS call for volunteers and is now working as a health assistant. This allows for relief of the full time employees and Will covers their weekend shifts on a needs led basis. #ClapForOurCarers #LRGSTogether #PraesisUtProsis
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Congratulations to the 14 pupils who have received Oxbridge offers. Well done Isabelle, Sam, Kaitlyn, Jonathan, Zoe, Filip, Rozzie, Harris, Laila, James, Lalit, Charlie, Ieuan and Daniel. #Oxbridge #OxbridgeOffers #LRGSSixthForm @UniofOxford @Cambridge_Uni
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Happy New Year
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Congratulation to Joe for receiving an award by MCC president Stephen Fry for scoring a century against the MCC in the summer of 2022. The award was made at tea on day 4 of the England v Ireland Test at Lords. @LRGSCricket
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@LRGSBoarding is opening for key workers on the front line. Offering single en-suite rooms to those in need who may need to isolate from their loved ones whilst continuing to work. #LRGSTogether
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We remember the 114 pupils & staff from LRGS killed in the Second World War. Their names are listed in the Memorial Library, and the Memorial Fields are also a permanent reminder of the price they paid. #VEDay #VEDay75 #LestWeForget
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Their last exams have been taken, they have handed back their books, one final assembly for the Class of 2021. You have been an amazing group of students and we wish you all the best with your futures. Keep in touch please! @oldlancastrian #LRGSSixthForm #PraesisutProsis
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Congratulations to Olivia, Saad, Jake and Ayomi who received offers from @UniofOxford today 🎉👏🏻
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Boarding judged 'outstanding in all areas' after recent Ofsted inspection. #Ofsted #outstanding #iloveboarding
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Jonny has been working on the front line in a care home assisting with elderly people showing signs of Covid-19. We are very proud of you Jonny, you are a role model to your peers #PraesisUtProsis #LRGSTogether
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It is with sadness we share that our former colleague Michael Davies passed away. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family. Michael Davies - Lancaster Royal Grammar School ()
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Huge congratulations to @scottdurantGB , who learnt to row with @LRGSRowing - OLYMPIC GOLD!
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Introducing our pioneers #coeducational #LRGSSixthForm
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Friends and family gathered together today at the new Viewfinder in memory of Reece Holt. “No one’s ever really gone”. @TeamReeceHQ
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Welcome to all our Year 7 and Lower Sixth pupils joining us today. We hope you enjoyed your first day at LRGS 🌹 #BackToSchool2020
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A tribute to Mr Douglas Cameron is now on our website.
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We are immensely proud of our students.  They are a multi-talented & hard-working group of young people who deserve great credit.  They are particularly special as our first coeducational year group.  #alevelresults2021
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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II embodied our school motto Praesis Ut Prosis 'lead in order to serve'. Our sincere condolences to The Royal Family. 🌹 @RoyalFamily #QueenElizabethII
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Congratulations to @oldlancastrian Joe Atkinson & Matthew Rosbottom who were awarded the Athletic Union Club Colours @lborouniversity . Joe (LRGS 2011-2013) won for his contribution to Cricket and Matthew (LRGS 2008-2015) won for his contribution to Water Polo. Well done boys!
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Happy retirement to Charlie Parkinson who has dedicated 44 years of his life to LRGS and is only 89 years old. #WellEarnedRest #FridayFeeling
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Year 11s are celebrating their fantastic GCSE results today. 40% of results across all subjects were awarded the very top 8 or 9 grades, including 8 students who achieved 10 or 11 GCSEs at grades 8 and 9. Well done to all students!
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There will be a non-uniform day on Friday to raise money towards humanitarian assistance for the people of Ukraine. Please support it by paying £2 and wearing blue and/or yellow if you can. #Ukraine
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3 years
We have been notified of the very sad news that John Fidler has passed away. John gave 51 years of service to LRGS, during which he was Head of History, Contingent Commander of the CCF and Admissions Tutor. May he rest in peace.
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Sixth form students are celebrating an outstanding set of A-level results. Students achieved A & A* grades in over half of all the exams they sat (52.9%) with almost a quarter of all results awarded the very top A* grade. Three-quarters of all results (75%) were graded A*, A or B
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The largest ever Sixth Form year group are celebrating record-breaking A-level results. Students achieved the school’s highest ever proportion of A* & A grades (62.9%). Almost one third (32.8%) of exams were awarded the very top A* grade. #alevels2022
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Step back in time and be inspired by our new Old Lancastrian staircase. Featuring 19 of our famous OLs chosen by @LRGSPolitics students. Artwork created by Helen Ashton. Honoured to have Brian Ashton @oldlancastrian visit in person to sit on his step! 🌹 #praesisutprosis
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Today we were overjoyed to welcome back @oldlancastrian Will Fraser-Gray and to find him recovering well after a devastating car crash. His inspirational visit was captured by @BBCNWT and it’s on the BBC iplayer to view here:
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On a results day like no other before, we congratulate all of our students for their achievements. Headmaster Dr Pyle said: “We are enormously proud of our Upper Sixth leavers of 2020, who have contributed so much to the school." #AlevelResults
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New Sixth Form Centre opens today with a brand new cafe, quiet study room and common room. #LRGSSixthForm
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Introducing our Head of School team for 2021 Tom, Travis, Poppy and Clement. #LRGSSixthForm #PraesisutProsis
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Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
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Following a fantastic year of @LRGSCricket we are delighted to be named in the @TheCricketerMag top 100 schools for cricket
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Special delivery of our new minibus this morning. Thanks to the parents for supporting our Annual Fund and the Friends of LRGS for their contribution.
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Saying goodbye to the last remaining boarders from LRGS Ashton House. Safe journey home and keep in touch @LRGSBoarding #LRGSTogether
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The Memorial Library was created in memory for the seventy five Old Lancastrians who died in the First World War. Today we remember them all #RemembranceDay
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Beautiful day for a Year 7 Reindeer Rush in aid of @SJHospice well done to all Yr 7 and 8 runners today. Total amount raised to follow!🎅🦌
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5 years
Looking forward to welcoming football player Kevin Ellison @KEVIN11ELLISON from @ShrimpsOfficial to talk to us about sport and mental health issues tomorrow. #harryheroes #inyourcorner #LRGSSixthForm
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Celebrating pupil achievement at Speech Day today. Thanks to OL Christopher Wright for distributing the awards and delivering his inspirational speech.
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LRGS's position as one of the top state grammar schools in the country was endorsed by a recent Ofsted inspection which rated the school as 'outstanding' across all categories for boarding. @LRGSBoarding #ofstedoutstanding
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5 years
A big welcome to all our new Y7s and Lower Sixth students who are starting today!
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7 years
Zach Harper who achieved 5 A*s in his A-levels yesterday is featured here... @Cambridge_Uni #GoingToCambridge
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Mr Rafferty has done it!! You helped him to raise over £1000 so it could only mean one thing…The monk! Thank you for all your donations and to Mrs Mossop for her expert cutting skills!
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Wishing all our LRGS families a very Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year
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LRGS is in the top 10 of State Secondary Schools in the North West. @thesundaytimes #parentpower
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Congratulations to the Senior Quiz team who were victorious in yesterday's north-west regionals. Good luck Odysseas, Fred, Juan, Monty & Luke for the next stage where we will face the Scottish champions.
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Our pupils are exceptional, we hope you agree. Tour guides, car park attendants, scientists, artists, musicians, mathematicians, actors and sports stars. Thank you to you all for representing LRGS so brilliantly today. #praesisutprosis #LRGSOpenDay
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New squad @LRGSRugby
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Today we welcome back Year 8 and celebrate that almost all our pupils are back in school. Thank you and well done to our great team in the Assembly Hall!
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Good luck to all our Year 11 pupils receiving their GCSE results tomorrow. We will be here for you from 9am at Old School House.
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Congratulations to our 13 students who received offers from @UniofOxford and @Cambridge_Uni this week. #Oxbridge #LRGSSixthForm
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Congratulations to Year 11 pupils on #gcseresultsday Year 11 students have been so impressive in their energy and commitment – through the past five years, & all the more so since March. These results will be the foundation for great success at A-level & beyond #LRGSSixthForm
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A big thank you to everyone for their donations to the non-uniform fundraiser to raise funds to support the Ukraine. You raised an amazing £2500! #Ukraine
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Final photo call for our Upper Sixth. Off they go for their final assembly before exam leave begins. It's not goodbye...they are now official OLs! @oldlancastrian #Classof2019 #LRGSSixthForm
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It’s snowing ☃️❄️ #LoveLancaster
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Rebecca, one of our first cohort of Sixth Form girls has worked with a team of fellow Sixth Formers to design & create a scarf for ladies to wear when they become an @oldlancastrian We look forward to seeing them at future OL events! #LRGSSixthForm
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Leavers' Day for our Upper Sixth, some amazing speeches and musical performances in the final service in Christ Church. Thank you to @ChartwellsInd for the special lunch paid for by our @oldlancastrian #PraesisUtProsis #LRGSSixthForm Photos:
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Well done to all pupils receiving their A-level results. #alevels2021 Our first coeducational cohort faced unprecedented upheaval during their studies. They should be proud of the resilience they have shown, which is reflected in their excellent grades. Library open 9-11am
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Well done to Mr Mellon for an outstanding performance in The Old County Tops Fell Race last weekend. He covered 37 miles and around 10,000 feet of ascent setting off from Great Langdale and taking in the tops of Helvellyn, Scafell Pike and Coniston. #PraesisutProsis
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Lancaster Royal Grammar School are delighted to feature in the Good Schools Guide to the UK's best boarding schools. They say: "Unashamedly academic but takes all-round education seriously and delivers." Read more: @GoodSchoolsUK
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Wishing you all a very merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year
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3 years
As it was not possible to welcome prospective families in to visit us for an Open Day this year, we hope this film gives you an idea of what life is like at LRGS. Please watch it on a big screen if you can!
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Congratulations to Ashwin for being awarded Young Photographer of the Year by the Royal Society of Biology.
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Congratulations to Poppy for winning an award from the @REACTFoundation who support students into engineering related subjects.
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Demolition in the former boarding accommodation in Old School House has unearthed some interesting objects...underpants/socks, playing cards, cigarette boxes/matches, a 'Late Book' from 1927, Geometry papers 1925 and a letter/photos dated 1966 to Michael Jones @oldlancastrian
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You helped to raise £2025 for Lenten Charities by taking part in non-uniform day last week. Thank you to all who donated.
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We are very proud to hear that Jack has been working with @LancasterCC and the Foodbank to distribute food parcels in the Lancaster and Morecambe District. #PraesisUtProsis #LRGSTogether
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What's better for improving your wellbeing than baking? Mrs Mossop is amazing at focaccia art! #wellbeingwednesday #LRGSTogether
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Distributing £24,000 amongst our chosen Lenten charities at lunchtime today @TeamReeceHQ @SJHospice @MFMadagascar @SU2CUK The Children’s Liver Disease Foundation and Friends of Chernobyl’s Children #praesisutprosis
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Goodbye to our Upper Sixth who finish today to go on study leave. Good luck in your exams!
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Congratulations to all Upper Sixth students celebrating their A-level results this morning. Well done, we are very proud of you all. You are now officially an @oldlancastrian 🌹 #ALevelResultsDay2023 #LRGSSixthForm
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Congratulations to our U12s for triumphing at the Lancashire Festival yesterday. Amazingly, they won without conceding a try! Scores: St Mary's College, Crosby W 1-0 Merchant Taylors W 2-0 Manchester GS W 3-0 Hutton GS W 4-0 Final vs St Mary's Hall (Stonyhurst) W 3-0 @LRGSRugby
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Don't forget that we are encouraging students to wear blue and yellow tomorrow for non-uniform day and pledge a £2 donation to raise money for humanitarian aid to Ukraine. #Ukraine
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Wishing all our pupils collecting their GCSE results today the very best of luck! #GCSEs2021
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4 years
If you're wondering what it's like to study or board at LRGS, take a virtual tour of our school from the comfort of your own home.
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Congratulations to Sixth Former Harry Wild who achieved a Gold in the Physics Olympiad Round 2 and been placed in the top 15 students in the country. He has been chosen to represent GB in the Olympiad competition against other European countries. Best of luck.
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Staff are taking part in a 2 day course to become Youth Mental Health First Aiders @LancashireCare @MorecambeBayCCG
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Congratulations to all those who were awarded prizes at Speech Day this year. It was a great event and wonderful for the students to support each other this year 👏
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Pupils & staff attempted to climb the equivalent height of Everest by running laps of the Aston Memorial steps for Lenten Charities. Efforts ranged from a few ascents to a hundred! We were aiming for 557 reps, which we managed to exceed by reaching 1050. Well done to all involved
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At 11am it will be the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, 103 years to the minute when the guns stopped at the end of the war to end all wars. #WeWillRememberThem #RemembranceDay2021
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Congratulations to Matt for being selected to represent Team GB after qualifying at the British and Irish Junior Mountain Running Championships in Snowdonia. He will represent GB in the World Mountain Running Championships in Patagonia in November. Good luck from all at LRGS!
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Congratulations to our pupils on their fantastic GCSE results!
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A warm welcome to all Year 7 and Lower Sixth starting today.
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James has been running 5k every day for 6 months to raise funds for @NHSCharities He is now nearing completion of the challenge he set himself and has so far raised nearly £1,000. #PraesisutProsis #LRGSSixthForm
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We are looking forward to welcoming new Year 7 and Lower Sixth pupils into school tomorrow. All other pupils will be back in school on Tuesday. See you soon!
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Year 7 pupils & Sixth Form Prefects are planting 400 small trees around the Memorial fields as part of The Queen’s Green Canopy to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022. Thank you @WoodlandTrust for donating the mixed woodland saplings @QGCanopy #Plantatreeforthejubilee
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Farewell to staff leaving LRGS today: Emily Brook, Calum Kyle, Matt Humpage and long-standing legends: Steve Hirst, David Novell & Paul Froggatt. A special farewell has been prepared for Paul from @LRGSMusic Spot the @oldlancastrian
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A huge well done to the hundreds of elves from Year 7 and Year 8 who took part in @SJHospice 's Elf Run today! @LRGSSport
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Good news for the History department for receiving a Commendation in the Bernice McCabe Awards @PTIEducation @HistoryLrgs
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So lucky to have these talented cricket players representing LRGS. Congratulations to 35 boys from Yr 7-U6 for representing the district and county. Please visit our website for further information about Cricket including fixtures for 2019. @LRGSCricket
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Congratulations to the newly appointed Head of School Team: Ishmael, Joe, Marni and Matt. #LRGSSixthForm #PraesisUtProsis
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Thank you so much to all of pupils in Year 7 & 8 for taking part in the Reindeer Rush run yesterday. You raised £1300 for @SJHospice and loved the nice muddy conditions at the Memos! An amazing start to launch our 2022 Lenten Charity fundraising! #Lentencharities2022
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Congratulations to Matthew, Jago, Harry, Ben, Ayush and Riddhiman who have received offers from @Cambridge_Uni #GoingtoCambridge #LRGSSixthForm
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Bravo Mr Woodruff for completing the Paris Marathon whilst raising money for @PAPYRUS_Charity You can still donate here:
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Great view today #LoveLancaster
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Special visitors in school today from Chernobyl
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