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Sixth Form students from Rossett School in Harrogate have been making friends with the older generation, thanks to an initiative that sees them visiting some of the town’s care homes.

One group spends time at Heath Lodge, on Pannal Ash Road, twice a week to read poetry and short stories, while Food Technology students have enjoyed discussing what kind of food residents ate when they were younger and learning more about their diets in days gone by.

As a result, they’ve put together a selection of recipes which they plan to publish and will also recreate to share with those who inspired them.

“We think it’s very important for our students to be part of the local community and it’s lovely that they genuinely enjoy spending time with the people they’ve met through this initiative,” said Mrs Pat Hunter, Rossett School’s headteacher.

“The experience is a valuable part of their further education studies and also a great way of promoting understanding and friendship between the generations.”

Students’ successes and achievements were celebrated at Rossett School’s recent annual awards evening.

As well as highlighting the good work being done in school, the parents, teachers and guests present heard from Mark Allison, the British man who made national headlines after running 3,100 miles across the United States for charity earlier this year.

Mark, known as ‘Run Geordie Run’, averaged 31 miles per day over 100 days on his route from California to New York City, covering 13 states and through extreme conditions from heat to snow.

“He’s a great role model and I was delighted when he agreed to come and talk at our presentation evening,” said Rossett School’s deputy headteacher, Mr Paul McIntosh.

“We held a raffle on the night which, along with our school contribution, raised £650 which we’re giving to The Children’s Foundation – Mark’s chosen charity. Special thanks must go to Restaurant Bar and Grill in Harrogate for their prize donation of a meal for two.”

Mr McIntosh added: “I’d also like to thank David Morgan and his team at the Holiday Inn in Harrogate. They very kindly put Mark up in the hotel free of charge so that he could be with us – we very much appreciate their support.”

Mark Allinson also spoke about his next challenge – a 2,600-mile ‘jog’ across Australia in 2013.

List of Prizewinners

• Headteacher’s Special Award for Outstanding Academic Performance – Polly Ash
• Robert Pullan Award for Outstanding Progress in Adversity – Ben Freeman
• John  Whittle Award for Outstanding Contribution to School Life – Abigail Marshall
• Year 11 Achievement Coordinators Award – Sophie Fowler
• Sue Bell Award for Literature – James Noble
• Art – Amy Hull
• Business Studies – Sophie Helsby
• Child Development – Emma Corbett
• Drama – Alice Barrott
• English – Jennifer Scott
• Food Technology – Hannah Shepherd
• French – Jade O’Connor
• Geography – Richard Riseley
• Health & Social Care – Leana Taglietti
• History – Jacob Packter
• ICT – Andrew Hastings
• Languages – Jessica Walmsley
• Mathematics – Beatrice Hill
• Mathematics (stats) – Sam Longbottom-Smith
• Music – Will Cook
• Philosophy & Ethics – Polly Ash
• Product Design – Cameron Ogg
• Resistant Materials – Jonny Day
• RS – James Noble
• Science – Nyasha Nyakudya
• Biology – Laura Phillips
• Chemistry – Kieran Chana
• Physics – Alex Hoang
• Spanish – Beatrice Hill
• Sports – Jordan Emsley & Zoe Wotherspoon
• Textiles – Megan Howard
• Vocational – Jake Taylor
• Economics – Ben Longbottom-Smith