During this half term both Mr Griffiths and Mr Hughes cycled from Flint to Caerphilly to raise money for the Urdd National Eisteddfod which will be visiting Flint in May 2016. Along with Mr Dave Watkin-Jones (ex head of Pentrellyncymer) the trio departed Flint High School at midnight on Thursday, 28th May and cycled throughout the morning before arriving at the Eisteddfod field shortly after 2pm. With nearly 11 hours of continuous cycling and 154 miles in their legs the three were glad to reach their destination in one piece. Many thanks for all who sponsored and helped during the challenge. The total money raised was around £5000.

Congratulations to all who took part in this event. As a school we have raised well over £2000 towards the Flint Appeal to bring the Urdd National Eisteddfod to Flint in May 2016. The Foundation Phase pupils totalled 155 miles while the Juniors completed nearly 200 miles. I’m sure they would have easily doubled this if we had let them!! With all that pressure it now only remains for Mr Griffiths and Mr Hughes to cycle the 154 miles to Caerphilly in one go (approximately 15 hours) to complete the challenge. Our thanks also to those of you who have given via www.justgiving.com/Flint-i-Caerfilli

Well done and thanks to all those who donated to the Nepal Earthquake Appeal. We raised a fantastic £804 which we gave directly to the “Brick School Charity” which supports our partner school out there. We have received news that the school was not badly damaged and is being used currently to house families who lost everything.