The Wild Kessingland All-Stars play the Manor Farm Corncrakes
Our first face-to-face match of the season between the Wild Kessingland All-Stars and the Manor Farm Corncrakes – and it was fabulous.
The children were brilliant; they chatted with residents, played some magnificent football (with one or two questionable decisions by the referee) and brought so much joy to the residents that everyone wants a re-match as soon as possible.
The residents were impressed that the children weren’t shy and that they behaved so well – even when the residents beat them at football.
And the residents certainly gave the children a run for their money – some were clearly in it to win it.
Our thanks to all the school staff and those at Manor Farm who made us so welcome – we’ll see you after half term.
The excitement is palpable
All eyes on the game
Sharing a little about his skills and aspirations
The knitting needle's supposed to go underneath - but this method proves more successful in scoring goals
So fast, she's just a blur
Watching the competition
A fast and furious game of football
The match was very good humoured
Man down
Goal?
Surely that's off side?
It's all been such fun
The school staff cheer on the teams
Goal kick
Not quite in the back of the net
The children thought the afternoon was mysterious, extravagant, lyrical, great, fun and crazy
‘Seeing the children was lovely, I feel much better now than I did before; it really got to my heart.’
‘They [the children] brought a lot of joy.’
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