So Ashfield is set to be an Olympic venue……ok it’s not the host city, but it’s a start.
Athletes from across the globe will now gather to put the finish touches to their preparations for the London 2012 games at Ashfield School’s spanking running track. And what a big lift it will give to our district.
The news means youngsters from Ashfield will get a first hand glimpse of the world’s best athletes and can feel part of the Olympic dream.
The Olympic dream of course has to start somewhere. Seb Coe didn’t just become a world class athlete from nowhere and who knows, maybe the visit of athletes will set a young Ashfield competitor on the road to future Olympic glory.
But even if that is not the case, Ashfield has been put on the map and can now feel a genuine part of the most famous games in the world….it is not just a London event, it is now a national spectacular.
And great credit for this must, of course, go to headteacher Ian Fraser and other staff members at the school who helped make this possible.
For without their wonderful work and dedication to bring the state-of-the-art facility to the school, none of this would be possible.
Thanks to their commitment, Ashfield now has a facility to be proud of, a facility to encourage sportsmen and woman of the future and a lasting legacy for the school.
The 2012 games will be a great success….and I’m sure the Olympic visit to Ashfield will go down just as well.
