Paralympic athlete visits South Lakes special needs school
Children at a special needs school in the South Lakes had a visit from a paralympic athlete earlier this month.
Bleasdale School in Silverdale welcomed Paralympian Azaz Bhuta MBE, who represented Team GB in wheelchair rugby in the 2016 and 2020 Paralympic Games.
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The school caters for children and young adults aged 2-19 years, with profound and multiple learning disabilities, severe learning difficulties, and/or a diagnosis of autistic spectrum condition.
Higher level teaching assistant Anna Hodkinson said: 'The pupils, staff and governors took part in different physical activities. It was great to see everybody getting involved, laughing and smiling.
'We had sensory circuits- balancing bean bags on our head to go round cones. We had timed circuits- one minute of press ups, spotty dog, star jumps and mountain climbers. To finish the session, we played wheelchair basketball, which brought out some positive competition between us!'
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Visiting the school on Friday, June 13, Mr Bhuta showed the children his gold medal, won at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Games before taking questions from the pupils.
The day ended with every child taking a picture with Mr Bhuta to remember the visit, alongside a signed photo of him.
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