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TIME FOR REFLECTION: Brian Close, Mike Tomlinson and Eddie Gray in front of the plaque they unveiled at Carr Manor High School
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special ceremony
BY JO FRANCISCO
THREE Leeds heroes stood side
by side in a poignant ceremony to
officially launch the sports status
of a city school.
Leeds United’s Eddie Gray, former Eng-
land cricket captain Brian Close and Mike
Tomlinson, widower of Jane, launched the her. We have got close ties with the school. gone from strength to strength. I think
prestigious status of Carr Manor High What Jane was constantly trying to get looking at the facilities there will be some
School after unveiling a plaque. across was getting kids involved with fine future sports men and women in
Parts of the building have already been sport.” here.”
named after sporting greats from York- He said Jane was passionate about Head teacher Simon Flowers said it had
£
shire in the two years since it opened. ensuring teenagers continued to enjoy been a poignant ceremony.
Brian opened The Trueman Theatre sport through their teenage years and “They all came together to say we repre-
dedicated to Yorkshire and England fast beyond. sent these people to you. We wanted to
bowler Fred Trueman. launch the sports status of the school
Last year saw Eddie open The Bremner Improvements which was something we were keen to cel-
Library in tribute to skipper Billy Bremn- Eddie praised the vast improvements at ebrate since gaining recognition, as it sym-
er and Jane Tomlinson officially opened the school and said its sports status was bolises a lot of what we stand for.
the new sports hall just months before she
died.
something to be proud of.
“I think it means a lot to the school when
“We are very keen on sport for all but
also developing children where they have ONE WAY
Mike told the YEP: “Jane had a great you think how it was years ago and look at sporting talent through the excellence that
affinity to Carr Manor because she was it now. can be provided by a sports college.”
invited here and has the hall named after “It’s a tremendous achievement and it’s jo.francisco@ypn.co.uk
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