MORE than 60 children from 10 Atherton and Tyldesley primary schools take part in the KS2 Kurling festival at St. Michael's School in Atherton.

St George's Central, Sacred Heart, St Philip's, St Michael's, Tyldesley Primary, Parklee, St Stephen's, Holy Family, Garrett Hall and St Richard's all brought teams of children to take part in the key stage two event which was organised by Atherton and Tyldesley Sports Association.

The schools were divided into two groups with the winning school from each group meeting in the final.

The competition was very close in both groups and as the final scores were added up, Sacred Heart were the winners in group one with 360 points.

In group two, Garrett Hall managed to score 240 points to progress to the final.

Both schools played their part in the final match, but the title went to Sacred Heart, who won the final match.

Mark Grogan, organiser, said: "I would like to thank Mrs Evans from St Michael's for organising this event and all the staff for allowing us to use their facilities to host this competition for the fourth year running.

"As usual they were very hospitable, providing refreshments for both children and staff.

"I would also like to thank the sports leaders from St Michael's who acted as umpires and scorers for matches – yet again they were a credit to the school."