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Sporty guests visit Browick Road Infant

Children at a Wymondham primary school were given a PE lesson they would never forget yesterday by a very unusual guest teacher. Rather than climbing ropes, playing rounders and running laps, this tough taskmaster had the children performing special “super hero moves”.

Sportacus, the moustachioed star of children's TV show Lazytown, accompanied members of Norwich City's Football in the Community staff at Browick Road Infant School's as part of the South Norfolk School Sport Partnership's ongoing multi skills programme.

The character was well known to the 130 kids taking part as the super hero who fights laziness on CBBC by encouraging them to eat fruit and vegetables and play sport.

Sportacus joined members of FITC team to teach the children some basic FUNdamental movement skills focusing on agility, balance and coordination.

Actor Julian Essex-Spurrier, aka Sportacus, explained that the idea was to encourage children to be more like his character in what they choose to eat.

“Like Popeye used to eat spinach, he eats apples, which he calls Sports Candy,” he said.

The school's PE coordinator, Amy Worthington explained that the children already make good use of the large playing field, climbing wall and sports equipment.

Whilst FITC Schools Development Officer Steve Bramble added, "developing childrens FUNdamental skills is becoming a much larger area of our work with local school and funding from school sport partnerships and the Football League Trust enables us to visit over 150 schools for 6 weeks every school year"

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