Village Centre Decorated for Olympians

The Parish Council are very proud of our own home-grown Olympians, Tom and Emily Ford.

At the close of the Paris 2024 Olympic games, we congratulate Tom and Emily, Olympic Rowers who have won a gold and a bronze medal respectively.  Their phenomenal achievement is an inspiration to us all and record breaking too as they become the first British brother-sister combination to win medals at Olympic competitions.

It was very exciting to watch their victories at home, here in Holmes Chapel, when Team GB’s Emily won bronze as a part of the women’s eight, then 20 minutes later her older brother Tom was scooping the gold!

Many congratulations – we have decorated the Village Centre to mark their amazing  victories and the Council are considering ideas for a permanent acknowledgement of their success at our next meeting on 5 September.

Thanks to Cllrs Armitt, Street, Tams and Mrs Jackson for help with the decorations, and to Matt and Katy O’Regan for designing the banners.