Thrybergh School leads way with Rotherham's own Olympic torch: VIDEO

STUDENTS at Thrybergh School are making their own small mark on Olympic history by producing their own rival to the London 2012 flame.

With the help of staff, they have designed and made am Olympic torch , which will travel to all the schools in the borough this summer to support educational themes connected to the games.

It will leave Thrybergh School on its three-month journey across the borough next month.

The project was the idea of the school’s head of art, Jo Wood, and was supported by Fiona Radford, of the Rotherham School’s Effectiveness Service.

Technology teacher Simon Storer’s department lead the production of the torch.

“We looked at what we could do to suggest the area that we’re in, with the history of steel and metalwork.”

The schools relay will begin on April 17 and visit every school in the authority before being used to mark open Rotherham Children’s Festival at Magna on June 18.

Council leader, Cllr Roger Stone, said: “It’s a fantastic idea and it’s history in the making for Thrybergh School.

“One of their two torches will be kept in the museum to remind us that when the Olympic Torch came through Rotherham, Thrybergh created their own too.”

Watch Gareth Dennison's video for more on the project.

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