Technology Tournament
Thu, Mar 16th 2023 at 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Once again the 2 Rotary Clubs within Whitby combined to organise and run the annual Technology Tournament for schools held each year in March at the Whitby Spa Pavilion.
TECH. TOURNAMENT 2023
Once again the 2 Rotary Clubs within Whitby combined to organise and run the annual Technology Tournament for schools held each year in March at the Whitby Spa Pavilion. This time round there were teams entered from local schools, Caedmon, Eskdale and Fyling Hall but also from Stokesley making a total of 20 teams of youngsters all enjoying the challenge.
This year’s task was to construct a piece of equipment which could transport a load across an imaginary river valley and deposit it at the other side. To their delight and sometimes amazement the vast majority of teams succeeded in accomplishing this task. The equipment constructed proved entertaining for both judges, visitors and Rotarians alike!
A special trophy was awarded this year, the Fred Payne Cup. Fred was a hard-working and energetic member of the Rotary Club of Whitby & District who had taken charge of this tournament since its inception about 14 years ago. Sadly Fred passed away only weeks before this year’s event but his family wished the trophy to be instigated in his memory as someone who had played the major role in the tournament’s success over those years. In memory of Fred a minute’s silence was held to start the day. The winners of this trophy were a team from Fyling Hall made up of Faith Bailey, Tabetha Summersgill, Bonnie Grenfell and Isobel Anderson. Well done to them!
At the end the 2 Rotary Presidents from the Whitby clubs, Bob Cameron and Les Overton, were on hand to present the trophies. Fyling Hall School scooped most of the prizes, winning the Advanced and Foundation levels whilst Eskdale School won the Intermediate competition. The Fred Payne Cup was awarded by the judges to the junior team from Fyling Hall who had shown great teamwork throughout, as mentioned above.
