Minster School pupil Grace Gledden “takes off” to promote the balloon race
A YORK school is celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with a mass balloon release.
The Minster School’s inaugural great balloon race, sponsored by William Anelay, will be held on Saturday at 1pm.
A total of 1,375 helium-filled balloons – one for each year since the school was founded in 637AD – will be released at a fete on the school lawn in Deangate.
Each balloon carries a numbered ticket with return instructions.
The owner of the balloon that travels the furthest will win first prize – an Apple iPad – and the finder will receive a cash prize. Tickets are £1 from the school office or at the fete on the day.
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