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THE passion of primary school pupils for their history project has led to a wider effort to preserve part of Warrington’s heritage for future generations. Children at Bruche Primary School recently took part in a research project surrounding the town’s role in the English Civil War Year six pupils spent their last term at the school learning all about the Battle of Winwick, a major engagement in August 1648 that saw Oliver Cromwell’s army defeat their royalist opponents on land near the village. Such was their enthusiasm about the need to preserve the battlefield site for future generations that they wrote to Warrington North MP Charlotte Nichols to ask for her support.
FIS Congress elects Johan Eliasch as new FIS President
Today at the 52nd International Ski Congress the delegates elected Johan Eliasch (GBR) as the new FIS President to take over for outgoing President Gian Franco Kasper.
Eliasch was elected as the new FIS President after just one round of voting. He earned 54.82 percent of the vote with 65 votes. Behind him was Urs Lehmann (SUI) with 26 votes (21.85%) followed by Sarah Lewis (BEL) with 15 votes (12.61%) and Mats Arjes (SWE) 13 votes (10.92%)
“I’m incredibly humbled to be chosen as your president.” Eliasch said to the Congress after his election. “I want to thank FIS for organizing such a professional virtual congress. I would especially like to express my gratitude to Gian Franco Kasper, whom I have known for many years. We would not all be sitting here today if it wasn’t for him.