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Lymm Grammar School - Hiking, Sport and Holidays
A colourful record of school and extracurricular activities.
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In this film, we see a diverse range of school and extracurricular activities. Pupils from Lymm Grammar School in Cheshire enjoy sports day and other school events, go out and about in the countryside, and go on holiday to Anglesey and Switzerland.
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