Pupils of Barrow's Parkview School took part in a five-mile sponsored run for Adoptasport in 1987.

The scheme, devised by the British Olympic Association to raise funds for the 1988 Olympic team, encouraged participation in sport and promotion of the Games.

Parkview decided to adopt the sport in which it excelled - table tennis.

In return for the sponsored run, pupils would receive a day's free coaching in table tennis.

Half the money raised went to the BOA and the remainders was for the school's table tennis fund.

In 1988 a new £200,000 refectory was opened at the school.

It had 16 catering staff under the direction of Kath Matthews, who said: "The a la carte menu is very exciting and I enjoy serving the customers and getting to know what they want."

First year pupils Mark Laing and Gary Wearing described the refectory as 'brilliant'. They normally spent between 70p and 90p a day on anything from sausage and chips to curry and rice or pizzas, plus a dessert and milk shake include di the price.

"It has been a great success," said deputy head Anne Redhead. "We have a significantly larger number of pupils eating in the school than we had last year, especially among fifth formers."

In 1992 Parkview School pupils presented cheques for £100 to both Ulverston Hospital and Age Concern in Barrow.

A disco, bring-and-buy stalls, games and other fundraising activities raised the money following work done by the pupils as part of their guidance curriculum programme topic on elderly people.

Pupils from years seven, eight and nine had made an extra-special effort to raise as much as possible when they heard the hospital was looking for funds for its old people's home.

Staff Nurse Sue Hannan, who received the cheque on behalf of Ulverston Hospital, thanked the pupils for their splendid effort and said the money would go towards buying much-needed equipment at the home.