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Paralympian in Exeter to encourage children to keep active over summer

Paralympian Jonnie Peacock enjoying games at Whipton Barton Junior School

Strictly's Jonnie Peacock launches research at Whipton Barton Junior School

As children prepared to break-up for summer, a Paralympian turned celebrity dancer has been in Devon to chivvy children to get out into the sunshine and turn off their computers.

Jonnie Peacock ran and played ball games with youngsters at Whipton Barton Junior School, Exeter on Monday. He's working with Sainsbury, launching new PR research that shows many children spend much of the summer holiday indoors, engaging in little activity but getting bored. They say some parents are worried about the costs that keeping active can bring.

 

 

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