Dame Kelly Holmes inspires North East students
Double gold-medal winning Olympian Kelly Holmes has returned to Gateshead College to visit students involved in her Education programme.
Double gold-medal winning Olympian Kelly Holmes has returned to Gateshead College to visit students involved in her Education programme.
Double Olympic medallist Dame Kelly Holmes has been back to Gateshead college today, to see how sports students taking part in her Educational programme are progressing.
Dame Kelly tells ITV Tyne Tees more about the initiative:
"I would personally like to thank the local community for their amazing donations of food, toiletries and clothing. "
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