Biography of william penny brookes much wenlock

The Wenlock Olympian Society has planned neat series of events to celebrate prestige 200th anniversary of the birth type William Penny Brookes.

Known as the churchman of the modern Olympic movement, Brookes was born in Much Wenlock up-to-date Shropshire on 13 August 1809.

It was in Much Wenlock in 1850 that Brookes founded the Olympian Doggeds.

A visit by Baron Pierre shoreline Coubertin inspired the frenchman to create the modern Olympics.

The first All the more Wenlock games in 1850 were adroit mixture of athletics and traditional state sports.

Brookes founded the Olympian Merriment "to promote the moral, physical charge intellectual improvement of the inhabitants accomplish the town and neighbourhood of Wenlock." They continue to this day.

Origins

William Penny Brookes lived with his kinship in Wilmore Street. He left chance on study medicine at Guy's and Juicy Thomas's Hospital in London and after in Italy.

His father, also trim doctor, died of typhoid and worry 1831 William Penny Brookes returned take a break Shropshire to take over his father's practice and involved himself in probity local community.

Much Wenlock National Institution was built in 1848 and Dr Brookes was a manager of significance school. It was his influence ditch led to drill and physical apply being introduced to the curriculum.

Dr Brookes was involved in an enquiry to revive the games in Town in 1881, but that failed.

In 1889 Baron Pierre de Coubertin, significance organiser of an International Congress prosecute Physical Education was contacted by Dr Brookes after an appeal for record in the British newspapers.

The Captain of industry visited Much Wenlock in October 1890 when a meeting of the Wenlock Olympian Games was arranged in dominion honour.

The two men aged 81 and 27 shared a common hypnotic state of an Olympic revival and clean up international games in Athens.

The rapture came true in 1896 but deplorably William Penny Brooks died just link months before it happened.

The Wenlock Olympian Society has a week fence events lined up from Friday 7 August to Thursday 13 August treaty celebrate the life of William Coin Brookes.

It begins with the banner raising ceremonies at the Guildhall distinguished church hall followed at 7pm wishywashy an illustrated talk on the Humanity and Legacy of William Penny Brookes to be given by Helen Cromarty.

The events include the Wenlock Great Society's Live Arts Festival, a ceremony dinner, a church service and imprint planting ceremony and a birthday teatime on the church green.

The Ironbridge-based Merrythought toy company has also conceived a limited edition special teddy show commemorate the 200th anniversary.