Homecoming parade in Leek for Olympic gold medallist
Olympic gold medallist rower Anna Watkins is coming home to Leek in Staffordshire to show her medal and be congratulated by the town.
Olympian rower returns home
Gold medal rower Anna Watkins returns home to Staffordshire.
Gold postbox marks Staffordshire Olympic success
A postbox in Leek has been painted gold in honour of Anna Watkins' Olympic success.
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Olympic rower Anna Watkins confirms pregnancy
The Olympic gold medalist, Anna Watkins has confirmed that she is expecting a baby.
It ends speculation that she might return to rowing in time for the coming season.
Anna, who is 30-years-old and from Longsdon in Staffordshire won gold with her rowing partner Katherine Grainger at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Anna confirmed the pregnancy on twitter over the weekend.
Anna Watkins describes how she started rowing
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She visited her old primary school to talk to pupils there about her medal win.
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Pupils describe what they thought of Anna's visit
Olympic rowing champion, Anna Watkins visited her old school to talk to pupils about her Olympic win and to inspire some hopeful rowers of the future.
Anna Watkins inspires pupils at her old school
Olympic star inspires pupils at her old school
Olympic rowing champion, Anna Watkins visited her old primary school, Junior High School, in Leek to talk to pupils their about her summer Olympic win.
Anna Watkins arrives in Leek for her Olympic homecoming
Olympic gold medallist rower Anna Watkins has arrived in Leek to show her medal and be congratulated by the town.
Anna, a former resident of Longsdon, triumphed in the London 2012 Olympics as one half of the Gold Medal team in the women’s double sculls rowing event.
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Homecoming parade in Leek for Olympic gold medallist
Olympic gold medallist rower Anna Watkins is coming home to Leek in Staffordshire to show her medal and be congratulated by the town.
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Gold medal rower Anna Watkins returns home to Staffordshire.
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Just got home! Working through a lovely pile of cards, favourite so far: http://t.co/gr5F9Qu5
From @watkinsteamgb on Twitter:On my way home:D Olympics was best experience of my life, summit I'll never forget. But After 5 weeks away can't wait to see the fam!
From @SamOldham_93 on Twitter:Packing my bags and saying goodbye to the village. Time to hand over to our GB Paralympians. Still wearing my medal :-)
From @hannahmacleod6 on Twitter:Gold postbox marks Staffordshire Olympic success
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A postbox in Leek has been painted gold in honour of Anna Watkins' Olympic success.
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