{"id":556505,"date":"2026-04-29T07:38:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/556505\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T07:38:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:38:08","slug":"poole-former-british-number-one-tennis-star-visits-old-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/556505\/","title":{"rendered":"Poole: former British number one tennis star visits old school"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  On Wednesday 22nd of April, Yarrells School and Nursery in Poole welcomed back Shirley Critchley, 93, who gave a talk to Year 6 pupils about sporting legacy and her school memories.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Critchley\u2014 who was also ranked as forth in the world for her age group\u2014 also reminisced about her student days and answered questions from pupils.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  A spokesperson for the school said: \u201cFondly reminiscing about her time at the school, Shirley shared treasured memories and offered a wonderful glimpse into Yarrells\u2019 rich and storied history.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cA highlight of the visit saw a group of Year 6 pupils enjoy an engaging question-and-answer session with Shirley, who drew on her remarkable career to inspire the next generation.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cWith insight, experience, and a clear passion for the game, she captivated her young audience and left a lasting impression on pupils and staff alike.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cThank you, Shirley, for your valuable insights into both tennis and Yarrells\u2019 history. Your visit has inspired our pupils in the most wonderful way.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Wednesday 22nd of April, Yarrells School and Nursery in Poole welcomed back Shirley Critchley, 93, who gave&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":556506,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[101,118,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-556505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-sports","tag-tennis","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=556505"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556505\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/556506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=556505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=556505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=556505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}