Rotherham pupils chill out and have fun as a reward for their SATs
Rotherham pupils hit the slopes and let their hair down as a reward for their hard work in their SATs exams when they were whisked off on a trip to a ski centre. Twenty-nine Year Six pupils from Listerdale Junior Academy spent the day learning how to ski and sliding through tunnels on large inflatable […]
“Contemplative” picture by arty Derbyshire school pupil gets pride of place at Shirebrook’s cemetery chapel
An art student has spoken of her pride after her painting of a figure deep in thought beneath the shade of a tree was installed in Shirebrook’s renovated cemetery chapel. Ilona Esanu, 15, who attends Shirebrook Academy, says that she is happy to have made her own lasting contribution to the chapel, in Common Lane, […]
Derbyshire-based Lubrizol helps to fund unique mental health project which uses circus skills to boost well-being
A Derbyshire company has continued its support of mental health projects by helping to fund two support workers who want to use circus skills to improve the wellbeing of people living in Nottingham. Lubrizol, based in Hazelwood, has donated money to help Michail Athinaios and Jeni Steatham set up projects which will enable them to […]
St Giles School in Derby brighten up RHS Chatsworth Flower Show with sensory planters
TORRENTIAL rain failed to dampen the spirits of staff from a Derby school, who brightened up the day with their display of planters at the RHS Chatsworth Flower Show. Green-fingered pupils from St Giles School – Derby’s only special primary school – in Chaddesden, created sensory planters for visitors to enjoy at the annual horticultural […]
Derby’s award-winning poet to appear at festival raising money for local special school
AWARD-WINNING Derby poet Jamie Thrasivoulou – the man behind the ‘We Are Derby’ poem – will perform at an outdoor festival which will raise money for a city special school. Jamie’s emotive poem, which is read over the tannoy at Derby County’s Pride Park Stadium before every home game, will be recited at the fourth […]
Lubrizol’s heart charity marathon challenge for British Heart Foundation is a runaway success
Dozens of workers at a Derbyshire firm are all enjoying the new-found benefits of running after they took up the sport as part of a month-long challenge to encourage them to get fit. Around 60 people at Lubrizol in Hazelwood have just come to the end of their involvement in the British Heart Foundation’s MyMarathon […]
A guide to understanding and siting anti-ballistic bins from Securiscape
A tactic of hiding explosive devices in litter bins towards the end of the 20th Century saw the removal of bins from the UK’s public places in an effort to save lives and deter further attacks. In some places they have yet to return, while the need to keep open spaces clean in other locations […]
Derby allotment group raise funds for city special school
A POPULAR Derby allotment group have made a much-needed donation to a city special school following a year of successful outdoor events. The Highfield Road Allotment Group have presented St Giles School, in Hampshire Road, with a cheque for £750. This will go towards providing transport for pupils to take part in extracurricular activities which […]
Charity football match raises almost £800 towards Derby school’s school bus fund
STAFF, parents and friends of a Derby special school raised more than £700 towards a new school mini-bus during a spicy fund-raising event at a city curry house. Diners enjoyed a four-course meal and music from one of the East Midlands’ best acoustic singers at Tamarind Indian restaurant in Spondon. The event was organised by […]
School children show their support for Derby County with performance of Steve Bloomer’s Watching – using Makaton
FOOTBALL-MAD youngsters at a Derby special school have been showing their support for Frank Lampard’s Derby County by learning the words to Rams anthem ‘Steve Bloomer’s Watching’. St Giles School, in Hampshire Road, have also learned how to sign the song – which is played before every Derby County home game – using Makaton; a […]