St Giles School choir help intu Derby shoppers get in the Christmas spirit
YOUNGSTERS from a Derby special school have been spreading a little cheer by performing Christmas hits for busy shoppers at intu Derby. Members of the St Giles School choir kicked off intu’s annual Christmas Choir competition with a rousing rendition of ‘I want a hippopotamus for Christmas’, ‘Hooray in a Manger’ – the tear-jerking song […]
Brave Royal School for the Deaf pupil Thomas gets gymnastic gold – despite a host of rare conditions
INSPIRATIONAL Thomas Neale who was born with no balance nerves and a host of complex medical conditions has astounded his family and teachers by winning a regional gymnastics competition. Eight-year-old Thomas is profoundly deaf and was born with a tethered spinal cord, duplex kidneys and an imperforated anus, which meant he had no opening in […]
Derby parents go back to school at official opening of new £9m Murray Park School building
PARENTS and local residents have been given the first look inside a new £9m building at a Mickleover school after the Mayor of Derby officially opened it. Pupils gave tours around Maple Park Centre so that visitors could see the large reception area, 15 classrooms and the brand-new library at Murray Park School, in Murray […]
Students at Derbyshire secondary school grill Bolsover’s would-be MPs as they learn about tackling climate change ahead of general election
Students got their chance to ask Bolsover’s election candidates about their parties’ plan to tackle climate change when they spent the day learning how politics can help or hinder the environment. The teenagers at Shirebrook Academy grilled David Kesteven, the Green party’s election candidate and Ashley Taylor, a campaign officer for the local Labour party, […]
Rotherham school launches recruitment drive after walking bus is a runaway success
A Rotherham school is looking for more volunteers to help keep its pupils safe on their morning commute after demand for places on its walking to school scheme exceeded supply. Listerdale Junior Academy says it now has a waiting list full of pupils whose parents want them to join its park-and-stride walking bus, which leaves […]
Brave Audrina and the Mayor of Derby officially open Derby’s brand-new family entertainment centre Injoy
THE little girl who stole the hearts of the entire city has officially opened Derby’s newest family attraction which offers climbing walls, soft play and a state-of-the-art interactive room. Five-year-old Audrina Hatton-Wright, who has diagnosed with high-risk neuroblastoma in June 2018, was guest of honour at the Injoy Centre, in the Riverside Complex, alongside the […]
Gillotts spreads some Christmas cheer as it pledges to serve up festive donations to charities in East Midlands
Five local charities which help some of the most vulnerable people in the community have received some early Christmas cheer after a Nottinghamshire funeral firm agreed to give them the proceeds from its annual festive fundraiser. Gillotts Funeral Directors has pledged to split the money raised through its forthcoming Christmas Memorial Tree 2019 appeal to […]
New friends are made as South Yorkshire school Swinton Academy host Mad Hatter’s tea Party for local youngsters
PUPILS from five South Yorkshire primary schools created maps of Wonderland, produced fancy hats and made new friends as Swinton Academy held a taster day for prospective students. READ MORE: Swinton Academy students unveil unique display of poppies to mark Armistice Day The Rotherham secondary school’s ‘Mad Hatter’s Tea Party’ was the first of three […]
Derbyshire’s popular Christmas at Chatsworth installs county firm’s temporary security barriers
One of the country’s best-loved stately homes is helping to ensure a safe day out for families attending its hugely popular Christmas celebration after it took delivery of Derbyshire firm Securiscape’s high-tech street security barriers to help control the traffic. Chatsworth has become a favourite pre-Christmas day out for thousands of families who flock to […]
UK colleagues from Huddersfield firm Lubrizol come together to collect coats for school children in Yorkshire
School children in West Yorkshire will be able to wrap up warm this winter thanks to a donation of coats and warm winter clothes from staff at a Huddersfield firm and their colleagues across the UK. Staff at Lubrizol, in Huddersfield, have collected coats, hats, gloves, scarves and school uniforms for the charity Uniform Exchange, […]