Simon Smith on the importance of wellbeing and parkrunsSimon Smith arrived at Rydal Penrhos in January 2017 following six years at Haileybury as deputy head (Academic), where he taught History and was also a senior boarding house tutor, Year 7 tutor and refereed many football and rugby matches. Prior to Haileybury, Simon was at Worth School in Sussex for 11 years where he […]
When Adam Met KatyWith Valentine’s Day just around the corner [at the time of writing], my meeting with Adam and Katy Rickitt was entirely appropriate. I spent a wonderful afternoon with the loved-up couple who shared their ‘how we met’ story; the rituals that keep them connected and why they never want to leave Cheshire, writes Johanna Bolhoven. […]
Top sports figures warn of the risk of MeningitisStudents from Manchester High School for Girls (MSHG) and The Manchester Grammar School (MGS) learned that young people are among the most at-risk of contracting meningitis as two top UK sports personalities visited the schools today, Monday 15th January. Former England rugby player and BBC sports commentator, Matt Dawson, and GB Olympic gold medal hockey […]
Team GB Olympiads Successes for Two Withington Girls’ School StudentsWithington Girls’ School sixth formers, Sasha Geim and Eleanor Edwards, have been selected to represent the UK in this year’s International Science Olympiads after being ranked among the country’s top young scientists in their fields. Following a rigorous selection process, which included written tests and academically-challenging residential training camps, Sasha was chosen for both the […]
Crewe Firm Rally To Raise Funds In Memory Of Local BoyCheshire firm, Construction Linx, has signed up to the car rally event ‘Benidorm Or Bust’, taking place in June 2018, to raise funds for Team Lewis Trust, a charity set up in memory of 7-year-old Lewis Crossley from Crewe. The Benidorm Or Bust event is a 1,400-mile driving challenge to Benidorm over 4 days, between […]
Nantwich teen scores place on flagship hospitality programmeA young Cheshire hotelier has been named as the first recruit for a new collaborative management trainee course in partnership with hotel management company RBH and University College Birmingham. High-flier, Charlotte Parr (19), scored the first of 25 sought-after places on the foundation degree programme after impressing bosses in her conferencing and events role at […]
Local mum organises the prom she never had to raise money for charityLocal mum, Sarah Bradley is organising a Prom for grown ups on 25th November at Shrigley Hall in Cheshire. She had the idea for the prom when she was invited to watch the young leaders from her local Bollington Brownie Group that she volunteered with arriving at their leavers ball. Sarah says “ I was […]
Runway on the Runway cruises to victoryRunway on the Runway, one of the most exciting and innovative charity fashion events of recent years, scooped the award for Best Fundraising Event at the North-West Charity Awards held at the prestigious Midlands Hotel in Manchester earlier this month. The inaugural awards celebrated and recognised North West charities and not-for-profit organisations for their outstanding […]
How to buy vintageQ. Do you have any tips on how to shop for the best vintage jewellery? A. We asked vintage jewellery expert, Jennifer Gibson. “I’m often asked for tips on how to buy vintage successfully,” says Jennifer. “My advice is simple and mirrors my own buying techniques with 3 simple steps. Firstly, it has to be love […]
