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By Jill Dando News High-achieving students are thriving in their new library and popular book club. Worle Community School Academy in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset has re-launched a new library with an associated bookclub for the hundreds of new books. The book club meets after school with games, quizzes and activities based
Climate
By Climate Correspondent A Weston-super-Mare firm has installed 10 electric vehicle (EV) charging points at its offices in Worle - the most of any medium-sized company in Somerset. It is part of its commitment to a sustainable future and become one of the south-west‘s most futuristic Eco companies. The
Charity
By Charity Correspondent A big hearted mortgage brokers have donated 17,425 days of clean water, 1,288 days of medical care and 1,325 days of quality education to individuals in need all around the world since July last year. They are are donating beds, hot meals and showers
Charity
By Jill Dando News An academy has launched their charity "Reverse Advent" and "12 Days of Christmas" campaigns for the fourth year running The King Alfred School Academy in Highbridge, Somerset will see students perform a daily musical performance to be played on Sedgemoor FM. The
Climate
By Jill Dando News Inspirational Archie, 14, is helping to drive eco changes across 8 schools including 5000 children in an exciting eco mission to make an academy trust one of Britain’s greenest. He is powering ahead with eco improvements across Worle Community School Academy in Weston-super-Mare, along with
News
By Jill Dando News Pupils at St Anne’s Church Academy in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset have been exploring their tree pack from the Woodlands Trust at their Well-being and Community after school-club. They have some 90 saplings to plant to increase the biodiversity in the school grounds. The pupils and staff
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By Jill Dando News An incredible post-Covid19 lockdown underpass nature transformation is brightening up the community for students and families. Residents have been telling us about their delight at the sensational art transformation of two underpasses near the popular Priory Community School Academy (PCSA), part of The Priory Learning Trust
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By Jill Dando News Mendip Green Primary School pupils and families raised nearly £1000 to go with the donation of £800. Last term the school had a special fundraising day to raise money for a defibrillator for the school. Thousands of people come on their premises every day and the
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By Jill Dando News Pupils have bombarded a headteacher with applications to become Jill Dando good news reporters. Brilliant children at Ashcombe Primary School In Weston-super-Mare, Somerset are queuing up to become reporters of good news in the Jill Dando News Centre. Two years ago before lockdown, they became one
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By Jill Dando News Good news hounds have been combining pen and tech brilliantly to find positive stories. Dozens of good news reporters were producing brilliant journalism across a UK county again this week. They were using both the latest technology of journalism and media alongside traditional old school pens
Sport
By Jill Dando News Awesome Ava, 9, walks England rugby team out before watching Twickenham spectacular see them beat world champions in final minutes. Awesome Ava 9, was mascot at an incredibly historic world rugby match at Twickenham - 115 years since the debut of the first ever black England
Charity
By Jill Dando News More than 5000 brilliant students aged 2 to 18 and 750 staff in eight schools marked Children in Need with charity fundraising. Students from primary and secondary schools in The Priory Learning Trust (TPLT) in Somerset did a variety of fundraising activities including non-uniform day. The
Sport
By Jill Dando News Awesome Ava, 9, is to walk the England rugby team out at Twickenham alongside the grandson of the first ever black player 115 years ago and the son of England’s first ever black captain. The superb Somerset pupil is to be mascot at the incredibly
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Report written by: Kiaran, Amber and Maria, aged 12 Photo by Josh, 15 Jenson Pullen, of Worle Community School Academy, in Weston-super-Mare Somerset was interviewing Marcus Nel, the current Clifton and Zimbabwean rugby player, as part of Jill Dando News when he got the surprise gift. Jenson plays for Hornets
UK
By Liam Drury, Jill Dando News A teenage school eco warrior was been wowed after receiving a personal handwritten letter from his hero global TV gardening guru Alan Titchmarsh. Inspirational Archie, of Worle Community School Academy (WCSA) in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset has received a personal letter and signed autograph from TV
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By Good News Post Mentors are being sought to help young people flourish, bring hope and make Weston-super-Mare in Somerset a kinder and safer place to live ROC WSM aims to build safer and kinder communities in Weston-super-Mare and Worle over the years to come. Now they have received thousands