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Exclusive by Good News Post THE "grandmother" of a Somerset school has celebrated 60 years of marriage and nearly 45 years of service by having the entire staff room kitchen named after her. [sfv_video_show] The hugely popular Nadine Garbett started working at The King Alfred School
Mental Health
By Charles Hewlitt, 17, Jill Dando News Incredible Somerset charity has bounced back from the Covid19 lockdown to expand into two new towns to help thousands more young people with their mental health. In Charley’s Memory are expanding their work from Burnham and Highbridge, into Weston-super-Mare and Bridgwater to
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By Jill Dando News An inspirational teenager working at a thriving nursery is taking the next steps in her education after helping children in Fiji After leaving Priory Community School Academy in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, Cam Stevens went on to complete her level 3 apprenticeship in August last year. She then
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Music can help beat anxiety, stress and even depression. The King Alfred School Academy student Samara, 16, explains how music has been magic for millions during the Covid19 lockdown. From Rap to R and B, Disco to Jazz, Classical to Rock, music is the universal language of the world. Through
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Everyone feels down from time to time. The Covid19 crisis has us all more on edge and struggling to be positive. But there are happiness habits that we can all introduce to boost our mood. Here are a few. (by Dawn Carey of the rapidly expanding mental health charity, In
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By Jill Dando News Centre Katy, of Castle Batch Primary School Academy, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset won the BBC award on the back of her school’s ‘Heroes’ Award. Inspired by Sir David Attenborough’s TV programmes when only 7, Katy is passionate about reducing the amount of plastic on the streets.
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A new group has been launched to build safer and kinder communities in a UK town - with £4000 already on offer for budding entrepreneurs ROC WSM aims to build safer and kinder communities in Weston-super-Mare and Worle, Somerset over the years to come. Now they already have £4,000
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By Good News Post reporter Kiera Shoemake, 18. St Anne’s Church Academy’s latest staff member is Maggie the new school therapy dog. The primary school in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset welcomed the five-month beautiful white and brown “cavapoo”. Mrs Few and Maggie did eight-weeks of Zoom puppy training lessons. The
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By James, 17. In a world of uncertainty and fear, football acts as the escape from reality needed by many and the additions to the Premier League only adds to the thrill the sport provides Over the past months, people’s lives all across the world have been halted and
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Little Amelia Rose, 10, has donated 13 inches of her hair to help The Little Princess Trust, which provides real hair wigs to children across the UK who have lost their own hair through cancer treatment. She headed to Prim N Proper salon in Burnham on Sea, Somerset to have
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By Good News Post The King Alfred School Academy has now erected four large outdoor marquee tents for students to enjoy on the back of other significant summer site improvements. It means the students now have sufficient all-weather protection to use during lunch and break times. The current Covid19 regulations
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By Good News Post Brilliant student Callum Moon has been rewarded with a certificate and £30 of Amazon vouchers after not missing a single day of his education at Worle Community School Academy In Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. The 16-year-old has also excelled across the school, demonstrating great character and a hard
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By Good News Post Thousands of students are now enjoying one of North Somerset's biggest and best school auditoriums and excellent sports halls after massive funding boost. The Worle Community School Academy now has retractable seating for over 300 students. This sees WCSA having one of the biggest
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By Good News Post High flying Ryan Scott is blazing a trail just five years after leaving Worle Community School Academy with top A* grades and after winning the UKMT National Maths Challenge while he was there. Since graduating from Bristol University with a 2:1 in Economics and Finance,
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By Jill Dando News The brilliant Ashcombe Primary School in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset is the latest school to plant Jill Dando apple trees. Nearly 50 apple trees are being planted at schools across Weston-super-Mare and Somerset in memory of the former Worle Community School Academy (WCSA) student. “With all the bad
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By Jill Dando News Jack and Olivia both 15, of Worle Community School Academy in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, have both excelled across the school. Olivia was one of the founding members of the school’s Jill Dando News Centre in 2017, while Jack has set up his own climate change magazine,