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By Josh, 16, Jill Dando News 104 year old Bertha Komor's lifelong dream of holding a penguin has come true after the visit of the cute Mr Red Green of the Mystic Aquarium. The penguin visit made the resident smile with joy and proves that dreams can come
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By Jill Dando News Students at The King Alfred School Academy in Highbridge, Somerset enjoyed Sixth Form Prom at Clifton Pavilion, Bristol Zoo Gardens. For some of them it was the end of 7 years at the brilliant school and Sixth Form. On arrival they enjoyed mocktails in the gardens
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By Jill DANDO News Students from The King Alfred School Academy in Highbridge, Somerset are excelling in paddlesport competitions Cadets joined with others from neighbouring sea cadet units to represent Somerset & Dorset district in the South West Area Paddlesports Regatta. The cadets from Burnham-On-Sea & Highbridge’s Sea Cadet
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By Jill DANDO News Two brilliant students have thrived in the Archery GB Junior National Outdoor Championships with one scooping a double first prize. Molly won the U16 ladies national longbow title and the U16 Ladies Longbow National Metric Star title at Telford. Meanwhile Darragh finished third in one category
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By Jill Dando News It is good news for mental well-being for thousands more people. Inspirational mental health support charity In Charley’s Memory unveiled expanded facilities after a major funding boost of £390,000 from National Lottery Community Fund. Dozens of local people gathered at the charity’s building
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By Jill Dando News Students at The King Alfred School Academy in Highbridge, Somerset capped off their happy years at the school and Sixth Form by wearing fancy dress for charity though the town. They dressed as superheroes and in a whole host of fun costumes. For some of them
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By Jill Dando News The King Alfred School Academy hosted the Royal British Legion and the Mayor of Burnham-on-Sea for the amazing triple celebration. Joined by special guests and dignitaries, students and staff at the 11-18 school in Highbridge, Somerset created an emotional tribute. First they marked the 100 years
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By Oliver, 12, Jill Dando News A world unique good news centre is celebrating its 5th birthday today. Jill Dando News is to celebrate five years of children and young people finding and writing good news in Jill’s memory. Since its beginnings, well over 100 young people across many
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By Josh, 16, Jill Dando News Pickle, the miracle wonder ex-racehorse, galloped her owner Lottie, 16, to a night to remember at the Prom - years after being ridden as a racehorse. Lottie, 16, turned up at her Worle Community School Academy Prom in considerable style - riding her own
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By Jill Dando News What a fabulous dog and let’s sound the horn for his name. Trumpet the bloodhound, was named Best in Show at the 146th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. The beautiful dog became the first bloodhound to ever win the prestigious competition beamed live across America.
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The Year 11 students were able to enjoy the first prom since the pandemic at Priory Community School Academy, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. They set off in style from the school’s base in a variety of cars and other vehicles wearing an array of incredible ball gowns and smart suits. They
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By Jill Dando News Inspirational Kenichi Horie has made history, becoming the oldest person to ever sail solo across the Pacific Ocean - but he is not stopping there. It took 69 days for the 83-year-old Japanese adventurer to travel from San Francisco to the Kid Strait off the western
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By Jill Dando News One of Britain's most proactive and award-winning young environmentalists is to run the global social media on work experience with the UK Schools Sustainability Network (UKSSN). Jack Clark, along with Olivia Finch, featured on national TV news in Glasgow COP26 in November, representing UK
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By Tamsen, 14, Jill Dando News Jaydon Cheadle, 14, of Priory Community School Academy, has enjoyed a prestigious cookery class with Great British Menu finalist, Olivia Barry. The budding chef impressed the top chef with his cooking skills in a Monarch Education competition which celebrated the BBC’s 100th anniversary.
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By Jill DANDO News School nurses have received hundreds of text messages from students across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) over the six weeksafter launching a new text messaging support service. ChatHealth was launched on April 25 by the Community Children’s Health Partnership (CCHP), which is led
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By Jill Dando news It’s a well worn saying that laughter is good medicine. But now a nurse in New York is finding that music is also good for healing. Manny Remilus, a pediatric nurse at Cohen Children's Medical Center in New York, is helping his patients