Browsing all posts in December, 2009.

Creative Music Project

Adopt-a-Player, the Hallé’s flagship education project enables children to attend a Hallé concert at The Bridgewater Hall and to take part in a creative music project. Generously supported by the Peter Cunningham Memorial Fund and Manchester Airport, the aim of this exciting project is to introduce children to the Hallé as well as one [...]

Hindle Wakes

Northenden Players chose as their third play in their current season the classic Hindle Wakes, which in 1912 became the first North Country play to be a critical and commercial hit in London’s West End. Hindle Wakes was written in 2 Athol Road, Whalley Range, which was Stanley Houghton’s home for most of his life, [...]

Help Make A Wish Come True

Fairy Godmother Holly took time out from rehearsals for Cinderella at the Wythenshawe Forum to help grant Manchester City Council’s wish for more foster parents for the city’s looked after children and young people.
She met up with Councillor Sheila Newman, Executive Member for Children’s Services to help highlight the Council’s year long campaign to recruit [...]

Airport Academy Launch

The Airport Academy project, based at Manchester Airport, is an employment and training programme helping unemployed people living across south Manchester, and in particular Wythenshawe. Students of the Academy are given appropriate training and skills, coached in interview techniques and are helped to find suitable vacancies at the airport. Upon completion of the course each [...]

Copper Collection

A ‘Copper Race’, using 1p and 2p coins donated by students and staff at Newall Green High School, has raised £158.  Proving that if you take care of the pennies the pounds will look after themselves!  The money will be shared between the charity ‘Shelter’ and the NGHS twin school “Angelina Tembo” in Zambia.

All The Fun of The Fair

The Christmas Fayre at Saint Paul’s Catholic High School was a great success with almost £1,600 being raised for school funds.
The fayre was well attended by families and friends of the school and there were many wonderful gifts to buy including a wide selection of fabulous home-made cakes, some lovely ceramics, beautiful plants and flowers [...]

Outstanding Results

This term’s ABRSM exam results for pupils at the Tamara Lepp School of singing have been outstanding. Richard Filippi achieved a Distinction in his grade 5 theory exam with a score of 93%, Daniel Bell also achieved a Distinction in his grade 1 singing exam with a score of 139 out of 150.
Holly Mahon has [...]

Fun in The Forest

Staff and pupils from Saint Paul’s Catholic High School in Newall Green had great fun taking part in a high-wire forest adventure in Delamere Forest.
The Year 11 pupils were enjoying the Go Ape experience, a giant obstacle course up in the trees using ladders, walkways, bridges and tunnels made of wood, rope and [...]

Number One Music Service

Manchester Music Service has proved that it hits all the right notes by scooping the top award in the prestigious National Music Council (NMC) awards.
The annual awards are amongst the most highly regarded that local authorities can obtain for their music education provision and it was the quality and diversity of provision on offer in [...]

Giving Pupils a Fine Start To The Day

Construction company Seddon has provided The Willows Primary School in Woodhouse Park with a new kitchen area for the popular Breakfast Club that is attended by many of the school’s pupils.
Considered to be the most important meal of the day breakfast can often be a bit of a rush, especially for families who are [...]