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Magnificent Seven

Seven Local teenagers have each scooped a top educational award in recognition of their remarkable achievements in school.
The pupils who attend schools in Wythenshawe received their awards at Manchester City Council’s ninth annual Manchester Educational Awards at the Town Hall.
Pupils are nominated by their schools for demonstrating excellence in some aspect of school life and [...]

Cheers for out Costumes

Local young cheerleaders are benefitting from fabulous new uniforms and extra hall hire thanks to a new grant of £1,300 through the Community Foundation.
The Manchester All Star Cheerleaders were set up in Wythenshawe in May 2008 offering free cheerleading classes for 7 to 10 years olds (The Sparklers) at Brookway Sports College. The group has [...]

Sowing Learning Seeds

Manchester City Council’s Environmental  Campaigns Team organised activities for  year 3 children and parents at Sandilands primary School.
The youngsters planted sunflower seeds,put flowers in hanging baskets with the help of parents and made dancing bee finger puppets.
“The campaign team brought their trailer and supervised the  fun afternoon of green workshops” said learning mentor Abida Ahmad.

Lessons in Life

Boys and girls at St Elizabeth’s Primary School, Peel Hall, have successfully reared ten tiny chicks, from just eleven eggs!
The delighted children in year 1 kept records on the progress of their furry friends, one of which required special care after appearing to be sick.
The pupils gave it a tiny bath to remove bits of [...]

Mind Your Manners

CHILDREN from Brookway High School and Sports College in Wythenshawe were on their best behaviour as they took a slice of etiquette training and healthy eating advice from hospitality bosses at City of Manchester Stadium.
The class of Year Seven students were given an exclusive insight into the Stadium’s award winning hospitality, as they took residence [...]

Funtastik

Wythenshawe’s climate change youth group ‘Rite2no’ have organised a fundraising event that will not only educate children, young people and their families on eco-issues but also provide a great Saturday afternoon’s entertainment.
Children can transform rubbish into gift bags, jewellery and fashionable wallets, express themselves with recycled artwork or make a personalised bumper badge.  With Manchester [...]

A Peal of Bells

Bell ringers from South Lancashire and Cheshire had a Sponsored Pearl at St Marys and All saints Church, Great Budworth, raisinf £1000 for Wythenshawe Hospital’s Ticker Club.
A peal comprises of a minimum of 5040 changes, none repeated, and it took them three hours to ring. Two members of the band have had open heart surgery [...]

Old Fashioned Fun

Wythenshawe town centre played host to all things Victorian on a fun-filled Saturday which included many free activities in the shopping centre and on Forum Square.
Entertainment highlights featured members of the cast of ‘Oliver’ –prior to their appearance on stage at Forum Hall – singing songs from the musical, with a bonus appearance by musicians [...]

Volunteer Honored

A man from Manchester whose life was changed following a stroke brought on by a mugger’s attack, was honoured for his volunteering work at a star-studded Life After Stroke Awards in Central London, hosted by radio presenter Neil Fox.
Bill Harrad, from Baguley, was presented with the Life After Stroke Award for Volunteering by TV presenter [...]

A Splendid Partnership

Wythenshawe Cricket Club’s juniors section were ‘bowled over’ by the fantastic donation of a cheque for £850 from The Manchester Airport Community Trust Fund, to purchase much needed training and coaching equipment for the Longley Lane ground, presented by the trustees.
Julie Armstrong, Manchester Airport’s HR Director and trustee, was ‘astounded’ by the excellently maintained ground, so [...]