Education

Depicting a bull mid-charge, with head down and wounded with ‘banderillas’, harpoon tipped lances, in its body, the bull sculpture, which can be found at…
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Oswestry Town Museum in The Guildhall, Oswestry has received a grant of £11,600 from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help the organisation…
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A 10-year-old boy from West Felton, will be completing a 7 mile bike ride this Easter weekend raising vital funds for The National Autistic Society.…
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Shropshire charity the Field Studies Council has welcomed the Government’s decision to bring the guidance on school visits in line with the ‘roadmap’. The charity,…
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Border Counties Gymnastics are now in their 30th year and excited about re-opening their doors on 12th April to new and existing members of all ages…
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Making memories and commemorating loved ones is proving to be a popular theme for Nightingale House’s unique Build A Balloon campaign. The hospice is building…
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Local man, John Powell has a home movie film taken in 1973 of a group of Scouts/Cubs on an activity weekend. It has titles and…
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Moreton Hall is launching its new sports performance hub, ‘ACE’. The hub will focus on Lacrosse, Hockey, Tennis and Golf, with its first Lacrosse Camp…
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Face2Face Performance Academy hosted a West End workshop with star of School of Rock and Frozen, Craig Gallivan. The workshop was well attended, with thirty-seven…
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Derwen College Garden Centre and Gift Shop has now reopened in time to officially welcome in the spring. The team at the Garden Centre and…
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Teddy, the trainee therapy dog, is the latest walker to sign up to Derwen College’s Easter Challenge. Teddy, who’s day job is to provide therapy…
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Shropshire Chamber of Commerce has its sights set on helping to create over 1,000 work placement vacancies for young people through the Government’s Kickstart campaign,…
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The Marches School is working on a community wide project to collate and share lockdown experiences. 2020 marked a key point in history; for the…
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Over the next year Hope House Children’s Hospices will be offering jobs to those across Shropshire as the charity joins the Government’s Kickstart Scheme. The scheme…
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Pupils at Gobowen Primary School near Oswestry, have received a bundle of new books for their school library thanks to the Morrisons Foundation in partnership…
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A group of Oswestry businesses has joined forces to help local pupils get the most out of their lockdown learning. Oswestry Herbarium, IT support services…
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Oswestry charity Qube has produced a range of free downloadable activities that can be done safely at home and these are available to anyone who…
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Wrexham Glyndwr University has joined institutions across the globe in offering its students membership of the international Business Graduates’ Association network. The British Graduates’ Association…
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Broadcast professionals have given students at Wrexham Glyndwr University an insight of what it’s like to be at the heart of the action – and…
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Artists at Wrexham Glyndwr University have discovered how the university’s learning blend can boost their practice in studio sessions – while keeping them safe. Students…
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This year has been challenging across the school and Sixth Form due to the impact of the pandemic, but for the team at The Marches…
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The skills needed to help develop physical activity across a range of ages are being taught in a pair of short courses being launched by…
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A specialist further education college near Oswestry was delighted to be praised for its hard work, during a challenging 2020, by UK-wide horticultural campaign Britain…
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Specialist further education college Derwen College, in Shropshire, is delighted to announce its interactive live Spring Open Day will take place on Saturday, 6th March. Potential…
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A series of tailored short courses from Wrexham Glyndwr University begin in the New Year – aimed at helping boost businesses across Shropshire, North Wales…
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In support of the Derwen College Charity and the Agnes Hunt Village Project, Aico colleagues, both locally and across the UK, took part in the…
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Nearly 100 students, clients and staff from Shropshire’s Derwen College donned their festive best to join a Santa Dash to launch Derwen College’s festive fundraiser:…
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Derwen College, near Oswestry, is pulling out all the stops to bring festive cheer to shoppers whether from home or on a visit to the…
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Wrexham Glyndwr University will be part of testing programme launching a new kind of COVID-19 test which could lead to faster, more widespread testing nationwide.…
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Park Hall Countryside Experience have released tickets for their brand new Christmas event – ‘Elf and Safely.’ Admission to the farm will include their Elf…
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Traditionally, despite the inevitable exam papers, the Moreton Sixth Scholarship and Admissions Day is a fun and enjoyable experience, a chance to meet many of the…
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A young Oswestry resident has come up with an idea after spending time researching and developing during lockdown. 13 year old Ellie, a pupil at…
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An author from Wrexham is raising funds to publish a book which will help children who are experiencing loss and bereavement. Caroline Blair, who is…
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With Christmas celebrations hanging in the balance this year, Moreton Hall Sixth Form students are determined to bring festive cheer to the residents of Oswestry…
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Siop Cwlwm, the only Welsh shop in England, located in Oswestry, is one of 130 UK bookshops to have signed up to Bookshop (www.Bookshop.org): a…
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An Oswestry charity which was forced to close its centre due to the coronavirus pandemic is welcoming children with movement difficulties back to benefit from…
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There is an exciting development at Moreton Hall, in the 20th anniversary year of the Prep School.  The School, Senior staff and Governors are thrilled…
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Ellesmere College has revealed the winner of a unique scholarship launched to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Save the Children and as a tribute to…
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Oswestry company, Aico are proud to announce their partnership with the Scottish Electrical Charitable Training Trust (SECTT). This collaboration will see Aico deliver Fire Industry…
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ST ANNA’S Family Home and Academy in Winneba, Ghana, currently home to 31 previously homeless children and young people from age 3 to 21, has…
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A former Ellesmere College student has landed the prestigious role of Choir Director at St Mark’s English Church – in Italy! Scott Phillips, 20, from…
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Moreton Hall, near Oswestry, connected with a record number of prospective pupils and their families during its virtual Open Day. Opening its doors to a…
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A new course aimed at helping youth workers transform their digital skills is set to be launched by Wrexham Glyndwr University next month. The course…
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Oswestry, Whitchurch and Malpas Tae Kwon Do had four students, Cody Marshall, Carl Willmott, Dan Valentine and Emma Jupp achieve their black belts on Sunday 20th…
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Passionate student of Art and Textiles, Moreton Hall Sixth Former Verity Carryer used her summer months of lockdown to design T-shirts as a fundraiser for…
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Oswestry Charity Qube has teamed up with Taking Part and Shropshire Council to create imaginative, fun and creative activities for people to do at home.…
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Moreton’s Head of Spoken English, Merriel Halsall-Williams has been nominated for a prestigious Fellowship of the Girls’ Schools Association Award. Miss Halsall-Williams has been involved…
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After four years of preparation, work started this week on the programme to rebuild Schoolhouse Bridge on the Montgomery Canal south of Crickheath, near Oswestry.…
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Moreton Hall Prep, near Oswestry, is delighted to announce that John Bond has been appointed as the new Head of the prestigious Prep school near…
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A lecturer at Wrexham Glyndwr University has been named winner of the Grads in Games Academic Award – and seen his student secure the Student…
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