GCSE Results Day Celebrations

GCSE students at Hugh Baird College have been celebrating as they collect their results and begin making preparations for their next step. After months of patiently waiting, today students received results that allowed them to progress to either Further Education, an apprenticeship, Higher Education or even their career.

Connor Green, Hugh Baird 14 to 16 College student achieved a double 9 at GCSE Science, and 7 in Maths, said:- "I'm really happy the results I've received today. I had a great time at the 14 to 16 College, the support I've had from the tutors and staff has been incredible. My next step is studying A-Levels at the College's South Sefton Campus and from there I hope to go onto University and study a degree in Mechanical Engineering."

Zoe Sewell, who studied GCSE English Language on a part time basis, said:- "I am over the moon that I achieved an 8 in GCSE English Language and a 4 in Maths. It took me a long time to get to this position as I decided to return to education to complete my GCSEs, so that I can pursue my dream of becoming a midwife via an Access to Higher Education course.  The support from my tutors has been amazing, I have huge respect for the help they have given me to achieve my results."

Samantha Webley, who studied GCSE English Language, said:- "The support at Hugh Baird College has been brilliant. When we entered online learning during the Pandemic lockdowns, the tutors really helped everyone adjust. I am so delighted to have achieved my GCSE English as I can now go onto to study Health and Social Care at Hugh Baird College."

Rachael Hennigan, Hugh Baird College Principal and Chief Executive, said:- "I am really proud of all of our students. This year we have seen a tremendous commitment from our students to their studies. We can see how much their hard work has paid off through the brilliant BTEC and GCSE results that have come from Hugh Baird College. Everyone at the College wish our students every success as they embark on their journey towards their future."

At Hugh Baird College, you choose the course, the subject area and the industry you're most interested in. You learn in a way that suits you, with your own unique study programme. Applications are still open for September 2021 entry, visit:- HughBaird.AC.UK to find out more and apply.

VAMPHire.com presents:- "Celebrating 137 Years Of Comic Books with Tim Quinn and panel!"

ON Saturday, 11 September 2021, VAMPHire.com will present an amazing opportunity for both adults and kids, with 2 Comic Book events at the Southport Bijou Cinema, on Post Office Ave, Southport. The 1st of the 2 part event is sponsored by Mind Games, on Hill Street, Southport. It will see the former Marvel Comics Editor, Tim Quinn, conducting a workshop, which will be suitable for ages 7 upwards, on story and picture creation, along with local book illustrator Holly Bushnell. The workshop will run from 2pm to 4pm, and tickets will be made available on the Southport Bijou Cinema's website very soon. The other event will run from 7:30pm, and will be an interactive talk, with 4 extraordinary talents from the comic book and publishing world in conversation, followed by a Q&A! This event will be available on Facebook's new video subscription service and highlights added later on YouTube, and tickets to be in the live audience will be available soon, on Southport Bijou Cinema. This fantastic event will be hosted by a special guest, yet to be named, and the panel will be made up from:-

►   DAVE TAYLOR - New York Times best-selling artist, Dave has worked for numerous comics publishers on numerous characters including:- Iron Man, Zorro, Doctor Who, Superman, most notably Batman, and his recent work on British Legend Judge Dredd.

►   HOLLY BUSHNELL - Masterly illustrator of countless children's picture books and murals. Artistic influences include:- Axel Scheffler, Judith Kerr and Quentin Blake. Through her work, Holly is passionate about inspiring children and helping them to see the importance of character, nature and the environment.

►   ALAN COWSILL - Alan co-created Stormwatcher for Acme/Eclipse before working on Panini UK's Marvel line and writing the 1st UK-originated Spider-Man strips for more than a decade. He created the bestselling Jackie Chan Adventures, the award winning Classic Marvel Figurine Collection, and the DC Super Hero Collection for Eaglemoss Publishing. His books include:- Warzone: Dark Eden, DC Comics: A Year by Year Visual Chronicle, Marvel Avengers Character Encyclopedia, and Spider-Man Year by Year: A Visual Chronicle.

►   TIM QUINN - The Quinn half of Quinn & Howett from:- Doctor Who Magazine, Marvel Comics, Beano, Dandy, Sparky, Topper, etc. Who has recently launching a brand new comic book on behalf of the children's charity Liverpool Heartbeat.

The proceeds from the live studio audience ticket sales will be split between Liverpool Heartbeat and the Southport Bijou Cinema.

This is a short video about the Liverpool Heartbeat charity, by its founder, Robin Baines MBE:-

For more information about the venue and also to book tickets, please go to:- SouthportBijouCinema.Co.UK.  Tickets are limited in number available, so do not forget to get them when they go live later this week!

►   VAMPHire.com presents:- "Comicbook Workshop with Tim Quinn & Holly Bushnell"

►   Workshop:- £4.50 for children and £5 for adults. From:- 1pm to 4pm

►   VAMPHire.com presents:- "Celebrating 137 Years Of Comic Books with Tim Quinn and panel!"

The main event will run from:- 7:30pm to 10:30pm - Thinking stream should be set at ₤2.50 and ticket prices for the audience should be ₤12.00. We will see if we can get interaction set up for the online audience...

Ticket for both Events:- ₤13.50 for adults or ₤13:00 for kids, to be obtained at the venue, in advance.