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Sign up a Big Physical
Challenge over 2016
IF you sign up for just 1 Big
Physical Challenge over 2016, then make it 'Walking with the Wounded's
Cumbrian Challenge 2016.' Walking With The Wounded (WWTW) is a
charity established to support the employment aspirations and vocational
outcomes of our wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women, those who
have been physically, mentally and socially disadvantaged by their service.
So every single team who takes part in this years:- 'The Cumbrian
Challenge' will support another wounded veteran.
Kate Cleaver said:- "WWTW recognises the inherent
skills of our armed service personnel and wants to compliment these
qualities, as well as provide support to transfer their skills into the
civilian workplace. We offer assistance through our programmes to those
vulnerable veterans who have been physically, mentally or socially
disadvantaged by their service and assist them in gaining independence
through new long term careers outside of the military. This includes
providing support to homeless veterans and veterans in the Criminal Justice
System, areas which are too often ignored. We hope that the outcome is
sustainable employment and independence for them and their families."
The Cumbrian Challenge is Walking With The Wounded's annual
flagship fundraising event, that takes place in the Lake District, England,
for teams of 4. This year the challenge is available to people of all
fitness levels and determination with a new, easier route. In addition to
the 'Tough' and the 'Tougher' routes, plus the
ultimate challenge, the 'The Peak', all teams will be tested
over the beautiful fells of the Lake District...
► The Peak is a 10km hike. Expected time to
complete will be from 5 hours to 11 hours to complete.
► The Tough is a 20km hike that has a 1,300m of
altitude gain and expected to run over 5 hours to 11 hours, depending on
experience, to complete.
► The Tougher is a demanding 29km hike, that has a
1,800m of altitude gain. It is expected to take around 5 hours to 11 hours,
depending on experience, to complete.
The event runs over with Friday night registration, dinner and briefing, on
13 May 2016 and the main event on, 14 May 2016.
The challenge starts and finishes in Grasmere, enabling 1 bustling HQ for
the pre event race meeting and dinner, post event awards and BBQ evening
event.
WWTW Partnership and Events Manager Andy Sloan said:- "Last year 500
people from all over the UK and in some cases Europe joined in. They climbed
and conquered, raising more than £170,000 to support our wounded into work,.
They also had quite a party."
To find out more please visit the group's
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Dishing up the best
School meals
THE Council Catering Staff, at 2
Liverpool Schools, are celebrating after scooping national awards for their
initiative, skill and dedication.
Kitchen staff at St Cecilia's Catholic Infant and Nursery School in Tuebrook
scooped the gong for best customer service in the public sector at the
Blakemore Foodservice Awards.
They serve 150 freshly prepared meals a day and the School even has its own
allotment which grows food for the kitchen.
Veteran Head Cook Ellen Hives; who has now served 3 generations of pupils in
the City; works closely with children, asking what they like and don't like
and making changes if necessary.
The Catering Team and School Staff organise many theme days and at a Bonfire
Party, they were met with a red 'firework' carpet, streamers and a light
show which mimicked fireworks going off around the Dining Hall.
Headteacher Elizabeth van de Waal said:- "Children are at the centre
of what Ellen does, she bends over backwards and is very enthusiastic in all
that she does for the School. She has a great work ethic and her team follow
suit."
On Friday, 8 January 2015, Assistant Mayor and Cabinet member for education,
Councillor Nick Small went back to School and visiting St Cecilia's Infants
to congratulate staff and sample their award winning service.
Meanwhile, staff at St Anne Stanley C of E Primary School in Old Swan were
double winners at the awards ceremony; picking up prizes for best catering
team and best overall in the public sector.
Around 300 of its pupils have a School lunch and it has developed new menus
which have proved hugely popular.
The School now offers a breakfast club and also has a deli bar serving
sandwiches, wraps and jackets. Cllr. Small said:- "Good quality
School meals are really important, and in some cases it is the one hot meal
a day that children receive. Our School catering service does a fantastic
job providing excellent food to many of our children and young people and it
is great to see staff at 2 of the Schools recognised. I am very much looking
forward to finding out how the food has improved since I was a lad, when it
was all soggy semolina and grey cabbage!"
World's biggest School
wildlife survey celebrates 15 years, with children on Merseyside
TENS of thousands of Schoolchildren
across the UK, including Merseyside, will be peering out of their classroom
windows, for the RSPB's 'Big Schools' Birdwatch 2016', that
started on 4 January 2016 and runs until 12 February 2016. Now in its 15th
year, the RSPB's Big Schools' Birdwatch will become the 'World's
Biggest School Wildlife Survey.' it is hoped that it will help to
track numbers of birds that use School grounds, giving the charity an
insight into the wildlife which is doing well or not so well, and providing
Schoolchildren with a great learning experience.
The survey encourages Schoolchildren of all ages, and their teachers, to
count the birds in their School grounds for 1 hour of 1 day. Each School's
findings help the RSPB's experts to build a picture of bird populations and
monitor any changes, while carrying out the survey helps children to improve
their observation skills.
Last year, a record breaking 90,000 pupils and teachers across the UK took
part in the Big Schools' Birdwatch, which revealed the blackbird as the most
commonly seen bird in School grounds, with 85% of Schools seeing an average
of 5.
Now the RSPB is looking forward to receiving this year's School wildlife
sightings, which also contribute to the results of the RSPB's annual Big
Garden Birdwatch; which has the title of the 'Biggest Wildlife Survey
In The World', that will take place over 30 January 2016 to 31
January 2016.
James Harding Morris, RSPB Big Schools' Birdwatch Co-ordinator said:-
"This fun and educational activity is suitable for all ages and abilities
and, best of all, it takes just 1 lesson or lunchtime. Research has shown
that children are increasingly disconnected from nature, which is linked to
poorer physical and mental health, so this event is a great way to get young
people excited about the world around them. It also provides us with
valuable information on how some of our familiar birds are doing and
encourages the children to help give nature a home."
There is still time for Schools to sign up to take part in the Birdwatch.
Teachers, helpers or children don't need to be experts to take part in the
survey. Everything a teacher would need to plan a fantastic Birdwatch, and
develop their children's knowledge and interest in the birds they see every
day, is available to download, including guidance notes, things to make and
counting charts. To register a School to take part please click on
here.
The Big Schools' Birdwatch and Big Garden Birdwatch are part of the RSPB's
Giving Nature a Home campaign, aimed at tackling the problems facing the
UK's threatened wildlife. For more information on how to give nature a home,
visit:-
RSPB.Org.UK/Homes.
Also, if your School is taking part in
this Birdwatch, please do let us know via emailing us at:-
News24@southportReporter.Com.
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