KING HAROLD ACADEMY STUDENTS VOTE FOR CHANGE
Year 7 to 10 students at King Harold Academy experienced a taste of democracy when they voted for new tutor group names to start in the new academic year. The Student Voice, which regularly meets to discuss school issues, met with Head of School Kim Thackray and provided a shortlist of names based on famous British people. The 13 names - including literary greats, scientists, sportsmen, and key political figures were - Attenborough, Austen, Brunel, Churchill, Darwin, Dickens, Hawking, Pankhurst, Potter, Redgrave, Rowling, Shakespeare and Tolkien. Students were provided with ‘official’ ballot papers and information and books on the famous British personalities to help them make an informed choice. School librarian Giselle Morris transformed the Learning Resource Centre into a polling station where students placed their votes in the ballot box. Hundreds of votes were received and the results of the top four final names will be announced at the end of term.
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RHS HYDE HALL TO HOST FIRST SURREY SCULPTURE TRAIL One of the most renowned regional arts organisations in the country, the Surrey Sculpture Society, will be bringing the works of their talented emerging and professional sculptors to a new area and new audience, with a sculpture trail leading visitors through the rolling landscape at RHS Garden Hyde Hall near Chelmsford, Essex, one of the finest gardens in the East of England. The Sculpture Trail will open to the public on 19th July and run until 14th August and will give visitors to RHS Garden Hyde Hall the opportunity to discover a range of sculptures in diverse garden settings including the hilltop, dry and woodland gardens and in other locations around the garden, with all sculptures for sale. RHS Garden Hyde Hall is the second RHS Garden to host a Surrey Sculpture Society exhibition. The society has held seventeen annual sculpture trails at RHS Garden Wisley - an unbroken record of success. Henriette Van der Does, Chair of the Surrey Sculpture Society commented: “Our members are very excited about
holding this new exhibition at RHS Garden Hyde Hall and to build on the success of our RHS Garden Wisley exhibition. The combination of the natural beauty of the RHS gardens with the many and varied sculptures, at affordable prices, is a winning formula and will give visitors the opportunity to see how sculpture can enhance any garden. We all feel very fortunate to have this joint collaboration with RHS Garden Hyde Hall and we hope it will be the first of many future exhibitions.” Ian Le Gros, Head of Site at Hyde Hall said: “We’re delighted to welcome the Surrey Sculpture Society to Essex. Sculpture is always well received by our visitors as the garden acts as an inspirational backdrop with its sweeping panoramas, big open skies and far reaching views.” Admission to the Sculpture Trail is included in entrance to RHS Hyde Hall. RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Creephedge Lane, Rettendon, Chelmsford, Essex CM3 8ET. www.rhs.org.uk/hydehall Tel: 0845 265 8071