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News l Your eight-page Easter ideas special with everything from dance to comedy, talent shows to filmmaking Page 41>> l Blue Peter’s Helen Skelton grilled by young reporters at Burlington Danes Page 4>> l Why Daisy has been named queen of broccoli Page 6>>

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l Four more schools set to join list and convert to academies Page 12>> l White City students are inspired by experience of teaching trip to India Page 15>> l Should the voting age be lowered to 16? A special report on the debate in the Youth Parliament, as Fred Gill elected Page 34>> l Want to feel better about life? Just give your baby a rub says SW6 ace Pages 22-23>>

l Music House for Children unveils programme to help deaf youngsters Page 26>> l The environment takes centre stage for children’s parliament speakers in council chambers Page 30>> l It’s a woman’s world!

Careers advice tailored to female students Page 38>> l Cyclists raise £4,000 to benefit pupils at Jack Tizard in White City Page 49>> l New deal gives more options for courses and workshops Page 53>>

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Arts l Pupils’ butterfly play is a sell-out smash at the Lyric for St Paul’s Page 58>> l Careers in drama are not restricted to the stage, says Lyric expert Pages 56-57>>

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l BLUE Peter presenter Helen Skelton (pictured below) got a grilling by two young reporters from Burlington Danes Academy in White City.

Yasmin Abubeker and Daniel Ayane interviewed the 28-year-old about her recent 500-mile trek across Antarctica to the South Pole to raise money for Sport Relief. The pupils asked a string of probing questions about Helen’s work on Blue Peter, her sporty adventures and her charity work. As well as her polar expedition, Helen completed a 2,000-mile kayak adventure up the Amazon river two years ago. The challenges have given her two listings in Guinness World Records. Tim Harrison

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l HE FRONTS TV shows watched by eight million, but a 50-minute English lesson for 25 GCSE students at Fulham Cross proved tougher for Adrian Chiles! “It’s really hard,” he said. “You can’t lose concentration at all.”

Girls at the Munster Road school helped polish the anchorman’s draft script ahead of the Chelsea v Napoli match. Adrian, working with charity Teach First, proved a hit. “We really understood when he talked about words’ effect,” said Yasmin, 15. TH

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Broccoli dish proves to be the winner for Young Chef of the Year Daisy u It may not be every teenager’s favourite food, but it certainly helped this Godolphin & Latymer girl win, reports Tracy Williams

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UPIL Daisy Walker of Godolphin & Latymer School is celebrating after being named Hammersmith & Fulham Young Chef of the Year 2012.

Daisy, 16, beat six other students to the title after impressing judges with her main menu of ham wrapped stuffed chicken breast served on mashed potato with broccoli and cherry tomatoes followed by strawberry mousse.

H&F mayor Cllr Frances Stainton presented Daisy with trophy, a voucher for £250 from Westfield London, which supported the event, plus a London 2012 pin.

The annual event, which took place at the Taste restaurant at Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College, was held in partnership with Hammersmith & Fulham Council, and aims to get young people interested in cooking.

The competition also encourages students to create healthy dishes to tight deadlines – an essential skill to progress in the catering trade.

The other contestants were Shekina Clarke, 15, of Fulham Cross Girls’ School; Marck Casingal, 15, of Phoenix High School; Tatiana Filipe, 15, of Woodlane High School; Lucas Duncan, 15, of The Bridge Academy; Alireza Cordi, 16, Hurlingham & Chelsea School; Austyn KcKeon, 16, family support localities.

Students were judged on their skills in the kitchen, ability to work safely,

tidiness, cooking method, presentation of their dishes and the taste of each dish.

Judge and organiser David BurtenshawHussey, who is crosscollege events co-ordinator at the Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College, has been involved in the Young Chef competition for six years and said this year’s finalists were some of the best he has ever seen.

“Year on year, the level of skills gets better each time we run this competition,” he said. “I find the standard gets higher every year and the dishes more multi-cultural and diverse. The students really stretch their imagination with the variety of dishes they come up with.

“We are looking for a good, cost-effective dish that is wholesome and well presented and that tastes good and this year, Daisy clinched the the big prize with her overall presentation and the taste of her dishes.”

WHAT’S COOKING: Daisy Walker receives her award from Cllr Frances Stainton

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One hour for the Universe l EXPLAIN the history of the Universe in an hour.

That was the challenge for broadcaster Simon Singh when he spoke to girls at Godolphin & Latymer School in Hammersmith.

The author, best known for his explanations of Fermat’s Last Theorem, took part in National Science & Engineering Week with a talk entitled Big Bang: A History of the Universe in 60 minutes, to US SHOW Y: girls from the A W E H T school. d Runner an ian The lymp O 2 1 0 2 school’s sagie at Andrew O rimary science p n o is d Ad week began BY PICTUREs MAS with a Year STIN THO JU 8 sleepover in a mobile planetarium before pupils learnt about the science of zombies!

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l EIGHT speechmakers from Burlington Danes Academy visited the House of Lords last week, to see how the experts do it. The teenagers from the Wood Lane school were shown around by chairman of governors Lord Stanley Fink, had lunch, then watched a debate.

It was the prize for doing well in the school’s speech-maker contest, in which 30 students gave speeches which were filmed.

Lilya Ayachi, 16, said: “My speech was about world poverty, and what we can do about it. It was strange speaking into a camera but I was passionate about the topic and I think this helped me stay focused.”

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Shepherds Bush visit, put the youngsters of Addison Primary through their paces in a full-on training and fitness session in the school hall.

The visit was set up by teacher Jenny Worssam through Sports 4 All UK – a body which helps fundraise for Team GB’s Olympic athletes.

You couldn’t hear yourself think in the school hall as class after class joined

Andrew in press-ups, leaps and star jumps, screaming along to a deafening music beat.

The youngsters had been sponsored by parents to take part in the event, which acts as a springboard for the launch of the school’s six-week Olympic-themed project, starting after Easter.

There were signed poster prizes for the most successful fundraisers.

Head teacher Peter Dunmall was delighted with the response to Andrew’s visit – especially as only days earlier the 24-year-old had won bronze at the Istanbul world championships, when he came half a second from capturing gold.

“It’s what London 2012 is all about,” he said. “It’s inspiring London’s children to get fit and be healthy, and it’s also what we want to try to do as a school.

“Children look up to a role model, and having a medal winner working with them is a memorable experience. We’re taking a big international event and making it real for the children, and Andrew will leave here today with another 440 fans!”

TRAINING! Every child in the school, aged four to 11, did a training session with the runner, who told h&f buzz: “I did my first

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races when I was at primary school, although I didn’t really start training properly until I was 15 or 16.

“At school I did 600m and 800m, because it just felt like I want to do the the right distance I could run. best I can, and I also played football up until the age of 18, and did karate it would be from six to 18 too. special to “The Sports 4 All compete in the programme gets kids involved in the action at a very young Olympics in front age. I didn’t have events like of my family this when I was at primary school, but in the last few years it has really taken off.”

Teacher Jenny Worssam was delighted with the way everything had gone, and said that it would give a great boost to the school’s plan to incorporate the Olympics into every subject – including history and geography.

“Andrew’s visit helps with teamwork and fitness, and it’s especially good as we have children from such different backgrounds,” she said. “It’s good for them to have someone to look up to outside their everyday FIT: lives.”

Miguel And look up to Fiorenzi, 8 him they did. At more than 6ft, the tall, willowy Andrew, immaculately kitted out in his dark blue Team GB training gear, towered over the youngsters.

They all knew who he was, thanks to Jenny plastering pictures of him on

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Olympian Andrew ready to win gold! every available bit of school wallspace in the week leading up to his visit.

“He’s amazing,” added Jenny. “When I walked into school this morning, he was upstairs here in the hall, playing the piano!”

GOT BRONZE! Andrew’s 800m time of 1:48.92 was enough to clinch third place in Istanbul, with winner Mohammed Aman of Ethiopia posting a time of 1:48.36.

“I thought if I could take a medal I would be more than happy,” he said. “There will be races where I’m ahead by 100th of a second, or behind by 100th of a second; I just have to be in the best shape I can this summer.

“If you’re determined enough, you’ll do well.”

His positive thinking is echoed in the motivational posters and slogans around Addison Primary. One reads: Winners Don’t Quit, Quitters Don’t Win! Next up for Andrew, on the path to the London Olympics, are the European Championships in Helsinki, Finland, from June 27 to July 1. “I want to do the best I can and it would be special to compete in the Olympics in front of my family,” said Andrew.

That extended family now includes a huge crowd of young west Londoners.

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Local schools lead the way by turning into academies u Two secondaries and a primary join the ranks of schools converting their status, writes Delyth Bowen

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HREE more local schools are turning into academies, according to H&F Council.

Two secondary schools have become academies, and one primary school is currently going through the process to gain academy status.

The move is part of the government’s educational reforms designed to give teachers, governors and parents more freedom to create the curriculum and purchase services.

The London Oratory School in Seagrave Road, Fulham, became an academy in September 2011, while Sacred Heart School, Hammersmith, switched this month.

Last month, following a consultation with residents, parents and staff, the governing body of Bentworth Primary School in Shepherds Bush also decided to apply to become an ARK Academy.

Meanwhile, Lady Margaret School in Parsons Green is currently consulting with residents and staff on potentially changing its status.

The schools are following in the footsteps of Burlington Danes Academy, which opened in September

POINT: Channel 4 news reader Krishnan Guru-Murphy visits Burlington Danes. Below, Frank Moylett on opening day at Hammersmith Academy

2006 as an ARK academy.

ARK also opened ARK Conway Primary Academy in Shepherds Bush under the free school legislation in September last year.

The Hammersmith Academy, opened in September 2011 has also proved incredibly popular with local parents.

The Shepherds Bush academy is the secondmost oversubscribed secondary school in the borough for places next September, behind the West London Free School, with 840 pupils applying for 120 places.

Cabinet member for children’s services Cllr Helen Binmore said: “Schools are taking up the offer of becoming

academies as they recognise the benefits academy status can bring – more autonomy, more freedom and more choice to decide how best to educate pupils. Parents are embracing this concept and we are delivering on our schools of choice pledge.

“We also believe in letting the experts get on with the job. Locally we have some of the best headteachers in the country who are able to unlock the full potential of children.”

Figures released recently by the Department for Education show that there are now 1,635 academies in England, with at least one school a day converting since September 2011. And 254 more schools are in the pipeline to become academies.

Burlington Danes Academy is now ranked in the top 15 of academies in England.

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Burlington Danes pupils take a caring passage to India White City students experience a different culture, and come away humbled and impressed, writes Tracy Williams

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WENTY Year 12 students and four teachers from White City’s Burlington Danes Academy had a humbling experience on a school trip to India.

They began their 10day trip with two days in Delhi at a primary school, then visited tourist sites such as Jama Masid Mosque, which holds 25,000 people.

After a 12-hour train journey to Rajasthan they visited the SKSN School for students physically disabled from polio. They were greeted by the whole school and given bracelets as a sign of friendship.

Trip co-ordinator and teacher Laura Stone said although it was a challenging to experience first-hand so much disability, it was clear

that the children were not held back in any way, outplaying the Burlington Danes students on the cricket field.

She said: “Our year 12 students taught both in the primary and secondary classes and did a fantastic job of making lessons more fun and interesting for the SKSN students.

Our teacher Mr Pull, and a creative team, decorated the school’s prosthetic limb room with an underwater and desert theme in the hope of making a scary place more inviting and fun.”

BIG TRIP: Burlington Danes pupils and teachers in India

The group spent a day in a village to see how different life is in India, and experience true hospitality from people who have so little.

“It was life-changing,” said Ms Stone. “Differences of language, religion and culture seemed to melt away as our students taught lessons and befriended young people at schools we visited.”

Student Binoof AliAbdullahi said: “One boy had all his possessions in one little cardboard box. The students in India had nothing compared to us, yet never gave up.”

Youngsters are really acting up l THEY’RE acting up at St Paul’s primary school in Hammersmith. A new drama club is starting in the summer term, to build on the theatrical skills on display at the Lyric (see page 58). Kirsty Dickson, artistic director of Reflect Productions, is behind the venture, which will be staged two days a week until July. Although aimed at pupils of St Paul’s primary in Worlidge Street, the club is open to all borough youngsters in key stages 1 and 2.

Full details by emailing kirsty@reflectproductions. co.uk or calling 07952 127 021.

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hub club: Artist’s impression of the new library at Hurlingham & Chelsea and the centre’s cafe-style seating, below

e b l il w y r Libra ’ b u ‘h l a loca u Pupils and residents alike will gain from a Fulham school revamp, writes Jon Weisgard

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ore than £1.6m is being spent on developing Hurlingham & Chelsea School and creating a new community hub for south Fulham.

Hammersmith & Fulham Council approved plans to contribute £1.3m towards developing new facilities at the secondary school in Peterborough Road.

That money has been promised from funds the council will receive from the sale of Sands End Community Centre in Broughton Road, while the rest – £320,000 – is from the school.

The scheme includes a new

library (Hurlingham & Chelsea Community Library) for use by both pupils and local residents, and the refurbishment of a formerly unused area of the school, which has been turned into a purpose-built arts and crafts, pottery and textiles suite.

The library will be open-plan but subdivided into low-level shelving units and

learning: Hurlingham & Chelsea pupils Taylor Rowe and Shari Fraser collect their GCSE results last summer

‘pods’ for individual or group study, together with a reception, storage space and an archive.

A new school entrance is planned and teaching facilities will be improved. Work includes new changing rooms, a fitness suite, a dance studio and two gyms.

Hurlingham & Chelsea headteacher Dr Philip Cross said: “This project helps to realise our long-standing ambition to become a learning ‘hub’ for the community in south Fulham.”

Many of the services that either ran, or that will run until May, at the Sands End Community Centre now have a new home at Hurlingham & Chelsea. l Langford Primary School has now become a federation with Hurlingham & Chelsea under the leadership of Dr Cross.

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A chance to get mucky with your neighbours! u Even if you haven’t got palatial gardens of your own, there’s a great opportunity to enjoy Hammersmith & Fulham’s communal spaces with fellow volunteers, reports Tim Harrison

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OW that the weather is perking up, it’s a great time to get out and about in the garden.

And if you haven’t got a garden of your own, then join in the fun in one of the borough’s community gardens, created in the 1980s on old Second World War bombsites.

The Godolphin garden in Godolphin Road (just north of the Scotts Road junction), Shepherds Bush, has been an oasis among the terraced houses since 1988, with a pond, herb-growing beds and play area.

The Loris garden, at the junction of Loris Road and Batoum Gardens, Shepherds Bush, is another unexpectedly beautiful space surrounded by houses.

Both have eco-friendly sheds,

with tea-making facilities and loos.

Managed by the Hammersmith Community Gardens Association, which also looks after the Ravenscourt Park glasshouses and a learning zone and farm at Phoenix High School, White City, the gardens rely on volunteer help for their upkeep.

And there’s plenty to make volunteering rewarding and worthwhile.

You can learn about garden maintenance, food growing and the medicinal benefits of herbs, and it’s a chance for flat-dwellers to get their hands dirty!

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The next gardening sessions are from 10am on Saturday, March 24, at Ravenscourt Park, on Sunday, April 1, at Loris Road, on Tuesday, April 3, at Godolphin Road, and on Wednesday April 4 at Loris Road.

As well as mucking in, it’s a chance to meet the neighbours and keep the children entertained.

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Natasha talks on a world stage following a string of UK debating successes. Her team won six out of eight of their preliminary rounds, losing narrowly to South Africa and Australia.

She debated against teams from 48 countries, ranging from Estonia to China, before England were knocked out by Wales.

Natasha has won a place to read philosophy, politics and economics at St John’s College, Oxford. TH

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Natasha Rachman could talk the hind legs off a donkey. The upper sixth pupil at the King Street, Hammersmith, school has just returned home from the World Schools Debating Championships in South Africa.

Along with teammates from three other London schools, Natasha represented England

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Youngsters at Normand Croft community school in Bramber Road, West Kensington, raised money for the I CAN charity, which helps children with communication difficulties unlock their potential.

OUT OF THE BOX: Normand Croft pupils Reem Nooh, Borys Sadlowski, Jay Jay Kanu, Stephen Munaz, Aaqilah Chowdhury, and Nachwa Cioula, all aged five

The chatterbox challenge of singing and dancing took place last Friday, organised by early-years youngsters and parents.

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Greenside jubilee sees arts and new garden take centre stage u 60th birthday year sees Shepherds Bush school get creative, reports Tim Harrison

STATE OF THE ARTs: Greenside pupils and teachers mark their 60th birthday with a new garden and by reunveiling a mural by Gordon Cullen (inset above)

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HE Queen isn’t the only one marking her diamond jubilee this year. Greenside primary in Shepherds Bush has been celebrating its 60th birthday by carving out a new role as a community art hub.

The first in a series of arts lectures on figures with Hammersmith connections takes place at the school on April 24, to raise funds to renovate a historic mural.

Speaker James Russell will talk about the Hammersmith years of watercolour artist Eric Ravilious, who lived on the corner of Hammersmith’s Weltje Road and Upper Mall in the early 1930s.

“The heritage status of our school makes us an ideal venue for arts and cultural events,” said designer Kate Fishenden of Starch Green, who has organised the lecture

series. “Ravilious was a distinctive neo-romantic watercolourist and superb wood engraver. He also produced ceramic designs for Wedgwood, including a Boat Race bowl.”

James Russell recently published a book on Ravilious, which includes a view of Chiswick Eyot from Chiswick Mall.

Greenside School, a Grade ll*-listed building designed

by Erno Goldfinger, was opened at the end of February

1952 by actress Dame Sybil Thorndike, with Goldfinger standing alongside her.

Hammersmith & Fulham mayor Cllr Frances Stainton helped the school celebrate its anniversary, and admired the Gordon Cullen mural, commissioned by Goldfinger, and recently rediscovered behind a heavy curtain in the school’s entrance hall.

Meanwhile, a new learning garden was unveiled at the Westville Road school this month.

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EARNING to judge a baby’s mood and interpret a baby’s cooing and gurgling comes with time, but instructor Shirley Henry says the bonding process can be enhanced with hands-on techniques.

She is a qualified baby masseuse, and teaches parents the skills of massaging tots to develop closer understanding.

“It’s an area where interest is really growing,” says Shirley, 35, a deputy manager at Fulham’s Little People nursery in Lillie Road. “Not experience that many people know about it, but it’s something I’ve become interested in as I’ve for both baby and parent. It encourages an understanding of looking, seen it done.”

Now, building on her membership of the listening and responding to your baby’s Guild of Infant and Child Massage, Shirley coos, which is an early form of language development.” is training parents how to communicate Shirley’s general massage therapy with their babies via massage.

As well as having 11 years of experience training forms the basis for baby massage, but it isn’t just about rubbing your child up in childcare, for youngsters from birth to age eight, Shirley has gained a professional the right way.

She is convinced that massage can aid qualification in anatomy and physiology, and has focused her expertise on the correct the development of a baby’s identity as well as making a baby feel more confident way to get through to baby. and comfortable.

“I teach parents how to massage their “There has been much proven evidence babies; it’s something I suggest when that baby massage can enhance an infant’s parents ask for advice if babies have colic all-round growth and sleep,” she says. “The or are teething,” she says. first few weeks of life are a very sensitive Parents enrol and graduate on a period for a new-born as their sleep six-week course on baby massage techniques, with Shirley holding regular in- patterns change over time as the baby’s nervous system matures going in and out of house presentations on the subject at Little the conscious and unconscious states.”

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Massage can help babies’ routine, Unsurprisingly, baby massage has actually been around for centuries, although making them feel settled and secure and it is much more common in African, Indian letting them relax into a regular sleep pattern. and West Indian cultures than in the UK. “Massaging your baby can help to adapt A growing body of evidence suggests to new environments, as babies’ developing that baby massage can be of equal benefit spatial awareness of the world around them to babies and parents, even helping ease is ever changing and expanding,” she says. post-natal depression. The carefully Scientifically, oxytocin is a hormone structured massage strokes can be calming that stimulates contractions during and relaxing for giver and receiver, building the bond between parent and child. childbirth and triggers lactation, when milk is produced. But it is also a hormone “It’s an essential, natural form of produced during massage, which is why it connecting one to another, with parent and is sometimes known as the love touch. baby establishing a link that deepens and So baby massage can relieve pain, aid strengthens over time,” says Shirley, who improved sleep rhythms, assist physical lives in Ealing and has worked with the development and boost local authority there on baby muscle tone and strength. massage outreach projects.

Babies can graduate from “My role is to teach massage to toddler yoga – parents how to massage their either with parents, or in a babies, through demonstrating room with other children. the strokes on a lifelike It’s enough to make you demonstration doll,” she says. want to be young again.

“The parents follow my Baby massage l Shirley Henry, Little lead, which helps them to can enhance an People nursery, 250a Lillie interact with and massage infant’s all-round Road, Fulham, SW6 7PX. their own baby.

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DRAW: Aayah Jobril Aloa, 8, and Cooper Donoso Wigley, 3

The most important thing about art is having fun... and cre ating all the mess you can, reports Tim Harrison

l IT’S important to make a splash in the art world, and the youngsters at Peques, Fulham’s Anglo-Spanish nursery, did just that on a gloriously messy visit to Studio 106 in Dawes Road. When the art gallery invited them to express themselves at a Come and Be Inspired workshop, they needed no extra urging! The youthful creators were inspired by the artworks of 13 artists in a show entitled U-N-F-O-R-ES-E-E-N, featuring paintings, sculptures, and light boxes. l ANIMATION film-maker Mai Yoshida introduces students to 3D art at a Studio 106 Easter workshop. Mai is tutor of a five-day event to teach wannabe animators all about 2D and 3D cartoons. Interested? More details at: www. maiyoshida.com

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S R A E Y to M Can deaf youngsters really learn through tunes? Music House founder Emma Hutchinson tells Tim Harrison why the answer is a resounding â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;yesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

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Emma Hutchinson is convinced.

The founder and director of the Music House for Children in Shepherds Bush has devised the Music in Silence programme in which whistles, ukuleles, drums and cornets are used in weekly sessions to boost youngsters’ confidence and social skills.

“They respond to the sound of a trumpet or to a percussion instrument,” said Emma, who also believes the project can break down barriers for children from vulnerable or displaced families who don’t have English as a first language.

A pilot project run by Emma (herself partially deaf) at the Music House in Bush Hall, Uxbridge Road, convinced her that music can get through to profoundly deaf under-sixes and create ‘utterance’, the early sounds and noises which will ultimately stitch together into communication.

“It’s not about volume,” she stressed. “The aim is to show that music can help young deaf children to grow and become independent, make choices and have an opinion.”

The technique is to focus on musical storytelling, with Eric Carle’s book The Very Busy Spider proving particularly good as a movement-based tale for this.

“We take the story of a simple plot of a spider, and the children take ownership of the spider through music and movement,” said Emma, who has ordered a huge collection of instruments from fifes to glockenspiels.

She has been helped by the generosity of the Youth Music charity and support from Play Association Hammersmith & Fulham, with the longer-term hope being that the project could be adopted by other groups in the UK. “When I make a plink, plonk sound on a chime bar, it breaks the story up,” said Emma, who uses ‘anchor words’ to get the main

message across ‘while all the other little words are filled in around them later’.

With all the children (and Emma reckons it works for up to 15 at a time) in a circle, the spider ‘walks around’, moving musically through the space.

The children’s games involve learning how to take turns, moving around with different instruments and encouraging responses.

Even tiny tots can make noises, or take part in little breathing games, like pretending to blow up balloons.

“Underpinning it all is parental engagement,” said Emma, who admitted one of the biggest obstacles to overcome was the fact that some parents remain in a state of denial that their children are deaf. “Music should be the starting point from which all aspects of early childhood learning should be built…

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Music should be the starting point from which all aspects of early childhood learning should be built and not just for deaf children,” she added.

The Music in Silence programme is being fed into the weekly meetings of the Little Crickets deaf club, run by Chrissie Tate at the Randolph Beresford centre in Australia Road, White City, and the Cathnor Park children’s centre in Melina Road, Shepherds Bush.

Many of the young club members wear cochlear implants (sometimes known as bionic ears), the surgically fitted electronic devices that provide a sense of sound to profoundly deaf people.

Emma’s Music in Silence programme differs from existing music therapy ventures, which tend to be one-on-one and are often hampered by an expectation of making speedy progress.

“I have a lot of time for music therapy, but these children need time to develop,” she said. “This more rounded approach is about improving confidence. The lovely thing about the project is seeing the children observe and engage.”

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Young members of the Children’s Parliament took to the podium at the town hall last week to talk about environmental issues.

It marked the culmination of three months of work by 10 Hammersmith & Fulham primary schools in a borough-wide event organised by H&F’s Urban Studies Centre (USC) at the

The Children's Parliament focuses on the environment.

Tim Harrison listens in Lilla Huset, Talgarth Road, Hammersmith.

The young speakers – all 10 and 11year-olds from Year 6 classes – had been working on different projects with an environmental slant since January, meeting experts, going on site visits and undertaking detailed research.

Topics ranged from recycling and the 2012 Olympics to river wildlife and the proposed regeneration of Shepherds Bush Market.

Groups of eight from each school gave presentations, and fielded questions from other pupils, before prizes were awarded by a judging panel chaired by Cllr Helen Binmore, cabinet member for children’s services.

Also on the panel were Jan Parnell, head of school improvement in H&F, and USC trustees Alwyn Simpson and Hilda McCafferty.

Cllr Binmore said afterwards: “All of the judges greatly enjoyed the morning.

The standard of presentations was particularly high this year.”

Moya O’Hara, director

of the H&F USC, added: “The event gave children the opportunity to have their say on issues that affect them, both locally and globally, and to present their own ideas and solutions to an interested audience.”

Avonmore Primary won the research award, Larmenier and Sacred Heart the presentation award and Sulivan Primary the environmental action award.

The children’s award, voted for by the youngsters, went to Pope John school for their work on Fairtrade food.

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POPE JOHN: Above, Maya Rossi, Gloria Carlitos, Tommy Ahadzi, D’Shane Moise, Valentina Balanta-Nieva, Tsehaitu Alazar, Patrick Ethapemi and David Campana AVONMORE: Right, Melissa Shahidi, Brendon Ferra, Arian Saidy, Joshua Kelly, Aya Roomi, Bayarjakhlan Tserenmyagmar, Lily Armstrong and Sarah Nehme

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Written by Buzz young reporters Connie Campbell (16), Josie Durley (16), and Aisha Bashir (15)

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i there! We are members of the H&F Borough Youth Forum (BYF), which is a group of young people aged 13-19 who represent the voices of young people to local decision makers.

We develop different ways of finding out the views, concerns and ideas of young people in the borough (including interviews and questionnaires, making DVDs and using Facebook), and we work with a range of youth projects and services to ensure that we are listening to ALL young people, including those not in school or college and young people with disabilities.

We also work to make services in H&F ‘youngperson friendly’.

There are regular meetings every Thursday at Hammersmith Town Hall to discuss upcoming events. We also support the Member and Deputy Member of Youth Parliament so that young people in H&F are represented on a national level.

Shahrukh Husain (14, from Fulham) says: “Being part of BYF has led to certificates and accreditations, which are great to show at college interviews.

“It is also nice to have your say and talk to decision makers about problems that affect us, because it makes you feel important.

“You also get the chance to develop new skills, which are important in later life. More importantly the forum is not only about meetings – you also get to go on trips, which is all great fun.”

As you may know, the three councils of Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea and the City of Westminster have recently started working more closely together and boroughs have

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combined some of their services including children’s services.

There is a tri-borough director of children’s services, and last summer saw the first tri-borough publication, Summer in the City, which listed hundreds of events and activities happening in July and August for children and young people from across the three boroughs. Summer in the City 2012 is due to be launched in June.

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Because of this, members of the three youth forums all got together and have decided to organise an event for young people from the three boroughs, to influence the decisions made regarding services they receive and to find out about all the

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opportunities available.

The Big Shout 2012 will be held at Chelsea FC’s ground, Stamford Bridge, on Saturday, June 23, and 300 young people will be invited from across the three boroughs.

Different workshops will be taking place throughout the day where YOU can give your views on lots of issues, including how to improve communication between the police and young people, and how services such as sexual and mental health services are delivered and promoted.

There will be lots of stands with information on services that are out there for you, and activities that you can get involved in. There is also information on volunteering and advice on how to make your CV stand out.

No event is complete without entertainment. So we have some key performers in store for you, including local young talent, and we’re hoping that there may even be a celebrity or two!

There will be a prize draw with some ace prizes. We asked local businesses to donate and Sainsbury’s in Fulham Broadway (pictured far left) generously gave £300. This money came from Sainsbury’s Community Grant scheme, which is funded by sales of bags for life, which helps local charitable groups.

The Big Shout is bringing young people together this summer so watch out for more details! l If you are interested in getting involved in Borough Youth Forum, in performing at the Big Shout or coming to the event, email youth_ involvement@lbhf.gov.uk, call or text 07827 357941, or contact us on Facebook at: www.lbhf.gov.uk/ youthinvolvedfacebook

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OWERING the voting age to 16 proved to be one of the hot topics as candidates put their cases forward to say what they would push for if chosen as the young voice of the borough.

The six Member of Youth Parliament (MYP) hopefuls gathered at Hammersmith Town Hall on February 20 to debate the issues, and after nearly 4,000 votes from Hammersmith & Fulham schools, colleges, youth projects and services had been counted, a winner emerged.

Fifteen-year-old Fred Gill from Wood Lane will represent the borough, with his deputy selected as Tara Lawal, 14, from Shepherds Bush, a student at Phoenix High School.

Burlington Danes pupil Fred picked up 1,251 of the 3,877 votes cast – an overall total up by 1,000 from last year. But Fred wants ‘even more people interested and involved in the Youth Parliament next year’ and will work hard to make sure this is the case.

He also highlighted the importance of the sense of community in the borough and wants more people to take part in similar events.

Tara described the elections as ‘wow’ and the result as ‘shocking’. She really wasn’t expecting to be elected but thanked all those that voted for her and promised to work hard to represent their views.

All six candidates, members of the Borough Youth Forum, worked hard

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all year to be elected. They developed a manifesto (a statement of why they wanted to be elected and the issues they would like to campaign on), visited youth centres and youth groups throughout H&F and canvassed for votes on Facebook.

The manifestos described issues concerning local youth and young people nationally, and possible solutions for them. One of subjects highlighted was the ‘misrepresentation’ of youth by the media. Fourteenyear-old Shahrukh Husain from Fulham campaigned against ‘media’s negative portrayal of youth’. Another hip topic included the controversial lowering of the voting age to 16, which was supported by a majority of the young people.

The candidates also unanimously believe that youth should be listened to more by politicians.

Nada Aisha commented: “Young people should always be heard about ALL issues which concern them us as citizens of this country, particularly those that directly impact upon us, such as education.”

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Frances Stainton read out the results on the night and later commented on the enthusiasm and commitment of the young people and said they they were a real credit to the borough.

Other guests included Cllr Helen Binmore (cabinet member for children’s services), headteachers of local schools, and friends and family of the candidates.

Cllr Binmore made a speech that emphasised on how ‘vitally important’ representation of youth at both local and national levels is.

The event was organised

by Borough Youth Forum and was supported by the Events 4 Youth Team. E4Y is a youth volunteer team based at Hammersmith & Fulham Volunteer Centre which organises, promotes and runs local events for young people in H&F. Votes were cast between January 30-February 17.

welcome: (From top) Julia Simons talks to the guests, watched by mayor Cllr Frances Stainton; Yasmine Manshadi talks about the Borough Youth Forum; Josephine Onwubiko, Darnell Christie, Hanan Faisal and Aziza Bakhtiari

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MUM'S THE WORD Emily Simmons, medical student, of Becklow Road l I’m asking the children if their doctor is a man or a woman (next year female GPs will outnumber male GPs for the first time), and I’m asking the Year 1 children what they feel are the qualities that are important to being a doctor, such as kindness, knowledge of anatomy (which entails singing the song Dem Bones!) and hand-washing.

I’ve brought a stethoscope along.

Santa Raymond, architect, of Jeddo Road

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l STRUMMING away at her ukulele, 11-year-old Tallulah Guard wowed judges at Wendell Park School at the annual talent-spotting W Factor competition with a song medley. Tallulah was declared overall winner by a judging panel which included songwriters David Ogilvy and Egg White, who has written for Adele and Will Young. Magician Olivia Gregson, 8, came second with a selection of tricks, while Shanishus Scott-Boyd and Jason Williams, both 11, were third, cheered on by a full house as they sang a duet version of Beyonce’s Halo. Amy Howe, 6, won the youngest performer prize with Abba’s Mamma Mia. TH

l I’m asking what an architect is, and I’ve brought in some technical drawings. Last June I took some children to a building site (complete with hard hats and hi-vis jackets for them to wear).

Primary pupils are much more open to ideas than secondary school pupils, and this is about inspiring their futures. It crosses the gender thing; girls can be plumbers as well!

Summerly Devito, online retailer, of Wendell Road l I’m general manager of an online marketplace – www.notonthe highstreet.com – which was set up by Holly Tucker and Sophie Cornish in 2006 for designers who work from home (97 per cent of the 2,000 businesses are women). I’m talking to Year 5 pupils about the businesses and about female entrepreneurs from Anita Roddick to JK Rowling and Delia Smith.

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u It’s never too early to start thinking about careers, or sharing our working experiences, reports Tim Harrison

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HAT is an architect, how do you become a lawyer, how do you launch an online business, what are the pluses and minuses of being a musician?

The answers came from the experts on International Women’s Day as a dozen working mums gave the young pupils at Wendell Park primary some early food for thought on future careers.

The school in Cobbold Road, Shepherds Bush, ran a full day of activities, starting with morning assembly, featuring an inspirational talk on women inventors and achievers, followed by international cookery demonstrations.

Co-ordinated by mum and artist Jemima Burrill and introduced by headteacher Sheila Mears, the career women explained their jobs to pupils, and underlined the opportunities available to women.

“Don’t worry,” Mrs Mears assured all the boys in the hall. “We’re having a dads’ day later in the year!”

Jemima, of Becklow Road, explained: “Girls need encouragement to see what women do today, how their manage their lives.

“The aim is to let them listen to our experiences, and be encouraged by a wide range of life choices.”

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She added that she felt there were just not enough female role models.

“Why are there two male presenters on Masterchef?” she asked. “We’re mothers at the school, so we also do other things too. The aim of the day has been to get 14 mothers from different backgrounds and different professions to talk with a class about their experience of being a woman, where they are today, and how they got there.”

The afternoon’s talks to classes followed another general assembly at Wendell Park primary with virtuoso viola player Sarah Sarhandi playing the children a piece she composed in Pakistan last year, for a film which was shot in Karachi, inspired by the traffic and sounds of the bustling city.

“We are celebrating woman as mothers, as workers and as people participating in life,” added Jemima.

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STREET DANCE CLUB

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STREET DANCE TASTER

Come and learn new dance styles and moves from talented choreographers and dance professionals.

Learning an instrument can take a lifetime but this 2 hour workshop will give you the basics to make beats with your voice. No drum kit required.

Monday 2 April 2.00-4.00pm Age: 11-19

A taste of STREETDANCE to give you the confidence to try new moves and grooves!

Lyric Hammersmith, Lyric Square, W6 0QL 020 8741 6869 hollie.evans@lyric.co.uk

SING!

Monday 2 April 4.00-6.00pm Age: 11-19

Enjoy singing in the shower, into the hairbrush or singing along with your favourite artist?

Perhaps it’s time to showcase your talent and hone your skills.

Lyric Hammersmith, Lyric Square, W6 0QL 020 8741 6869 hollie.evans@lyric.co.uk

BREAKDANCING Date: Tuesday 3 April 2.00-4.00pm Age: 11-19

Calling all B-boys and B-girls………..It’s time to DANCE! Lyric Hammersmith, Lyric Square, W6 0QL 020 8741 6869 hollie.evans@lyric.co.uk

DJING

Date: Tuesday 3 April 4.00-6.00pm Age: 13-19

Calling all budding DJs! Come and learn how to use your turntable as an instrument!

Lyric Hammersmith, Lyric Square, W6 0QL 020 8741 6869 hollie.evans@lyric.co.uk

Tuesday 3 April and Tuesday 10 April 3.30-5.00pm Age: 11-19

Fatima Centre, Commonwealth Avenue, White City W12 7QR 0845 009 0933

JAZZ DANCE!

Wednesday 4 April 2.00-4.00pm Age: 11-19

A taste of JAZZ DANCE and the opportunity to learn some moves of your own!

Lyric Hammersmith, Lyric Square, W6 0QL 020 8741 6869 hollie.evans@lyric.co.uk

MUSIC PRODUCTION Wednesday 4 April 4.00-6.00pm Age: 13-19

Learn how to produce great music and what to do with your skills afterwards!

Lyric Hammersmith, Lyric Square, W6 0QL 020 8741 6869 hollie.evans@lyric.co.uk

MODERN DANCE! Thursday 5 April 2.00-4.00pm Age: 11-19

Come and explore MODERN DANCE technique and try it for yourself!

Lyric Hammersmith, Lyric Square, W6 0QL 020 8741 6869 hollie.evans@lyric.co.uk

Thursday 5 April 4.00-6.00pm Age: 13-19

Lyric Hammersmith, Lyric Square, W6 0QL 020 8741 6869 hollie.evans@lyric.co.uk

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! Monday 2 to Thursday 5 April 11.00am-1.00pm Age: 13-19

In just four days at the Lyric you can practise your skills from audition techniques to acting for camera....developing scenes on days one and two, on days three and four you will film and watch back!

Lyric Hammersmith, Lyric Square, W6 0QL 020 8741 6869 hollie.evans@lyric.co.uk

STREET DANCE ACADEMY Monday 2 to Thursday 5 April 12.00-2.00pm Age: 11-19

Learn to lock, pop, hop, bop, whack and tap with leading choreographers and dance professionals - and produce your own routine to showcase at the end of the week!

Venue: Burlington Danes Academy, Wood Lane, W12 0HR 0845 009 0933

STREET CHEER Thursday 5 April 5.00-6.00pm Age: 11-19

Have you ever tried the street form of cheerleading? Come and learn routines and stunts to impress your friends!

Masbro Centre, 87 Masbro Road, W14 0LR 0845 009 0933

STREET CHEER Thursday 12 April 6.00-7.00pm Age: 11-19

Have you ever tried the street form of cheerleading? Come and learn routines and stunts to impress your friends!

Masbro Centre, 87 Masbro Road, W14 0LR 0845 009 0933

MUSICAL BOOT CAMP COMEDY Tuesday 10 to Friday 13 April 11.00am-1.30pm Age: 13-19

Work with a musical director and choreographer who will take you through your paces to put together an ICONIC musical number……ALL singing, ALL dancing!

Lyric Hammersmith, Lyric Square, W6 0QL 020 8741 6869 hollie.evans@lyric.co.uk

STAGE MAKE UP Wednesday 11 April 3.00-5.00pm Age: 13-19

You’re playing an old person, a zombie, a wounded soldier - it’s important to know how to make it look as realistic as possible. Come and learn how the theatre professionals create these looks for stage.

Lyric Hammersmith, Lyric Square, W6 0QL 020 8741 6869 hollie.evans@lyric.co.uk

SPOKEN WORD Thursday 12 April 3.00-5.00pm Age: 11-19

From poetry to MC-ing, this taster will give you the tools to begin creating your own unique style…rock the mike!

Lyric Hammersmith, Lyric Square, W6 0QL 020 8741 6869 hollie.evans@lyric.co.uk

Friday 13 April 3.00-5.00pm Age: 13-19

Comic acting is becoming increasingly popular so get in the know of what it takes...

Lyric Hammersmith, Lyric Square, W6 0QL 020 8741 6869 hollie.evans@lyric.co.uk

ART AND FASHION EXPLORE THE ARTS

Monday 2, Tuesday 3, Wednesday 4, Thursday 5 April and Tuesday 10 April 11.00am-1.30pm at White City Youth Club or 3.30-6.00pm at Brunswick Youth Club Age: 13-19

A range of taster sessions where you can develop your skills and appreciation of visual arts, explore your creativity in sketching, drawing and spray art on canvas/portraits/collages, and gain accreditation.

Feel free to attend any or all of the ten sessions taking place across two locations.

White City Youth Club, Fatima Centre, Commonwealth Avenue, W12 7QR or Brunswick Youth Club, 34 Haldane Rd, Fulham SW6 7EU 020 8938 8017 or 020 7938 8033

PASSION FOR FASHION

Tuesday 10, 11, 12, 13 April 11.00am-1.30pm Old Oak Community Centre, 76 Braybrook Street, W12 7DB or 3.30-6.00pm Masbro Centre, 87 Masbro Road, Hammersmith W14 OLR Age: 13-19

Have you got a Passion for Fashion, or want to learn more about Fashion? Come and explore your creativity as a budding fashion designer!

Feel free to attend any or all of the eight sessions taking place across two locations.

020 7938 8017 or 020 7352 3711

GRAFFITI

Tuesday 10 April 3.00-5.00pm Age: 11-19

This one off taster will give you an introduction to the street style of graffiti art…

Lyric Hammersmith, Lyric Square, W6 0QL 020 8741 6869 hollie.evans@ lyric.co.uk

MASBRO YOUTH PROJECT 6.00-9.00pm 87 Masbro Road, W14 0LR BRUNSWICK CLUB 6.30-9.30pm 34 Haldane Road SW6 7EU

MULTI-SPORTS SAFE PROJECT CHALLENGES 11.00am-3.00pm Henry Compton School 10.00am-3.00pm Phoenix High School STREET ACADEMY LIGHTS,DANCE CAMERA, ACTION! 12.00-2.00pm Burlington Danes Academy 11.00am-1.00pm Lyric Hammersmith YOUTH COMMISSIONER TRAINING EXPLORE THE ARTS 12.30-4.00pm Hammersmith Town Club Hall 11.00am-1.30pm White City Youth BREAKDANCING MULTI-SPORTS CHALLENGES 2.00-4.00pm Lyric Henry Hammersmith 11.00am-3.00pm Compton School STREET STREET DANCE DANCE CLUB ACADEMY 3.30-5.00pm CentreDanes Academy 12.00-2.00pmFatima Burlington EXPLORE THE ARTS YOUTH COMMISSIONER TRAINING 3.30-6.00pm YouthTown Club Hall 12.30-4.00pmBrunswick Hammersmith DJ-ING BREAKDANCING 4.00-6.00pm 2.00-4.00pm Lyric Lyric Hammersmith Hammersmith BASKETBALL CAMP STREET DANCE CLUB 4.00-6.00pm College 3.30-5.00pm EH&WL Fatima Centre OVER 14s THE FOOTBALL EXPLORE ARTS CLUB 5.00-7.00pm Oak Community 3.30-6.00pm Old Brunswick Youth ClubCentre SANDS DJ-ING END YOUTH PROJECT 6.30-9.30pm - William Parnell Park 4.00-6.00pm Playground Lyric Hammersmith SULGRAVE YOUTH BASKETBALL CAMPPROJECT 6.30-9.30pm Goldhawk 4.00-6.00pm 287 EH&WL CollegeRoad, W12 8EU WHITE CITY YOUTH @CLUB FATIMA CENTRE OVER 14s FOOTBALL 6.30-9.30pm Ave,Centre W12 7QR 5.00-7.00pm Commonwealth Old Oak Community OLD OAK YOUTH PROJECT SANDS END YOUTH PROJECT 6.30-9.30pm Braybrook- William Street, W12 7PH 6.30-9.30pm 76 Playground Parnell Park

MULTI-SPORTS SAFE PROJECT CHALLENGES 11.00am-3.00pm Henry Compton School 10.00am-3.00pm Phoenix High School STREET ACADEMY LIGHTS,DANCE CAMERA, ACTION! 12.00-2.00pm Burlington Danes Academy 11.00am-1.00pm Lyric Hammersmith TENNIS EXPLORE THE ARTS 2.00-4.00pm Bishops ParkCity Tennis Centre 11.00am-1.30pm White Youth Club STREET DANCE CHALLENGES TASTER MULTI-SPORTS 2.00-4.00pm Lyric Henry Hammersmith 11.00am-3.00pm Compton School EXPLORE THE ARTS STREET DANCE ACADEMY 3.30-6.00pm Club 12.00-2.00pmBrunswick BurlingtonYouth Danes Academy SING! TENNIS 4.00-6.00pm Hammersmith 2.00-4.00pm Lyric Bishops Park Tennis Centre MASBRO YOUTHTASTER PROJECT STREET DANCE 5.00-8.00pm Masbro Road, W14 0LR 2.00-4.00pm 87 Lyric Hammersmith BOXING EXPLORE THE ARTS 6.00-7.00pm Oak Community 3.30-6.00pm Old Brunswick Youth ClubCentre COLLEGE PARK YOUTH PROJECT SING! 7.00-10.00pm City Hammersmith Mission 4.00-6.00pm Lyric

MASBRO YOUTH PROJECT 5.00-8.00pm 87 Masbro Road, W14 0LR BOXING 6.00-7.00pm Old Oak Community Centre COLLEGE PARK YOUTH PROJECT 7.00-10.00pm City Mission

OLD OAK YOUTH PROJECT 6.30-9.30pm 76 Braybrook Street, W12 7PH

WHITE CITY YOUTH @ FATIMA CENTRE 6.30-9.30pm Commonwealth Ave, W12 7QR

WHITE CITY YOUTH @ FATIMA CENTRE 6.30-9.30pm Commonwealth Ave, W12 7QR

SANDS END YOUTH PROJECT 6.30-9.30pm Playground - William Parnell Park

(NOTE: SULGRAVE YOUTH PROJECT also on Saturday 6.30-9.30pm)

SULGRAVE YOUTH PROJECT 6.30-9.30pm 287 Goldhawk Road, W12 8EU

WHITE CITY YOUTH @ FATIMA CENTRE 6.30-9.30pm Commonwealth Ave, W12 7QR

BRUNSWICK CLUB 6.30-9.30pm 34 Haldane Road SW6 7EU

MASBRO YOUTH PROJECT 6.00-9.00pm 87 Masbro Road, W14 0LR

PASSION FOR FASHION HAFAD PROGRAMME 11.00am-1.30pm Oak Youth Club (for young disabledOld people) 9.30am-4.30pm MULTI-SPORTS SAFE PROJECT CHALLENGES 12.00-4.00pm Burlington Academy 10.00am-3.00pm Phoenix Danes High School SPOKEN WORD MUSICAL BOOT CAMP 3.00-5.00pm Lyric Lyric Hammersmith 11.00am-1.30pm Hammersmith PASSION FOR FASHION PASSION FOR FASHION 3.30-6pm Masbro Old Centre 11.00am-1.30pm Oak Youth Club STREET CHEER MULTI-SPORTS CHALLENGES 6.00-7.00pm Centre 12.00-4.00pmMasbro Burlington Danes Academy BRUNSWICK CLUB SPOKEN WORD 6.30-9.30pm Haldane Road SW6 7EU 3.00-5.00pm 34 Lyric Hammersmith SANDS END YOUTH PROJECT PASSION FOR FASHION 6.30-9.30pm Playground 3.30-6pm Masbro Centre - William Parnell Park WHITE YOUTH @ FATIMA CENTRE STREETCITY CHEER 6.30-9.30pm 6.00-7.00pm Commonwealth Masbro Centre Ave, W12 7QR SULGRAVE YOUTH BRUNSWICK CLUB PROJECT 6.30-9.30pm Goldhawk Road, 6.30-9.30pm 287 34 Haldane Road SW6W12 7EU8EU (NOTE: SULGRAVE YOUTH PROJECT SANDS YOUTH PROJECT also on END Saturday 6.30-9.30pm) 6.30-9.30pm Playground - William Parnell Park

PASSION FOR FASHION HAFAD PROGRAMME 11.00am-1.30pm Oak Youth Club (for young disabledOld people) 9.30am-4.30pm MULTI-SPORTS SAFE PROJECT CHALLENGES 12.00-4.00pm Burlington Academy 10.00am-3.00pm Phoenix Danes High School I-KAYAK MUSICAL BOOT CAMP 1.00-3.00pm Furnivall Club 11.00am-1.30pm LyricSculling Hammersmith TRAMPOLINING PASSION FOR FASHION 3.00-4.00pm Phoenix SchoolClub 11.00am-1.30pm Old High Oak Youth STAGE MAKE UP MULTI-SPORTS CHALLENGES 3.00-5.00pm Hammersmith 12.00-4.00pmLyric Burlington Danes Academy PASSION FOR FASHION I-KAYAK 3.30-6.00pm 1.00-3.00pm Masbro FurnivallCentre Sculling Club MASBRO YOUTH PROJECT TRAMPOLINING 6.00-9.00pm Masbro Road, W14 0LR 3.00-4.00pm 87 Phoenix High School BRUNSWICK CLUB STAGE MAKE UP 6.30-9.30pm Haldane Road SW6 7EU 3.00-5.00pm 34 Lyric Hammersmith WHITE CITY YOUTH @ FATIMA CENTRE PASSION FOR FASHION 6.30-9.30pm 3.30-6.00pm Commonwealth Masbro Centre Ave, W12 7QR

THURSDAY 12 APRIL

MUSICAL BOOT CAMP 11.00am-1.30pm Lyric Hammersmith

SAFE PROJECT 10.00am-3.00pm Phoenix High School

6.30-9.30pm Commonwealth Ave, W12 7QR HAFAD PROGRAMME (for young disabled people) 9.30am-4.30pm

WHITE CITY YOUTH@FATIMA CENTRE THURSDAY 12 APRIL

BASKETBALL CAMP TRAMPOLINING 4.00-6.00pm 3.00-4.00pm EH&WL PhoenixCollege High School

MUSIC PRODUCTION JAZZ DANCE 4.00-6.00pm 2.00-4.00pm Lyric Lyric Hammersmith Hammersmith

EXPLORE I-KAYAK THE ARTS 3.30-6.00pm Youth Club 1.00-3.00pm Brunswick Furnivall Sculling Club

TRAMPOLINING STREET DANCE ACADEMY 3.00-4.00pm HighDanes SchoolAcademy 12.00-2.00pmPhoenix Burlington

JAZZ DANCE CHALLENGES MULTI-SPORTS 2.00-4.00pm Lyric Henry Hammersmith 11.00am-3.00pm Compton School

I-KAYAK EXPLORE THE ARTS 1.00-3.00pm Furnivall Sculling ClubClub 11.00am-1.30pm White City Youth

STREET ACADEMY LIGHTS,DANCE CAMERA, ACTION! 12.00-2.00pm Burlington Danes Academy 11.00am-1.00pm Lyric Hammersmith

MULTI-SPORTS SAFE PROJECT CHALLENGES 11.00am-3.00pm Henry Compton School 10.00am-3.00pm Phoenix High School

EXPLORE THE ARTS HAFAD PROGRAMME 11.00am-1.30pm City9.30am-4.30pm Youth Club (for young disabledWhite people)

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! 11.00am-1.00pm Lyric4Hammersmith WEDNESDAY APRIL

SAFE PROJECT 10.00am-3.00pm Phoenix High School

PASSION FOR FASHION HAFAD PROGRAMME 11.00am-1.30pm Oak Youth Club (for young disabledOld people) 9.30am-4.30pm MULTI-SPORTS SAFE PROJECT CHALLENGES 12.00-4.00pm Burlington Academy 10.00am-3.00pm Phoenix Danes High School GRAFFITI MUSICAL BOOT CAMP 3.00-5.00pm Lyric Lyric Hammersmith 11.00am-1.30pm Hammersmith STREET DANCE CLUB PASSION FOR FASHION 3.30-5.00pm Fatima 11.00am-1.30pm OldCentre Oak Youth Club PASSION FOR FASHION MULTI-SPORTS CHALLENGES 3.30-6.00pm Centre 12.00-4.00pmMasbro Burlington Danes Academy OVER 14s FOOTBALL CLUB GRAFFITI 5.00-7.00pm Community Centre 3.00-5.00pm Old LyricOak Hammersmith BOXING STREET DANCE CLUB 6.00-7.00pm OakCentre community Centre 3.30-5.00pm Old Fatima SULGRAVE YOUTH PROJECT PASSION FOR FASHION 6.30-9.30pm Goldhawk 3.30-6.00pm 287 Masbro Centre Road, W12 8EU SANDS END YOUTH PROJECT OVER 14s FOOTBALL CLUB 6.30-9.30pm - William Centre Parnell Park 5.00-7.00pm Playground Old Oak Community WHITE CITY YOUTH @ FATIMA CENTRE BOXING Commonwealth Ave, W12 7QR 6.30-9.30pm 6.00-7.00pm Old Oak community Centre OLD OAK YOUTH PROJECT SULGRAVE76 YOUTH PROJECT 6.30-9.30pm Braybrook Street, W12 7PH 6.30-9.30pm 287 Goldhawk Road, W12 8EU

TUESDAY 10 APRIL

MUSICAL BOOT CAMP 11.00am-1.30pm Lyric Hammersmith

SAFE PROJECT 10.00am-3.00pm Phoenix High School

HAFAD PROGRAMME (for young disabled people) 9.30am-4.30pm

WEDNESDAY 11 APRIL

WHITE CITY YOUTH@FATIMA CENTRE BASKETBALL CAMP 6.30-9.30pm 4.00-6.00pm Commonwealth EH&WL College Ave, W12 7QR

EXPLORE THE ARTS HAFAD PROGRAMME 11.00am-1.30pm City9.30am-4.30pm Youth Club (for young disabledWhite people)

EXPLORE THE ARTS HAFAD PROGRAMME 11.00am-1.30pm City9.30am-4.30pm Youth Club (for young disabledWhite people)

SULGRAVE YOUTH WEDNESDAY 11PROJECT APRIL 6.30-9.30pm 287 Goldhawk Road, W12 8EU HAFAD PROGRAMME (for youngCITY disabled people)@9.30am-4.30pm WHITE YOUTH FATIMA CENTRE 6.30-9.30pm Commonwealth Ave, W12 7QR SAFE PROJECT 10.00am-3.00pm Phoenix High School OLD OAK YOUTH PROJECT 6.30-9.30pm 76 Braybrook Street, W12 7PH MUSICAL BOOT CAMP 11.00am-1.30pm Lyric Hammersmith

BRUNSWICK CLUB MUSIC PRODUCTION 6.30-9.30pm Road SW6 7EU 4.00-6.00pm 34 LyricHaldane Hammersmith

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! 11.00am-1.00pm Hammersmith TUESDAY 3Lyric APRIL

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! 11.00am-1.00pm Hammersmith MONDAY 2 Lyric APRIL

TUESDAY 10 APRIL

MASBRO PROJECT EXPLORE YOUTH THE ARTS 6.00-9.00pm MasbroYouth Road,Club W14 0LR 3.30-6.00pm 87 Brunswick

SAFE PROJECT 10.00am-3.00pm Phoenix High School

SAFE PROJECT 10.00am-3.00pm Phoenix High School

WEDNESDAY 4 APRIL

HAFAD PROGRAMME (for young disabled people) 9.30am-4.30pm

HAFAD PROGRAMME (for young disabled people) 9.30am-4.30pm

TUESDAY 3 APRIL HAFAD PROGRAMME (for young disabled people) 9.30am-4.30pm

MONDAY 2 APRIL

THURSDAY 5 APRIL

FRIDAY 13 APRIL

OLD OAK YOUTH PROJECT 7.00-10.00pm 76 Braybrook Street, W12 7PH

SANDS END YOUTH PROJECT 6.30-9.30pm Playground - William Parnell Park

BRUNSWICK CLUB 6.30-9.30pm 34 Haldane Road SW6 7EU

PASSION FOR FASHION HAFAD PROGRAMME 11.00am-1.30pm Oak Youth Club (for young disabledOld people) 9.30am-4.30pm MULTI-SPORTS SAFE PROJECT CHALLENGES 12.00-4.00pm Burlington Academy 10.00am-3.00pm Phoenix Danes High School FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT MUSICAL BOOT CAMP 12.00-5.00pm Linford Stadium 11.00am-1.30pm LyricChristie Hammersmith TENNIS PASSION FOR FASHION 2.00-4.00pm Bishops Centre 11.00am-1.30pm Old Park Oak Tennis Youth Club COMEDY MULTI-SPORTS CHALLENGES 3.00-5.00pm Hammersmith 12.00-4.00pmLyric Burlington Danes Academy PASSION FOR FASHION FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT 3.30-6.00pm 12.00-5.00pmMasbro LinfordCentre Christie Stadium MASBRO YOUTH PROJECT TENNIS 6.00-9.00pm Masbro W14 0LR 2.00-4.00pm 87 Bishops ParkRoad, Tennis Centre BRUNSWICK CLUB COMEDY 6.30-9.30pm Road SW6 7EU 3.00-5.00pm 34 LyricHaldane Hammersmith SANDS END PROJECT PASSION FORYOUTH FASHION 6.30-9.30pm - William Parnell Park 3.30-6.00pm Playground Masbro Centre OLD OAK YOUTH PROJECT MASBRO YOUTH PROJECT 7.00-10.00pm 76 Braybrook Street, W12 7PH 6.00-9.00pm 87 Masbro Road, W14 0LR

MUSICAL BOOT CAMP 11.00am-1.30pm Lyric Hammersmith

6.30-9.30pm 287 Goldhawk Road, W12 8EU HAFAD PROGRAMME (for youngSULGRAVE disabled people) 9.30am-4.30pm (NOTE: YOUTH PROJECT also on Saturday 6.30-9.30pm) SAFE PROJECT 10.00am-3.00pm Phoenix High School

SULGRAVE13 YOUTH PROJECT FRIDAY APRIL

WHITE CITY YOUTH @ FATIMA CENTRE 6.30-9.30pm Commonwealth Ave, W12 7QR

(NOTE: PROJECT SANDS SULGRAVE END YOUTHYOUTH PROJECT also on Saturday 6.30-9.30pm Playground6.30-9.30pm) - William Parnell Park

SULGRAVE YOUTH BRUNSWICK CLUB PROJECT 6.30-9.30pm Goldhawk Road, 6.30-9.30pm 287 34 Haldane Road SW6W12 7EU8EU

WHITE YOUTH @ FATIMA CENTRE STREETCITY CHEER 6.30-9.30pm 5.00-6.00pm Commonwealth Masbro Centre Ave, W12 7QR

SANDS END YOUTH BASKETBALL CAMP PROJECT 6.30-9.30pm - William Parnell Park 4.00-6.00pm Playground EH&WL College

BRUNSWICK BEAT BOXINGCLUB 6.30-9.30pm Road SW6 7EU 4.00-6.00pm 34 LyricHaldane Hammersmith

STREET CHEER EXPLORE THE ARTS 5.00-6.00pm Centre 3.30-6.00pm Masbro Brunswick Youth Club

BASKETBALL CAMP MODERN DANCE 4.00-6.00pm College 2.00-4.00pm EH&WL Lyric Hammersmith

BEAT BOXING STREET DANCE ACADEMY 4.00-6.00pm Hammersmith 12.00-2.00pmLyric Burlington Danes Academy

EXPLORE THE ARTS MULTI-SPORTS CHALLENGES 3.30-6.00pm Brunswick ClubSchool 11.00am-3.00pm Henry Youth Compton

MODERN DANCE EXPLORE THE ARTS 2.00-4.00pm Lyric White Hammersmith 11.00am-1.30pm City Youth Club

STREET ACADEMY LIGHTS, DANCE CAMERA, ACTION! 12.00-2.00pm Burlington Danes Academy 11.00am-1.00pm Lyric Hammersmith

MULTI-SPORTS SAFE PROJECT CHALLENGES 11.00am-3.00pm Henry Compton School 10.00am-3.00pm Phoenix High School

EXPLORE THE ARTS HAFAD PROGRAMME 11.00am-1.30pm City9.30am-4.30pm Youth Club (for young disabledWhite people)

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! 11.00am-1.00pm Hammersmith THURSDAY Lyric 5 APRIL

SAFE PROJECT 10.00am-3.00pm Phoenix High School

HAFAD PROGRAMME (for young disabled people) 9.30am-4.30pm

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MASBRO YOUTH PROJECT 6.00-9.00pm 87 Masbro Road, W14 0LR BRUNSWICK CLUB 6.30-9.30pm 34 Haldane Road SW6 7EU

MULTI-SPORTS SAFE PROJECT CHALLENGES 11.00am-3.00pm Henry Compton School 10.00am-3.00pm Phoenix High School STREET ACADEMY LIGHTS,DANCE CAMERA, ACTION! 12.00-2.00pm Burlington Danes Academy 11.00am-1.00pm Lyric Hammersmith YOUTH COMMISSIONER TRAINING EXPLORE THE ARTS 12.30-4.00pm Hammersmith Town Club Hall 11.00am-1.30pm White City Youth BREAKDANCING MULTI-SPORTS CHALLENGES 2.00-4.00pm Lyric Henry Hammersmith 11.00am-3.00pm Compton School STREET STREET DANCE DANCE CLUB ACADEMY 3.30-5.00pm CentreDanes Academy 12.00-2.00pmFatima Burlington EXPLORE THE ARTS YOUTH COMMISSIONER TRAINING 3.30-6.00pm YouthTown Club Hall 12.30-4.00pmBrunswick Hammersmith DJ-ING BREAKDANCING 4.00-6.00pm 2.00-4.00pm Lyric Lyric Hammersmith Hammersmith BASKETBALL CAMP STREET DANCE CLUB 4.00-6.00pm College 3.30-5.00pm EH&WL Fatima Centre OVER 14s THE FOOTBALL EXPLORE ARTS CLUB 5.00-7.00pm Oak Community 3.30-6.00pm Old Brunswick Youth ClubCentre SANDS DJ-ING END YOUTH PROJECT 6.30-9.30pm - William Parnell Park 4.00-6.00pm Playground Lyric Hammersmith SULGRAVE YOUTH BASKETBALL CAMPPROJECT 6.30-9.30pm Goldhawk 4.00-6.00pm 287 EH&WL CollegeRoad, W12 8EU WHITE CITY YOUTH @CLUB FATIMA CENTRE OVER 14s FOOTBALL 6.30-9.30pm Ave,Centre W12 7QR 5.00-7.00pm Commonwealth Old Oak Community OLD OAK YOUTH PROJECT SANDS END YOUTH PROJECT 6.30-9.30pm Braybrook- William Street, W12 7PH 6.30-9.30pm 76 Playground Parnell Park

MULTI-SPORTS SAFE PROJECT CHALLENGES 11.00am-3.00pm Henry Compton School 10.00am-3.00pm Phoenix High School STREET ACADEMY LIGHTS,DANCE CAMERA, ACTION! 12.00-2.00pm Burlington Danes Academy 11.00am-1.00pm Lyric Hammersmith TENNIS EXPLORE THE ARTS 2.00-4.00pm Bishops ParkCity Tennis Centre 11.00am-1.30pm White Youth Club STREET DANCE CHALLENGES TASTER MULTI-SPORTS 2.00-4.00pm Lyric Henry Hammersmith 11.00am-3.00pm Compton School EXPLORE THE ARTS STREET DANCE ACADEMY 3.30-6.00pm Club 12.00-2.00pmBrunswick BurlingtonYouth Danes Academy SING! TENNIS 4.00-6.00pm Hammersmith 2.00-4.00pm Lyric Bishops Park Tennis Centre MASBRO YOUTHTASTER PROJECT STREET DANCE 5.00-8.00pm Masbro Road, W14 0LR 2.00-4.00pm 87 Lyric Hammersmith BOXING EXPLORE THE ARTS 6.00-7.00pm Oak Community 3.30-6.00pm Old Brunswick Youth ClubCentre COLLEGE PARK YOUTH PROJECT SING! 7.00-10.00pm City Hammersmith Mission 4.00-6.00pm Lyric

MASBRO YOUTH PROJECT 5.00-8.00pm 87 Masbro Road, W14 0LR BOXING 6.00-7.00pm Old Oak Community Centre COLLEGE PARK YOUTH PROJECT 7.00-10.00pm City Mission

OLD OAK YOUTH PROJECT 6.30-9.30pm 76 Braybrook Street, W12 7PH

WHITE CITY YOUTH @ FATIMA CENTRE 6.30-9.30pm Commonwealth Ave, W12 7QR

WHITE CITY YOUTH @ FATIMA CENTRE 6.30-9.30pm Commonwealth Ave, W12 7QR

SANDS END YOUTH PROJECT 6.30-9.30pm Playground - William Parnell Park

(NOTE: SULGRAVE YOUTH PROJECT also on Saturday 6.30-9.30pm)

SULGRAVE YOUTH PROJECT 6.30-9.30pm 287 Goldhawk Road, W12 8EU

WHITE CITY YOUTH @ FATIMA CENTRE 6.30-9.30pm Commonwealth Ave, W12 7QR

BRUNSWICK CLUB 6.30-9.30pm 34 Haldane Road SW6 7EU

MASBRO YOUTH PROJECT 6.00-9.00pm 87 Masbro Road, W14 0LR

PASSION FOR FASHION HAFAD PROGRAMME 11.00am-1.30pm Oak Youth Club (for young disabledOld people) 9.30am-4.30pm MULTI-SPORTS SAFE PROJECT CHALLENGES 12.00-4.00pm Burlington Academy 10.00am-3.00pm Phoenix Danes High School SPOKEN WORD MUSICAL BOOT CAMP 3.00-5.00pm Lyric Lyric Hammersmith 11.00am-1.30pm Hammersmith PASSION FOR FASHION PASSION FOR FASHION 3.30-6pm Masbro Old Centre 11.00am-1.30pm Oak Youth Club STREET CHEER MULTI-SPORTS CHALLENGES 6.00-7.00pm Centre 12.00-4.00pmMasbro Burlington Danes Academy BRUNSWICK CLUB SPOKEN WORD 6.30-9.30pm Haldane Road SW6 7EU 3.00-5.00pm 34 Lyric Hammersmith SANDS END YOUTH PROJECT PASSION FOR FASHION 6.30-9.30pm Playground 3.30-6pm Masbro Centre - William Parnell Park WHITE YOUTH @ FATIMA CENTRE STREETCITY CHEER 6.30-9.30pm 6.00-7.00pm Commonwealth Masbro Centre Ave, W12 7QR SULGRAVE YOUTH BRUNSWICK CLUB PROJECT 6.30-9.30pm Goldhawk Road, 6.30-9.30pm 287 34 Haldane Road SW6W12 7EU8EU (NOTE: SULGRAVE YOUTH PROJECT SANDS YOUTH PROJECT also on END Saturday 6.30-9.30pm) 6.30-9.30pm Playground - William Parnell Park

PASSION FOR FASHION HAFAD PROGRAMME 11.00am-1.30pm Oak Youth Club (for young disabledOld people) 9.30am-4.30pm MULTI-SPORTS SAFE PROJECT CHALLENGES 12.00-4.00pm Burlington Academy 10.00am-3.00pm Phoenix Danes High School I-KAYAK MUSICAL BOOT CAMP 1.00-3.00pm Furnivall Club 11.00am-1.30pm LyricSculling Hammersmith TRAMPOLINING PASSION FOR FASHION 3.00-4.00pm Phoenix SchoolClub 11.00am-1.30pm Old High Oak Youth STAGE MAKE UP MULTI-SPORTS CHALLENGES 3.00-5.00pm Hammersmith 12.00-4.00pmLyric Burlington Danes Academy PASSION FOR FASHION I-KAYAK 3.30-6.00pm 1.00-3.00pm Masbro FurnivallCentre Sculling Club MASBRO YOUTH PROJECT TRAMPOLINING 6.00-9.00pm Masbro Road, W14 0LR 3.00-4.00pm 87 Phoenix High School BRUNSWICK CLUB STAGE MAKE UP 6.30-9.30pm Haldane Road SW6 7EU 3.00-5.00pm 34 Lyric Hammersmith WHITE CITY YOUTH @ FATIMA CENTRE PASSION FOR FASHION 6.30-9.30pm 3.30-6.00pm Commonwealth Masbro Centre Ave, W12 7QR

THURSDAY 12 APRIL

MUSICAL BOOT CAMP 11.00am-1.30pm Lyric Hammersmith

SAFE PROJECT 10.00am-3.00pm Phoenix High School

6.30-9.30pm Commonwealth Ave, W12 7QR HAFAD PROGRAMME (for young disabled people) 9.30am-4.30pm

WHITE CITY YOUTH@FATIMA CENTRE THURSDAY 12 APRIL

BASKETBALL CAMP TRAMPOLINING 4.00-6.00pm 3.00-4.00pm EH&WL PhoenixCollege High School

MUSIC PRODUCTION JAZZ DANCE 4.00-6.00pm 2.00-4.00pm Lyric Lyric Hammersmith Hammersmith

EXPLORE I-KAYAK THE ARTS 3.30-6.00pm Youth Club 1.00-3.00pm Brunswick Furnivall Sculling Club

TRAMPOLINING STREET DANCE ACADEMY 3.00-4.00pm HighDanes SchoolAcademy 12.00-2.00pmPhoenix Burlington

JAZZ DANCE CHALLENGES MULTI-SPORTS 2.00-4.00pm Lyric Henry Hammersmith 11.00am-3.00pm Compton School

I-KAYAK EXPLORE THE ARTS 1.00-3.00pm Furnivall Sculling ClubClub 11.00am-1.30pm White City Youth

STREET ACADEMY LIGHTS,DANCE CAMERA, ACTION! 12.00-2.00pm Burlington Danes Academy 11.00am-1.00pm Lyric Hammersmith

MULTI-SPORTS SAFE PROJECT CHALLENGES 11.00am-3.00pm Henry Compton School 10.00am-3.00pm Phoenix High School

EXPLORE THE ARTS HAFAD PROGRAMME 11.00am-1.30pm City9.30am-4.30pm Youth Club (for young disabledWhite people)

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SAFE PROJECT 10.00am-3.00pm Phoenix High School

PASSION FOR FASHION HAFAD PROGRAMME 11.00am-1.30pm Oak Youth Club (for young disabledOld people) 9.30am-4.30pm MULTI-SPORTS SAFE PROJECT CHALLENGES 12.00-4.00pm Burlington Academy 10.00am-3.00pm Phoenix Danes High School GRAFFITI MUSICAL BOOT CAMP 3.00-5.00pm Lyric Lyric Hammersmith 11.00am-1.30pm Hammersmith STREET DANCE CLUB PASSION FOR FASHION 3.30-5.00pm Fatima 11.00am-1.30pm OldCentre Oak Youth Club PASSION FOR FASHION MULTI-SPORTS CHALLENGES 3.30-6.00pm Centre 12.00-4.00pmMasbro Burlington Danes Academy OVER 14s FOOTBALL CLUB GRAFFITI 5.00-7.00pm Community Centre 3.00-5.00pm Old LyricOak Hammersmith BOXING STREET DANCE CLUB 6.00-7.00pm OakCentre community Centre 3.30-5.00pm Old Fatima SULGRAVE YOUTH PROJECT PASSION FOR FASHION 6.30-9.30pm Goldhawk 3.30-6.00pm 287 Masbro Centre Road, W12 8EU SANDS END YOUTH PROJECT OVER 14s FOOTBALL CLUB 6.30-9.30pm - William Centre Parnell Park 5.00-7.00pm Playground Old Oak Community WHITE CITY YOUTH @ FATIMA CENTRE BOXING Commonwealth Ave, W12 7QR 6.30-9.30pm 6.00-7.00pm Old Oak community Centre OLD OAK YOUTH PROJECT SULGRAVE76 YOUTH PROJECT 6.30-9.30pm Braybrook Street, W12 7PH 6.30-9.30pm 287 Goldhawk Road, W12 8EU

TUESDAY 10 APRIL

MUSICAL BOOT CAMP 11.00am-1.30pm Lyric Hammersmith

SAFE PROJECT 10.00am-3.00pm Phoenix High School

HAFAD PROGRAMME (for young disabled people) 9.30am-4.30pm

WEDNESDAY 11 APRIL

WHITE CITY YOUTH@FATIMA CENTRE BASKETBALL CAMP 6.30-9.30pm 4.00-6.00pm Commonwealth EH&WL College Ave, W12 7QR

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BRUNSWICK CLUB MUSIC PRODUCTION 6.30-9.30pm Road SW6 7EU 4.00-6.00pm 34 LyricHaldane Hammersmith

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! 11.00am-1.00pm Hammersmith TUESDAY 3Lyric APRIL

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MASBRO PROJECT EXPLORE YOUTH THE ARTS 6.00-9.00pm MasbroYouth Road,Club W14 0LR 3.30-6.00pm 87 Brunswick

SAFE PROJECT 10.00am-3.00pm Phoenix High School

SAFE PROJECT 10.00am-3.00pm Phoenix High School

WEDNESDAY 4 APRIL

HAFAD PROGRAMME (for young disabled people) 9.30am-4.30pm

HAFAD PROGRAMME (for young disabled people) 9.30am-4.30pm

TUESDAY 3 APRIL HAFAD PROGRAMME (for young disabled people) 9.30am-4.30pm

MONDAY 2 APRIL

THURSDAY 5 APRIL

FRIDAY 13 APRIL

OLD OAK YOUTH PROJECT 7.00-10.00pm 76 Braybrook Street, W12 7PH

SANDS END YOUTH PROJECT 6.30-9.30pm Playground - William Parnell Park

BRUNSWICK CLUB 6.30-9.30pm 34 Haldane Road SW6 7EU

PASSION FOR FASHION HAFAD PROGRAMME 11.00am-1.30pm Oak Youth Club (for young disabledOld people) 9.30am-4.30pm MULTI-SPORTS SAFE PROJECT CHALLENGES 12.00-4.00pm Burlington Academy 10.00am-3.00pm Phoenix Danes High School FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT MUSICAL BOOT CAMP 12.00-5.00pm Linford Stadium 11.00am-1.30pm LyricChristie Hammersmith TENNIS PASSION FOR FASHION 2.00-4.00pm Bishops Centre 11.00am-1.30pm Old Park Oak Tennis Youth Club COMEDY MULTI-SPORTS CHALLENGES 3.00-5.00pm Hammersmith 12.00-4.00pmLyric Burlington Danes Academy PASSION FOR FASHION FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT 3.30-6.00pm 12.00-5.00pmMasbro LinfordCentre Christie Stadium MASBRO YOUTH PROJECT TENNIS 6.00-9.00pm Masbro W14 0LR 2.00-4.00pm 87 Bishops ParkRoad, Tennis Centre BRUNSWICK CLUB COMEDY 6.30-9.30pm Road SW6 7EU 3.00-5.00pm 34 LyricHaldane Hammersmith SANDS END PROJECT PASSION FORYOUTH FASHION 6.30-9.30pm - William Parnell Park 3.30-6.00pm Playground Masbro Centre OLD OAK YOUTH PROJECT MASBRO YOUTH PROJECT 7.00-10.00pm 76 Braybrook Street, W12 7PH 6.00-9.00pm 87 Masbro Road, W14 0LR

MUSICAL BOOT CAMP 11.00am-1.30pm Lyric Hammersmith

6.30-9.30pm 287 Goldhawk Road, W12 8EU HAFAD PROGRAMME (for youngSULGRAVE disabled people) 9.30am-4.30pm (NOTE: YOUTH PROJECT also on Saturday 6.30-9.30pm) SAFE PROJECT 10.00am-3.00pm Phoenix High School

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WHITE CITY YOUTH @ FATIMA CENTRE 6.30-9.30pm Commonwealth Ave, W12 7QR

(NOTE: PROJECT SANDS SULGRAVE END YOUTHYOUTH PROJECT also on Saturday 6.30-9.30pm Playground6.30-9.30pm) - William Parnell Park

SULGRAVE YOUTH BRUNSWICK CLUB PROJECT 6.30-9.30pm Goldhawk Road, 6.30-9.30pm 287 34 Haldane Road SW6W12 7EU8EU

WHITE YOUTH @ FATIMA CENTRE STREETCITY CHEER 6.30-9.30pm 5.00-6.00pm Commonwealth Masbro Centre Ave, W12 7QR

SANDS END YOUTH BASKETBALL CAMP PROJECT 6.30-9.30pm - William Parnell Park 4.00-6.00pm Playground EH&WL College

BRUNSWICK BEAT BOXINGCLUB 6.30-9.30pm Road SW6 7EU 4.00-6.00pm 34 LyricHaldane Hammersmith

STREET CHEER EXPLORE THE ARTS 5.00-6.00pm Centre 3.30-6.00pm Masbro Brunswick Youth Club

BASKETBALL CAMP MODERN DANCE 4.00-6.00pm College 2.00-4.00pm EH&WL Lyric Hammersmith

BEAT BOXING STREET DANCE ACADEMY 4.00-6.00pm Hammersmith 12.00-2.00pmLyric Burlington Danes Academy

EXPLORE THE ARTS MULTI-SPORTS CHALLENGES 3.30-6.00pm Brunswick ClubSchool 11.00am-3.00pm Henry Youth Compton

MODERN DANCE EXPLORE THE ARTS 2.00-4.00pm Lyric White Hammersmith 11.00am-1.30pm City Youth Club

STREET ACADEMY LIGHTS, DANCE CAMERA, ACTION! 12.00-2.00pm Burlington Danes Academy 11.00am-1.00pm Lyric Hammersmith

MULTI-SPORTS SAFE PROJECT CHALLENGES 11.00am-3.00pm Henry Compton School 10.00am-3.00pm Phoenix High School

EXPLORE THE ARTS HAFAD PROGRAMME 11.00am-1.30pm City9.30am-4.30pm Youth Club (for young disabledWhite people)

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! 11.00am-1.00pm Hammersmith THURSDAY Lyric 5 APRIL

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Monday 2 to Thursday 5 April 11.00am-3.00pm at Henry Compton School or Tuesday 10 to Friday 13 April 12.00-4.00pm at Burlington Danes Academy Age: 11-19

Four sports a day including Football, Cricket, Basketball, Dodgeball, Catch the Flag, Athletics and Rugby, and the opportunity to gain a sports leader qualification.

Henry Compton School, Kingwood Road, SW6 6SN or Burlington Danes Academy, Wood Lane, W12 0HR 0845 009 0933

BOXING

Monday 2 April and Tuesday 10 April 6.00-7.00pm Age: 13-19

Increase your courage and strength in this class for all levels of boxers - more experienced participants will have the opportunity to assist the coach and learn new skills.

Old Oak Community Centre, 76 Braybrook Street, Old Oak W12 7PH 0845 009 0933

BASKETBALL CAMP

TRAMPOLINING

A fun, action-packed afternoon where you can develop your shooting, passing and defending skills as well as game play and scrimmage.

Come and join this fun, creative class for all abilities - learn some great skills and moves that you can use for many other gymnastic and dance moves.

Tuesday 3 April to Thursday 5 April 4.00-6.00pm Age: 11-19

Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College, Gliddon Road, W14 9BL 0845 009 0933

OVER 14s FOOTBALL CLUB Tuesday 3 April and Tuesday 10 April 5.00-7.00pm Age: 14-19

Calling aspiring footballers!

Polish and practise your footballing skills with your peers and a professional coach, and work towards a sports leader qualification.

Old Oak Community Centre, 76 Braybrook Street, Old Oak W12 7PH 0845 009 0933

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Wednesday 4 April and Wednesday 11 April 1.00-3.00pm Age: 13-19

Have you ever tried kayaking?

Now is your chance to hit the water locally and have fun gaining new skills. No experience necessary - just a willingness to give it a try!

Furnivall Sculling Club, 19 Lower Mall, W6 9DJ 0845 009 0933

Wednesday 4 April and Wednesday 11 April 3.00-4.00pm Age: 11-19

Phoenix High School, The Curve, W12 ORQ 0845 009 0933

TENNIS

Monday 2 April and Friday 13 April 2.00-4.00pm Age: 11-19

Take advantage of this exclusive opportunity to learn tennis skills from a professional tennis coach - including serving skills, games and scoring practice.

Bishops Park Tennis Centre, Bishops Park Road, Fulham, SW6 6DZ 0845 009 0933

FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT Friday 13 April 12.00-5.00pm Age: 11-19

Develop your skills and gain a qualification in leading, teaching and delivering safe, fun, progressive football practices Linford Christie Stadium, Du Cane Rd, W12 0DF 0845 009 0933

Sulgrave youth project

Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 6.30-9.30pm Age: 13-19 Venue: 287 Goldhawk Rd, Hammersmith W12 8EU T: 020 8748 3561

Masbro youth project

Mondays from 5.00-8.00pm Wednesday and Friday from 6.00-9.00pm Age: 13-19 Venue: 87 Masbro Rd, Shepherds Bush W14 0LR 020 7603 8172

White City youth project@Fatima centre

YOUTH PROJECTS Brunswick Club

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 6.30-9.30pm Age: 13-19 34 Haldane Rd, Fulham SW6 7EU 020 7385 4856

Sands End youth project

Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6.30-9.30pm Age: 13-19 Marinefield Rd, Adventure Playground in William Parnell Park 020 7736 6572

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 6.30-9.30pm Age: 13-19 Venue: Fatima Centre, Commonwealth Avenue, White City W12 7QR 020 8969 2528

Old Oak youth project

Tuesday from 6.30-9.30pm and Friday from 7.0010.00pm Age: 13-19 76 Braybrook Street, Old Oak W12 7PH 020 8969 2528

College Park youth project

Monday 7.00-10.00pm Age: 13-19 City Mission Community Project, 2 Scrubs Lane, NW10 6RB 020 8969 2528

ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES FOR DISABLED YOUNG PEOPLE HAFAD holiday programme Monday 2 to Friday 13 April 9.30am-4.30pm Age: 11-25

A fortnight’s programme of activities for young disabled people which includes arts, dance, sports and music production - advance booking required Greswell Centre, Greswell Street, Fulham SW6 6PX 020 7471 8510

Short breaks (scheduled/ prearranged respite) The Haven offers both day based and overnight stays for children aged 9-18.

Disabled children’s team 020 8753 3321

Sessional carers service Access 1:1 carers services for children & young people to take part in activities or for scheduled/prearranged respite.

Disabled children’s short breaks team on 020 8753 2311/2312

The Queensmill Playscheme All activities should be open to all young people, including those with disabilities. If you are unsure whether they can access the activities, give the project a call.

Disabled children’s team 020 8753 3321

SPORT AND LEISURE CENTRES Fulham Pools Normand Park Lillie Road Fulham SW6 7ST 020 7471 0450

Lillie Road Fitness Centre Lillie Road Fulham SW6 7PD 020 7381 2183

Hammersmith Fitness and Squash Centre

Chalk Hill Road Hammersmith W6 8DW 020 8741 8028

Phoenix Fitness Centre and Janet Adegoke Swimming Pool Bloemfontein Road, White City W12 7DB 020 8735 4900

Linford Christie Outdoor Sports Centre Artillery Way, off Du Cane Road, Wormwood Scrubs, W12 OAE 07908 788739

Tennis Courts There are a number of tennis courts and sports pitches (football, cricket, netball, rugby) across the borough which can be booked.

020 8753 4103 sportsbookings@lbhf.gov.uk Bishops Park Tennis Centre courts are booked separately on 020 7736 3854

There are also free play courts which require no booking: UÊ > iÀÃ Ì Ê*>À ]Ê South Africa Road, W12 (2 tennis courts) UÊ 7 À ÌÊ*>À ]Ê Bryony Road, off Bloemfontein Road, W12 (1 court)

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES Have you ever thought of becoming a youth commissioner?

Tuesday 3 April 12.30-4.00pm Age: 13-19

Would you like to find out how we decide what projects and activities are available for young people in Hammersmith & Fulham and get involved in helping decide what activities are funded in the future? If so, join our youth commissioner training session: Hammersmith Town Hall, King Street, W6 9JU 020 8753 6231 or email: youth_involvement@lbhf.gov.uk

LIBRARIES Fulham Library 598 Fulham Road, Fulham SW6 5NX

Hammersmith Library

Shepherds Bush Road, Hammersmith W6 7AT

Askew Road Library 87/91 Askew Road, W12 9AS

Shepherds Bush Library 6 Wood Lane, W12 7BF

More information on Hammersmith and Fulham Libraries is also available at www.lbhf.gov.uk/libraries and by calling 0303 123 0035, our 24 hour renewal and information line.

HOLIDAY PLAYSCHEMES If you are looking for childcare over the Easter period, do check out the Family Information Service Directory: 0845 313 3933 fis@lbhf.gov.uk www.lbhf.gov.uk/fisd

SAFE project

Monday 2 to Thursday 5 April and Tuesday 10 to Friday 13 April 10.00am-3.00pm (registration from 9.30am on Monday 2 April) Age: 8-16

Come and take part in a variety of activities including futsal, trampolining, football, arts and crafts, cooking, farm, trips out and much more.

Phoenix High School, The Curve, W12 ORQ 020 8749 1141

Connexions One Stop Shop Monday to Friday Age: 14-19

Do you need help to make choices about college, 6th form places, apprenticeships or finding a job? Then pop into the One Stop Shop and meet with a Personal Adviser.

181 King Street, Hammersmith W6 9JT 020 8741 2441

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Jack Tizard ride raises £4,019 for school fund

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hen Peter Coker and friends Simon Briars and Alan Chambers set off on a 1,000-mile bike ride they had just one thing on their minds – to raise as much money as possible for a charity supporting disabled children.

With the journey from Land’s End to John O’Groats completed, the three friends presented a cheque for £4,019 to the Big Splash Trust, a charity set up

by Jack Tizard School.

The Big Splash Trust supports children with profound and multiple learning difficulties and disabilities, with money going towards buying specialist equipment, and the upkeep of the school’s hydrotherapy pool.

Cathy Welsh (pictured below), headteacher of the school in South Africa Road, White City, said: “What an amazing thing to do.

“On behalf of all the students at the school, I’d like to thank Peter, Alan and Simon for their wonderful generosity and hard work.

“We will be purchasing much needed iPads and multi-sensory equipment with the money that has been raised.”

Peter, Simon and Alan cycled on average 75 miles a day for 14 days, covering the whole length of Great Britain, experiencing the entire spectrum of the British weather

system – from sunshine in Cornwall to heavy rain and strong winds in Scotland.

Peter’s daughter Gemma works as a teaching assistant at Jack Tizard, making the school’s fund the perfect choice to benefit from all the exertions.

The three men, who have been friends for many years, paid £1,500 each out of their own pockets to take part in the tour and did several months of training in preparation.

Councillor Helen Binmore, H&F cabinet member for children’s services, said: “It is no mean feat to undertake such an impressive cycle ride, and Peter, Simon and Alan are to be commended for their efforts to raise money.

“This money that they have raised will make a real difference to the students at the school.”

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u More courses, events and workshops will open for local young people, reports Delyth Bowen

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ixty more spaces on courses, events and workshops over the holidays will be available to young people living in Hammersmith & Fulham after the borough’s council struck a new deal.

It also means that, from April, H&F Council will provide 115 more hours of activities for 11 to 18-yearolds through dance classes, art projects, drama schemes and sports sessions, even though it will cost £3,000 less than the previous year.

The 2,000 places, at a cost of £189,000, will be available at classes, clubs and schemes over 50 days in the 11 weeks of school holidays between April and next March (2013).

New contracts have been signed by four local providers. Let Me Play, a company based in the borough, will run sport, fitness and well-being sessions.

The Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith will provide music and performing arts classes,

while the neighbouring Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has been awarded the art and fashion contract.

Hammersmith & Fulham Action for Disability (Hafad) will carry out targeted services for disabled young people, as part of a nineweek activities programme – offering two more weeks than the current provision.

The cost of 140 one-toone places, in which Hafad provides a worker to support a young person throughout the session, is £15,000 rather

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than £29,000 in 2011/12 – saving the taxpayer £14,000 a year.

That means that Hammersmith & Fulham Council is also able to offer double the number of oneto-one spaces available for young disabled people.

Cllr Helen Binmore, cabinet member for children’s services, said: “We have a jam-packed calendar of fun, interesting and unusual events for young people over the course of the year, which are open to everyone living or going to school in H&F. “We want young people to get involved in their communities and enjoy themselves.”

The holiday programme will still run alongside local youth projects during the school holidays.

Last April year, H&F Council changed the way youth projects and clubs were delivered after young people said they wanted to see more varied activities at times that suited them, including during the school holidays. l For more information, visit www.lbhf.gov. uk and do a search for ‘young people’ or visit: www.lbhf.gov.uk/ youthlife

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You can run but you can’t Hyde!

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RUN organised by the William Morris 6th form attracted 400 students and 50 staff.

It is the fourth year that the four-mile event has been held in Hyde Park, organised by the school in St Dunstan’s Road, Hammersmith.

Although it was all about spirit and fitness, the finish

OFF AND RUNNING: The dash begins with (inset) winners Nazrawi Dawit and Ella Julien

was extremely competitive.

Nazrawi Dawit, 20, in training for the 2016 Olympics in Rio, was first

man home, while the first female student over the line was Ella Julien, 17.

“I love to run and challenge myself,” said Nazrawi.

Ella added: “It felt great to run in the sun. I can’t believe I won.”

Vice-principal Matthew Coulbeck said: “To see so many young people taking part in our fun run, with smiling faces, was both uplifting and inspiring.”

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LIFE'S A OFF THE WALL: Members of the Lyric Young Company in 2008 PICTUREs BY LEIGH QUINNELL

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AREERS in drama are not just about prancing around on stage in tights and funny hats.

Hammersmith’s Lyric Theatre is teaching young people about the dozens of behind-the-scenes jobs which help make a show happen.

Adam Coleman, head of young people’s strategy at the Lyric, told h&f buzz: “It’s good for them to get to know that these careers exist.”

Partnerships between the Lyric and schools in the borough are generating a host of stimulating activities, from one-off shows to year-long projects.

Earlier this month the theatre put on five performances of a 40-minute show, Butterfly Hero, with pupils from St Paul’s primary school, Hammersmith, in the Lyric studio, when theatre staff shared their expertise to help with the production and creating flyers and a professional-looking programme (see page 58).

“There were about 20 in the cast, and all the other schoolchildren, parents and governors came to see it,” said Adam. “All the young people in the cast can now say ‘I’ve performed at the Lyric!’”

In the past year Lyric staff have gone into 10 Hammersmith & Fulham schools to work on drama projects in conjunction with the teachers.

Then children from the schools visit the theatre to see shows and watch how the activities they have learnt are put into practice.

“We’ve been working with DJs, graffiti artists, set and costume designers to tailor really different curriculums for each school,” said Adam.

“It means that they are connecting with real-life artistes.”

A recent set-design workshop with Hammersmith Academy involved sitting pupils down in front of a blank sheet of paper to create the ‘look’ for A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Theatre professionals explained the show’s plot, themes and characters, then the youngsters let their imaginations run riot to produce sets.

“Different skills are required for, say, costume design, but we do it all here at the Lyric and we have the expertise in-house,” said Adam.

Recently one of the Lyric’s lighting experts took a lighting board into a local school to demonstrate how it works and explain some of the technical side to putting on a production.

“When people think of the Lyric they all think at first that they want to be actors… but there are much broader roles too.”

This summer the theatre is putting on its two-week work experience scheme to introduce youngsters to every aspect of drama, from marketing to costume design.

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think theatre and you think of acting, but as ADAM COLEMAN, the energetic head of youth strategy at the LYRIC explains, no show could happen without all the hard work from everyone behind the scenes. he talked to TIM HARRISON have gone on to do other things at the Lyric.

This week sees the return of a successful youth production from earlier in the month, Alice By Heart, written by Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik, creators of the successful Spring Awakening show, and performed by the

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l A week-long course at the Lyric, with two hours of training each day, is aimed at the film directors of the future.

The course (April 2-5) includes acting to camera, audition techniques, scene developing, and final filming. Other short courses take place over Easter, including singing, DJing, jazz dance, modern dance, street dance and breakdancing. There are also day courses in graffiti art, stage make-up, comic acting and beatboxing.

All courses are restricted to 20 places. Visit: www. lyric.co.uk for full details

Lyric Young Company.

After several performances of the rock musical in the studio it transfers into the main house on March 24 as part of the National Theatre Connections Festival.

The Lyric is also working with Hammersmith Academy and the Bridge Academy pupil referral unit in Hammersmith on a festival of west London school-age drama.

“It’s all about being ambitious,” said Adam.

“We’re happy to work with schools on projects as big or as small as they want. It’s about what young people can achieve.”

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Garden variety u When pupils from St Paul’s primary became butterflies in a play at the Lyric, the show sold out, reports Tim Harrison

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nspired by the Easter story of death and resurrection, writer Linda Walton produced a script about a butterfly at Kew Gardens, and presented it to St Paul’s primary in Hammersmith.

Musician Sam Chaplin added a score, and the one-act musical Butterfly Hero was born. It played to five sell-out houses at Hammersmith’s Lyric, giving pupils the chance to perform on a professional stage. Head teacher Claire Fletcher said: “We’ve treasured this chance to celebrate the talents of our young people and draw the school community together.”

Fulham Cross honoured

by Lamda for Antigone

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l FOUR Fulham Cross Year 11 students have won an award for the Sophocles drama Antigone from Lamda, the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, whose alumni include Oscar-winner Jim Broadbent. Examiners praised the girls’ ‘immediate sense of characterisation and the emotional truth of the opening scene’ before awarding them silver. It follows eight weeks of intense rehearsing. Drama teacher Joanne Sunderland said she felt ‘immensely proud’ of pupils Rachel Bicknell, Iman Ourida, Liridona Hoxha and April Nwajidoi. TH

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Get set for free Olympics

tickets schools.British middle distance runner and Olympic hopeful Hannah England recently went to Burlington Danes Academy, Shepherds Bush, to encourage the school’s budding athletes.

Year 7 pupils held the silver medal that she won in the 2011 World Championships in China and a lucky few were given the opportunity to be trained by her at the nearby Linford Christie Stadium.

British judo champion David Logan visited Good Shepherd RC Primary in Shepherds Bush... and demonstrated his throwing technique on one of the school’s teachers.

He spoke to students about his diet, his training regime and the

Lucky pupils can see events without charge, as Jon Weisgard reports More than 2,000 schoolchildren from Hammersmith & Fulham are set to enjoy the Olympic Games for free this summer.

Olympic bosses Locog have set aside 125,000 tickets for London pupils, and 59 schools and colleges in H&F have secured a total of 2,084 tickets.

The tickets will be provided to schools, which will then decide how to distribute them.

They are split between Olympic football, the other 25 Olympic sports and the Paralympics.

In the meantime, two prospective Olympic stars have paid visits to local

competitions he has taken part in. He said his motto was ‘always to give 100 per cent’ and explained that he won his British Championship despite competing with a bad injury. l Borough libraries are now selling a number of limited edition London 2012 pin badges (pictured below), priced £6 each or £10 for two.

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and breathe: George Barnes swims breaststroke for Brackenbury at the Fulham Pools swimming gala (main picture) and Gabriel Woodford shows off the third-place cup for All Saints (above)

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Making waves

champs: Overall winners St Peter’s with teacher Jessica Nairac

u Pictures of every winner in the borough’s very own swimming showdown, with results revealed

by Tim Harrison

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HE youngsters from St Peter’s primary school in Hammersmith are 2012’s top swimmers.

They emerged as overall borough champions at the annual schools’ swimming gala at Fulham Pools, cheered on by delighted supporters.

When the points were tallied, St Peter’s had 69 to Brackenbury’s overall total of 63 with All Saints on 58.

Broken down by gender, however, the boys’ competition was won by Brackenbury (42 points), followed by St Peter’s (39) and St Augustine’s (30).

The girls’ contest was won

by All Saints (35 points), with John Betts second (31) and

Larmenier & Sacred Heart third (also 31).

Brackenbury triumphed in the boys’ relay, and John Betts in the girls’ relay, while the boys’ championships were won by Brackenbury, and the girls’ by Queens Manor.

Organiser Deryck Fill was pleased with the way this year’s competition – staged on March 2 – had gone. “It was a terrific morning. Pats on backs all round,” he said.

It was the eighth annual event staged at Fulham, although some of the trophies date back to 1937, underlining the history and tradition of swimming in the area.

Volunteers from Ealing

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It was a terrific morning – pats on backs all round

Swimming Club, and coaches from Virgin Active as well as the competing schools, were on duty, earning grateful thanks from Deryck.

“These are dedicated people who wish to encourage children to participate in swimming, and are to be applauded,” he said.

“Poolside at the gala is a fraught place to be, with dozens of children and adults hovering close to the officials’ shoulders and anxiously looking at the adding up.”

The most exciting race of the day proved to be the onelength front crawl for the Year 5 boys.

It finished in a dead heat, with an impressive time of 17 seconds on the nose, as John Lillie and St Augustine’s touched simultaneously.

“They were all a credit to their schools,” said Deryck, who also thanked swimming manager Kerry-Lee Pohl and her instructors at Virgin Active for their support.

H&F mayor Cllr Frances Stainton presented trophies.

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Medal winners for the girls’ front crawl

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badge of honour: Boys’ overall winners, Brackenbury (above)

Winners for the girls’ breaststroke Year 6

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Winners of the girls’ front crawl Year 6

Winners of the boys’ front crawl Year 5

goggle -eyed: Jack Gallagher swims for Augustine’s (above), GoodSt Shepherd’s Mathilde Gillibe rt competes (left) and the overall wiiners, All Saints girls’ (below)

Winners of the boys’ front crawl Year 6

Winners of the girls’ freestyle relay, John Betts

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The gloves are on! u We have a chat with Fulham boxer Deion Jumah who is aiming to win Olympic glory this summer u One for the future? A look at top martial arts prospect Shayanne Sarsoza from an SW6 club u And Buzz young reporter Steven Morrissey tells us why his local Sands End club packs a punch!

gift of the jab: Fulham boxer Deion Jumah PICTURES BY LEIGH QUINNELL

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s i n o i e Deadly D h c n u p a next on e n i l n o i product

Great Britain at the Olympics in my home city of London heavyweight slot in the GB and bring that beautiful gold u Fulham squad as he trains with the medal home with me,” said boxer is the team in Sheffield.

Deion.

After eight months of “I have been trained for latest in a gruelling sessions with coach a number of years by one of remarkable Paul Walmsley, all the 22the best coaches around for run of talent year-old’s Olympic hopes rest southpaws, Mike Delaney on this April’s final qualifier down at Dale Youth Boxing hailing from in Istanbul.

Club. DeGale was coached Hammersmith This will be the southpaw’s by him and went on to win last chance to make the cut gold for the country at the & Fulham and is and show the last Olympics heading for an selectors why and I am April showdown his tremendous looking to knock-out style follow his to decide his could help example and Olympic dream, as secure a second, do my nation consecutive proud. ” Nick Skoric reports I have the chance gold medal But Deion’s for the GB hopes of to live my dream boxing team making the and fight for ammersmith’s and of course Games are Great Britain in James DeGale won Hammersmith made harder a gold medal at the & Fulham. by the fact that my home city last Olympics in 2008, and “I have he naturally another borough boxing always enjoyed fights at 86kg sensation hopes to follow in watching boxing from a but must drain down to 81kg his footsteps at this summer’s young age and used to think to compete as there is no Games in London. to myself ‘I could do that,’ cruiserweight division in the Deion Jumah, from and now I have the chance to tournament.

Fulham, is challenging live my dream and fight for The current number one for the vacant, lightcruiserweight amateur in the country – after winning the ABA (Amateur Boxing Assocation) finals last May – is no stranger to titles. l Fulham’s Deion Jum ah From the age of James DeGale (left) anfollows nine, he took up George Groves (right) on d the kickboxing at conveyor belt producin the renowned Hammersmith & Fulhag m Fulham boxing talent l DeGale and Groves both began at Dale youth club but have since become fierce rivals... and Groves beat DeGale last May

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local heroes: Top boxing prospect and Olympic hopeful boxer Deion Jumah (top and right) is being backed by mentor Dennis Maycock (above), the chief instructor of Fulham Kickboxing Club

Kickboxing Club in Lillie GB squad has put him in Road and steamrollered all good stead. opponents that stood in his He said: “The training up way. in Sheffield is very intense He went on to win the as we work out four times ultimate prize when he was a day with high intensive 18 as he was crowned the padwork, strength and WKMA world champion on conditioning as well as the professional kickboxing quality sparring sessions. circuit after defeating “I am so happy to be Galore Bonafandi in a training with Britain’s best barn-storming contest that fighters and trainers and the won the Fight of the Night hard work is really paying award in York Hall. off.”

With no one left to beat, Mentor and good friend the fighting pride of Fulham Dennis Maycock has seen switched codes and joined Deion progress from an the successful Dale Youth accomplished kickboxer boxing club, just as fellow into a talented boxer and ex-Fulham kickboxer, has high hopes for the British super-middleweight youngster. champion George Groves “He has the potential to had done. go all the way and become The former Henry a successful, professional Compton pupil showed his boxer but first he must gritty determination after he qualify for the Games,” lost the 2010 ABA final to a he said. contentious points decision “Deion has all the by vindicating the result physical attributes to be the following year with a a world-class fighter and 31-15 points victory this summer he has the over Jamie Hughes chance to show the of Highfields ABC. whole world Now he is his explosive, aiming to add knockout style.” an Olympic The gifted medal to his fighter dreams l Follow Deion haul and of turning pro in and his fight for training with the near future the Olympics the and with the on Twitter two pieces of @DeionJumah dynamite that he calls hands in his possession both Olympic gold and a successful career in the ring look on the cards.

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n Sands End, where I live, there are many things to do such as joining football clubs, boxing, kickboxing, cricket, rugby and much more.

But the thing I like to do the most is boxing.

I really enjoy this because the coaches and participants are friendly.

The boxing is held at Hurlingham & Chelsea school on a Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Anyone can join â&#x20AC;&#x201C; adults or children. Since I have been there I have been able to build my self-esteem and confidence.

Here is what other trainers and coaches think of the gym...

l Twenty-two-year-old Ash (fighter) said: “I like the people that go there and the hard training and it’s a great stress reliever. And I love being a boxer”

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l Roy (coach) said: “I love everything about the gym and teaching young people to learn boxing, I love being a coach”

l George (coach) said: “I like the gym because it’s a nice environment to work in and help young people develop their boxing skills”

l Ramon (fighter) said: “I like the different types of people and we are privileged to have an Olympic coach (George). To me boxing is a part of life”

Sands End Amateur Boxing Club>> You can find out more about us at http://sandsendabc.org.uk/training/ I would recommend this gym to anyone – why don’t you come along and give it a try?

by Steven Morrissey

l Oscar (coach, otherwise Mr Pain) said: “I like to see all the people that come and train and I really enjoy teaching them” l Richard (founder) said: “I wanted to set up the gym because Sands End is known for football and I wanted to bring something unique into the society. It also keeps children off the streets and out of trouble. I like to see children or adults, male or female, working together and having fun”

l Matt Teixera, 23 (fighter), said: “I like boxing and everything there. I have gained many things such as discipline, strength and courage. I believe boxing is like Christmas.” l Jenny (coach) said: “I like the gym because it’s a friendly and fun place to train.

I like training the children and learning a new sport”

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Fulham’s m o fr e n n a y a h uS club may be s n o g a r D r ta s Kix to watch e n o ’s e h s t u b just 10 This year’s Olympic Games have come too early for Fulham martial arts fighter Shayanne Sarsoza but she truly is one to look out for in the future.

The St Thomas pupil earned a call-up to the Great Britain Taekwondo Academy after winning gold at the British Masters Open Championships in November.

She is now training with

l THE Olympics have started early in Shepherds Bush!

Workshops at The Music House for Children in Uxbridge Road are using London 2012 as the inspiration for training teachers.

Kath Borer and Emma Hutchinson (pictured below), early years music specialists at the centre, are staging an Olympic-themed music and movement training session this Friday (March 23).

Costing £35 per person, the workshop is aimed at carers, families, nursery staff, musicians and early years practitioners… and anyone who needs a confidence boost and extra skills in music delivery.

For more details, visit: www.musichouse forchildren. co.uk

Olympics hit the right note!

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the National Talent Squad in Manchester as the GB coaches look to nurture the 10-yearold for future international competition.

Her proud father and coach, Saimoore, said: “I believe that if she continues to develop her skills and focuses on the sport then she will be a real talent to look out for and will have a great chance to represent Great Britain in the future.”

The Fulham youngster, from the Kixstar Dragons club in Haldane Road, also gained her 1st dan black belt when she turned 10 earlier this year. Nick Skoric

Henry Compton football star wins £500 in youth sport competition l YEAR 9 Henry Compton pupil Dominic Toussaint fought off fierce competition from across the borough to win the West 12 shopping centre’s Search for a Youth Sports Star competition.

He netted £500 to go towards sports kit and training.

Dominic, who has captained the school’s footie team since Year 7, was nominated by PE teacher Nessir Emadi, who described him as ‘a natural born leader and motivator who is an example to all pupils in the school’.

The competition was open to all young people in H&F under the age of 18, nominated by a teacher, coach, parent or friend.

West 12 Centre manager Gavin Waller said “Congratulations to Dominic.

It was a great pleasure to present him with his prize.”

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SOLE TRADERS: Ismail Khan and Fiaz Mohammed of Global Sports

GET YOUR

KICKS! u What’s flying off the shelves at the trendiest trainer shop in Shepherds Bush? Nick Skoric reports

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ucked away under the railway arches in Shepherds Bush Market sits a gold mine filled with the hottest trainers this side of the Atlantic.

Global Sports US director Fiaz ‘Fee’ Mohammed has travelled all across the American and Asian markets to amass the latest footwear that he believes is hard to find in the UK. Flying

off the shelves at the moment is the Air Jordan line with the colourful Spizike trainer (inset below) and its mindboggling designs alongside the Four and Eleven models.

While hot on their heels comes the Nike Air Max 95s (inset above) and 97s which are proving to be just as popular with the trend-setters.

The 47-yearold explained the exclusive line of trainers at his establishment attracts ‘sneaker lovers’ like Chelsea and England defender Ashley Cole (inset left) and Tottenham captain Ledley King as well as hip-

hop stars Chris Brown and Omarion when they are in town. “We go all over America and Asian to uncover the latest trainers.

The European market is well behind in terms of style and colour. So we aim to satisfy people passionate about their trainers,” said Fiaz.

Global Sports US has traded at the market for the last 13 years.

“My father used to work in a market and when the space opened up under the arches it was a great chance to have a store of my own,” he said.

Fiaz has been designing his own clothes label for the past three years alongside his son, Junayd, and colleague Ismail Khan, and their latest Heritage line hits the shelves in April.

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It’s time to play...

Skittle

SIX-PAGE SPECIAL!

Dummying and dancing skills appear to be the secret to skittleball success, as Tim Harrison discovers

St Mary’s had only co-ordinating the tournament qualified for the final of the for the eighth year, said the Year 4 tournament as the sport helped ‘co-ordination, highest-scoring losers, so it team spirit and running’, looked like going to form and praised the efforts of his when Larmenier posted the fellow referee Peter Boyd. first goal after five seconds The Year 3 competition, through leading scorer staged the previous day, had Stephen. seen 15 schools The young whittled down to OU have to dance. marksman, a final between That’s the secret of who attributed St Paul’s and skittleball success, the eight Bentworth, according to goal wizard goals he had with St Paul’s Andrew, who played a key scored in the triumphing. role as St Mary’s snatched I move this way earlier rounds The Year 4 victory from favourites to teamwork, event featured Larmenier & Sacred Heart and that way and coaching Addison, Miles in a thrilling Year 4 final. when they get and ‘a lot of Coverdale, Sir “I had to score,” he said, dizzy I shoot dummying’, John Lillie, breathlessly, after team looked to be St Stephen’s, captain Marlon lifted the on course for glory… until St Fulham, Good Shepherd, Hammersmith & Fulham Mary’s staged their fightback. Queen’s Manor, St John’s, Primary Schools’ Sports It finished 4-2 to the school Kenmont, Langford, New Association trophy in the from Masbro Road, thanks King’s and Old Oak in large hall of Hammersmith to some impressive upfield addition to the finalists.

Town Hall last month.

The game – a little like “I wear one lucky glove on launches, taking advantage of the hall’s lofty ceiling height. basketball, but with the my right hand, and it’s like a Organiser object of knocking over the dance – I move Deryck opponents’ skittle to score – this way, and Fill, consisted of two four-minute that way, and halves. when they in St Mary’s pipped Sir John get dizzy, I l: o tr n co d Lillie (last year’s champions) an l shoot.”

Fil k ryc De to the post in one of the Peter Boyd ran the Hammersmith semi-finals, while Larmenier skittleball defeated New King’s (recent sessions adopters of the sport) to claim the other place in the final.

Borough deputy mayor Cllr Belinda Donovan presented winners’ medals.

There was special mention for the heroic defending of Larmenier’s skittle guard, Johannah, who kept the score down to 4-2 in the final thanks to some acrobatic blocking.

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Winners: St Paul’s

saints alive:

Bentworth (in yellow) are defeated by St Paul’s in the Year 3 final. Below, from left, London Oratory helpers Alexandra Votier, Isobel Ward and William Cracknell, all 16, and 17-year-olds Abbie Flannagan and (sitting) Hannah Balacky

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Year 3 final!

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Queen’s Manor Year 4 winners: St Mary’s

New King’s

Year 4 H&F skittleball teams

Miles Coverdale

St Stephen’s

BIG guides:

Helpers on day two (back row from left) Tobi Akinboboye, Oliver Engele, Ryan Hanna, all 16 , and Sebastian Bovill, 17. Front row, Alex Bernal and Malcolm Harriot, both 16, and Alfonso Lopez, 17

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Boat party Borough parks provide perfect viewing spots for Boat Race action, as Jon Weisgard writes

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ou can watch the 158th Boat Race action from two of the best vantage points on the route: Bishops Park in Fulham and Furnivall Gardens in Hammersmith.

Two family-friendly Boat Race in the Park events are being hosted by Hammersmith & Fulham Council, where revellers can catch all the action on giant screens for free, while enjoying refreshments.

The Bishops Park activities will also feature live music, children’s rides and sporting activities. Both events take place from noon6pm, with the race itself starting at 2.15pm.

Bishops Park has the added advantage of being at the start of the race and Furnivall Gardens takes in the middle of the course where the race starts to heat up as the crews make their move under Hammersmith Bridge.

The race actually runs through four London boroughs but H&F is the only

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one to host public viewing on both the Thames Path and on large screens. Bishops Park revellers will also be able to enjoy the park’s new facilities, which include three

jolly good fun: Dean

Fankhauser, Simon Pannett and Fraser Littlejohn enjoy the day in Furnivall Gardens, Hammersmith, at last year’s Boat Race (below)

major play areas and a refurbished cafe.

Despite their defeat last year, Cambridge lead the overall series by 80 wins to 76, with the sides having drawn in a dead heat once in the 1800s.

The Boat Race in the Park events are organised by the council and The Boat Race Company Ltd. l For details, visit: www. theboatrace.org or contact the council’s events team on 0845 337 0314 or events@lbhf.gov.uk

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! w o r , y d a Ready, ste Wondering why hordes of rowing boats were racing along the river next to Hammersmith last month? Buzz young reporter Archie Scott clears up the mystery... l Walking along the Thames a few weekends ago, you might have seen a swarm of boats moving briskly downstream with the current.

This would have been one of the main events in the UK junior rowing calendar.

A huge number of boats attended the event on Sunday, February 19.

They all gathered at Chiswick Bridge and one by one they went off down the river towards Hammersmith Bridge in timed trials.

The first boats left just after 2pm and were timed as they rowed along the 2.75mile course, passing many supporters and coaches gathered along the river.

The race, called the Junior and Women’s Hammersmith Head, takes place every year and has competitors aged 14 and up. The following week the main Hammersmith Head event, for men, takes place.

Boats came from all over London to take part.

Among them was one of the only Hammersmith & Fulham state schools participating. The London Oratory had several boats racing at the occasion, and they achieved very good positions.

The school has attended the race a few times now and each year it trains hard for the weeks leading up to it.

One of the students who raced said that it had been a challenging competition – it was a shame that their rivals had proved faster but hopefully, with enough training, the boats will rank higher next year.

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Simply answer this question: Where do Fulham FC play their

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u Showdown between north and south of the borough set for March 23, reports Tim Harrison HE semi-finals of the Mayor’s Cup, the borough’s premier primary schools’ football tournament, are looming, with teams still vying for places.

With several results still to come, Good Shepherd look strong contenders for a semi-final slot in the north half of the borough draw, while Old Oak girls lead the female pack.

The southern schools – which play their matches in Hurlingham Park – are having to squeeze in a shoal of games to make up a long backlog, and there are no clear front-runners.

The quarter-finals and semis are being staged on March 23, with the finals – between the northern borough champions and southern champs – taking place at Ravenscourt Park on March 30. Some of the recent

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scorelines have caught the eye. Bentworth 5 Miles Coverdale 0 was a major win, as was Wormholt Park’s 3-0 defeat of Old Oak (who salvaged some pride by then beating Bentworth!). St Mary’s 4-0 victory over Flora Gardens was also comprehensive.

In the girls’ section there have been wins for Old Oak, Brackenbury, Miles Coverdale and Wendell Park, while Addison trounced Kenmont 5-1. In the southern half of the borough, Queens Manor boys and girls have enjoyed recent victories, in both cases against Melcombe.

HOT SHOTS: Top, Rayan Eweka, 11, of Brackenbury goes for the ball. Far left and above, St Stephen’s girls take on Bentworth.

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