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Green-fingered Northfield School pupils with Dronfield Mayor, Coun Philip Blackburn, headteacher Rebecca Timperley, governor Coun Mick Emmens and eco-schools teacher Victoria Jones
Northfield pupils are proud to be green THE Artsmark Gold Award has been presented to Stonelow Junior School for its commitment to, and excellence in, arts education. The award was presented to the school by Arts Council England, the national development agency for the arts which distributes money from the Government and National Lottery. Headteacher Alison Perkins said: “I’m delighted that the Arts Council has recognised Stonelow’s dynamic arts education programme. “Our students have really enjoyed working with Martin Blackham on film making and many other visiting artists. I’d like to thank all our staff for their hard work in achieving this award.”
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THERE was an early start to Green Britain Day at Dronfield’s Northfield School with parents, grandparents and other visitors calling in to enjoy a cooked breakfast. They were also given the opportunity to buy a range of fresh produce grown by pupils at the school. A special guest at the event was Mayor of Dronfield Coun Philip Blackburn, a former pupil at the Falcon Road school.
Right: The Mayor, Coun Philip Blackburn, with pupils manning the plant and produce stall