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WESTBOURNE SOCIAL HOUSING A new concept to help address the housing crisis.

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wesTBoUrne commUniTY trUsT is ABoUT To sTArT BUildinG A scheme desiGned BY chichesTer archiTecTs mha oF TWelVe AFFordABle sociAl renT homes AT mill roAd, wesTBoUrne For locAl people. the deVelopmenT Will comprise A mix oF one, TWo And Three Bedroom homes. those inTeresTed in reGisTerinG For The AccommodATion shoUld VisiT The trUsT’s WeBsiTe Where TheY cAn Become A memBer oF The trUsT And Then reGisTer Their inTeresT.

the projecT is The resUlT oF six YeArs hArd WorK BY A dedicATed GroUp oF locAl VolUnTeers Who WAnTed To TAcKle The AFFordABle hoUsinG proBlem ThAT AFFecTs wesTBoUrne And mAnY similAr VillAGes in The soUTh oF enGlAnd. frAnK cAmpBell, chAir oF wesTBoUrne commUniTY trUsT, sAid: “this projecT is A GreAT exAmple oF hoW consUlTATion WiTh The commUniTY

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cAn deliVer mUch needed AFFordABle hoUsinG As Well As A rAnGe oF AddiTionAl BeneFiTs To improVe The qUAliTY oF liFe in The commUniTY.” for more inFormATion VUsiT: hTTps://WWW.WesTBoUrnecommUniTYTrUsT.orG the scheme is expecTed To Be compleTed in ocToBer 2025.

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Outstanding Talent at the Apex Construction Centre pArK commUniTY school’s apex consTrUcTion cenTre oFFers sTUdenTs A Whole rAnGe oF opporTUniTies. these inclUde leArninG sKills in The FolloWinG AreAs: BricKWorK, plAsTerinG, pAinTinG And decorATinG, WAllpAperinG And An inTrodUcTion To mig And tig WeldinG. these Are 'sKills For liFe' And AlonGside prAcTice cscs cArd TesTs ThAT The apeX cenTre oFFers iT GiVe opporTUniTies To sTUdenTs. the apex cenTre cAn help YoUnG people Find someThinG TheY loVe To do And so moTiVATe Them For oTher lessons While AT school As Well As

prepAre Them For Their nexT sTep in liFe. a sTUdenT From pArK commUniTY school spends hAlF her TimeTABled Time AT apeX deVelopinG her sKills And AcTinG As sUpporT To oTher sTUdenTs And sTAFF ThroUGh her enGAGemenT And ABiliTY. recenTlY, she WAs GiVen A sKeTch BY A TUTor And WAs AsKed, 'cAn YoU replicATe This?' she GoT To WorK sTrAiGhT AWAY, lAYinG oUT her desiGn. she WAs ABle To TrY This chAllenGe BecAUse she hAd BAsic BricKlAYinG sKills needed From loTs oF preVioUs prAcTise. the phoTo riGhT shoWs her FinAl WorK… conTinUed on pAGe TWo

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Carl and reece invite your questions deAr cArl And reece i'Ve jUsT enrolled on A diGiTAl mArKeTinG coUrse To help me deVelop mY BUsiness. as pArT oF The sYllABUs, i Will Be leArninG ABoUT KeYWords. i'm inTriGUed To Find oUT more ABoUT hoW These WorK. elizABeTh thAnKs For YoUr emAil, elizABeTh, And Good lUcK WiTh The coUrse! diGiTAl mArKeTinG is sUch An imporTAnT pArT oF AnY BUsiness.

WHY Are KeYWOrDS IMPOrTANT? seArch enGine AlGoriThms crAWl oVer WeBsiTes looKinG For speciFic KeYWords eVerY Time someone TYpes These inTo gooGle or BinG. the AlGoriThm Then GenerATes A lisT oF WeBsiTes Where These Words Are emBedded. iF YoU Were A FlorisT BAsed in emsWorTh YoU'd WAnT To inclUde 'FlorisT' And 'emsWorTh' As YoUr KeYWords. choose lonGTAil KeYWords And YoUr WeBsiTe Will AppeAr in A Wider seT oF seArch resUlTs. i.e. 'emsWorTh AWArdWinninG FlorisT'. mAKe sUre YoU don'T oVerUse YoUr KeYWords As noT onlY Will These spoil The FloW oF YoUr WriTinG,

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gooGle Will penAlise YoU For Them.this Will resUlT in YoUr WeBsiTe AppeArinG loWer doWn The lisT oF seArch resUlTs. use A KeYWord seArch Tool sUch As uBersUGGesT, moz or gooGleads' keYWord plAnner And YoU'll Find KeYWords ThAT Are releVAnT To YoUr secTor. neil pATel proVides A rAnGe oF excellenT conTenT Which cAn help YoU FUrTher UndersTAnd Which KeYWords Will WorK BesT For YoU BUT, in shorT, picK KeYWords ThAT Are As releVAnT As possiBle To YoUr BUsiness And oFFerinG And Be AWAre ThAT hiGhlY compeTiTiVe KeYWords Are UsUAllY mosT VAlUABle To rAnK For BUT TAKe The lonGesT To GeT To The Top spoT! wheneVer people AsK Us ABoUT Their WeBsiTes, We AdVise Them To looK AT The KeYWords TheY Are UsinG And AUdiT These on A reGUlAr BAsis. iT's Also A Good ideA To looK AT YoUr compeTiTors' WeBsiTes To see iF There Are AnY pArTicUlAr phrAses ThAT YoU coUld Use.

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a recenT sUrVeY hAs hiGhliGhTed A lAcK oF AWAreness oF The imporTAnce oF wills And A misconcepTion ThAT All “will wriTers” Are reGUlATed. iF YoU Are ThinKinG oF hAVinG A will or UpdATinG YoUr cUrrenT will These Are The qUesTions YoU need AnsWered BeFore GoinG AheAd: • is The Firm reGUlATed? unliKe soliciTors mAnY “will wriTers” Are noT sUBjecT To compUlsorY reGUlATion.

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Sound familiar? reporTed noVemBer 2009

‘the hoUsinG mArKeT is in iTs WorsT sTATe For 18 monThs, AccordinG To A leAdinG hoUse price sUrVeY Which sUGGesTed A "Whole GenerATion" oF FirsT-Time BUYers WAs BeinG shUT oUT. the inABiliTY oF BAnKs And BUildinG socieTies To oFFer AFFordABle morTGAGes To people TrYinG To GeT on The properTY lAdder WAs cAUsinG The hoUsinG mArKeT To slide

sUBsTAnTiAllY, AccordinG To The roYAl insTiTUTion oF chArTered sUrVeYors. esTATe AGenTs And sUrVeYors Were AT Their mosT GloomY since april 2009, WiTh more people reporTinG ThAT hoUse prices hAd FAllen oVer The preVioUs Three monThs ThAn hAd risen. in ToTAl The "BAlAnce" in ocToBer WAs -49, doWn From -36 in sepTemBer.’

decenTrAlisATion And plAnninG minisTer greG clArK sAid in 2010: “the cUrrenT oVer-cenTrAlised plAnninG sYsTem hAs Become one oF The GreATesT oBsTAcles To GroWTh in BriTAin, shUTTinG oUT opporTUniTies For deVelopmenT And BUrdeninG BUsiness WiTh BUreAUcrAcY And red TApe. eVerY reForm To plAnninG in TodAY’s BUdGeT is desiGned To reVerse ThAT posiTion And

recAliBrATe The sYsTem To sUpporT, rATher ThAn hinder economic GroWTh And sUsTAinABle deVelopmenT.these meAsUres Will help creATe A plAnninG sYsTem FiT For The chAllenGe oF recoVerY And reBUildinG BriTAin’s economY, While AT The sAme Time mAinTAininG The green BelT And enVironmenT.”

commUniTies secreTArY eric picKles Welcomed meAsUres To improVe The plAnninG sYsTem, AcTion To GeT The hoUse BUildinG indUsTrY BUildinG AGAin And sTeps To cUT The AmoUnT oF red TApe For coUncils And BUsiness seT oUT in TodAY’s BUdGeT. the depArTmenT For commUniTies And locAl goVernmenT is AT The cenTre oF The

coAliTion’s plAns To reViVe And reBAlAnce The economY. oVer The cominG monThs The commUniTies secreTArY Will oVersee A proGrAmme oF WorK To UnBlocK The plAnninG sYsTem, BoosT hoUse BUildinG And ATTrAcT neW inVesTmenT inTo The mArKeT, mAinTAin enVironmenTAl And coUnTrYside proTecTions.

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Outstanding Talent at the Apex Construction Centre …iT is An exAcT replicA oF The iniTiAl sKeTch. she hAs cleArlY FoUnd her niche in BricKWorK. she hopes To AchieVe A ciTY And gUilds leVel 1 cerTiFicATe inclUdinG BricKlAYinG. the sTUdenT sTrUGGled in A school enVironmenT BUT noW ThriVes in oUr prAcTicAl, sKills For liFe, seTTinG And plAns To proGress WiTh her sTUdies AT colleGe And FUrTher inTo The consTrUcTion indUsTrY. the FolloWinG sTUdenTs All pAssed Their ciTY And gUilds qUAliFicATion This YeAr: alFie smiTh, wesleY BATes, leWis BAldrY, ernie goodridGe, leWis JeWer, BlAKe mihill,

chArlie tomlin, rYAn aTillA, hArrison ford, lAceY mArie winn, sTAnleY crocKFord And archie thomAs. as The sUpplY oF hoUsinG is criTicAl For The economY We need YoUnG people To enTer The FAnTAsTic conTrUcTion indUsTrY so leT’s GiVe Them The proposed BUildinG school TheY need!

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siôn mcgeeVer (picTUred riGhT) Will Become chieF execUTiVe AT The soUTh doWns nATionAl pArK aUThoriTY From The end oF noVemBer. siôn BrinGs 25 YeArs oF |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| experience oF WorKinG in enVironmenTAl policY, inTernATionAl deVelopmenT And BUsiness. he mosT recenTlY hAs Been depUTY direcTor, Joshua Dyer (14) was tasked at access, lAndscApes, peATlAnds And soil AT school to write a poem for deFrA, leAdinG The TeAm responsiBle For Remembrance Day. An hour later policY And FUndinG For All oF enGlAnd’s (without any help) he produced this proTecTed lAndscApes. incredible poem. siôn sAid: “i Am incrediBlY proUd And exciTed To TAKe Up The posiTion As We one thousand men are walking FAce hUGe chAllenGes in The nATUre one ThoUsAnd men Are WAlKinG And climATe crises. we mUsT enGAGe wAlKinG side BY side eVerYone, eVerYWhere in TAcKlinG sinGinG sonGs From home These. proTecTed lAndscApes the spiriT As Their GUide. presenT A hUGe opporTUniTY To do This, And none more so ThAn The theY WAlK ToWArd The liGhT milord, soUTh doWns ThAnKs To The TheY WAlK ToWArds The sUn sTronG pArTnership WorKinG, And TheY smoKe And lAUGh And smile ToGeTher deep pAssion, innoVATion And no Foes To oUTrUn. commiTmenT oF The sTAFF And memBers, oF The FArmers, commUniTies, VolUnTeers, the meAdoWs liT WiTh Golden BeAms these men liVe on ForeVer BUsinesses And All Who loVe This nATionAl A BeAcon For The BrAVe, The emerAld GrAss in The heArTs oF Those TheY sAVed pArK. i cAn’T WAiT To Be pArT oF The joUrneY A nATion TrUlY GrATeFUl For The pATh oF peAce UnTrAmpled, A reWArd For WhAT TheY GAVe. To A more nATUre-rich, ThriVinG soUTh TheY pAVed. doWns nATionAl pArK, loVed And enjoYed BY theY dreAm oF Those TheY leFT Behind All.” And KnoW TheY dreAm oF Them theY mArch As Friends And comrAdes siôn is mArried WiTh TWo TeenAGe Kids ForeVer in Those poppY Fields BUT TheY do noT mArch For WAr And hAs Been liVinG in The soUTh eAsT For The There WAlKs one ThoUsAnd men sTep closer To sAlVATion leAsT We ForGeT. lAsT nine YeArs AFTer reTUrninG From A TrAnqUil sTeAdY corps.

Nature Mind

shAron JUsTice oUr JeWellerY TUTor in oUr JeWellerY sTUdio

tAnzAniA. he hAs A liFelonG loVe oF The oUTdoors, is A Keen oUTdoor sWimmer And enjoYs phoToGrAphinG WildliFe And lAndscApes. he’s Been A reGUlAr VisiTor To The soUTh doWns BoTh ThroUGh WorK And For pleAsUre. vAnessA roWlAnds (picTUred leFT), soUTh doWns nATionAl pArK aUThoriTY chAir, sAid: “folloWinG A riGoroUs selecTion process, The aUThoriTY Were deliGhTed To AppoinT siôn As The neW chieF execUTiVe. his pAssion, KnoWledGe And Vision For The soUTh doWns And nATionAl pArK shone ThroUGh. he BrinGs sUBsTAnTiAl experience oF WorKinG WiTh KeY pArTners Across The nATionAl pArKs lAndscApe, And cAn noW pUT his experience oF oVerseeinG The secTor inTo deliVerinG here in The soUTh doWns. we looK ForWArd To WorKinG WiTh him As he leAds The nATionAl pArK dUrinG This crUciAl And chAllenGinG Time For nATUre, climATe And people. “i And The aUThoriTY memBers WoUld liKe To exTend oUr ThAnKs To tim slAneY, Who hAs sKilFUllY And diliGenTlY led The aUThoriTY TeAm dUrinG This inTerim period, And hAs conTinUed To deliVer on oUr innoVATiVe WorK. we Are pleAsed To sAY ThAT tim Will conTinUe To leAd The aUThoriTY As inTerim chieF execUTiVe UnTil siôn joins, And Will Then reTAKe his posiTion oF direcTor oF plAnninG on oUr senior leAdership teAm.”

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Norfolk Knit & Natter some oF The residenTs oF norFolK hoUse in hAVAnT hAVe Formed A "kniT And nATTer" groUp meeTinG ForTniGhTlY on A tUesdAY eVeninG. theY decided To KniT And crocheT For chAriTY. lAsT YeAr TheY KniTTed And crocheTed poppies For The sT fAiTh's chUrch For rememBrAnce dAY. theY hAVe noW mAde TWelVe BlAnKeTs For A locAl cAre home, And TWelVe BAGs ThAT TheY Will Also donATe. the GroUp hAs BroUGhT people ToGeTher, AFTer The pAndemic sTopped reGUlAr meeTinGs, meAninG ThAT residenTs hAd Become more isolATed. theY hAVe noW noT onlY GoT compAnY, BUT TheY Are doinG Their BiT To help oTher people. theY Are looKinG ForWArd To mAKinG more To help The locAl commUniTY.

from kAren gAUnT, scheme mAnAGer

norFolK hoUse kniTTers hArd AT iT prodUcinG some GreAT ThinGs For chAriTY

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Suicide Memorial Quilt

Havant Lions Club

hAVAnT lions clUB held Their VerY popUlAr BoTTle sTAll AT The emsWorTh shoW recenTlY. thAnKs To All The GeneroUs people in The AreA Who donATed To oUr “hAVe yoU goT The BoTTle” reqUesT pUT ThroUGh Their leTTerBoxes We rAised in excess oF £1600. these FUnds enABle Us To help deserVinG cAUses in oUr locAl commUniTY. |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

this BeAUTiFUl ‘speAK Their nAme’ memoriAl qUilT WAs creATed BY hAmpshire people Who hAVe losT A loVed one To sUicide. from world sUicide preVenTion dAY on 10 sepTemBer iT BeGUn A ToUr To VenUes Across hAmpshire To BrinG AWAreness To The AcTions We cAn All TAKe To help preVenT sUicide. the poWerFUl ArTWorK conTAins A ToTAl oF 72 sqUAres represenTinG 61 indiVidUAl liVes And mAnY more UnnAmed. oVer 60 people hAVe Been inVolVed in iTs creATion As pArT oF The ‘speAK Their nAme’ moVemenT And WiTh The sUpporT oF The voices collecTiVe, A GroUp WiTh liVinG experience oF sUicide. iF YoU hAVe Been AFFecTed BY sUicide, ampAro: sUpporT FolloWinG sUicide cAn help To proVide emoTionAl And prAcTicAl sUpporT. experienced liAison WorKers Will lisTen To YoUr needs And AssisT YoU in AccessinG help. go To: hTTps://AmpAro.orG.UK

Bedhampton Green Space

the mAYor oF hAVAnT opened And plAnTed A Tree AT The hArBoUr plAce deVelopmenT Green open spAce. the AmeniTY AreA inclUdes pUBlic open spAces, AlloTmenTs, FooTpAThs, lAWns, A children’s plAY AreA, sUsTAinABle drAinAGe FeATUres.

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exciting new scheme for children toschoolchildren discover the South Downs From Across The soUTh sTArGAzinG, leArn ABoUT nocTUrnAl WildliFe eAsT Will Be ABle To enjoY The Wonders oF The soUTh doWns nATionAl pArK ThAnKs To A mAjor FUndinG BoosT. the “discoVer the doWns” iniTiATiVe Will GeT scores oF children inTo The GreAT oUTdoors, BrinGinG exciTinG experiences To YoUnGsTers Who don’T hAVe eAsY Access To nATionAl pArKs. schools From Across hAmpshire And sUssex – WiTh oVer 30 per cenT oF Their pUpils eliGiBle For pUpil premiUm FUndinG – Are noW BeinG inViTed To ApplY For FUllYFUnded VisiTs To The nATionAl pArK. acTiViTies miGhT inclUde “discoVerY dAYs” To deVelop A connecTion WiTh nATUre, inclUdinG leArninG ABoUT conserVATion, BUshcrAFT, Wild ArT And nATUrAl sciences, All WiThin The BreAThTAKinG sUrroUnds oF The nATionAl pArK. as The soUTh doWns is one oF onlY 22 inTernATionAl dArK sKY reserVes, children Will hAVe The opporTUniTY To enjoY

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And spend A niGhT Under The sTArs. the nATionAl pArK hAs Also TeAmed Up WiTh the sUsTAinABiliTY cenTre, neAr peTersField, To oFFer FUn residenTiAl sTAYs For children, As Well As goodWood edUcATion trUsT, neAr chichesTer, To oFFer FArm VisiTs. the iniTiATiVe, mAde possiBle BY FUndinG From deFrA As pArT oF deFrA’s onGoinG sUpporT For Access To nATUre, Will BUild on The sUccess oF generATion green. the projecT, led BY The yoUTh hosTel associATion WorKinG WiTh A rAnGe oF pArTners inclUdinG nATionAl pArKs, sUpporTed schools As TheY recoVered From The pAndemic, connecTinG oVer 100,000 YoUnG people Across The uk WiTh nATUre And The enVironmenT. a Wide BodY oF reseArch hAs shoWn ThAT connecTinG WiTh nATUre And leArninG oUTdoors cAn BeneFiT children’s menTAl And phYsicAl heAlTh, inclUdinG AssisTinG BrAin deVelopmenT, increAsinG ATTAinmenT,

sUpporTinG sociAl sKills, And redUcinG AnxieTY. “discoVer The doWns” conTinUes The soUTh doWns nATionAl pArK’s onGoinG commiTmenT To YoUnG people. since The nATionAl pArK WAs creATed in 2010, more ThAn 40,000 YoUnG people hAVe Been ABle To Access leArninG opporTUniTies in The

GreAT oUTdoors ThAnKs To VArioUs GrAnT schemes From The nATionAl pArK aUThoriTY And soUTh doWns nATionAl pArK trUsT. to Find oUT more ABoUT discoVer The doWns, VisiT WWW.soUThdoWns.GoV.UK/leArninG-AndYoUTh-VolUnTeerinG/schoolsGroUps/discoVer-The-soUTh-doWns/

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Blended Learning Area funded by The ridge foundation to support young people with emotional, mental health and social needs we sTArTed The AcAdemic YeAr WiTh A neW hUB To sUpporT sTUdenTs WiTh A rAnGe oF speciAl edUcATionAl And menTAl heAlTh needs, FUnded BY A chAriTABle FoUndATion seT Up BY enTrepreneUr dArren ridGe. the ridGe cenTre is A neW hUB AreA proVidinG A qUieT, cAlm seTTinG Where sTUdenTs Who Find clAssrooms chAllenGinG cAn leArn And receiVe one-To-one sUpporT. iT WAs FUnded BY A donATion oF £30,000 From the ridGe foUndATion, seT Up BY dArren To help YoUnG people From chAllenGinG BAcKGroUnds To AchieVe Their poTenTiAl. dArren, Who co-FoUnded Telecoms proVider onecom And conTinUes To inVesT in Telecoms And Tech BUsinesses, WAs A pUpil AT The acAdemY When iT WAs KnoWn As wAKeFord comprehensiVe school. the hUB is FiTTed WiTh TechnoloGY ThAT AlloWs sTUdenTs To lisTen To liVe lessons From Their TeAchers on Their oWn, While sTill BeneFiTinG From BeinG in The school enVironmenT. heAdTeAcher vicKi dillon-thiselTon sAid: ‘oUr school hAs A hiGh leVel oF need, BoTh in Terms oF The leVels oF depriVATion oF The children Who come inTo The school, And Their sociAl, emoTionAl, And menTAl heAlTh concerns. “some oF Those YoUnG people Find iT diFFicUlT To respond AppropriATelY To siTUATions ThAT TheY Find chAllenGinG, And We need proVision in The school To sUpporT Them on A more indiVidUAlised BAsis. thAT TAKes Time And moneY, And is Where The ridGe foUndATion hAs Been ABle To help.

“in The hUB We Welcome A rAnGe oF YoUnG people WiTh diFFerenT leVels oF need, And AdUlTs WorKinG WiTh Them, so TheY cAn Access edUcATion in A WAY TheY coUldn’T BeFore. “thAnKs To This donATion We’Ve GoT YoUnG people Who Are AccessinG edUcATion And Are GoinG To GeT qUAliFicATions ThAT TheY simplY WoUldn’T hAVe hAd oTherWise.” on A VisiT To his Former school To see The hUB in AcTion, dArren meT sTUdenTs inclUdinG 15-YeAr-old lAYTon oUTen, Who Uses The FAciliTies There To help him FocUs. lAYTon hAs AlreAdY mAde hUGe proGress To oVercome mAnY oF his chAllenGes, And hAs seT his siGhTs on BecominG An enGineerinG ApprenTice. folloWinG The VisiT, dArren sAid: “meeTinG YoUnG people liKe lAYTon BrinGs home The chAllenGes YoUnG people And TeAchers FAce, especiAllY in AreAs AFFecTed BY depriVATion, BUT Also hoW TheY cAn AchieVe exTrAordinArY ThinGs ToGeTher. i seT Up The ridGe foUndATion To help proVide resoUrces To sUpporT WorK To rAise AspirATions AmonG YoUnG people, And iT WAs FAnTAsTic To see FirsT-hAnd hoW This projecT is AlreAdY mAKinG A diFFerence.” the ridGe foUndATion conTinUes To WorK WiTh hAVAnT acAdemY To sUpporT A rAnGe oF projecTs, inclUdinG A ForThcominG AWArds eVeninG To reWArd proGress And perFormAnce. find oUT more ABoUT iTs WorK AT WWW.TheridGeFoUndATion.com

TECH:TRUCK VISIT

heAdTeAcher vicKi dillon-thiselTon, pUpil lAYTon oUTen, And dArren ridGe.

oUr yeAr 9 sTUdenTs hAd The opporTUniTY recenTlY To inTerAcT WiTh A rAnGe oF TechnoloGies sUpplied BY The tech:truck A BrAnd neW moBile edUcATion And TechnoloGY roAdshoW. Born To help enGAGe And inspire children And YoUnG AdUlTs inTo The World oF Tech And cAreer opporTUniTies open To Them. folloWinG AddiTionAl FUndinG From The locAl sKills improVemenT fUnd, The lATesT Version oF The tech:truck hiGhliGhTs speciFic cAreer pAThWAYs WiThin secTors ThAT The solenT reGion hAs pinpoinTed For deVelopmenT. theY inclUde The creATiVe indUsTries, mAriTime, loGisTics And heAlTh & sociAl cAre secTors.

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sTUdenTs enjoYed The experience immenselY And Were ABle To GAin insiGhT inTo hoW The TechnoloGies TheY UsUAllY onlY Use For GAminG cAn Also help Them in Their FUTUre cAreer AspirATions. the TrUcK inclUdes on BoArd VirTUAl And AUGmenTed reAliTY sYsTems, mArine And FliGhT simUlATion TechnoloGies, FUllY proGrAmmABle roBoTic Arms, drones, 3d prinTers And more. fArehAm colleGe led The projecT in collABorATion WiTh Ten oTher locAl edUcATion proViders, inclUdinG: hsdc, eAsTleiGh colleGe, ciTY oF porTsmoUTh colleGe, iow colleGe, BrocKenhUrsT colleGe, htp apprenTiceship colleGe, solenT pArTners, soUThAmpTon colleGe.

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Gallery of excellence we recoGnise The imporTAnce oF shoWcAsinG exAmples oF excellenT WorK BY oUr sTUdenTs.we Feel shArinG This oUTsTAndinG WorK rAises AspirATions And shoWs All sTUdenTs The sTAndArd TheY shoUld Be AiminG For. throUGh oUr gAllerY oF excellence, The sTUdenT’s WorK creATes An exciTinG And AspirATionAl AreA WiTh A sense oF pride. the neW AreA noT onlY mAKes oUr school looK AmAzinG, BUT Also shoWcAses The sTUdenT’s excellenT AchieVemenTs. eAch hAlF Term, We reqUesT For All TeAchinG sUBjecTs To shAre exAmples oF exemplArY WorK, AchieVemenTs And/or celeBrATions. the FolloWinG Are cUrrenT recoGniTions WiThin The AUTUmn one:

Alexie-Grace Avis (yeAr 7) – enGlish WorK looKinG AT The diFFerence BeTWeen YeAr 8 fooTBAll teAm – foUr nil VicTorY in The hAmpshire cUp. elise (yeAr 11) – arT coUrseWorK Callum (yeAr 11) – poeTrY compArison looKinG AT hoW poeTs shoW The poWer oF nATUre Keeley (yeAr 11) – cATerinG WorK, eVAlUATinG cooKinG TechniqUes Keris (yeAr 11) – gcse spAnish 90-Word TAsK For WriTinG exAm cheerleAdinG enrichmenT – creATiViTY And A GreAT roUTine Priyanka (yeAr 11) – mAThs WorK And exAm reVision simUlTAneoUs eqUATions And percenTAGes

Olivia (yeAr 9) – arT reseArch oF sArAh grAhAm Maci (yeAr 8) – hisTorY excellenT presenTATion sKills, reseArch And

inVesTiGATion oF The french reVolUTion Megan (yeAr 11) – mAThs AUThenTic seqUence And cUmUlATiVe FreqUencY WorK, excellence.

Visit to West Cowes Activity Centre

a GroUp oF 20-30 sTUdenTs And sTAFF enjoYed An inspirATionAl proGrAmme UsinG sAilinG And WATer sporTs As A cATAlYsT For posiTiVe chAnGe. the WeeK-lonG residenTiAl Trip proVided sTUdenTs WiTh An inTensiVe proGrAmme oF AcTiViTies And WATer-BAsed proGrAmmes desiGned To increAse liFe sKills. sTUdenTs BrAVed The solenT crossinG in chAllenGinG condiTions, WiTh sTronG Winds And choppY WATers TesTinG Their resolVe. despiTe The WeATher, spiriTs Were hiGh As We mAde oUr WAY Across, shArinG lAUGhTer And sTories on The WAY.

sTUdenTs hopped inTo dinGhies, leArninG The BAsics oF sAilinG. under The WATchFUl eYe oF Their insTrUcTors, eVerYone hAd A chAnce To TAKe The helm And Feel The Wind in Their hAir. weT TeAm GAmes meAnT TheY hAd To sTrATeGise in A series oF FUn chAllenGes. sTUdenTs nAViGATed The BeAUTiFUl WATers, honinG Their sKills And BUildinG conFidence on The WATer. wiTh eAch AcTiViTY, The sTUdenTs GreW closer As A TeAm, creATinG memories ThAT Will lAsT A liFeTime And For mAnY This WAs Their FirsT experience oF WATer-BAsed AcTiViTies.

sTUdenTs enjoYinG The tech: trUcK experience

seVerAl sTUdenTs TrUlY sTood oUT WiTh Their excepTionAl eFForT And deTerminATion. Joe B impressed The dinGhY sAilinG insTrUcTors so mUch ThAT TheY oFFered him exTrA chAllenGes To TesT his sKills. pixie m consisTenTlY GAVe 100% in eVerY AcTiViTY, inspirinG Those AroUnd her. mAcKenzie r pUshed himselF oUT oF his comForT zone, emBrAcinG neW chAllenGes WiTh enThUsiAsm. Blossom BroUGhT her compeTiTiVe spiriT, AlWAYs GiVinG her All dUrinG compeTiTions. dArcY r mAinTAined A posiTiVe ATTiTUde ThroUGhoUT The Trip, moTiVATinG her TeAmmATes To do Their BesT. these sTUdenTs exempliFied The spiriT oF TeAmWorK And perseVerAnce, mAKinG oUr AdVenTUre eVen more memorABle! “iT WAs GreAT To see hoW enThUsiAsTic The YoUnG people oF hAVAnT acAdemY Were, GeTTinG sTUcK in To All The AcTiViTies And GroWinG more And more conFidenT in The WATer WiTh eVerY dAY TheY spenT AT uksa. oUr insTrUcTors loVed BeinG pArT oF The memories The children mAde, And ThinK some oF The sTUdenTs coUld eVen hAVe A FUTUre in dinGhY sAilinG! iT WAs oUr GenUine pleAsUre To Welcome hAVAnT acAdemY For Their FirsT Trip To uksa, And We hope To see Them AGAin mAnY more Times in The FUTUre.” – chArlie fAircloUGh, schools & groUps mAnAGer

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ems Valley Memorial Arboretum

as mAnY reAders Will AlreAdY KnoW, ems vAlleY memoriAl arBoreTUm is A chAriTABle TrUsT Which WAs seT Up in 2022 To creATe A memoriAl ArBoreTUm AT hAmpshire fArm meAdoWs in emsWorTh. iTs deVelopmenT And mAinTenAnce Are enABled ThroUGh chAriTABle donATions From The locAl commUniTY And The WorK oF VolUnTeers. the ArBoreTUm Aims To celeBrATe The liFe oF loVed ones BY plAnTinG Up To 250 Trees oVer The nexT FeW YeArs To esTABlish A plAce oF rememBrAnce. commemorATiVe plAqUes Will proVide A TAnGiBle meAns oF memoriAlisinG people WiTh A linK To emsWorTh, wesTBoUrne or The locAl AreA. the in memoriAm BooKs, To Be locATed in emsWorTh mUseUm, The liBrArY And wesTBoUrne pArish chUrch, Will Be compleTed And pUT in plAce shorTlY. aFTer The loss oF BrendAn giBB-grAY lAsT YeAr Who WAs The FoUnder oF The evma, iT is WiTh GreAT sAdness We reporT ThAT TrUsTee richArd hiTchcocK died on 19Th aUGUsT 2024 in hospiTAl. he WorKed hArd ToGeTher WiTh BrendAn And oTher TrUsTees on ensUrinG The evma WAs A shAred projecT BeTWeen wesTBoUrne And emsWorTh To BeneFiT The Wider commUniTY. richArd’s commiTTed inVolVemenT in so

mAnY locAl commUniTY GroUps hAs conTriBUTed siGniFicAnTlY To The eArlY And conTinUinG sUccess oF The arBoreTUm. his KnoWledGe, BAlAnced ApproAch, prompT response And cApAciTY For WorK conTinUed eVen When he hAd To selF-isolATe. he ATTended TrUsTee meeTinGs remoTelY And WoUld Be seen on The peripherY oF The meAdoWs dUrinG plAnTinG And WorK pArTY sessions. we exTend oUr sYmpAThY To his FAmilY And The mAnY oThers, liKe Us, Who Will serioUslY miss his qUieTlY eFFecTiVe And VAlUABle conTriBUTion. his And BrendAn’s WorK WiTh The iniTiATinG oF evma Will Be A lAsTinG leGAcY. a ToTAl oF 122 Trees hAVe so FAr Been plAnTed - 40 diFFerenT species inclUdinG 9 diFFerenT species oF oAK. theY Are mApped on oUr WeBsiTe eVmA.orG.UK WiTh A Tree locATor so, When VisiTinG, AnY speciFic Tree mAY Be idenTiFied UsinG A sUiTABle phone. plAns Are Also in hAnd To hAVe lABels Fixed To The Tree GUArds For AddiTionAl idenTiFicATion. there is A neW edUcATion secTion on The WeBsiTe WiTh UseFUl linKs Which Will Be UpdATed As plAns Are deVeloped. donATions mAde in memorY oF BrendAn hAVe Been rinG-Fenced To creATe An AnnUAl edUcATionAl AWArd And iT is sTill possiBle To conTriBUTe To This.

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HAYLING ISLAND HOrTICULTUrAL SOCIeTY Wed 27th November - 7.00pm agm And memBer sociAl sUpper And tABle QUiz Monday 2nd December – rhs wisleY gloW - a hiGhlY popUlAr, UnmissABle opporTUniTY To herAld The sTArT oF chrisTmAs. Wednesday 11th December – a chrisTmAs worKshop all eVenTs TAKe plAce in The urc chUrch hAll in holloW lAne, hAYlinG islAnd. for more information visit our weBsite WWW.hihs.orG.UK or emAil Us on Admin@hihs.orG.UK ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

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reTUrninG From Their Trip To aBerTillerY in wAles in ocToBer, The solenT mAle voice choir Are BUcKlinG doWn To reheArse For A BUsY concerT proGrAmme in decemBer. their FirsT concerT oF chrisTmAs mUsic Will Be in Aid oF roWAn’s hospice And held in The porTchesTer meThodisT chUrch on Saturday 7th December AT 7.30pm. this is one oF smvc’s FAVoUriTe concerTs oF The YeAr Where TheY meeT old Friends And rAise FUnds For A VerY deserVinG chAriTY. the smvc’s oWn chrisTmAs concerT is To Be held in sT fAiTh’s chUrch, hAVAnT on Thursday 19th December AT 7.30pm. a Good mixTUre oF chrisTmAs sonGs And cArols For The AUdience And choir mAKe This A jollY And inFormAl oFFerinG AT chrisTmAsTime. oUr Third eVenT Will Be joininG WiTh oThers AT The commUniTY cArol serVice, AGAin AT sT fAiTh’s on Sunday 22nd December. so iT looKs To Be A BUsY And FUn Time For The solenT mAle voice choir This chrisTmAs And, iF AnY GenTs ThinK TheY WoUld enjoY sinGinG some concerTs AT chrisTmAs TheY Are Welcome To come AlonG on A tUesdAY niGhT And join Us. we prAcTise eVerY tUesdAY From 7.30pm in the pAllAnT cenTre in hAVAnT.

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mAx ross, porTsmoUTh dsa chAriTY amBAssAdor AT no. 10

memBers oF porTsmoUTh doWn sYndrome associATion (dsa) experienced A memorABle pre-elecTion hiGhliGhT WiTh An inViTATion To VisiT no.10 doWninG sTreeT. in A speciAl GATherinG, Ten YoUnG represenTATiVes From The chAriTY Were WArmlY Welcomed BY mrs. mUrTY, The WiFe oF The Former prime minisTer rishi sUnAK.

chAriTY amBAssAdor mAx ross sAid, “mrs mUrTY WAs VerY Kind And pUT Us All AT eAse. she Told Us To cAll her ‘ash’ And she shAred personAl sTories ABoUT herselF, inclUdinG her FAVoUriTe coloUr is pinK, And ThAT she And her dAUGhTers loVe tAYlor sWiFT’s mUsic. then she AsKed Us To Tell her All ABoUT oUrselVes.” mrs mUrTY AccompAnied The GroUp on An exclUsiVe ToUr oF doWninG sTreeT, FolloWed BY lUnch. the VisiT WAs orchesTrATed BY porTsmoUTh dsa’s chAir rAchAel ross mBe, Who hAd Also helped To orGAnise A lArGe recepTion The preVioUs dAY AT doWninG sTreeT For oVer 150 indiVidUAls WiTh doWn sYndrome From Across The uk To celeBrATe The enAcTmenT oF The doWn sYndrome acT 2022 And To rAise AWAreness ABoUT The condiTion. gUesTs inclUded AcTor tommY Jessop (line oF dUTY) And cBBc presenTer georGe weBsTer. iT is ThoUGhT To hAVe Been The lArGesT GATherinG oF people WiTh doWn sYndrome in The BUildinG’s hisTorY. three children WiTh doWn sYndrome, inclUdinG mAx Were inTerVieWed BY doWninG sTreeT press And TooK pArT in An iconic phoTo shooT To mArK This lAndmArK

occAsion. the ArTicles Were Then prominenTlY FeATUred on BoTh The Former prime minisTer rishi sUnAK And mrs mUrTY’s sociAl mediA pAGes. reFlecTinG on The WeeK’s eVenTs rAchAel expressed her enThUsiAsm, “we Were All VerY exciTed To Be inViTed To no10. we Were ABle To speAK WiTh minisTers And KeY policY mAKers ABoUT The dAilY chAllenGes people WiTh doWn sYndrome And Their FAmilies FAce. the WeeK WAs A hUGe sUccess, And We cerTAinlY AchieVed oUr Aim To rAise

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Winter Interest in the Garden

sTrUcTUre And plAnT AroUnd iT And don’T pUT The poT in A sAUcer so iT Becomes WATerloGGed. eVen The poTs ThemselVes cAn Be pAinTed WiTh A WATer-BAsed pAinT To GiVe A splAsh oF coloUr. there Are A VArieTY oF plAnTs ThAT reTAin Their silVer or GreY FoliAGe All WinTer inclUdinG silVer BUsh Which is A compAcT spreAdinG shrUB WiTh shinY leAVes or some TYpes oF arTemesiA – more commonlY KnoWn As wormWood. grAsses Are Also An opTion sUch As fesTUcA glAUcA (BlUe oAT grAss), BUT There Are mAnY oThers To choose From. yoU coUld consider moVinG some WinTer FloWerinG shrUBs inTo poTs For WinTer so TheY Are more prominenT. theY oFTen spend The WinTer UnnoTiced AT The BAcK oF The Borders! exAmples oF These Are dAphnes, mAhoniAs, sArcococcA (chrisTmAs Box) And viBUrnUms. oBVioUslY leAVinG As mUch oF The sUmmer plAnTinG As YoU cAn (spenT

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emsworth Cricket Club

from hoWArd foUnTAin

A simple look at the league tables for the senior teams doesn’t begin to show the breadth of the club. While both the first and second teams had a mixed year on the pitch, finishing in mid-table positions, other groups across the club were growing.

as The GenTle WArmTh oF The sUn recedes, AlloWinG The FirsT chAnGes inTo AUTUmn coloUrs, The cUrTAin comes doWn on The oUTdoor seAson WiTh AUTUmn renoVATions BeinG The FinAle.the cricKeT sqUAre is eFFecTiVelY ‘pUT To Bed’ UnTil The sprinG. iT GiVes Us Time To reFlecT on The hiGhs And loWs oF The pAsT sUmmer BUT Also The chAnce To ponder, WiTh some AnTicipATion, WhAT The nexT TWelVe monThs miGhT BrinG.

the jUnior secTion noW BoAsTs Three TeAms AT u9, u11 And u13 leVels. all mAde proGress in BoTh Their indiVidUAl sKills And TeAm resUlTs And The FUTUre is looKinG mosT promisinG. wiThin The nexT YeAr or TWo, some oF These YoUnG plAYers Will BeGin To Feed inTo The senior TeAms As mAnY oF Their predecessors hAVe AlreAdY. on A nUmBer oF sATUrdAY morninGs From mAY To JUlY, Up To 70 BoYs And Girls TooK pArT in The nATionAl all-sTArs And dYnAmos schemes creATinG A reAl BUzz oF exciTemenT AroUnd The clUB. these Were coAched BY seVerAl oF The clUB memBers Who hAd preVioUslY pAssed ThroUGh The clUB’s jUnior rAnKs. iT hAs Been FAnTAsTic To WATch This conTinUiTY And see memBers GiVinG BAcK To The clUB. aT The sAme Time As These YoUnG plAYers Were GeTTinG Their TeeTh inTo The Finer poinTs oF The GAme, oUr women’s cricKeT GroUp BeGAn. whAT sTArTed As A smAll GroUp oF FiVe hAs noW GroWn inTo

SOUTHBOUrNe BOWLS CLUB on A Fine sUnnY sUndAY in sepTemBer, soUThBoUrne BoWls clUB hAd Their clUB finAls dAY And eVerYone enjoYed The BoWlinG. oF pArTicUlAr noTe WAs The lonGleY cUp Which This YeAr WAs BeTWeen cUrTis hArrison And Winner pAUl BArKer. the men’s 4 Wood pAirs WAs Also A VerY close mATch WiTh peTe JAsinsKi And dAVe alner onlY clinchinG VicTorY on The lAsT end AGAinsT Jim spiVeY And roBin armsTronG. anTonY BUll For The 2nd YeAr rUnninG WAs The Winner AGAinsT rAY leGGeTT oF The men’s sinGles And This GiVes him AnoTher chAnce To Win The sUssex coUnTY chAmpion oF chAmpions For Which lAsT YeAr he WAs rUnner Up. mAnY ThAnKs Go To irene JenninGs And peTe JAsinsKi For orGAnisinG The clUB compeTiTions This YeAr. thAnKs Also To oTher memBers Who oFFiciATed AT The finAls To help mAKe iT A sUccessFUl And enjoYABle dAY. the resUlTs Are: longley cup pAUl BArKer BeAT cUrTiss hArrison 22-13 men’s consolation scoTT treAGUsT BeAT dereK piKe 21- 7 men’s singles anTonY BUll BeAT rAY leGGeTT 21-7 veteran singles mAlcolm keAne BeAT rAY leGGeTT 21 - 16 miXed 2 wood singles anTonY BUll BeAT dAVid alner 16 - 8 lewis trophy

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men’s 4 Wood pAirs FinAlisTs - leFT To riGhT peTe JAsinsKi, dAVe alner, Jim spiVeY, roBin armsTronG

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ThirTeen, All As Keen As mUsTArd To sTArT Their joUrneY inTo mATches in A locAl leAGUe nexT sUmmer. add To ThAT oUr neW WAlKinG cricKeT GroUp And The clUB is ABle To oFFer cricKeT From AGe FiVe To 80+. iT hAs Been A BUsY BUT VerY FUlFillinG YeAr. and, AlThoUGh The oUTdoor seAson hAs Finished, cricKeT cArries on in The Form oF indoor GAmes. these Are leAGUe mATches plAYed AT fArehAm sporTs cenTre And AlloW A smAll GroUp To Keep Their eYe in oVer The WinTer monThs. once The neW YeAr rolls AroUnd, All plAYers, BoTh jUniors And seniors, cAn looK ForWArd To The sTArT oF indoor neTs Where All plAYers,women And wAlKers inclUded, cAn shAKe oFF The WinTer BlUes, eAse Their joinTs And mUscles BAcK in AcTion, BreAThe in The smell oF linseed oil And dreAm oF hUGe 6s, BoWlinG hAT-TricKs And scorinG A hUndred.

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Q. we’Ve hAd A loT oF rAin in sepTemBer WiTh Flooded roAds, And noW WiTh The TemperATUre droppinG, so Are The leAVes. whilsT The coloUrs oF The aUTUmn leAVes Are GlorioUs, TheY All seem To pile Up in The cYcle lAnes. hAVe YoU AnY Tips on KeepinG sAFe in These condiTions, pleAse? a drY leAVes Aren’T inherenTlY risKY To cYclisTs. the risK is in The FAcT ThAT YoU don'T KnoW WhAT's UnderneATh – A poThole, perhAps. weT leAVes Are A diFFerenT KeTTle oF Fish. theY cAn slide YoUr FronT Wheel oUT From Under YoU liKe BAnAnA sKins. weT leAVes collecT in The GUTTer, Where YoU Won'T Be iF YoUr roAd posiTioninG is Good. BUT iF There Are loTs oF Trees or iF The sUrFAce isn'T 'sWepT' oFTen BY The sWoosh oF pAssinG cAr TYres, YoU cAn encoUnTer lAYers oF leAVes eVen iF YoU're 'TAKinG The lAne'. weT leAVes—WheTher TheY’re cominG sTrAiGhT From oVerhAnGinG BrAnches or BeinG rAKed inTo The sTreeT—presenT A dAnGer For cYclisTs on The roAd, And eVen more When TheY’re WeT. as leAVes decompose, TheY creATe A GreAsY Film oF Which Becomes preTTY slipperY When mixed WiTh WATer. iT GeTs eVen Worse As TheY GeT driVen oVer And crUshed BY cArs.whAT ThAT meAns For YoU: an increAsed sToppinG disTAnce And The poTenTiAl To slip And crAsh on ciTY sTreeTs, especiAllY When mAKinG TUrns. here Are some WAYs ThAT WeT leAVes coUld sUrprise YoU: • theY cAn cAUse YoU To slide iF YoU’re TUrninG Across Them.

• theY cAn cAUse YoU To sKid iF YoU’re BrAKinG on Them.

• theY cAn cAUse YoU To lose TrAcTion iF YoU’re AccelerATinG (or GoinG Uphill) on Them.

• theY mAY Be hidinG A pAVemenT

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by Denise Kelly www.lifeisforthriving.com 1. Look after your mental health the holidAY seAson cAn Be sTressFUl dUe To FAmilY GATherinGs, FinAnciAl pressUres, And hiGh expecTATions. as A nATUropAThic nUTriTionisT i WoUld sUGGesT prAcTisinG mindFUlness, seTTinG BoUndAries, And prioriTisinG selF-cAre To mAinTAin menTAl WellBeinG. aFTer All,you Are The mosT imporTAnT person To TAKe cAre oF, so do noT ForGeT ThAT! for some, chrisTmAs BrinGs FeelinGs oF loneliness or sAdness. seAsonAl aFFecTiVe disorder (sad) Also impAcTs mAnY people dUrinG WinTer monThs. iT’s essenTiAl To recoGnise These FeelinGs And seeK sUpporT When needed, WheTher From loVed

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ones or menTAl heAlTh proFessionAls. 2. Look after your physical health while chrisTmAs meAls Are oFTen indUlGenT, iT’s possiBle To enjoY FesTiVe Foods WiThoUT oVerindUlGinG. i WoUld recommend UsinG smAller plATes, sAVoUrinG eAch BiTe, And BAlAncinG rich dishes WiTh VeGeTABles And leAn proTeins. wiTh The mAnY holidAY pArTies, iT’s eAsY To drinK more ThAn UsUAl. moderATion is KeY To AVoidinG excess cAlorie inTAKe And The neGATiVe eFFecTs oF oVerconsUmpTion on phYsicAl And menTAl heAlTh. exercise is Also KeY To hAppiness, so eVen on The GreY dArKer dAYs mAKe sUre YoU Are GeTTinG oUTside dUrinG dAYliGhT

hoUrs, doinG AT leAsT one hoUrs WAlK, rUn or cYcle eVerY oTher dAY. a 10 minUTe WAlK AFTer meAls coUld jUsT sAVe YoU From reAchinG For The GAViscon As iT helps Keep The Food TrAnsiTioninG properlY ThroUGh The diGesTiVe TrAcK And cAn help redUce BloATinG. people WiTh diABeTes shoUld Be mindFUl oF cArBohYdrATerich holidAY Foods. plAnninG meAls, moniTorinG Blood sUGAr leVels, And choosinG loW-sUGAr opTions cAn help Keep diABeTes Under conTrol. excess sAlT, sUGAr, And FAT dUrinG chrisTmAs cAn leAd To spiKes in Blood pressUre or cholesTerol. mY AdVise is To sTAY AcTiVe, eAT heArT-FriendlY meAls, And AVoidinG Too mUch processed Food.

3. Managing allergies and Asthma some people experience AllerGic reAcTions To reAl chrisTmAs Trees dUe To moUld or pollen on The Trees. opTinG For ArTiFiciAl Trees or rinsinG reAl ones BeFore BrinGinG Them indoors cAn help redUce sYmpToms. iT’s Also crUciAl To Be mindFUl oF Food AllerGies When prepArinG holidAY meAls or ATTendinG pArTies. cleAr lABelinG oF dishes And commUnicATinG AllerGies BeForehAnd cAn preVenT AccidenTAl exposUre.

BY BeinG mindFUl oF These heAlTh AspecTs, YoU cAn enjoY A joYFUl And BAlAnced chrisTmAs While TAKinG cAre oF YoUr phYsicAl And menTAl Well-BeinG.

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final Straw foundation Celebrates record-Breaking education Outreach Year the finAl sTrAW foUndATion (fsf) is Thrilled To AnnoUnce A hiGhlY sUccessFUl YeAr oF edUcATionAl oUTreAch, mArKed BY siGniFicAnT AchieVemenTs in promoTinG oceAn heAlTh And redUcinG sinGle-Use plAsTics. oUr proGrAms hAVe reAched ThoUsAnds oF sTUdenTs, UnderscorinG oUr UnWAVerinG commiTmenT To enVironmenTAl edUcATion And AcTion. a wild BeAch school session is An oUTdoor edUcATion experience Where We TAKe children To BeAches To leArn ABoUT mArine conserVATion ThreATs And chAllenGes in The solenT. we Aim To inspire All WiTh A loVe For The seA, WhilsT encoUrAGinG AppreciATion And The imporTAnce oF cArinG For oUr shores BY endinG plAsTic pollUTion.

BeAch schools Aim To AchieVe This BY enABlinG children To spend Time on oUr

BeAUTiFUl BeAches, connecTinG WiTh nATUre, creATinG FUTUre ‘oceAn GUArdiAns’, And spreAdinG oUr pAssion For oceAn heAlTh, ThroUGh sTorYTellinG, collABorATion And prAcTicAl AcTiViTies. we Are dedicATed To connecTinG children WiTh nATUre, redUcinG AnxieTY And sTress ThroUGh oUTdoor leArninG, rAisinG AWAreness oF mArine conserVATion ThreATs, And encoUrAGinG sUsTAinABle choices ThAT posiTiVelY impAcT The enVironmenT. we WorK WiTh schools in hAmpshire And wesT sUssex, prioriTisinG Those in more disAdVAnTAGed AreAs, ThUs ensUrinG ThAT eVerY child hAs The chAnce To enGAGe WiTh

ViTAl enVironmenTAl issUes. “woW, WhAT A YeAr For BeAch schools. iT’s sUch A priVileGe To Be ABle To TAKe children oUT oF Their normAl leArninG enVironmenT, To experience someThinG neW And inspire Them To leArn ABoUT oUr shores And The imporTAnce oF cArinG For iT And oUr WildliFe. doUBle The nUmBer oF children spenT The dAY WiTh Us on

The BeAch This YeAr And We Aim To do exAcTlY ThAT AGAin nexT YeAr, iF noT more. we loVe The impAcT These speciAl dAYs hAVe on The children And hoW iT encoUrAGes Them To leArn in A ToTAllY neW enVironmenT.” BiAncA cArr, ceo finAl sTrAW foUndATion for more inFormATion ABoUT oUr proGrAms And hoW To GeT inVolVed, pleAse VisiT oUr WeBsiTe or conTAcT Us direcTlY.

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