Winstanley College Summer Newsletter 2022

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WI NS T ANL E YNE WS

SUMME R 2 2

SHRE WSBURYPRI SON TRI P I nApr i l , ourCr i mi nol ogys t udent swer et r eat edt oat r i pt o Shr ews bur yPr i s ont ol ookatpr i s onl i f e.

SUMME R2 02 2NE WSROUNDUP PRI SONE XPE RI E NCE

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HI S T ORYS TUDE NT S

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T OPF ASHI ONAWARD

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SPORT

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E QUAL I TYANDDI VE RSI TY

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THENATI ONALTHE ATRE

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L OCALCRI CKE TCL UBF UNDAY

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F I RS TT AS TEOFOXF ORDUNI

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GL AS T ONBURY

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WORL DCHAL L E NGE

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St udent swer et ak ent hr ought hebook i ngi npr oc es sandt he s ec ur i t ypr oc edur es . Theys awdi ffer entc el l s etupsand di s c ov er edhowt hi ngshav ec hangedi nc l udi ngt he ngequi pmentwhi c hwasus edupunt i l abol i s hmentofhangi 1 962 . St udent sl ear ntaboutt hepr obl emspr i s onoffic er sf ac e wi t hv i ol enc eandaddi c t i onsandhadt hec hanc et odoac el l es c ape. Theywer eal s ot ak enr oundt hedi ffer entwi ngsoft hepr i s on t os eet heway spr i s oner sar et r eat eddependenton behav i our . Thet r i pdemons t r at edt heai msofr et r i but i onand r ehabi l i t at i on, t hati st hehar s hc ondi t i onst hatpr i s oner s endur ebutal s ot her ehabpr ogr ammest heyc ant ak et o enc our aget hem nott or eoffendonr el eas e. Al l agr eedi twasgr eatt ogoandhav es omehands on exper i enc eandpr ac t i c al l ear ni ngaf t ert her ec entCov i d r es t r i c t i ons .


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HI GHSCHOOLHI S T ORYS TUDE NT SGE TPUBL I SHE D Ei ghthi ghs c hool s t udent shav ehadt hei res s ay s publ i s hedi nt hes pr i ngedi t i onofourHi s t or y Magaz i ne. Any a, L uc a, EdenandEmi l yf r om F r ed L ongwor t h; Shar ahan, Nat hanandI s abel l ef r om By r c hal l , andI mogenf r om Hawk l eyHal l al l wr ot e anar t i c l eont hei rf av our i t epar tofhi s t or yaspar t ofac ompet i t i onr unbyWi ns t anl ey ’ sHi s t or y Soc i et y . Anumberoff as c i nat i ngt opi c swer ec hos en, , t hehi s t or yofwomen, i nc l udi ngJ ac kt heRi pper Rus s i a’ si nv as i onofUk r ai neandGr eekMy t hol ogy . Theov er al l wi nnerAny a, wr ot eherar t i c l eon Cher noby l andwashi ghl ypr ai s edbyt heedi t orof t heHi s t or yMagaz i ne, Al i c eRus ht on, whos ai d; ‘ Any a’ sar t i c l eonCher noby l wast r ul yapl eas ur e t or ead. Herl i ngui s t i cdev i c esmadet hear t i c l e gr i ppi ngandc apt i v at i ngandI par t i c ul ar l yl i k ed t heext endedmet aphoronc hes s ! Thei mager y depi c t edav i v i ddes c r i pt i on( es pec i al l yoft he v i c t i ms )whi c hbot hent i c edandhor r i fiedt he r eader . Thepas s i onandk nowl edgef ort heev ent s honei nAny a’ swr i t i ng. ’

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S TE VE NWI NST OPF ASHI ONAWARD Hewentont os ay ; “ St ok eyDal ey ’ sper s onal s t or yand poi ntofv i ew—s pec i fic al l yEngl i s handr oot edi nc l as s andot her nes s —i spower f ul l ydefined. Butoneot her t hi ngt hats t oodapar twashi sc al mnes s . E ar l i er , bef or e t hec r owdsar r i v ed, her et ur nedf r om hi s1 0mi nut e j udgi ngs es s i on, huggedL eoandhi smodel s , ands ai d: “ I ant i c i pat edal otoft heques t i ons , t obehones t —how muc hdoesi tc os t , wher ewasi tmade—s oI wasr eadyf or t hat . I t hi nkt hemos ts ur pr i s i ngt hi ngwashow per s onabl eandni c et heyal l wer e. ” I nwi nni ng, St ev enwi l l notonl ygetac as hpr i z eof €3 00, 000andwor l dwi dec ov er agef r om medi at i t l esas r enoundasVogueMagaz i neandt heNewYor kTi mes , butal s oay ear ’ swor t hofment or i ngf r om t heL oui s Vui t t onCompany . Dal eydi dn’ tdel i v erahugeac c ept anc e s peec h, hej us ts ai d; “ Thi si sf ormei sl i k eanOs c ar , s o t hank sCat e!I genui nel ydi dn’ texpec tt owi n, s ot hank s t oev er y onewhos uppor t edme. ” Whatanac hi ev ementf orSt ev enandwhatani ns pi r at i on hei st oourc ur r entandf ut ur es t udent swhomaywant t opur s ueac ar eeri nt hei ndus t r y !

Wel l donet oal l t hewi nner s ! Wel ookf or war dt o s eei ngy ouatWi ns t anl eys oon.

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SPORT : THEYE AR’ SROUNDUP

OurMen' sF oot bal l 2 ndTeam fini s hed3 r di nt he Nor t hWes tCol l egesL eague. Ahi ghl i ghtoft he s eas onwasdef eat i ngl oc al r i v al sStJ ohnRi gby7 2 athome. F i r s ty earf ul l bac k , J amesCheap, s ai d: ' When s t ar t i ngatc ol l egeI onl yhadaf ewmat esc omi ng f r om myhi ghs c hool . I wentt ot hef oot bal l t r i al s ands oonf el tl i k eI c oul ds peakt omanypeopl e ar oundc ol l ege. Wequi c k l ybondedont heaway t r i pswhi c ht hent ur nedi nt ogoi ngouts oc i al l y . I ' m pl eas edI madet hedec i s i ont ot r youtf ort he t eam asi thasmanygr eatbenefit sot hert hanj us t t hef oot bal l . '

t os eei nghowt hes egi r l spr ogr es si nt hef ut ur e andwi l l bes adt os eet heuppers i xt hgi r l smov e on. '

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E QUAL I TYANDDI VE RSI TY The9t h–1 5 t hMaymar k edMent al Heal t h Awar enes sWeekandt hi sy ear ’ st hemewas l onel i nes s . Ac c or di ngt ot heMent al Heal t h F oundat i on, onei nf ourpeopl ef eel l onel ys ome oral l oft het i me.

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PE RF ORMI NGART SS TUDE NT SPE RF ORM AT THENATI ONALTHE ATRE

Thi sy ear , wer ai s edawar enes soft hei mpac tof l onel i nes sonourment al heal t handt he pr ac t i c al s t epswec ant ak et oaddr es si t . I n gr oupgui danc e, s t udent swer eas k edt owr i t e enc our agi ngmes s agest oot her swhomi ghtbe f eel i ngl onel y . E ac hoft hemes s agesc ont r i but ed t oadi s pl aywher es t udent sc anc omeandr ead t hec ol l ec t i onofupl i f t i ngmes s agest o r emembert hatt hey ’ r enotal one. OnF r i day1 3 t hMay , s t affands t udent swer eal s o as k edt o‘ Weari tGr een’ t os howt hei rs uppor t f orMent al Heal t hAwar enes sWeekandasa r emi ndert hatwear eonebi gc ommuni t yand wec anal l s uppor toneanot herwi t hourment al heal t h. I nJ une, s t udent sc el ebr at edPr i deMont h. Thi sy ear mar k s5 0y ear ss i nc et hefir s tPr i dec el ebr at i onsi n t heUK. Thenewl yel ec t edSt udentUni onandt he Wi ns t anl eyL GBT Q+Soc i et yar r angedanar r ayof ev ent sf ors t udent st ogeti nv ol v edi n. Ev er y Wednes day , s t udent swer ei nv i t edt ofil m s c r eeni ngsofi c oni cL GBT Q+fil msandonF r i day 1 7 t hJ unea‘ ShowYourPr i de’ daywashel dwi t h s t udent sands t affwear i ngr ai nbowc ol our s . Themai nev ent ,wasaPr i det hemedendof y ear gi gbyourv er yownMus i cPer f or manc es t udent s ! St udent senj oy edf ac epai nt i ng, Pr i det hemed moc k t ai l sands t al l s , r ai s i ngmoneyf ors omev er y i mpor t antc aus es . I twasaf ant as t i cdayt hatwas enj oy edbyal l !

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Ev er yy ear , t hec ol l ege’ sper f or mi ngar t s depar t mentt ak espar ti nt heNat i onal Theat r e Connec t i onsF es t i v al . Thi sy eart hec hos enpl aywas ‘ Cabl eSt r eet‘ byL i s aGol dman. Af t ert ak i ngpar ti nadi r ec t or s ’ week endi nL ondon bac ki nOc t ober , Al ev el Theat r et eac her , L i s aBat y , s t ar t edwor k i ngondi r ec t i ngt hepl aywi t hac as tof 3 0s t udent s . Thefir s tper f or manc ewasat Wi ns t anl eyCol l egei nMar c h, andt hec as tt hen wentont ourwi t ht hepi ec eat‘ Home’ Theat r e Manc hes t eraspar toft heNTF es t i v al 2 02 2 . Thi s wasar emar k abl eac hi ev ementf ort hec as tand c r eat i v et eam ast heygai nedfir s t handexper i enc e ofper f or mi ngonapr of es s i onal s t age.

Thec as tpr es umedt hi swast heendoft hef es t i v al f ort hem, howev erL i s ar ec ei v edac al l f r om t he Nat i onal Theat r es ay i ngt hatWi ns t anl eyhadwon t hec ompet i t i onandhadbeeni nv i t edt oper f or m ont heNat i onal Theat r es t agei nL ondon! r emel ypr es t i gi ousev entandt he Thi swasanext c as tandc r ewt hor oughl yenj oy edev er ymomentof i t , ev enr ec ei v i ngr av er ev i ews . L i s ac omment ed; ‘ Bei ngabl et odi r ec tCabl eSt r eet wi t hs uc hani ns pi r i nggr oupofs t udent s , hasbeen ahumbl i ngexper i enc e. NTConnec t i onsar es o s uppor t i v eandac c ommodat i ngoft hei ndi v i dual needsofeac hy oungper f or mer . Thi ss uppor thas al l owedt hem t odev el opt hr oughoutt hej our ney , notj us ti nt hei rper f or manc esbutasy oungpeopl e. Toobs er v et hi sasadi r ec t orwast r ul yr emar k abl e. ’

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MUSI CPE RF ORMANCES TUDE NT SWOW CROWDATF UNDAY

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S TUDE NT SGE TF I RS TT AS TEOF OXF ORDUNI VE RSI TY I nJ une, anumberofWi ns t anl eys t udent sgot t hei rfir s tt as t eofOxf or dUni v er s i t y , bef or et hey appl yi nt heaut umnt er m. Thes t udent s at t endeds ubj ec t s pec i fict al k sac r os seac h ac ademi cf ac ul t yandhadanal l ac c es st ourof eac hoft hec ol l eges . St udent st heni mmer s edt hems el v esi nt hef ul l Oxf or dexper i enc e, eat i ngi nt hec ol l egedi ni ng hal l sands t ay i ngt heni ghti nPembr ok eand Chr i s tChur c hc ol l eges .

Ont he1 0t hJ ul y , t hr eeMus i cPer f or manc es t udent s per f or medl i v emus i catGoos eGr eenCr i c k etCl ub’ sf unday . Abi , Er i nandKi er anwowedt hec r owdswi t ht hei r f al l ’ per f or manc esofs omewel l k nowns ongsi nc l udi ng‘ Sk y byAdel eand‘ Cr az y ’ byGnar l esBar k l ey . Theyev enhadt i me t ohav et hei rpi c t ur et ak enwi t ht hec ur r entMay orof Wi gan, Cl l rMar i eMor ganandMay orCons or t , Cl l rCl i v e Mor gan. Thef undaywasi npar t ner s hi pwi t ht hec r i c k et c l ubandt hemay or ’ sc har i t y , Daffodi l Dr eams , whos uppor t f ami l i esi nWi ganwhofindt hems el v esi nhar ds hi p.

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Mus i cTeac her , P aul Cl ay , whoat t endedwi t ht hes t udent s s ai d; ‘ Thi swasaf ant as t i coppor t uni t yf orours t udent st o getper f or manc eexper i enc eandnotonl yper f or mi nf r ont ofnewpeopl ebutal s oexper i enc egi ggi ngout s i de. We enc our ageal l ourMus i cPer f or manc es t udent st ogetas muc hr eal wor l dexper i enc easpos s i bl e, af t eral l t hati s whatper f or mi ngi sal l about ! ’ Thanky out oGoos eGr eenCr i c k etCl ubf ormak i ngour s t udent ss owel c ome.

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J ac obMagui r e( pi c t ur edl ef t )andhi sbandPor j i r ec ent l y pl ay edatt hewor l df amousGl as t onbur yf es t i v al ! They hav eal s oj us tmadet heBBCRadi o1pl ay l i s twi t ht hei r

wi t ht hei rs i ngl e–L os eOurMi nds . Whatan amaz i ngac hi ev ementandher e’ st omanymor e y ear sofs uc c es s !

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WI NS T ANL E YE L E CT SI T SNE WS TUDE NTUNI ON

F or t y fiv es t udent sembar k edonat woweek expedi t i ont ot heAs i ani s l andofBor neot oc ompl et ea Wor l dChal l engeExpedi t i on. Adv ent ur esi nc l udedat r ekt hr ought heKubah Nat i onal P ar k , c ompl et i ngpr oj ec twor katt he SemenggohOr angut anSanc t uar yc ar i ngf orc r i t i c al l y angut answhos ehomei sbei ng endanger edor dec i mat edatanal ar mi ngr at eev er yy ear . Ther ewasal s os omet i mef orr es tandr el axat i on, wi t h k ay ak i ngont heagenda. F r om t hephot osi tl ook sl i k et hes t udent s( ands t aff! ) hadanamaz i ngt i me. Nexty earourc ur r entl owers i xt hwi l l begoi ngonan expedi t i ont oSr i L ank a.

Asi sc us t omar yi nt hes ummert er m, Wi ns t anl ey s t udent swentt ot hepol l sandel ec t edt hei rnew St udentUni onf or2 02 2 2 02 3 . Ev er ys t udentwhos t ood r anaf ant as t i cc ampai gnandhel pedt ogener at eone oft hehi ghes tv ot i ngt ur nout si nr ec enty ear s .

Oneofourpr i or i t i esi nv ol v esmai nt ai ni ngand ex c eedi ngt hehi ghs t andar dsofc ol l egeev ent s . Char i t i es , s t udent s , ands t affwi l l al l benefitf r om ev ent swhi c hpr es entoppor t uni t i esf or educ at i on, ent er pr i s eandent er t ai nment .

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v al uef eedbac kandr epr es ent at i onof Wewi l l s t udent sabov eal l el s e. Pr ov i di ngf eedbac kwi l l bemadeeas yandeffic i entt hr oughs ur v ey st hat wi l l al l owt hec ol l eget oadaptt os t udent s ' des i r es . Wel ookf or war dt oc ont r i but i ngt ot he c ol l ege' ss uc c es sandhopet omak eev er y one' s t i meatWi ns t anl eyasenj oy abl easpos s i bl e. ”

Wel l donet oal l oft hos ewhower es uc c es s f ul , ookf or war dt os eei ngwhatmar kt hey NewSt udentUni onPr es i dent , Mac k enz i e, c omment ed: andwel eov ert hec omi ngy ear . “ Ourr ol e, asSt udentUni on, i st oc ommi tt oenhanc i ng mak al l as pec t sofc ol l egef ort hebenefitofs t udent sat Wi ns t anl ey .

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