On the 22nd March 2015, an estimated 2,500 runners from local Surrey towns braved the cold Sunday morning in order to challenge themselves with a 13 mile run around the streets of Weybridge. The runners participating were all involved for different
As March comes to an end we say hello to spring and the beauty that comes with it. London is finally beginning to be painted in bright warm colours. That is due to the beautiful flowers that cover the gardens and parks of the city. It is the best time
One way to revise is to use a method whereby you imagine your house or a familiar place and go there in your thoughts and use objects to symbolise different things. Additionally, you can put links in your revision by using different objects e.g. you
On March 22nd, the famous pop-punk band All Time Low graced Kingston for two acoustic shows back to back. After a sold out show at Wembley arena the night before with supporting acts You Me At Six and Neck Deep, the two gigs at The Hippodrome nightclub
I’m writing here live at Retro Bistrot’s Jazz@Retro event - on Tuesday evening of the 31st March 2015. A full house of customers came to the French bistro in Teddington tonight to enjoy an evening filled with jazz music accompanied with mouth-watering
Let’s go back 3 months to New Year’s Eve, and the many resolutions and motivations that came along with it. Remember them? They’ve king of drifted off a bit, now that Lenten promises have come into place. The typical ‘no eating chocolate/crisps/snacking
On Friday 5th March, Waldegrave School presented their version of the Wizard of Oz to a large audience and titled it 'Oz'. Previously, I wrote an article discussing the lead-up to the highly anticipated drama showcase and how it was expected to be
What does it take to become a professional sportsman? If you type into google ‘how to make it as a professional sportsman’ you will get countless results with websites advertising ‘6 “fool proof” ways of becoming a professional sportsman/woman’
On March 1st, Westfield hosted a 3-day event called ‘Tongue Twister, the ultimate food experiment.’ This took place in the Atrium, Ground floor of the shopping centre and consisted of several different rooms which made up a large pop up hut. The
Students of William Morris sixth form will be having their last day of term tomorrow (wednesday 1st April) although some schools and sixths forms are already on their break. However Thursday will not a normal academic day, it will be a learners review
Assemblies are over, lessons are finished and everyone is starting to ease out of school life and into a state of half-sleeping-half-rolling-around-doing-nothing for the foreseeable future (by foreseeable future I mean the next couple of weeks...I
Mas or Masquerade is a yearly event in Trinidad where all work ceases and the population dress in brash and dazzling attire. It is Mas that provides the backdrop to Mustapha Matura’s 1974 Evening Standard award winning play. Play Mas focusses around
Do baby clothes change who you are or might of been? It is undecided if the colour of baby clothes chance your personality. Baby clothes are very specific on gender. You either have blue for a boy, pink for a girl or yellow if you don’t know
The modern child can use the internet to roam the darkest labyrinths of human existence and so access explicit content that may be classed as beyond their age and understanding. However, is this merely a side effect of the new technological century
Terence Wilde, specialist instructor in arts and textiles within the Occupational Therapy Department as Bethlem Royal Hospital unveiled his selection of art works at Matthew’s Yard today in Croydon. The collection, titled “Out Of The Way” features
At age 5 months, a girl stops being breastfed by her mother. At age 5 years instead of starting school she goes to work in the fields – to learn her trade. At age 10 she is given some shocking news. Now at age 11, she sits in her dark, shadowed room
The world has a population of 7.3billion, where 805million suffer from chronic undernourishment. That’s about 1 in 9 people on earth. It may be asked how this can be a problem when the world produces enough food to feed everyone. One third of the
Spring In Your Step As spring approaches, the itch for summer grows almost unbearable. You can see the sun, but you just can’t feel the heat. You can see the holidays, but you just can’t jump on the plane yet. So, whilst you wait for the
On Friday 3rd April 2015, Hampton Court Palace will be celebrating its 500 year anniversary in true Tudor style. An event is to be held which celebrates the life of the palace throughout the centuries, from 1515 when the first brick was laid and Henry
The Easter Bunny? Chocolate? That can only mean one thing. Easter Eggs. It’s that time of year where people happily collect Easter eggs and wait in anticipation to crack them open on Easter Sunday. Easter Egg hunts are common way of rewarding people
In 2009 the council of croydon decided to start building eco friendly houses that are situated on Sumner Road, West Croydon. They built 13 houses back in June, and now six years later they have decided that removing the old scrap yard and the burnt
We are in the midst of a housing crisis, demand far outstrips supply. It is being shouted about from all in politics and is having an catastrophic effect in London. House prices in the capitial have risen by 18% in the last year alone. Renters and
On Monday 16th March 2015, six girls from the Ursuline Sixth Form, including myself, were invited to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to a ‘Women of the Future Ambassadors Programme’. The event, organised by Pinky Lilani OBE (founder and chair of
Despite having to take various subjects such as Charms and Herbology, which are unfortunately available to non-fictitious students, Hermione Granger had to study and revise just like every student in the country, myself included. How do you think she
In the midst of revision and preparation for upcoming exams, it is interesting to see how different students release their stress and relax. The most obvious way that springs to mind for all is watching television however, another popular way is listening
OnePlus, the small breakaway company from the Oppo Chinese Technological Corporation has reached well over 500,000 sales of the flagship handset – the OnePlus one. The OnePlus One is a very powerful phone. To put it into perspective, the OnePlus
As term drew to a much welcome close for staff and student of Sutton High School on the morning of Friday 27th March, the end of term festivities were in place to keep everyone going. Most importantly of these end of term activities is the much anticipated
If you're reading this, you're probably procrastinating from the mountains of enivitable revision that awaits you; such a fun way to enjoy your holiday! But, as a student myself I have done some research and decided to share my knowledge of the 5 best
Recently, I have discovered a new development that is happening right here in the heart of Britain. The British Government believes that the time for expansion is now and that the best way to provide an economic boost as as well as making new connections
As students, summer means two things to us: exams and freedom. Slightly paradoxical perhaps, but after the feeling of happiness when thinking about summer comes, our hearts sink at the thought of one thing: public exams. For those of us who are taking
On Friday 27th March, St Philomena’s in Carshalton held its first ever Easter Egg Hunt, available for the sixth form students to participate in. It was held over a period of 45 minutes, in which each student had to race to obtain two lolly-pop sticks
Four year 10 Gumley House Convent School students, including myself, entered this year’s Imperial College Faculty of Natural Sciences School’s competition. We were asked, “What do you think is the most significant scientific discovery or achievement
Stand Up For The Saracens Saturday 28th March brought much excitement for Saracen and Harlequin fans as they took to the pitch at Wembley stadium for the Aviva Premiership. I was particularly thrilled as I entered the stadium through the
Once upon a time, in a society now unknown to mankind, Easter was a religious celebration of Jesus’ resurrection from the cross. Why Jesus resurrected exactly is debated, but overall, Christians share the opinion that by dying and coming back to life
Over the past month of March tensions were running extremely high in Gumley House Convent School as coursework deadlines continued to loom. Pupils were feeling intense pressure as both Science and English coursework was required to be completed and
On Friday 27th March, Waldegrave School held their annual ‘Easter Bonnet Parade’, an hour long showcase of the results of many hours of creativity and hard work from the many participating students. The competition opens as always to students in years
Daylight Saving Time On Sunday the 29th of March the clocks in the United Kingdom went ahead an hour as they do annually on the last Sunday of March. So what happens when the clocks change? The clocks change an hour ahead at this time of year
My little ponytail by Caitlin Fensham 'Every little helps', which is why on the 31st of march I decided to donate 13 inches of my hair to a charity called 'The little Princess Trust'. This charity makes wigs for little boys and girls which have
On the 11th and 12th February 2015, Cheam High School was inspected by members of OFSTED. The report was released at the beginning of March and to the delight of both teachers and students, the school received an “Outstanding” rating in every single
On 24 March 2015, between 9:40 and 9:45, Flight 4U 9525 crashed into the side of a French Alp, an intentional murder-suicide enacted by Andreas Lubitz. A cynic might say that this event is extremely rare and there is nothing anyone can do to stop it
On Sunday 12th April 2015, the Annual Laurence Olivier Awards (the Theatre equivalent of the Oscars) will take place at the Royal Opera House in London, which is due to feature an array of exciting, colourful and spine-tingling performances from London's
Young Reporter: Easter: Where has the Significance Gone? As Easter approaches on Sunday 5th of April in the year of 2015, the average child and most probably a large proportion of parents have chocolate in mind, it is what the child of this generation
For many starting secondary school is a fresh start and a new page. How exactly does a teenager manage for their important exams? How does a teenager balance their life? This interview focuses on how a 15 year old girl from Gumley House Convent
The Soper Hall has been going from strength to strength with exciting new events happening over the past few months. Previously, I have written about 'A Better Caterham' (ABC) who are dedicated towards improving facilities in our town. As part of the
Caitlin’s Hair-raising Triumph-Izzy Ayling, Waldegrave Year ten pupil Caitlin has sacrificed the majority of her golden locks to create a wig for a worthy cause, The Princess Trust. The charity helps raise money to fight cancer as well as
On the 13th March, Comic Relief raised an astounding total of £78,082,988 to help combat the root causes of poverty and social injustice across the world. With this latest achievement, the total money raised by the charity in the past 15 years finally
A few weeks ago a political debate in the structure of BBC’s Question Time was held at The Hollyfield School. Four politicians attended from the four main parties but that isn’t the important bit, that’s just how a debate works. The alarming issue
Previously I have interviewed Millie Govekar and she told me about her experiences in the teaching and tutoring profession however in a recent meeting she spoke of new successes of her pupils with many obtaining places in their first choice of secondary
Jasmin Glynne // Grey Court School Are you reading this through mascara wearing lashes? Chewing at your lips, greasy with vaseline? The scent of air fresheners filling your room? Maybe you’re sinking your teeth into a mars bar, or drinking tea
Fairfield Halls in Croydon, South London was the latest venue to host the play Birdsong, an adaptation of Sebastian Faulks’ bestselling War novel, first published in the UK in 1993. It tells the story of the main character, Stephen Wraysford, a man
On January 10th, Caterham School’s hockey 1st XI team played at home against Lancing College in what would be their last match before they began playing in the National Cup tournament. After winning 11-0, the team was rightly confident going into their
Croydon Hockey Stars Battle for BUCS Glory Jonty Griffiths and Luke Taylor, of Loughborough University, and Andy Dalman and Jonathan Wilkinson, of Nottingham University, all have some things in common. They all went to Whitgift School in
Despite tea having been served in British households for centuries, it appears that recently we have become a nation of coffee drinkers and a coffee craze has emerged. With tea sales decreasing by 6.7% this year and Costa Coffee now boasting branches
I write this with bleary eyes, having spent a busy, bustling weekend in Edinburgh attending the Bar Mock Trial National Competition as part of the team from Gumley House. Having been overjoyed to win the regional heats in London, (a first for Gumley
It’s a concept dear to many peoples’ hearts that friends are the family you choose, and this is definitely something easy to relate to. We all love to have a good laugh and little light hearted banter with our group of guys and gals, whether it be
Iceland is a truly mystical country, renowned for its inspiring landscapes, astounding natural wonders and its historical magnificence, it is a place far beyond compare, and I was lucky enough to experience the sheer beauty first hand... Often referred
We all have things we'd like to change, things in the wider - or our own- world that we think we know how to make better. But we stay quiet, we don't feel we have the power to make our voices heard, we feel we don't have the ability to effectively
Serious questions have been raised about the mental health treatment of a mother who laid down before a speeding train cradling her toddler son, killing them both. Donna Oettinger, 41, was denied urgent psychiatric help despite attempting suicide
On Your Bike £10m of funds to improve cycling along the A316 has been awarded by Transport for London (TfL). The Mayor of London announced the decision and confirmed that a further £2m to provide cycling links from Twickenham to the A316
With just over 36 days to go until the General Elections and official campaigns starting last Monday the competition for Prime Minister's job is increasing and so is the pressure. The country appears to be faced with the traditional choice between
Armed police equipped with guns and riot shields descended on Plough Lane in Wallington today. Officers were called out after receiving a report that a man was making threats to harm himself and came prepared. One witness said: "I was coming
Did we miss a once in a life time opportunity? On March 20th 2015 there was a once in a life time opportunity, but did we actually get to experience it? Many children or even adults where unable to observe one of life’s true beauties
When pondering upon how to spend your Easter Holiday, why not consider a visit to the Saatchi Gallery, 5 minutes from Sloane Square Station. Currently, three exhibitions are open: ‘The Legacy of World War II in Russian Art’ (open till 6 April), ‘Pangaea
The moment I boarded the ferry to cross the Solent, I knew I had escaped the busy suburbia of Richmond. Our destination was the small fishing port of Yarmouth, lying at the estuary of the river Yar, on the North-West coast of the beautiful Isle of
Using small change to pay off his victim, a man found guilty of raping an underage girl over a three year period has been jailed for 18 years. Alex Baah, 42, of Bolstall Hill, Abbey Wood, began raping the girl, now 16, when she was just 13 at a
April Fools' Day, also known as All Fools' Day, will be celebrated accross the Western World tomorrow on April 1. The tradition first became popular in the early 1700s, and its origins are disputed. Some historians have linked the festival way
Chobham Museum Situated in the centre of the Chobham lies an old toilet block which was converted into a museum fifteen years ago. Soft planting, a paved pathway and a rustic bench help to soften the look and it would be difficult now to identify
A 10-year-old boy who is thought to have run away from his home in Thornton Heath this morning has been found in Hertfordshire. Malakhi Chijiutomi-Ghosh was found by an off duty police officer and has been taken to hospital as a precautionary measure
Alex Saint appealed his sentence at Croydon Crown Court on June 6 last year. The appeal was allowed and the bench found that neither of the two charges, common assault and section five public order, were ones that he should have been jailed for
The Lycée Beaupré in Lille is only 298km from my own school and you can travel from one to the other in a couple of hours. But to me they felt extremely different culturally. Many things from young teenagers smoking to young children begging appeared
Parents have slammed Merton Council for revamping a much-loved playground which they say has fewer facilities, a poor layout and fewer wheelchair-accessible features. The Dundonald Recreation Ground playground in Wimbledon, which mostly contains
As spring began to loom we began to experience a change in the weather, and many people’s moods also began changing. As we enter spring we enjoy the many celebrations that come with it: new life, Easter and for some, a break from education and work
A man has denied threatening a teenager with an axe saying he was playing Call of Duty on the PlayStation at the time of the burglary on Valentine's Day last year. An axeman threatened Jack Pearsall, 19, and stole his silver Armani watch after
Skillshare International released the statistic that '812,569 more British people signed the petition to 'Bring Back Clarkson' than to 'End FGM''. This information, provided by change.org, highlighted that 1,046,942 people were in support of Jeremy
Campaigners believe there are still plans to axe key hospital services after the General Election, despite Epsom and St Helier hospitals’ chief executive saying there was no need to "put out the placards". A leading GP appeared to undermine chief
A derelict building was torched in a suspected arson at the weekend. Surrey Police were called to a fire at Hollywood Lodge at 10.50am on Saturday, March 28. They are treating the blaze as suspicious. Detective Constable Hannah Millyard
Police are trying to find a man who left without paying at a petrol station. Epsom and Ewell neighbourhood police released an image of a car with stolen number plates and a man at a petrol station. The team posted on Facebook: "He is the suspect
Taking place two days after their sold out “A Night With All Time Low” at Wembley Arena, All Time Low sold out two slots at the Kingston Hippodrome on Sunday 22nd March, as a treat for fans who pre-ordered their new album ‘Future Hearts’ through Banquet
An 18-year-old man is still recovering after a brutal stabbing outside a community centre left him in intensive care. Police are investigating the stabbing outside the New Horizon Community Centre in South Lodge Avenue at about 7.30pm on Tuesday
Many schools provide students with the opportunity of travelling the world in order to enrich their educational experience. Some of these trips are clearly beneficial, such as Classics trips to Pompeii, Politics trips to Washington DC and Language
There are big clouds marching across a blue sky today and they serve as a reminder that fine days will return - eventually. In the meantime, enjoy the fleeting sunny spells and patches of blue...
Rewarding, entertaining and a big commitment are the words used by Jane Pringle to describe being a Scout Leader and this is seconded by many but in her 18 years of experience in helping out with these youth groups she knows it all.
Cheam High School’s Sixth Form recently took place in a ‘Mocelection’, in an attempt to educate young people who could soon vote, about various political parties and the voting system. The 5 parties involved were UKIP, Green Party, Liberal
The welcoming community of Furzedown, located between Streatham, Mitcham and Tooting works hard to demonstrate their gratitude towards local businesses, believing their appreciation strengthens their community and encourages its success. After all what
Children are often told they can do anything with their future and that if they work hard they can achieve anything. However this is untrue, a great deal of our future is out of our control. Other than social and cultural influences politics affects
On Sunday 22nd of March, All Time Low (an American pop punk band which formed in 2003) performed at the Hippodrome in Kingston upon Thames for two acoustic shows, one at four in the afternoon and one at seven in the evening. The acoustic session followed
Two brothers charged with stealing from elderly and frail people across Merton, Croydon and Sussex will be back in court in June. Alfie and Leonard Chambers appeared before Kingston Crown Court on Thursday charged with conspiring together to enter
The time has come for the Shepherds Bush fair. Located on the green the equipment for the rides, stalls and other facilities have been started to be built. Children love visiting the candy floss stall, the coconut shy and the helter skelter; some parents
With the release of the seemingly ‘revolutionary’ Apple Watch on 24th April 2015, at a starting price of £299 going up to £13500, critics are already voicing the fact that the technology within this watch has already been released by numerous Android
Arsonists set fire to Sutton Hospital, police officers have said. The blaze was reported this morning at 9am with Sutton police later saying the fire, which was put out at about 10.30am, was being treated as suspicious. According to the London
The girls in year 11 of Surbiton High School surely have enough riding on their shoulders with their GCSE exams looming ever closer, however, the senior leadership team of the girls independant school seemed to decide that it was a great time to throw
“You have a row of dominoes set up, you knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is a certainty that it will go over very quickly.” These were the iconic words of US President Eisenhower in a 1954 speech regarding the containment
Katie Byng-Hall Waldegrave School for Girls I’m lucky to say that I’ve been to see quite a few plays in the fifteen years I’ve been alive, thanks to my theatre-enthusiast parents. I’ve enjoyed going to see them (well, most of them), but I
As TV culture has been on the rise, parental concerns have been growing, as the issue in question is, how much does what children watch affect their lives? In many ways, it could be argued that watching television harms children and can induce
The Oxford Literary Festival is an annual event, lasting a week. This year it occurred from the 21st to the 29th March, taking place throughout the historic and scenic town of Oxford, primarily in colleges – unused while the students take their spring
'How important can what you wear to school be?' is a question I asked myself upon hearing the news that my school, Surbiton High, was enforcing a more restrictive and formal dress code for sixth formers' every day wear come September this year, the
Since October last year forty girls from years seven and eight at Sutton High School took part in the production of St. Trinians, which is about a group of troublesome girls who stage a robbery in order to save their bankrupt school. The film released
Tiffin Boys School advanced to the final of the cup of the Hans Woyda competition for the first time in its 35 year history with a winning score of 40 points to 36 against Dulwich College. The other finalists were Harrow, who had narrowly defeated
Richmond Gymnastics Association are hoping a planning decision will help give the club world class training facilities to go with its world class athletes. Richmond councils planning committee next Wednesday to decide the fate of the Townmead Road
On Friday the 20th of March, I participated in the GDST quiz at Streatham and Clapham High School, and it was definitely a wonderful opportunity to have. The format, however, was definitely not what I was anticipating. Having participated in the Kids
A motorist has been arrested after her car crashed into a tree in Norbury and she and her two passengers were seriously injured. Emergency services were called to Streatham High Road at the junction with Green Lane at about 7.50am on Sunday and
As British Summer time begins and the days become lighter, the opposite is happening in Whitehall. As the campaign for the general election begins on the 30th March, the period of Purdah begins. But what is Purdah? It is essentially a series of protocols
A motorist who expressed his fury at being handed a parking ticket by deliberately ramming his van in to a CCTV car has been handed an eight month suspended jail sentence. Wayne John Lione, 43, returned to his Peugeot Partner van, parked on the
Music is a powerful, influential and ever-lasting art, which plays an undercover major role in most peoples' lives. When it comes to students it may seem that music has more of a significant task. Many students listen to music when they study;
On Saturday 28th March, the Bar National Mock Trials Competition took place. The Mock Trials are a competition where teams of students use carefully constructed witness statements to prepare the prosecution and defence of two prepared criminal cases
Freedom of speech is the concept of the basic human right to voice your opinion publically without having any fear of being punished or face suppression. Although this may be an inherent right we share, the degree to which the right is upheld varies
Watching anglers making the most of the last day of the coarse fishing season along the Thames at Kingston brought back happy memories of my childhood fishing days. I spent many hours along the Thames and in local common ponds. My 'bible' was the
Fighting fisherman Warren Fenn faces a sink-or-swim title fight this month, writes Matthew Bozeat. The 27-year-old from Mitcham challenges Nicky Jenman for the British Masters Bronze light-middleweight title on manager Mickey Helliet's show at
Kingstonian goalkeeper Rob Tolfrey has admitted a Football Association charge of misconduct over his Bognor bust-up at Kingsmeadow. The 27-year-old climbed into the stand to tussle with a Bognor Regis Town fan after his side’s 2-1 defeat to the
We’re off to University again and it’s not as scary as we would have thought! Year 12 students from St Philomena’s Catholic High School for Girls embarked on their second trip to University – the first being a trip to Reading University. All Year 12
