Most people would make a beeline for their beds after a 40-mile walk, but not Tom, Joe, and Kate. Churchdown Academy School’s pastoral team, Tom Willetts, 30, Joe Lawrence, 32, and Kate Stevens, 33, won’t just be walking 40-miles for Young Minds, they’re walking through the night and when they reach their destination, they’ll be arriving […]
Children
Tourettes charity relies on Children In Need for “life changing” events
CEO of Tourettes Action said that the organisation relies on funding from Children In Need. BBC Children In Need, which runs a National fundraising effort each year called SPOTacular with well known teddy bear mascot Pudsey. The money is used to fund charities and projects all over the UK which aim to support children to […]
Council set to provide support for families over school holidays
The cabinet of Gloucestershire will be asked to approve a large sum of 4 million pounds to aid families over the next three years during school holidays. The money will be provided by the Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF) that has drawn funds from the Department of Education (DfE), for families that gain support […]
A “ground-breaking” initiative to raise young peoples’ aspirations launched
By Eve Perkins Inspiring the Forest is a project aimed at raising career aspirations amongst young people, parents and teachers across the Forest of Dean. It aims to create an awareness of the type of jobs available in the Forest and the skills required for those jobs. The event supporting Inspiring the Forest will take […]
Is Covid leading to fussy eating in children?
A reoccurring symptom of Covid-19 has been the loss of taste and smell and many people have reported that their senses never went back to normal. It has been reported that 250,000 adults in the UK have suffered from Parosmia after Covid. ‘Parosmia’ is a condition where people experience unpleasant smell distortions. Today, UK’s leading […]