These children swapped pencils and pens for a lesson on pointy toes and posture. Ballet is not normally on the curriculum for Park Gate Primary students. But while performers from the English National Ballet school were in town for a show, the children learned how to gracefully glide across the stage in a performance workshop. [...]
A famous author surprised pupils at Park Gate Primary School with the all new Chitty Chitty Bang Bang car – a camper van with wings. Author and screen writer Frank Cottrell Boyce visited the pupils at the school in Northmore Road to celebrate the release of his book Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again. Frank [...]
Danny Glavin has conquered Mount Kilimanjaro climb – and with only a few headaches and nosebleeds along the way. The former Park Gate Primary School teacher took to the 5,895m (19,341ft) African peak and has raised more than £8,000 for Help for Heroes in memory of his Royal Marine pal Richard Hollington. The 24-year-old returned [...]
Park Gate teacher Danny Glavin is climbing his way up Mount Kilimanjaro for Help for Heroes. He began the gruelling climb yesterday (September 1) and it will take between six and eight days to make it to the top of the 5,895m (19,341ft) African peak. It is all in memory of his Royal Marine friend [...]
Chocolate flowed from a fountain like an episode from a Roald Dahl book as young pupils at Park Gate Primary School celebrated getting their Civic Awards. Children organised an event themed on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for the whole of their year group as the adventure part of their civic work. And that meant [...]
Prime Minister David Cameron has backed a national Heroes Day after a campaign by Park Gate Primary School teacher Danny Glavin. Danny is raising cash for Help for Heroes in memory of his friend Royal Marine Richard Hollington – who was the 300th British serviceman to die in Afghanistan. In preparation for the 5,895m (19,341ft) [...]
Three schools in the Western Wards are closed today (June 30) as part of the national day of action by public sector employees. Brookfield School, Park Gate Primary and St Anthony’s Primary School in Titchfield Common are closed as a result of the national strike action by teachers. Those schools in the Western Wards that [...]
Brookfield School will be closed next Thursday (June 30) as a result of national strike action by teachers – one of just two schools in the Western Wards expected to be affected by the action. Park Gate Primary School will also be closed for the day, while St Anthony’s Primary School in Titchfield Common has [...]
Firemen, Florence Nightingale, Bob Geldof and members of the Armed Services – and Spongebob Squarepants were many of the inspirational characters at schools in the Western Wards on Heroes Day. Schoolchildren and staff dressed up as people they admire to raise money for Help 4 Heroes. The schools who geared up for the Heroes Day [...]
A PARK Gate Primary School teacher is training to climb Mount Kilamanjaro to raise cash for Help for Heroes in memory of his serviceman friend. Danny Glavin has been hiking and running in preparation for the 5,895m (19,341ft) climb and will be thinking of Royal Marine Richard Hollington who was the 300th British serviceman to [...]
