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By Elliette, 10, and Ollie, 10, Jill Dando News Correspondents PCSO's have been going into Year 5 classes at the brilliant Ashcombe Primary School, in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. Here are a few things the primary school children have learnt. PCSOs are community champions and problem solvers who make a
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By Evie, 12, Jill Dando News Correspondent @ PCSA Amazing volunteers are saving lives by running 5K to help an amazing charity. They will run Race for Life in Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset on the Seafront Beach near the world famous Grand Pier and Revo Kitchen and Terrace. Since 1994, 10 million people
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By Jill Dando News An entrepreneur has launched crowdfunding campaign to build all-inclusive adventure play centre Family-run business Ogeg Ltd, founded by Matt Jeffery, has launched a crowdfunding campaign aimed at raising £65,000 to build an all-inclusive adventure play centre in the Swindon area. Ogeg Ltd, named after the
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By Jill Dando News A fast-improving school on route to an exciting future has reaffirmed its consistent policies on uniform. Worle Community School Academy in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset is rolling out its visionary culture and ethos to become part of Britain’s biggest academy trust, United Learning, with initiatives aimed at
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By Sam, 13 and Jaiden, 13, Jill Dando News Correspondents Some 14 students from Priory Community School Academy in Somerset visited the Alliance Dementia Wellness Centre in Worle to get creative! The elderly customers were extremely inviting to the children and struck up conversation immediately over a cup of tea
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By Jill Dando News Sam, 12, of Priory Community School Academy in Somerset recently organised and ran a pre-loved uniform sale. All the money donated was used to buy essential items for Weston Foodbank which is the school's charity of the year. Pre-loved school uniform items were collected
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By Jill Dando News A former Worle Community School Academy resident has attended an event at Buckingham Palace to celebrate the completion of her Duke of Edinburgh Gold award. Olivia Finch, 18, did much of her DofE volunteering while at Worle and The King Alfred School Academy in Highbridge, Also
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By Jill Dando News The fabulous mayor of Weston-super-Mare visited enthusiastic young journalists. John Crockford-Hawley uncovered his link to Jill Dando to the student Jill Dando News journalists where the scheme began in 2017. He told the reporters how he met Jill after she started as a young journalist working
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By Emily, 13, Jill Dando News Correspondent Year 9 students at The King Alfred School Academy in Highbridge, Somerset completed their qualifying bronze expedition of 2024. The participants completed many tasks such as planning their routes, meals and how they intended on carrying the equipment. The Duke of Edinburgh programme
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By Amelie, 12, and Evie, 12, Jill Dando News Correspondents Nine schools, from the area of Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset got to work on creating a podcast about the potential risks of social media and the impacts it has on young people’s lives. These students have done an amazing job on
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By Oliver, 13, Jill Dando News Correspondent After 40 years, a well known Weston-super-Mayor has returnee to office! In 1984, Councillor John Crockford-Hawley was elected as Mayor, and at the time the youngest to have taken on the role, bringing exciting new changes to the Town Council. He was also
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By Jill Dando News The founding headteacher of Priory Community School Academy in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset has released a new book about his experience in the Second World War. Arthur Spencer started as the first Headteacher in 1975 at Priory. The former World War Two bomber navigator on the famous Lancaster
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By Grace, 12, Jill Dando News Correspondent International Day of Families was a dedicated day for the people living in your home or anyone that you called family. International Day of Families promoted issues within families and also encouraged togetherness. In 1994, the United Nations declared the 15th of May
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By Jill Dando News Jacob Kemp has attended an event at Buckingham Palace to celebrate the completion of his Duke of Edinburgh Gold award. Jacob Kemp, 20, did much of his DofE volunteering while at King Alfred School Academy in Highbridge where he was also a Jill Dando News Journalist.
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By Isabella, 12 and Grace, 12, Jill Dando News Correspondents Some 10 students from Priory Community School Academy visited the Alliance Dementia Wellness Centre in Worle to get creative! The elderly customers were tremendously inviting to the children and struck up conversation immediately over a cup of tea and a
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By Evie, 12, Jill Dando News Correspondent Over 250 Priory Community School Academy students returned back to school after a successful week of ‘work experience’ in the professional world! Some of the Year 10 students travelled as far as Cornwall and some chose businesses or charities in local areas within