Hundreds of mourners gathered to say goodbye to brave schoolboy Reece Holt today, Friday February 1. The 13-year-old was taken on his final journey dressed in his Lancaster Royal Grammar School uniform. Reece was carried in a white horse drawn carriage for the funeral procession, which travelled from his family home in Overton and along Morecambe promenade on its way to Lancaster & Morecambe Crematorium.Well-wishers lined the way to pay their respects, many of them holding gold balloons to mark childhood cancer awareness.Those attending the funeral service were asked to wear something gold, or to dress in the Team Reece charity colours of purple and green.Reece’s mum, Rachel O’Neil, spoke at the service, along with LRGS headteacher Dr Chris Pyle.Two of Reece’s favouriote songs by Queen were played as the hour-long service drew to a close.Collections at the funeral were for Team Reece, the children’s brain tumour and cancer charity.A celebration of … [Read more...] about Reece Holt’s final journey: A video tribute
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Transfer tests results: Breakdown of Year 8 intake in Northern Ireland selective grammar schools (2018)
Transfer tests results: Breakdown of Year 8 intake in Northern Ireland selective grammar schools (2018) BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Below is the Belfast Telegraph's comprehensive 2018 table of results revealing the grades that were needed last September to get into 63 selective grammar schools requiring either the AQE or the GL Assessment in Northern Ireland. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/education/2018-transfer-tests-table/transfer-tests-results-breakdown-of-year-8-intake-in-northern-ireland-selective-grammar-schools-2018-37746717.html Email Below is the Belfast Telegraph's comprehensive 2018 table of results revealing the grades that were needed last September to get into 63 selective grammar schools requiring either the AQE or the GL Assessment in Northern Ireland. The scores needed to attain a place at a selective grammar can vary from year to year due to a number of factors, such as demand and whether the number of children in the year group is higher or lower than … [Read more...] about Transfer tests results: Breakdown of Year 8 intake in Northern Ireland selective grammar schools (2018)
‘Hamilton,’ the Harp Twins and our favorite Utah entertainment stories of 2018
1 of 14 View 14 Items Deseret News The Harp Twins, far left; Caitlin Connolly, upper right; and LaRose Soffe, Bonnie Nelson and Jeanne Soffe, lower right. SALT LAKE CITY — A baker’s dozen: good for doughnuts, and good for end-of-year recaps. Our Arts & Entertainment team wrote a bunch of features in 2018. Combing through them all, we picked 13 that captured our year. Happy reading. ‘Jeopardy!’ champ Ken Jennings shares tips on how to dominate HQ Trivia and other quiz apps Sarah Ause, Deseret News Ken Jennings jokingly silences people at Barnes & Noble during a book signing at Deseret Book on Sept. 30, 2006 in Orem, Utah. When we interviewed Ken Jennings, he’d won approximately $29 on the HQ Trivia app. “It’s a big comedown after ‘Jeopardy!,’ I got to say,” Jennings told us. (His “Jeopardy!” winnings totaled more than $2.5 million.) He still loves quiz apps, though, and plays … [Read more...] about ‘Hamilton,’ the Harp Twins and our favorite Utah entertainment stories of 2018
Amy Winehouse’s ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil went from showbiz parties and luxury holidays to stealing from a barmaid while living on a crime-ridden estate
MUDDLED, fidgeting and weary - Blake Fielder-Civil looked barely recognisable from his mid-noughties heydey as he thrust himself back into the limelight on Good Morning Britain last week. The former Lincolnshire private school pupil was once a suited-and-booted regular in Camden's trendiest nightspots. He was whisked away to Hollywood parties, had his pick of the best tailors in London and was married to one of the world's biggest pop stars who had a personal fortune of around £10million. Fast forward a decade and he now finds himself living in a small flat on a crime-ridden estate in one of the most notorious areas of Leeds. One neighbour, who asked not to be named, said: "He's a cocky little gobsh*te who should be locked up." The 36-year-old, originally from the leafy market town of Bourne, is believed to have moved to the area around five years ago after his release from prison for burglary and firearm possession. Locals on the estate told the Sun Online Blake still lived in … [Read more...] about Amy Winehouse’s ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil went from showbiz parties and luxury holidays to stealing from a barmaid while living on a crime-ridden estate
Meet 100 of Suffolk’s most inspirational women
PUBLISHED: 18:02 13 November 2018 | UPDATED: 20:07 13 November 2018 Megan Aldous Goldie Sayers , Team GB Javelin Thrower and one of Suffolk's 100 Inspiring Women speaking at the event Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN Archant This is a list that Suffolk should be proud of - 100 women who are positive role models for future generations, women who have achieved success in a diverse range of fields from business, the arts, sport and education to the third sector.The list was put together by a panel of judges this summer after we asked readers for their nominations. From top left: Jenna Ackerley, Anne Beckett-Allen, Katie Bannister, Jane Basham, Dayle Bayliss, Shayra Begum, Nicola Beach, Adele Bellis and Professor Emma Bond Pictures: WENDY AIKEN PHOTOGRAPHY/EDF ENERGY/BARRY ELEY/PHILIP MYNOTT/SUFFOLK COUNTY COUCIL/UNIVERSITY OF SUFFOLKJenna Ackerley, Events Under Canvas: A Felixstowe girl originally, 38-year-old Jenna now lives in East Bergholt with her husband and … [Read more...] about Meet 100 of Suffolk’s most inspirational women