Over one hundred local senior citizens enjoyed an afternoon of festive entertainment at Burgess Hill Girls last week. Pupils greeted the guests on arrival, hanging up their coats, directing them to their tables, taking their orders and serving them tea. Once everyone was seated they were entertained with a quiz and a variety of performances from the girls including modern dance, Christmas readings,...
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Winter Olympic champion Lizzy Yarnold OBE recently visited Burgess Hill Girls School as the guest of honour at the school’s Junior Sports Day. Winning consecutive Olympic gold medals in 2014 and 2018, she is the most successful British Winter Olympian and the most successful Olympic Skeleton athlete of all time. She gave a speech about the challenges she faced in her bid to be an Olympian. Lizzy...
Two pupils and a teacher at Lancing College have recently enjoyed regional hockey success. Sixth Formers Mabel Woodley and Michael Laurent have been recognised and commended for their performances for Brighton and Hove Hockey Club (BHHC). Michael was named as the Men’s Young Player of the Season and said: “I’m extremely grateful for the award as I was up against stiff opposition. I’m...
Farlington School will host a fashion show next week as part of its Arts Week. The event, which is open to all members of the community, will showcase the latest collections from local fashion retailers and the school's textile design students, with pupils and staff modelling the outfits. Local fashion boutiques including La Vida Boutique, RetroEsque and Doodie Stark will take part in the event,...
Lancing College Chapel has recently hosted two BBC Radio broadcasts. The venue welcomed BBC Radio 4’s Sunday Worship programme last month and last week’s BBC Radio 3 Choral Evensong broadcast. Sunday Worship was led by celebrant Fr Richard Harrison, the college's chaplain, with the choir of Lancing College Chapel singing a setting of the Mass by Neil Cox, the college's director of chapel music. Rafi...
Farlington School has announced that it will welcome boys into its reception class in September 2018. The decision was made by the governors and senior leadership team, in a gradual move towards becoming a co-educational prep-school. Only the nursery and reception class in September 2018 will have both boys and girls, with no change to the arrangements in the senior school or sixth form. Louise...