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Spring into spring Get moving in style with our pick of the season’s activewear

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1. Laura Whitmore Dare2B Sports Bra £11.99,

Charlie’s Garden and Outdoors www.charlies.co.uk 2. Seasalt Handyband in Trailing Flowers £10.36 sale price, Outdoor and Country www.outdoorandcountry.co.uk 3. Dare2B Ardency print vest £15, Anna Davies,

Betws-y-Coed www.annadavies.co.uk 4. Klean Kanteen insulated bottle £27.95, The Silver

Pear, Ludlow silverpear.co.uk

5. Stoney Creek women’s hypercore hoody

£59.99, Cherry Tree Country Clothing, Ruthin,

Denbighshire www.cherrytreecountryclothing.co.uk 6. Next Active long-sleeve top £16 www.next.co.uk 7. Mias Origin waterproof jacket £30, Pro Adventure

Llangollen www.proadventure.co.uk 8. Domyos 2-in1 fi tness shorts £14.99, Decathlon www.decathlon.co.uk 9. Cobalt Tessy jog pants £95, Abi Fisher, Willington,

Cheshire www.abifisher.co.uk 10. Venice Beach Sui short-sleeve gym top £39.99,

John Lewis www.johnlewis.com 11. Falke Active Breeze socks £13, Bodenhams of

Ludlow www.bodenhams.co.uk 12. Pour Moi cross-back jersey yoga top £24,

Next www.next.co.uk 13. Adidas Solar Boost 3 running shoes £84 sale price, Up and Running, Shrewsbury www.upandrunning.co.uk

Top of the Class

A VISIT FROM THE WELSH CAVALRY

Rydal Penrhos cadets proved they’re always ready for action – even when the Army’s top cavalry regiment drops in for lessons

Cadets at Penrhos School in Colwyn Bay were excited to receive their first official visit from their sponsor regiment, the 1st Queens Dragoon Guards. Rydal Penrhos has a thriving Combined Cadet Force, with students from Year 8 right through to Year 13 taking part, and it has continued to operate despite recent Covid-19 restrictions.

The 1st Queens’ Dragoon Guards (QDG),

nicknamed ‘The Welsh Cavalry’, “Penrhos is the senior cavalry regiment of was first the British Army and recruits to wear the cavalry’s badge” from Wales and the bordering English counties of Cheshire, Herefordshire and Shropshire. Rydal Penrhos was the first CCF group to carry the QDG badge on their uniforms. During the visit, lessons were taught by troopers and cadets even got a chance to meet the regimental mascot, which is a Welsh mountain pony.

MOLLY IS TOP OF THE CLAAS

Harper Adams student Molly Robson has been awarded the prestigious Harper Adams University 2022 CLAAS UK scholarship – the first female student to win the award. The UK division of the agricultual equipment giant has enjoyed close links with the university for many years – both through the CLAAS Foundation and via sponsorship of PhD thesis and research work at its Newport site, and annually awards the scholarship to a second-year engineering student. As well as assistance towards academic costs, Molly will benefit from a work placement at a CLAAS UK dealership, as well as a year-long paid placement at CLAAS headquarters in Germany

Molly will work at CLAAS HQ A FOCUS ON WILDLIFE

Pupils at Abberley Hall School, near Worcester have been busy preparing future habitat for wildlife in their grounds. The Woodland Trust has agreed to provide a wild-harvest hedge to go around the school’s veggie patch, which will include native hedgerow species such as crab apple, blackthorn and elder. A working wood of silver birch, wild cherry and grey willow is planned, and in around 7-10 years’ time should provide log-burner fuel. Nothing from the grounds is wasted; fallen branches from recent storms were enthusiastically chopped, and pupils enjoyed food cooked over an open fi re.

WILL’S DRAWING IS PUBLISHED AGAIN

Cheshire College student Will Hawkes has become a published illustrator for the third time. The Art & Design student teamed up with author Lorna McCann to illustrate her book I Wish I Could Fly, about two canine pals, which ranked high on the bestseller list for kids’ books about dogs. Will started the Artist Will course with no illustration experience, which shows what’s possible if you follow your passion.

PHYSICS OLYMPIAD SUCCESS

Eight Year 12 students from Haberdashers Adams in Newport are delighted to have placed Displaying the evidence highly in the national online Physics Olympiad Senior Challenge, including three who achieved gold awards. More than 4,000 students were involved in the challenge, which is designed to encourage confidence in the subject.

ST WINEFRIDES ARE PREMIER LEAGUE

St Winefride’s in Shrewsbury has been selected to take part in the O cial Premier League 2022 ESFA Panini Pupils received the new sticker album Classroom Challenge. Bringing football stats, facts and fi gures into schools allows both teachers and pupils to view the sport in a di erent and more varied way. The Classroom Challenge includes designing a new football boot, with great prizes for the school on o er.

UP CLOSE WITH OWLS

Children in Reception at The Kings School, Chester recently enjoyed their very fi rst school trip. They have been learning about birds and other A chance to hold one of the birds hatchlings in their topic work, and were excited for the opportunity to meet some real-life birds of prey at Cheshire Falconry Centre. The trip ended around the campfi re, toasting marshmallows.

YOUR QUESTIONS FOR THE PANEL, PLEASE…

Moreton Hall’s popular annual business lunch takes place on 1st April. This year’s event at the school in Oswestry will follow the Moreton Hall hosts the annual event format of BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions, with the expert panel including Richard Walker, MD of Iceland Foods, and Joanna Swash of Moneypenny, CEO of the Year. Tickets from www.moretonhall.org

LECTURER SUPPORTS MENTAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN

This year’s Mind Your Head campaign from The Farm Safety Foundation, an award-winning charity also known as Yellow Wellies, features Harper Adams’ Terry shared his story agriculture placement manager Terry Pickthall. Terry shares a powerful account of how he found his mental health deteriorating and the steps he took to fi nd support. Read more at www.yellowwellies.org

EATING ALL ROUND THE WORLD

Students at Wrekin College are being treated to new tastes from caterers Holroyd Howe. They sampled dishes from New on the menu East Asia before moving on to street food from around the world – but they still celebrated Yorkshire Pudding Day!

FUNDED DEGREE APPRENTICESHIP OFFER

Wrexham Glyndwr University is o ering six fully funded Degree Apprenticeship Programmes for employees of Welsh companies Employers: get in touch! to access, in a bid to boost skills and help companies attract, recruit and retain talent. The apprenticeships on o er include Cyber Security, Software Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Production Engineering and Low Carbon Energy, E ciency and Sustainability.

NURSE CADET PROGRAMME LAUNCHES

Cambria Yale in Wrexham has joined forces with Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board to launch a new Nurse Cadet programme. Sixteen learners are on a two-year placement at the town’s Maelor Hospital, spending one day per week working alongside qualified staff. Graduating cadets will be awarded WJEC Level 3 Health and Social Care in Principles and Practice, WJEC Medical Science, and the Health and Social Care City & Guilds Level 2 Core Qualification. Moreton Hall student Holly Williams has the British Women’s Motocross Championships (BWMA) firmly in sight following last year’s success, when she finished second against 40 others. It is a tough and highly competitive sport, and Holly has made great inroads considering she only started riding three years ago.

Races take place at weekends and Holly has had the opportunity to travel to France, Belgium, Spain and Germany to compete.

“When I jump on the bike I love the adrenalin of such a fast sport and not knowing what is going “I love not to happen next” she says. knowing what’s going to happen When not racing, she is often competing in school sports or in the gym as part of her strength training. “It’s a big commitment next” juggling schoolwork but I always manage to fit it all in.”

Holly in action

EQUESTRIAN TEAM SUCCESS

Eight students from Oswestry School recently competed in a National Schools Equestrian Association eventers challenge, with the hope of gaining qualification to the final, to be held in May at famed equestrian ground Hickstead.

The school fielded two teams at Kelsall Hill Equestrian Centre on the day, and

after three brilliant clear rounds in the 70cm class they managed both a team and an individual first place. Both teams went on to enter the 80cm class, which ended with a very respectable team first and second. In the challenging and competitive 90cm class team members again placed individually. Team Oswestry came away with Hickstead qualification in all classes!The Oswestry team gave their all “It was a classic Oswestry competition,” was the verdict from accompanying staff, “with every student helping each other and trying their best all day. It was obviously made even better by qualification to one of the most famous equestrian grounds of all. “We can’t wait to go and compete there in a couple of months’ time!”

A SWITCH TO SOLAR AT SCG

Shrewsbury College Group is in the final stages of an ambitious project to install 731 solar panels at the London Road campus. This follows the planting of over 400 saplings on the sports field, and refitting lights at the campus with more energy-efficient LED units, all part of its carbon-offsetting plans. The college received “…more essential assistance from energy the Marches Renewable e cient” Energy Fund, which provided a grant for 50 percent of the cost of the new installation. The solar panels will make a significant contribution towards reducing the amount of electricity that the campus draws from the national grid.