Brookfield News

Boys Bottle Up

“Boys Bottle Up” is all about spreading awareness for young men’s mental health – sometimes overlooked amongst other mental health issues, and raising some money for charity along the way. One in four young men who die take their own life: a shocking but true statistic.

However, you can do something about it by buying one of our key chains and following our Instagram. Helping spread awareness of the world of selfhelp available.

You don’t even need to buy a key chain: just by talking to your friends or your sons, you can help. “Are you ok?”

“Do you need help?” Just by asking questions as simple as these you can help young men you know share their feelings. Be part of a movement that will bring good to the world.

“Boys Bottle Up” is part of the Young Enterprise scheme, an international business-based project, co-ordinated at Brookfield by Maths and Economics teacher, Miss New.

As well as raising awareness of this critical issue, a significant percentage of the group’s profits will be donated to charities working to help young men with their mental health.

Managing Director Henry HolmesSykes said: “We will be selling small keyrings for any donation of £1 plus. We “rocked and rolled” at the Brookfield school production of Grease – the Musical in February. We did great business at the trade fair in the town centre later that week.”

Please look out for further events at which you will be able to support this crucial campaign.

Words: Zac Leaning

Meet the team

Our small but perfectly S40 team at Brookfield this year comprises; Zac Leaning and Sky Louise Randall, both in Y12 – but we’re also hoping to recruit a photographer from the new A-level Photography group. Sky’s writing echoes her skills in three “essay-based” qualifications: a Diploma in Criminology and A-levels in Psychology and History. She plans to go on to uni and then... her future remains excitingly open.

Zac – who will keep up us updated on his other cocurricular pursuit, Boys Bottle Up – is in his second term of A-levels in Physics, Maths and Product Design (as well as being Marketing Director, he makes the key rings sold by his YE group). He is also completing an EPQ (Extended Project Qualification) and plans to develop one of his other interests – flying – into a career as a pilot. He is offering his services to S40 Local this year as “It seems like fun. I’m a regular reader and am looking forward to contributing to this year’s editions.”

Words: Nick Davey

WPPG (The Wheatbridge Patient Participation Group)

The WPPG is a group of patients who have come together to provide a forum for the views of all the patients at the Wheatbridge surgery. Our aim is to assist the medical teams to deliver a first-class service; and to foster improved communication between practice and patients.

Whilst we do not become directly involved in individual medical care, we help improve surgery facilities. We have already assisted the practice to obtain a greatly improved health provision.

We would now like to take the group forward –becoming more autonomous, and having an even greater impact upon patient care. To do this we need more ideas for improvement from patients. We would also like to extend our committee to include patients with a range of different skills such as organising events and sub-groups, secretarial, book-keeping, and design and printing.

Our quarterly meetings are informal, and discussion is wide ranging; and we would love to hear from more Wheatbridge patients. If you have any ideas for improvement, and would like to help in the evolution of the group, please contact us via the website.

www.wheatbridge.co.uk/pages/patient-

participation-group

The next WPPG Group Meeting at Wheatbridge Surgery is on Tuesday, 18 April 2023 @ 12 noon. All patients welcome.

Chesterfield Philharmonic Choir: "From Baroque to Classical"

Chesterfield Philharmonic Choir, conducted by Steven Roberts, will be performing Mozart's "Requiem" and Bach's "Magnificat" on Saturday 25 March at 7:30pm in the Crooked Spire Church, Chesterfield where they are Concert Choir in Residence.

They will be accompanied by Derbyshire Sinfonia who will also perform Bach's "Air on a G String" and Vivaldi's "Concerto for Two Trumpets".

Though there was much mystery and controversy surrounding the writing of Mozart's "Requiem" - his last work - there is no doubt that it is one of the loveliest of requiems with glorious and uplifting themes.

Tickets : £16 Adult, £14 Seniors, Students and unemployed £5. For further details email ticketoffice@chestphilchoir.org.uk

Situated to the rear of the Britannia Inn on Old Road, we are a friendly, long-standing, crown green bowling club with competitive & social dimensions catering for all ages & abilities. Come along & try your hand at a fun outdoor summer sport. Equipment & tuition is available. Call in & ask behind the bar for an application form or call below for details.