Barton Peveril Sixth Form College student Matthew Steward has secured a Deck Officer Cadetship, with sponsorship from Swiss global cruise line MSC Cruises. Steward will complete the course over three years, with a mixture of onshore training in Scotland and offshore training across the globe. A Deck Officer is responsible for passage planning, safely navigating…
Play to the Crowd, the arts and education charity that runs Hat Fair, Theatre Royal Winchester and Playmakers, has announced that Hat Fair 2020 has been cancelled due to the national and international spread of Coronavirus. Andrew Loretto, Hat Fair Director comments ‘It is a sad decision to postpone our wonderful Hat Fair 2020 programme to…
Naomi House & Jacksplace, the region’s specialist hospice charity for children and young adults, has reopened its state of the art hospice for young adults, Jacksplace, to take in adult patients from local hospitals to support the NHS in the fight against COVID-19. The charity, which last week announced it was temporarily suspending its respite…
Barton Peveril Sixth Form College alumnus Ken Pryde has been nominated for 2020 Male Rookie of the Year after a successful first season playing football for The College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota, United States of America. Pryde, who originates from Fareham and studied at Brookfield Community School before joining Barton Peveril in…
Tonight (Monday 30th March), Naomi House & Jacksplace, the region’s hospice charity for seriously ill children and young adults, is launching ‘Naomi & Jack’s Sessions’, a series of virtual charity gigs on Facebook Live. The charity is launching this new fundraising campaign in collaboration with musicians across the south, who will live stream a gig…
Barton Peveril Sixth Form College Learning Support Tutor Laura Stephens has been shortlisted for the Pearson Digital Innovator of the Year Award, in the Pearson National Teaching Awards 2020. Stephens was shortlisted for the award following her work using assistive technology to remove barriers to learning, fostering independence in the classroom and in exams amongst…
Naomi House & Jacksplace has launched virtual sporting event, Spring into Action, to encourage supporters who are self isolating to get fit, stay active and raise awareness for the local children’s hospice. Spring into Action is a fully flexible fitness event that has been designed to beat the boredom and keep participants fit in these…
Eastleigh manager Ben Strevens has addressed Spitfires fans in a statement on the official website following the Vanarama National League’s decision to suspend all football last week due to the Covid-19. Good Day Spitfires fans, I just wanted to give you a brief update on the playing squad. The players trained on Monday 16th preparing…
Last Saturday, 17 year old Jack Purkiss, from Eastleigh, voluntarily had his Afro shaved off to raise money for his local hospices for children and young adults, Naomi House & Jacksplace. Jack has supported the Winchester-based hospice charity over the years via various charity events with his band, so decided to support the hospices again…
Danny Ings and Jack Stephens, players for Premier League club, Southampton FC, have recently been featured playing guitar on Naomi House & Jacksplace’s charity single, Forevermore! Danny and Jack got involved in the Forevermore Song Project after their guitar teacher, Aidan Hampson, was involved in the original recording of the song. Aidan is in the Southampton-based…
Notts County ran out comprehensive 4-0 winners against Eastleigh – a National League contest that became the biggest match in English football following the suspension of the Premier League and English Football League. With the non-league competition giving teams the green light to play despite the coronavirus pandemic, five 15:00 GMT kick-offs went ahead in…
Nuffield Southampton Theatres is excited to announce three exciting events coming to NST City, open for priority booking now. On Monday 1 June Sir Trevor McDonald presents An Improbable Life; an intimate and unmissable evening with Britain’s national icon. Now in his 80th year, Sir Trevor continues to captivate audiences with anecdotes from his long…
Over 1,750 students from Peter Symonds attended the College’s annual Progression Fair recently, with more than 80 universities, businesses and organisations available to showcase a range of career and education opportunities post-18. A diverse range of exhibitors offered information and advice on degree courses, higher and degree apprenticeships, training, employment and practical information. A number…
Eastleigh secured a potentially valuable National League draw at as they shared the spoils against Wrexham at the Racecourse. Jordan Ponticelli thought he had broken the deadlock with a header after the break, but was ruled offside. Both teams hoped to pull away from the National League relegation zone. Eastleigh rose to 16th in the…
Barton Peveril Sixth Form College student Monique Vennis-Ozanne has won the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) Regional Youth Sailor of the Year Award, during the annual RYA Dinghy Show in London’s Alexandra Palace on Sunday 1st March 2020. Vennis-Ozanne, who formerly attended Crofton School, was presented the award by Team GB Sailing’s Olympic Gold Medallist Hannah…
