15th May 2025 • The HERALD • Page 51 v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD v KIDS ZONE Services offered: Private Tuition Home-Schooling Alternative Provision Exam Entry Coaching and Mentoring Phone: 07751 083447 Email: office@stgeorgeseducation.com Website: www.stgeorgeseducation,com Pupils From Five Local Schools Join Brock Students For British Science Week Learning Opportunities Over 200 Year 10 pupils from local schools visited Brockenhurst College recently to bene t from a range of learning initiatives that marked British Science Week. ey mixed with over 300 Brock students for a range of curriculum sessions led by Brock sta , plus presentations from visiting doctors and professors. e most eye-catching attraction of the week was an in atable planetarium in the main hall that could accommodate 25 people and ran an automated presentation about our solar system. On the Monday, pupils from Applemore College were the rst to visit. ey saw a presentation about medicine development by Dr Angela May (freelance pharmaceutical consultant), as well as talks about computational modelling and engineering from representatives of Bournemouth University. On the Tuesday, learners from Testwood School, e Grange School, and Ballard School, attended. They witnessed a geography presentation by Dr Annabelle Boulay (University of Winchester); a computational thinking talk by Dr Claire Ancient (University of Winchester); and an explanation of careers and courses in computing from Dr Shikun Zhou (University of Portsmouth). en, on the Wednesday, pupils from New Forest Academy and Ballard School attended. ey watched an Earth sciences presentation by Professor Tim Henstock (University of Southampton); a talk about biological anthropology from Dr Heidi DawsonHobbis (University of Winchester), and a lecture by Dr Keiron Roberts on sustainability in civil engineering. Meanwhile, over the three days, there were curriculum sessions about biology experiments, robot programming, the periodic table, coding and encryption, psychology, and cyber security. Further presentations and curriculum sessions took place on the ursday and the Friday, exclusively for Brock students. Thursday featured presentations about clinical careers (nursing and midwifery) by representatives of the University of Winchester. Friday featured a presentation by Dr Hooshyar Assadullahi (University of Portsmouth) about the concept of gravity, comparing the theories of Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein. ursday evening saw the college host its annual STEM Awards ceremony, which recognised and celebrated the achievements of topachieving students across the range of STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths.) e event was hosted by Brockenhurst College Principal & CEO Helen Odhams and was sponsored by Honeywell. e keynote speaker was Professor Dame Wendy Hall, who is credited as being part of the team that created the World Wide Web. Each winner collected a certi cate, a trophy, a cheque, and a citation from the teacher who nominated them for either a Gold Award or a Silver Award. Summer Fun at Smarties! from Hythe 2000 Join us for the summer term at Smarties Carers and Toddler Group, where we provide a joyful and engaging environment for children under school age! Each Monday from 9.30am – 11am, we gather at St. John’s Church Hall on New Road in Hythe for an exciting array of activities. For just £3 per child, you will enjoy a delicious snack for the little ones and refreshing beverages for the carers! Our sessions are packed with fun, featuring cra s, toys, singing, and games designed to spark creativity and nurture friendships among our children. We are also looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help us make this experience even better. If you are interested in lending a hand and being part of something special, please email: hythe2000@gmail.com. Be a part of our vibrant community! Summer fun at Smarties! HYTHE HUDDLE Hythe Huddle, the drop in support group for people living with dementia and their carers, organised by Families Matter, meet on the first Wednesday of each month from 2pm to 4pm at Cornerstone URC, Hythe SO45 6BR. Activities are planned throughout the year including arts and cra s, entertainment and games. Hythe Huddle sessions also provide advice, community and support. eir next meeting is on Wednesday 4th June. Refreshments are available, kindly donated by Tesco. For more information call: 023 8020 7623 or email: o ce.fm.hurc@gmail.com Join In Community Fun Day AFC Totton are planning a Community Fun Day on Sunday 20th July and want to invite local support services, charities and community groups to join in the event. If you would like to join in and have a space on the day please contact Tara Doel: taradoel@afctotton.com for more information. Totton Art Society Totton Art Society would like to extend a warm welcome to anyone thinking of joining an art society. ey are a friendly group that meet three times a month, with some additional workshops. Starting in May they will be having summer plein air sessions at the weekends, hoping to deliver more for their members still working 9-5. If you are interested in joining go along to one of their evening meetings on the last Wednesday of each month, 7.30pm–9.30pm, at the ree Score Club in Totton SO40 3RS. 28th May Jill Drew will be leading a workshop: A oral landscape in mixed media. For more information or to view their future programme visit: tottonartsociety.org LANGLEY HUB UPDATE from Langley Hub Langley Hub is now a year old. It was initially set up with a view to buying Saint Francis Church, Langley for the community. Unfortunately, this wasn’t possible, but a group of residents decided to keep meeting with the wish to provide opportunities for the Langley Community to come together. One of Langley Hub’s regular activities is to do pavement clearing jobs around St Francis Church and also along Lepe Road between West Common and the other side of the bus stop. e width of these pavements was very much reduced by the encroachment of vegetation. By trimming the hedges and sweeping the leaf litter back under the hedges it has helped to make the pavements safer to walk along. e trimming of the hedges also encourages them to become denser giving protection to birds and other wildlife whilst the leaf litter gives much needed food to the plants. At the same time as the clearing, any litter is collected and appropriately disposed of. If you live in Langley and would like to join us on one of our clearing sessions, please contact us via the email below. Our next Langley Hub Co ee Morning will be on Thursday 19th June, 10am - 12noon at e Pavilion, QEII Recreation Ground, ornbury Avenue, Black eld. Come along and join us for a hot drink and a chat. Our next Langley Hub gathering will be on Wednesday 28th May at e Langley, Lepe Road, Langley from 7pm to about 8pm. Hopefully see you there. For more information about Langley Hub please visit: www.langleyhub.co.uk or email: Langleyhubnewforest@gmail.com
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