SPORTS the Official Magazine of RAF Halton Winter 2020
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MainThe Official Magazine of RAF HaltonpointWinter 2020 Mainpoint SpringSTATION 2017 SNIPPETS | COMMUNITY AND CHARITY | SPORTS self-refer to counsellors and experts benefit from a bespoke mixed students have marched and there in mental health fields are regularly boarding house. has always been Pipes and Drums. invited in to speak to students Dressed in their Blues the students in assembly. While the School boasts a 100 per parade around eight times a year cent success rate at A Level, putting and the school is the only one in the Robust policies and practice it in the top one per cent of schools country permitted to march along underpin the school’s values in areas nationally for progress for the past Whitehall, an annual event in the such as behaviour, anti-bullying and four years, the ethos is that high school’s calendar in remembrance of A ‘home from home’ to nearly 300 diversity. As part of the curriculum, performance without good character General Gordon. boarders – over half of whom are PSHE combines a positive focus on is not true success. from Service families – Gordon’s a well-being, strengths and healthy co-ed senior school in West End, choices with specific information To this end, it’s not just the Surrey is particularly conscious of on problems and issues that may classrooms where students excel. the need to promote the social and present at some point in life. Successes are achieved in drama; emotional well-being of its students. the arts; debating; public speaking; Each student is assigned to one of dance and sport as well as The Duke While some level of mental health ten Boarding Houses with House of Edinburgh awards. Each residential boarding house challenge at school is inevitable Parents providing a ‘home from provides a ‘home from home’ with House Parents providing a due to the emotional and physical home’ and lending special And while the individual is unique atmosphere to transitions involved in growing up, atmosphere to each House. Those celebrated, the whole School unites each House. students from military families may coming into the school aged 11 for parades. Since its inception, GORDON’S SCHOOL also have to contend with being uprooted from different countries For the past four years Gordon’s has been in the While the individual is celebrated, the whole school and schools and leaving friends and top one per cent of the country for progress at unites for parades and Gordon’s is the only school in BOARDING IN SURREY family behind with each new posting. A Levels. But it’s not just the classrooms where the country permitted to march along Whitehall – an There may also be the worry if a students excel. Successes are achieved in drama; annual event in remembrance of General Gordon. the arts; debating; public speaking; dance and parent is involved in a conflict. sport as well as The Duke of Edinburgh awards. All Gordon’s teaching staff are trained to understand the risk factors Ranked in the top 1% of all schools in England and Wales to well-being, raise awareness about mental health problems and their role in early intervention. In addition, for progress over the past 4 years at A Level. a school mentor provides a listening ear and support. Students can Years 7, 9 and 12 boarding places available. 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I had wondered what and compete, as shown in the ever, to Eleanor COMMUNITY & CHARITY Photography Support content would be available ‘Horses for Courses’ and ‘No Kate Parrott, Luka Waycott Tomlin and 18 Spring-er In My Step to put in this issue but as Ordinary Team’ articles. & Greg Mandy Sarah Hindley 18 Running 2020 usual there was no shortage Tel: 01296 656117 Mfor pulling together the 19 Pumpkin Potter & Porches of events and activity despite Of course, some sections articles and of course to 19 Soaring Through Blue Contact Us: all the contributors. 20 National Inclusion Week the COVID restrictions. at Halton have continued [email protected] 21 Tower Top Thrills We have still been able to their output throughout the The incredible achievement 21 Poppy Power celebrate Remembrance Day pandemic, changing their Submission Deadline 22 Our Community's Lockdown Spirit of the whole Station to pull and Halloween and held a ways of operating in order 12-Feb-21 23 Red or Brown Sauce? together, adapt and return Road Safety Week, although to reduce the COVID-19 risk. SPORTS to full operational capability all original plans had to be In ‘Graduation Roundup’ during successive periods 24 Powering Up! scaled back; our well-being, there are a few noticeable of challenges cannot be 24 No Ordinary Team already important, has taken differences between these Publishing Team 25 Horses For Courses overstated. The reputation of on new significance and is parades and those of two Published RAF Halton as a Station that INTRODUCTORY enabled through channels years ago – social-distancing, as varied as the TCC Butty few or no families and friends Lance Print Limited, 1st Floor, gets on with business and 26 Meet the New... Mornings and the opening in attendance…and beards! Tailby House, Bath Road, Kettering, delivers has been recognised MISC Northants, NN16 8NL within Defence and I thank of the e-Sports Arena; and So life at Halton continues, Tel: 01536 334222 you all for your efforts. It is 27 Winter Driving Halton personnel have and we start to look ahead to Email: [email protected] still mid-November as I write continued unabated to fund- a New Year and the usual new Visit: www.lanceprint.co.uk this and I am breaking my raise for charity with, frankly, beginnings: join the gym, lose own rule for mentioning it, insane challenges such as the Christmas pounds and Dry Advertising but I hope that you are all Stephen Hearn running 100 km non-stop, January…but I imagine many Ken able to enjoy the run up to abseiling the Portsmouth of us are also looking forward Tel: 01536 334225 Christmas and are able to get Spinnaker or Skydiving! to 2021 in the hope that it Email: [email protected] some well-deserved leave We generally think of COVID will be much more normal! when we get there.