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October 4, 2024 M&D team 0 Comments

South Manchester Schools Meeting for a ‘Leadership Lunch’

On Wednesday 25th September 2024, members of the Senior Officer Team from The Manchester Grammar School welcomed the Head Girl

Tatton Park Charitable Trust’s Preloved Bookshop celebrates it's 1st birthday.

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September 21, 2024 Mums&Dads 0 Comments books, Knutsford, Tatton Park

Tatton Park Charitable Trust’s Preloved Bookshop celebrates its first birthday!

Tatton Park Charitable Trust has hailed the first year of trading at its bookshop in the Stableyard, Tatton Park as a “massive success.” The Book Shop has sold over 10,000 books and contributed over £20,000 to the Trust in its first year.

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September 11, 2024 Mums&Dads 0 Comments

International childhood cancer experts join forces in Manchester

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month, and clinicians and scientists from across the globe are joining forces in Manchester today to brainstorm potential new research that could help children with cancer.

Pictured are Director Jason Wingard with Producer Richard Everiss | CBBC

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August 20, 2024 Mums&Dads 0 Comments Macclesfield, The King’s School

Children’s’ TV Show Filmed at King’s Over the Summer

The summer holidays have seen The King’s School transformed into a television set for the filming of a long-running children’s TV series. Such has been the scale of the production with a small army descending on the town, it is estimated to be adding up to £250,000 to the local economy throughout their hectic two-month filming schedule.

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April 17, 2024 Mums&Dads 1 Comment charity, Mellor Country House

Mellor Country House Plant Sale

As the April showers are subsiding and the month of May is set to bring warmer weather, Mellor Country House, a charity in Cheshire, springs into action to raise funds for disadvantaged families in Greater Manchester.

Emily Middleton at the Founders' day 2024 | Emily Middleton, Jason Slack and King's School Macclesfield pupils.

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April 17, 2024 Mums&Dads 0 Comments Macclesfield, The King’s School

Inspirational speech of King’s Former Student

Former King’s pupil, who is now a digital government expert, gave the guest speech at King’s Founders’ Day Service. Emily was straight A student at school, got a first from Oxford and a masters from Harvard.

Francis House Children’s Hospice | Knitted chick donations for Easter 2024

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March 27, 2024 Mums&Dads 0 Comments charity, Easter, Francis House

Charity ‘chick knit’ recoups the cash for Francis House Children’s Hospice

Knitters from around the globe responded to the Easter appeal by Francis House Children’s Hospice in Manchester to send in knitted chicks and bunnies. More than 35,000 chicks were donated to the charity.

Kids, Michael Rosen and organizers at the Stockport Children's Poetry Festival 2024

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March 27, 2024 Mums&Dads 0 Comments Stockport, young writers

Stockport Children’s Poetry Festival with Michael Rosen

As part of Stockport’s Town of Culture programme, renowned poet, author and broadcaster Michael Rosen visited Stockport Children’s Poetry Festival to celebrate the achievements of children from local schools.

Manchester High School for Girls celebrates 150 anniversary in Bridgewater Hall

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March 25, 2024 Mums&Dads 0 Comments Manchester High School for Girls

Manchester High School for Girls turns 150

In 1874 leading figures in the academic, cultural and business life of Manchester founded the first academic school for girls in the North of England. After 150 years, Manchester High has built quite a legacy.

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March 18, 2024 Mums&Dads 0 Comments London, Manchester High School for Girls, The Manchester Grammar School, Withington Girls’ School

Alumni from Manchester Schools meet in London

Alumni event, held in London at the beginning of March, united former students from The Manchester Grammar School, Manchester High School for Girls and Withington Girls’ School

Participants of the King's School, Macclesfield, Conference Life Behind Bars, 2024

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March 13, 2024 M&D team 0 Comments Macclesfield, Manchester High School for Girls, Stockport Grammar School, The King’s School

King’s Conference: Looking at Life Behind Bars

At the conference at King’s in Macclesfield sixth formers got a look at prison life when three former prisoners visited A Level students to tell of the harsh reality of a criminal conviction.