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Out of Date Information! Seen all this before! Here's a useful tip: If you have previously visited this website & you believe the information is possible out of date, press the F5 key at the top of your keyboard. This will refresh the page & downloaded the current data. |
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The County Library Van visits the area on the 2nd and Last Friday of each month, stopping at: Nyewood Village: 11.45am —12.05pm. & later at the Parsonage Estate: 12.15pm—12.45pm. |
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Looking for Village Halls Activities Information or perhaps just Local Clubs & Societies Information then “CLICK” the picture |
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ON-LINE LIBRARIES:- Here are a few local on-line reference libraries and all freeeeeeeeeeee! http://www3.hants.gov.uk/library/reference-online.htm Hampshire County Councils Web Library we have found to be very good. A really good Dictionary & Thesaurus site is http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ A long name we agree but well worth a visit |
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EVERYONE HAS HEARD OF THE “SAMARITANS” BUT NOT EVERYONE NEEDS TO “SPEAK” TO THEM BUT IN CASE YOU EVER FEEL YOU NEED SOMEONE WHO CAN JUST “LISTEN” WHO WILL NEITHER SIT IN, NOR PASS “JUDGEMENT” ON YOU CLICK THE PICTURE NOW! AS SOMEONE ONCE SAID, “ITS GOOD TO TALK” |
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LOCAL STAGECOACH BUS TIMETABLES http://www.stagecoachbus.com/timetables/919293Timetable_190206.pdf Countryliner Bus Service Timetable { Monday - Friday } CLICK HERE: http://www.countryliner-coaches.co.uk/timetables-detail.asp?id=90 Countryliner Bus Service Timetable { SATURDAY-ONLY} CLICK HERE: http://www.countryliner-coaches.co.uk/timetables-detail.asp?id=91 DoRiS buses Book by calling 01730 815518 or use the on-line booking facility or http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/ccm/content/roads-and-transport/public-transport/community-and-rural-transport/doris.en now there's a mouthful of a website address! |
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YOUR LOCAL “GOOD RESTAURANT GUIDE” RIGHT HERE is by reproduced by kind permission of Midhurst Pages — Midhurst Town Community & Violet Designs your creative Kitchen, Bathroom, Bedroom and Home Office designer, they just try harder to give exceptional service and prices so don't miss out. |
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PARADOX TIMES REALLY MAKES YOU THINK ABOUT THE LIFE WE LEAD THESE DAYS! When you are feeling that Life is all to much of a RUSH these days Poor a glass of wine or a good cup of tea if that’s what you would prefer Then DOUBLE-CLICK the Poppies and reflect on the short slide-show It will make you THINK It will make you SMILE It will probably make you EMPATHISE with its sentiment What it WILL DO is make you REFLECT on our modern lives And PROMISE YOURSELF to RETHINK what is REALLY IMPORTANT LIFE is for LIVING so SLOW-DOWN and ENJOY IT You most certainly wont get a chance to do it all over gain! |
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“ACADEMIES” FACT or FICTION - You Decide Myth’s & The Mythbuster's as compiled by NAME No Academy in Midhurst or Easebourne
Myth: ‘Academy’ is just another name for a state school
Mythbuster: Academies are ‘independent’ schools controlled by private sponsors outside the local authority system
Myth: Academies allow for choice and diversity because they are independent schools
Mythbuster: In a rural area such as ours, it’s the sponsor’s way or the highway. If you don’t like the ethos established by the sponsor – e.g., evangelical Christianity – you may have to travel more than ten miles to avoid it
Myth: Academies raise standards
Mythbuster: Three extensive pieces of research debunk the government’s claim that Academies consistently improve results. Many Academies have boosted their league-table standing by pressuring students to swap from academic subjects to GNVQs (‘equivalent’ to four GCSE’s) – up from 13% to 52% of qualifications across all Academies
Myth: Academies are all-ability schools
Mythbuster: Academies can select 10% of their pupils by ‘aptitude’, and, in addition, research shows, their intake becomes increasingly unrepresentative of their communities. PricewaterhouseCoopers report (2006) that Academies are admitting more pupils from middle-class families and fewer from working class families, and that the rate of change is greater than in other comparable schools
Myth: The Academy’s governing body will be as representative as at present
Mythbuster: One of the worst features of Academies is that they are designed to ensure the sponsor maintains absolute control. That means the sponsor must have a majority on the governing body. Typical parental representation on Academies’ governing bodies is cut by 80%, and community representation is reduced by two-thirds.
Myth: Sponsors have the community’s best interests at heart
Mythbuster: Sponsors are a rag-tag bunch of evangelicals and entrepreneurs. Ours could be the Christian Charity, United Learning Trust, but there must be an open competition, and the school could go to almost anyone! Whoever wins the school, they’re not allowed to make direct profit from it. So what’s in it for them? The sponsor’s aim is to promote their particular vision in the school and to influence its day to day running to reflect their interests. If they don’t do this – what’s the point!
Myth: Academies are part of their community
Mythbuster: Less than one half of Academies’ staff surveyed last year thought that their Academy proactively supported schools within the local community by sharing expertise and resources. Similarly, the 2007 National Audit Office report ‘The Academies Program’ found that ‘there has been little collaboration between most academies and neighbouring secondary schools’
Myth: Staff’s conditions of service and pay are protected
Mythbuster: Protection only exists for staff transferring to exactly comparable jobs, and then not necessarily in perpetuity. There will inevitably be layoffs in the proposed school closures and, for new staff, when they are employed, the Academy is not obliged to comply with National pay and conditions requirements
Myth: Academies have state of the art buildings
Mythbuster: Newly built local authority schools can be just as good, and some flashy Academy buildings have proved impractical to work or learn in. |
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South Downs Tae Kwon-Do (SDTKD) are part of the T.A.G.B the TaeKwonDo Association of Great Britain. The T.A.G.B is Europe's single largest association with in excess of 25,000 students & 450 schools in the UK alone. SDTKD teaches the Korean martial art ITF style.
With lessons in Midhurst and Pulborough (Worthing starting in 2008) for children (aged 5 years upwards) for families and adults alike, come along and find out more, after all it’s a great way of relieving stress, getting fit, meeting new people and having some fun! CLICK the link to find out more http://www.sdtkd.co.uk/ |
