A new conservation area and wildlife pond has been officially opened at King’s Ely Acremont. The school’s budding Bill Oddies and Michaela Strachans are in their element using the pond dipping platform to search for tadpoles and water boatmen (all supervised of course!), hunting among the log piles for minibeasts and topping up the …
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King’s Ely Junior’s Chamber Choir is on a high after having the opportunity to sing Evensong at St Paul’s Cathedral, London. The 35-strong choir, made up of boys and girls from Years 5 to 8, travelled to the capital for the service on June 3rd. They sang Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Herbert Sumsion and …
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Witchford Village College recently welcomed Jon Crisp from Amey, at Waterbeach. He held an assembly with our Year 8 students about recycling and reducing waste. He informed them about the waste that goes to landfill and how long it takes to break down. He then gave them information about recycling and waste reduction. Jon was …
A local council has been working with a school in Ely to make thrown-away waste into an art display. East Cambridgeshire District Council’s (ECDC) waste team organised the event at Lantern Community Primary School in Nene Road to produce a giant school of fish structure out of items commonly-found in litter. The council have also …
A group of King’s Ely Junior pupils, including four Ely Cathedral choristers, used their pedal power to raise more than £1,000 for good causes. Four members of Ely Cathedral Boys’ Choir – Thomas Perceval-Maxwell, James Barbrook, Max Black and Theo Almond – who are all pupils at King’s Ely Junior, cycled from King’s Lynn, Norfolk, …
Choristers and Friends Complete Charity Cycle Ride in Sweltering Heat Read More »
Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust (CMAT) is bringing together eleven of its schools in a regional Performing Arts Festival, Evolve, showcase to celebrate the arts. Over 360 pupils from eleven schools will be performing to friends, family and the community on Tuesday 2nd July at The Peterborough Theatre. Each school will perform a piece of …
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As the Eastern Regional Swimming Championships drew to a close last weekend, head coach Elaine Hill was able to reflect on the Club’s best regional performance for many years. Swimming against the top swimmers of their age from Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire, the club celebrates three medal winners (pictured). Maximilian Veiga …
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On Saturday our cadets visited 7 Air Experience Flight at RAF Cranwell and also 614 Volunteer Gliding Squadron at Robertson Army Barracks (Previously RAF Swanton Morley) for their Part Task Trainer and Ground School Course. Unfortunately due to technical difficulties only two of our cadets flew today at RAF Cranwell but they were first time …
Congratulations to Cadet Flight Sergeant Rory Donoghue from 1094 (City of Ely) Squadron Air Training Corps who last night at Waterbeach Barracks was appointed as Lord Lieutenants Cadet for Cambridgeshire by Her Majesties Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire Julie Spence OBE QPM. Also present and pictured below Wing Commander Anthony Kelly FCMI RAFAC Officer Commanding Beds & Cambs …
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City of Ely Swimming Club’s 14 years and under qualifiers wrapped up the final weekend of the Eastern Regional Swimming Championships over the three days of the Bank Holiday weekend at the UEA Sportspark, Norwich. Competing in the 11-12 years age category, Maximilian Veiga swam in 50m &100m Butterfly, 50m & 100m Backstroke, 50m …
Ely Junior Swimmers Wrap up 2019 Eastern Regional Champs with Gold Read More »
Good walking weather at the weekend for the 1094 Squadron Road Marching Team who having camped overnight on the St Martins Plain military camp set off this morning taking part in the 17 mile Spitfire Route March across the rolling countryside of Kent. This is the third year in a row the Squadron has participated …
Musicians from King’s Ely were in their element when The Tailormade –crowned the ‘Best buskers in London’ by former London Mayor Boris Johnson – paid them a visit. The hit band worked with Year 9 students who are studying GCSE Music next year, Year 10 GCSE Music students and Year 12 A Level Music students. …
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Seven King’s Ely Junior pupils have qualified for the finals of a fiercely-contested national swimming competition. The Independent Association of Prep Schools’ (IAPS) National Swimming Finals will see prep school-age swimmers from across the country battling it out at the London Aquatics Centre on June 8th. This year, King’s Ely Junior is delighted to have …
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Mathematicians from King’s Ely have reached the national finals of a fiercely-contested competition. King’s Ely Senior students Elliot Bord and Ben Collier and King’s Ely Junior pupils John Lau and James MacGillivray are one of only 88 school teams to qualify for the national finals of the UK Team Maths Challenge. More than 1,700 …
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Congratulations to Daniel Kendall from City of Ely Swimming Club who became the first junior from the club to compete at Swim England’s East Region Long Course Distance Championships since 2009. At the long distance championships swimmers aged 14 years and under achieving the required Eastern Region qualifying times, compete at 800m and 1,500m Freestyle. …
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It was all change at Ely Squadron this week when Warrant Officer Robelou RAFAC handed over command to Flying Officer Donoghue RAFAC. The Warrant Officer has been the Officer In Charge of 1094 for over a year and the cadets were over the moon to hear the news that she will remain at Ely as …
Attention! New Officer in Charge at 1094 Squadron Read More »
It was certainly an afternoon to remember for Sol Boon and Lottie Wilkinson, who were formally announced as being King’s Ely’s new Heads of School for 2019/20 before then going on to win the school’s annual Hoop Trundle. Crowds of students, staff, families, dignitaries and friends of King’s Ely gathered around the East Lawn of …
Newly announced Heads of School win King’s Ely Hoop Trundle 2019 Read More »
The rain did something this weekend that not many opponents could slow down 10is Academy’s players. The 10is Academy players had a busy weekend with 8 matches to be played over the weekend. It all started on Saturday with the 8U playing at David Lloyd (DL) Cambridge against Peterborough and DL Cambridge. The 10is players …
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Eight swimmers from City of Ely Swimming Club have qualified for the 2019 Swim England East Region Long Course Championships to compete against the top swimmers of their age from Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire. The Championships kicked off over the weekend of 4th to 6th May at Luton Sports Village for swimmers …
Waitrose, Ely are generously backing Witchford Village College’s initiative and will be supplying healthy breakfasts to our Year 11 students through their GCSE exams. The initiative was piloted in November, for mock exams, proving to be very successful in ensuring all students had a wholesome breakfast before going into an exam. Debbie Walker, Head of …
Since early January one of Ely’s Cadets has been absent every Monday night from his Squadron as he has been attending his local Scout group in order to complete the volunteering section of his Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. Acting as a visiting instructor, Sergeant Luca Chadwick set himself the aim of helping all the Scouts …
King’s Ely Senior students competed in RoboCon for the first ever time this year – and won the Best Engineering Design award for one of their robots. Two teams of Year 9 pupils entered the competition, which took place in Cambridge during the Easter holidays. RoboCon is a robotics competition aimed at students in Years …
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Young people with visual and hearing impairments, as well as dozens of others from local schools, will be bringing the sounds of a Rio Carnival to Ely’s Eel Day celebrations this weekend with a live samba performance. About 150 young people, some of whom have difficulties hearing or seeing, will be leading the festival-opening Eel …
Here’s a report from one of Ely’s Air Cadets, Sergeant Luca Chadwick who along with two other Ely Squadron NCO’s recently visited USAF Air Base Ramstein in Germany for an overseas Easter camp. “On the 31st March, myself and Corporals Leah and West left for a 12 day camp at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The …
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Ely Squadron’s senior cadet, Flight Sergeant Rory Donoghue has returned home after a week away with the Army Cadets on The Saint Martins Plain Army Training Ground. Flight Sergeant Donoghue was joined by four other Air Cadets from Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Wing:Cpl Hope (Spalding) SquadronCdt Paszka (Holbeach) SquadronCpl Fletcher (Cranfield) Squadron and Sgt Keenan (Linton) …
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A group of King’s Ely rowers spent the first week of their Easter break improving their skills on the waters in Western Portugal. The climate and weather conditions were far from exotic however, as the students faced strong winds and heavy rain every day during their trip, which saw 26 students from Years 9-13 at …
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King’s Ely students have helped to put a smile on the face of local people in need by donating Easter eggs to their local Foodbank. Girls in Withburga House at King’s Ely Senior decided to collect Easter eggs to donate to Ely Foodbank again this year in time for the Easter weekend. As ever, students, …
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Sergeant Emily Pieters from 1094 Squadron (City of Ely) Air Cadets has been canoeing along the Little Ouse river for her Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award Practice Expedition. For 3 days and 2 nights, she and her team were completely self sufficient as they paddled between Thetford and Denver. The practice expedition is like a …
City of Ely Swimming Club’s swimmers have embraced spring impressively over the last couple of weeks. There was a fantastic weekend of success at Newmarket Open Meet over 13th and 14th April with 134 personal best times, 13 Eastern Regional times and 70 Medals won over some very difficult races showing lots of determination and …
Good luck to Flight Sergeant Rory Donoghue from Ely Air Cadets as he sets off with just 4 other Air Cadets all from Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Wing to join 300 senior army cadets to one of the UK’s Army Training Grounds for a week of adventure under the stars. The Flight Sergeant was joined by …
A day trip to London on Sunday for some of Ely’s younger Air Cadets visiting the RAF Museum Hendon. The cadets spent the day touring six hangars of Aircraft, interactive exhibits and personal accounts telling the story of the Royal Air Force from its beginnings to present day and into the future. All agreed it …
Here are a few photos from last night’s recruitment evening at Ely Squadron. As well as welcoming potential new recruits we also had two ex members of the Squadron come along to see how the Air Cadets have changed in the intervening 50 years since they joined. Ely’s Mayor Mike Rouse also attended and following …
Five A Level Photography students from King’s Ely have been shortlisted for prizes in two prestigious competitions. Luna Guo, 18, has been shortlisted for top prize in this year’s UK ILFORD PHOTO Student Competition, entitled ‘Reading between the Lines’, which celebrates students using black and white film. Orla Simpson, 18, Charlie Watson, 17, Fiona Fung, …
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Teenagers and staff from Ely College have recently returned from another life-changing experience, volunteering their February half term to help disadvantaged children at the Jubilee and Ungana Academies in Kenya. Over the last several years, students from Ely College have developed a close connection with two schools in the slums of Nakuru, Kenya’s fourth largest …
It’s one thing to have your hard work and dedication recognised and to be promoted on your Squadron? But receiving your “stripes” from Her Majesties Representative The Deputy Lord Lieutenant for Cambridgeshire Colonel Roger Herriot OBE with Ely’s Mayor Mike Rouse cheering you on? Now that’s a promotion to remember! Congratulations to Cadet Corporal Saoirse …
Year 8 Students have been taking part in a Taster Day today. Witchford Village College had been selected by Cambridge Regional College to host the event, giving students an insight into the range of subjects on offer there. Staff and current students from CRC arrived with a range of vocational based activities for pupils to …
Flautists from King’s Ely are to perform in this year’s British Suzuki Institute Celebration Concerts. King’s Ely Junior’s nine-strong Flute Choir has been selected to feature in one of the concerts after its teacher, Liz Hargest, submitted a recording of the students performing ‘You’ve got to pick a pocket or two’ by writer and composer …
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“Truly the best day of my life”. “The most amazing thing I’ve done EVER” “Flying an Aircraft for the first time and taking control myself ? The best birthday of my life”. Just three quotes from three of our cadets who flew for the first time today (Sunday 24th February) at RAF Cranwell in the …
Cadet Flight Sergeant Rory Donoghue is jetting off to far colder climes to take part in a week long residential Snow Boarding course as part of his Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme Gold Award. Over the past three years Flight Sergeant Donoghue achieved his Bronze and Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award and during the last …
Ely Choristers will be holding their traditional Pancake Race on Shrove Tuesday, 5th March. This is long standing custom at Ely Cathedral sees the choristers, and occasionally members of staff and the clergy, race down the Cathedral’s spectacularly long nave tossing pancakes as they go. As in previous years Ely Cathedral are teaming up with …
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Saturday night saw 1094 (City of Ely) Squadron host their Annual Awards Evening. The Deputy Lord Lieutenant for Cambridgeshire Colonel Roger Herriot OBE in addition to Ely’s Mayor Mike Rouse and Mr David Martin The Chair of The Ely Royal British Legion graciously accepted our invitation as Guests of Honour at the Squadron Annual Awards …
King’s Ely Junior rider Adele Shaw has qualified for the National Schools Equestrian Association’s (NSEA) National Championships. Adele, 12, represented the school at the NSEA Arena Eventing Jumping with Style competition, held at Bury Farm Equestrian Village in Bedfordshire on February 9th. Manager of the King’s Ely Equestrian Team, Sue Cameron, said: “The competition was …
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A Cabaret evening hosted by Ely Cathedral Girls’ Choir has raised £600 for charity. People of all ages packed into King’s Ely’s Hayward Theatre for ‘Etheldreda Entertains’ – a fun-filled evening featuring some of the girls’ favourites songs, including many hits from musicals such as Oliver, Mamma Mia and the Wizard of Oz. Entry to …
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Various workshops at Ely College this week, allowed students to explore their personal wellbeing, encouraging discussion about making health choices so that each and every young person aims to reach their fullest potential. Working with outside partners, PLEDGES and Futures Day coincided perfectly with the #TimeToTalk national mental health campaign. PLEDGES and Futures Day is …
Babylon ARTS & Ely Hereward Rotary Club announced the winners of the East Cambridgeshire Schools Art Competition at the exhibition launch at the Babylon Gallery on Ely’s Riverside on Friday 4th January. The exhibition continues until Sunday 13th January – open daily from 12-4pm and entry is free. Awards were made in five categories for young people aged …
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King’s Ely was delighted to both host and win the Isle of Ely District Cross Country Championships. Students from Ely College, Witchford Village College, Littleport and East Cambs Academy, Cromwell Community College, Neale-Wade Academy and Wisbech Grammar School travelled to King’s Ely to compete in the event on November 15th. King’s Ely came first, Wisbech …
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Once again this week Ely Cathedral hosted more than one thousand school pupils to explore a range of dream jobs at an enormous Skills Fair organised by Ely College in close collaboration with The Skills Service, East Cambs District Council and Ely Schools Partnership. Students from schools and colleges across East Cambridgeshire were invited to …
Former students from a Soham state college are being asked to go back to the classroom to inspire current students to career confidence and academic success. The students past and present from Soham Village College in Sand Street have joined a programme run by the national education charity Future First which helps state schools and …
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All of the students from Witchford Village College have joined the college’s ‘Stamp out bullying’ campaign. As part of their introduction to the new academic year, students have signed a footprint indicating that they will not engage in or turn a blind eye to bullying, to make the College a bully free community. The college …
Back by popular demand, East Cambs Careers & Skills Fair is returning to Ely Cathedral on Tuesday 9th October. Now in its fifth year, the fair has continued to grow and draw attention from local schools and businesses alike. Last year’s event saw 800 students from schools and colleges throughout the district visit and for the first …
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Calling all budding Girl Choristers! The annual Ely Cathedral Girls’ Choir Taster Day is taking place on Sat 20 Oct. ‘Be A Girl Chorister For A Day’ is free and for girls with a love of music and singing, who are in years 5-8. For more info contact Jane Formston on 01353 660707
Starting this term, a group of lucky Year 7 Ely College students will be benefitting from the generosity of THE LLOYD-REASON FOUNDATION. A talented delivery team of tutors will work with four selected students in Year 7 who have shown the potential and willingness to develop their interest in learning and playing a musical instrument. …
Ely College students get a ‘rocking opportunity’! Read More »
17 boy choristers from Ely Cathedral’s highly regarded choir will perform a series of choral music concerts in Estonia. This is the Choir’s first ever visit to Estonia and includes a very busy schedule of five performances in venues across a number of cities including Tallinn, Haapsalu and Parnu. The tour will culminate in a …
Cathedral Choristers set off on Music Tour of Estonia. Read More »
The whole College took part in an Inter House Games Day on Friday based upon the World Cup. This was no ordinary sports day, the emphasis was definitely on everyone taking part and choosing both a curriculum-based activity and a sport. Students competed in their Houses (Lords, Twickenham, Wembley and Wimbledon) for the House Cup. The day …
Wednesday was our third and biggest Personal, Social and Health Education day of the College year. We had many outside agencies attending. They delivered interesting and informative talks to help our young people make the right life choices. The Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service gave an invaluable presentation about Water Safety, which was well-received by our …
Local charity marks its 10th year of taking school children to walk the Jurassic Coast, raising more than £150,000 to help people recover from cancer The Malcolm Whales Foundation, a charity established in 2008 by former Ely College-teacher Damien Whales in memory of his father, is preparing for its 10th annual Dorset Walk along the …
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Little Downham Youth Theatre “Youth Acts UP” Presents :- The Dracula Rock Show The Dracula Rock Show, with a cast of all children from 7yrs – 16 yrs, directed by Becky Green, you will be sure to dig the show. The Zombies and Vampires are unhappy with their life underground, and summon Count Dracula, their master. …
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Ely College dedicate their final PLEDGES day of the year to reflect on the world around us and the communities we support together as a city Students at Ely College celebrated their final PLEDGES and Futures Day before the summer break, preparing them for future challenges and opening their eyes to their own potential to …
Seven members of the Cambs Youth Consultation Panel attended the House of Commons with Sergeant Phil Priestley on Wednesday 20th June for a meeting with Lucy Frazer QC MP to discuss knife crime and youth violence. Parliament was an absolute hive of activity with the Brexit debate heavily underway. Sgt Priestley said “Parliament was absolutely …
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Ely Cathedral Girls’ Choir’s Charity Concert raised £400 for the Pulmonary Hypertension Association. People of all ages came together inside Ely Cathedral for the event on May 25th, which featured solo songs and duets by Mozart, Grieg, Pergolesi, Britten, Abba, Tom Lehrer, and Lakme’s famous Flower Duet, as well as a special new arrangement of …
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Children at Ely St Mary’s CofE Junior school in Ely have been given a helping paw with their reading from Coni the dog. The school – part of the Diocese of Ely Multi-Academy Trust – is the first in the area to benefit from the Paws 2 Read scheme, run by Therapy Dogs Nationwide (TDN). …
Coni the Dog Helps Ely St. Mary’s Children with Reading Read More »
A local youth group is fundraising to bring survivors of one of America’s deadliest high school shootings to Ely. During an exclusive interview with Spotted in Ely yesterday, members of the East Cambs Youth Consultation Panel revealed they needed to raise at least £10,000 to bring eight students and two chaperones over in October. They’re …
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King’s Ely’s Equestrian Team has qualified for one of the UK’s largest horse shows. Four members of the team – George Hearn, Emily Gredley, Adele Shaw and Ryan De Sousa – travelled to The Jays Equestrian Centre in Bury St Edmunds earlier this month to compete in the show jumping qualifiers for this year’s Royal …
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King’s Ely Junior pupils won a haul of awards at the Littleport Low Grade 4’s Judo Tournament. Oliver Loveday, Mienke Putter, Nicholas Marshall, Lucas Hilcenko and Joseph Sibson were among over 120 young people who entered the competition on February 25th. Oliver won a Bronze medal in the under 11 years old/less than 34 kg …
Medals for budding Judo stars at King’s Ely Junior Read More »
Budding young stars from around the Ely area are required to audition for parts in the Little Downham “Youth Acts UP” summer performance of “The Dracula Rock Show”. The youth theatre group is inviting children and young people aged 7-15 years old for the chance to get involved in the production at open auditions on …
Alfie McCreadie (10) from Ely is a talented magician and has a passion for performing. He was asked last September to perform for the Ipswich Magical Society and afterwards got the idea he’d like to put on a big show for charity. The idea has grown and he now has three full time magicians starring …
Students, staff and parents at King’s Ely have rallied round to support the homeless this winter. The school went all out to donate as many pairs of new socks as possible to the Socks and Chocs initiative again this year. The charitable scheme aims to relieve hardship and distress among homeless people and those living …
Hundreds of socks donated to the homeless by generous King’s Ely community Read More »
For a number of years Skaters/Scooter and BMX enthusiasts have raised their concerns for the need for a new Skate Park in Ely. A group of the enthusiasts have entered in discussion with East Cambridgeshire District Council (ECDC) and the City of Ely Council in relation to this issue and a suggested site within the …
Award winning fashion designer José Hendo visited King’s Ely to share her skills and expertise with Sixth Form students. The exciting masterclass saw José working with A Level Fashion and Design students, helping them to create striking sculptural accessory designs using Barkcloth and Sinamay. The workshop proved an invaluable opportunity for the students to explore …
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Centre 33 Information & Support Drop In Sessions Centre 33 have expanded their ‘Someone to Talk to’ confidential service across Cambridgeshire and in particular are now running an ‘open access, one stop shop’ for young people in Ely and East Cambridgeshire. We offer a friendly, confidential and non-judgemental ‘drop-in’ service where you can meet with …
The Rotary Club of Ely have made a donation to The PORT Youth Group. This vibrant youth club, run by Joanne Coe, at the Ex Servicemen’s Club in Littleport, Ely, has been running for about three years. The club was formed by Joanne to meet the need for a safe place for young people to …
There was an important message behind the fun and frolics at King’s Ely Junior’s annual PowerHouse Games. It is the second year running that King’s Ely Junior has hosted the PowerHouse Games, which are the initiative of local man John Willis, founder of the charity Power2Inspire and whose daughter was in King’s Ely Senior up …
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Over the last four days of the Summer Term, students were encouraged to explore their creative potential during our Arts Week. Teaching staff were very innovative with their lesson plans and students rotated through creative projects with many that were academically based. During Science lessons students had the opportunity to build a hot air balloon …
Two King’s Ely students were crowned British Champions at the prestigious British Junior Rowing Championships 2017. Holly Lancaster, 16, and Rebecca Garrett, 15, were among several King’s Ely students who competed in the Championships, held at the National Water Sports Centre in Nottingham from July 14th to 16th. Holly and Rebecca joined Olivia Morgan, from …
Victory for King’s Ely students at British Junior Rowing Championships Read More »
When illustrator Will Sedgwick chose an octopus to scale Ely Cathedral for the front cover of this year’s Ely 501 he couldn’t have known how close he was to the truth. The competition’s organiser Annabel Reddick of Burrows Bookshop explains: “Will had the same brief as our young writers, to create something original that would …
Ely College students celebrated their final PLEDGES and Futures Day of the year in style this week with over thirty external speakers and providers addressing students throughout the day. The day, which was the final of four PLEDGES and Futures days, focused on democracy and personal finance. A host of local speakers were in attendance …
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Staff and students at Ely College were grateful this week to receive a £500 donation towards their raft for Ely Aquafest from regional accountancy firm, Lovewell Blake. Richard Spencer, Principal of Ely College, said: “We are very grateful to Lovewell Blake for their generous donation. It is important to us that our students feel a …
ADVENTUROUS King’s Ely students reached new heights during an action-packed half term break. Several expeditions were organised through the Ely Scheme, which is unique to King’s Ely, offering boundless opportunities for pupils to explore and learn through outdoor education. Year 9 students travelled to Yorkshire to take part in the annual Ely Scheme Yorkshire Three …
Expeditions put King’s Ely students’ stamina to the test Read More »
Siblings are known to be competitive – but luckily Felicity and Stanley didn’t get bees in their bonnets when it came to entering their school’s festive competition. That’s because the dynamic duo each won a prize in an Easter Bonnet design contest, run by Friends of the Lantern School (FOTLS). Stanley won the Reception Category, …
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Hoppy Feet has kept kids jumping for joy since it started in 2012. And today, the popular play group celebrated its fifth birthday at Ely Library. The group bounced into action in 2012 when mum-of-two Michelle Brown struggled to find an affordable music group in Ely that provided musical instruments, toys, games and snacks for …
Girlpower will take Ely by storm next month as the city celebrates its annual SHINE event. Aimed at building courage, confidence and character, SHINE aspires to empower girls in years seven to nine from across East Anglia, exploring ways of overcoming obstacles through a range of activities. Main organiser Rachael Heffer, says: “The Shine Girls …
Fabric-cadabra! Two girls are celebrating their sewing skills after winning a Summer Stitch competition, run by Sew Much to Do. Over the summer holidays, the Ely High Street Passage shop asked budding young stitchers to submit their sewing, knitting and crochet projects. Entries had to contain a summer theme and all material had to cost …
Sew creative: young stitchers on the cutting edge of budget design win fabulous prizes! Read More »
Are you aged between 10 and 17? Want to help save lives? St John Ambulance is opening a new cadet unit in Ely late this month, and hopes young people will volunteer to learn essential, lifesaving skills. Kat Cattani, unit manager of the cadet group in Ely, said: “We’ve had an active adult unit in …
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The creative writing challenge for East Cambridgeshire children up to the age of 13 has launched its 2016 competition and the organisers are hoping to top last year’s astonishing results. Well over seventy entries were received and the standard couldn’t have been higher. “It was truly amazing!” says Annabel Reddick from Burrows Bookshop. Along …
Viva has a busy week ahead with the next show of 2016…Evita! Rehearsals for Evita started in October 2015 and now show week is nearly here. With a cast of 40 and a whole group of volunteers from the local community this is one Viva show not to miss. All the stops have been pulled …
Don't cry!! Still tickets left but just one week till Evita opens Read More »
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Local girl Charlotte Page has recently won the award of Fundraiser of the Year by Young Kennel Club to which she is very proud of achieving. This award now gives Charlotte the opportunity to win one extra award for which she needs the help of everyone around the Ely area. As well as Fundraiser of …
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A week long exhibition is currently underway at BabylonARTS down by the riverside highlighting the talented children from schools within East Cambridgeshire. There are over 100 piece of work on display and they rival most professional adult artists. in total there were 153 entries from 8 schools, Ely St Mary’s, Little Thetford, Sutton, Rackham, Soham Village …
Calling all 13 – 16 year olds! If you love telling stories, rap or poetry, then you need to come along to the Littleport Spoken Word Workshop and Slam on Saturday 20th June 2015! Hosted by internationally-renowned poet Hollie McNish and freestyle rap champion Inja, this workshop will give you the chance to write about …
We run a Back to Netball Club which started a year ago. The Witchford Sports Partnership secured funding from England netball to pilot this new initiative to get old players back into the sport again. The funding for this has now ended but I’m pleased to say that a year down the line we now …
Last weekend, Scouts from across Cambridgeshire came together at Mepal Outdoor Centre for 24 hours and 6 minutes of non-stop activities. Three troops from Ely district attended, making up more than 20% of the total Scouts there. Activities even ran throughout the night and included air rifle shooting, climbing, high ropes, volleyball, a zip line, …
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sunday saw a lovely day on Stretham Village green. The winners of the float competitions were Stretham Primary School. Lots of entertainment was provided by Ely Military Band, Dog Show, Ely’s Starlet Majorette along with dozens of stalls including many charities, bell ringing lessons and a balloon artist. Although for many the highlight was the …
The new Youth of Ely Hub on Barton Road is yet to open officially but Tesco have already shown their support for the local initiative by donating a TV and promise to help further in the future as the project grows. Spotted in Ely contacted Ian Westwood, deputy manager of the Ely store, to inform …
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Viva is keeping the local community entertained this summer with not one, or two, but three summer shows. Tickets are now on sale for all three shows. Abigail’s Party will be performed at The Brook, Soham from Thursday 4th June to Saturday 6th June. Tickets are £10 / £8 and all three shows will …
A group of city and district councillors this week finally collected the keys to the Centre E building on Barton Road after near demolition. Heading the group, Councillor Elaine Griffin-Singh said, “We finally have the keys which means we can really now sink our teeth into getting a real centre in Ely for our Youth. …
On Wednesday, 3rd Ely Scout Group held an awards night of epic proportion. During their Beavers meeting, Theo Knight-Hughes was presented with the highest award for his section – the Chief Scout Bronze Award. To earn this honour, Theo completed all six challenge badges, including learning about friendship, the great outdoors, and the wider world. …
Soham based Viva Arts and Community Group has received £77,500 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to deliver a community project that will combine oral history and research to create pop-up heritage experiences that will appear in each of the towns at public events, sheltered housing and schools. The project will be a bridge for …
Ely Hereward Rotary Club are offering the chance to win one of nine giant Easter eggs in raffles designed to raise funds for local charities and good causes. From later this week the eggs will be on display at the following local locations: The Almonry Restaurant Burrows Bookshop Burrows Newsagents The Lamb Hotel Little Downham …
Active Kids is back at Sainsbury’s Ely. Customers can collect vouchers in store from 28th January – 5th May to help registered schools, groups and clubs across Ely receive active and cooking equipment, and experiences. Staff kicked off the event with a visit to the Isle of Ely School which is newly registered to the …
Young men and women from Ely and the surrounding area will have the chance to find out about some of the exciting activities that the can take part in when Ely Air Cadet Squadron opens its doors on Wednesday 28th January. The Squadron, which this year is celebrating 50 years since it reformed, normally meets …