Rock Challenge 2009

• Date Posted: 08/06/2009 09:56:42

This year Gleed Girls' Technology College took part in the Heats at Skegness on the 19th March 2009.

Gleed Girls' came 2nd with such a high score that we were put through to the Northern Open Finals on the 21st May 2009 at Grimsby.

Our theme this year was Women Through The Ages (The Emily Panchurst Story).  Girls; from years 7-11 took part in both performances.

We did not come in the top 5 at Grimsby but everyone had a great day and really enjoyed watching all of the other schools rehearse and take part in the events.

Welland Yacht Club Open Day on the 7th June 2009

• Date Posted: 18/05/2009 10:27:26

11.30am until 3.30pm.  Welland Yacht Club is on River Bank off Cradge Bank, Spalding, PE11 3AA.  Further details can be found on our website – www.wellandyachtclub.co.uk.

South Holland Women's Resource Centre New Base!

• Date Posted: 04/02/2008

South Holland Women’s Resource Centre directly provides women in the area with support in the face of social isolation and other problems and it offers them encouragement, through education and training, to take control of their lives.  We seek, by meeting and sharing experience, ideas and information, within groups and networks or with individual women, to obviate problems that might otherwise become demands for help placed at the door of statutory service providers.  Where problems are already established we often draw upon our own staff’s expertise to provide solutions.  Where this is not possible, we clarify the nature and processes of statutory provision and make those processes easier to access and, thus, more effective.

We are open on Tuesdays from 11 am till 2 pm.
 
From this Tuesday the 5th of Feb we will be based at the Friends Meeting House, Westlode Street, Lincs PE11 2AE

Information on the Rural Action Zone

• Date Posted: 06/12/2007

To find out more about South Holland's Rural Action Zone, check out their website at:

http://www.ruralactionzone.com/

Forthcoming Welland Seniors' Forum Open Meeting

• Date Posted: 26/10/2007

Another Open Meeting is fast approaching and I am therefore writing to invite you to come along.  This time the meeting is on Thursday, 6th December at the Church Hall, Reform Street, Crowland.  We start as usual at 2pm and finish at 4pm.
Our first speaker will be Andy Hill from LPCT who will talk to us about the “Choose and Book” service recently introduced for hospital appointments.
Our other speaker will be Cllr Nick Worth from SHDC.
I hope to see many of you at the Open Meeting on 6th December but please do not hesitate to contact me direct with any problems.  I would also be pleased to hear of any subjects or speakers you would like to hear about or from, at our future meetings.

Kind regards and best wishes

Maureen Scantlebury,
Welland Seniors’ Forum, Chair  
Tel:   01775 711427   E-mail:   moscant@talktalk.net

Gleed School Gym Clubs

• Date Posted: 06/09/2007

Mrs Ringrose will once again be running the school's gymnastics club, each year will have a lunch-time club taking place on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, with days to be confirmed for each group.

Squad training will also take place on Thursdays after school.

The dance club will start after the Christmas break.

Meanwhile the new trampolining club will take place on Wednesdays after school at the girls' school.

New College Stamford Courses at the Gleed Campus

• Date Posted: 14/08/2007

Following the closure of Spalding FE Centre, New College Stamford will be using the facilities at The Gleed Campus to run various courses in Adult Education, including:
Art & Design, IT, Counselling, Childcare, Hair & Beauty, GCSE Maths & English and many more.

For more details on these courses or to request a Prospectus, call 01780 484311, e-mail enquiries@stamford.ac.uk or check out the website www.stamford.ac.uk

Lifelong Learning Courses 2007

• Date Posted: 14/08/2007

Several courses being led by Lincolnshire County Council's Lifelong Learning department are taking place in the South Holland Area, these are being held at The Gleed Campus, Spalding Library, Pinchbeck Adult Education Centre among others.

Various course are on offer, for more details, phone Pinchbeck: 01775 724348 or Stamford 01780 753516 or check out their prospectus online at: http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/upload/public/attachments/709/LifelongLeanStamSth_Holl.pdf

Lighthouse Church Youth Group Back in September

• Date Posted: 03/08/2007

The Youth Groups run by The Lighthouse Pentecostal Church in Spalding will continue after the Summer Break.

There are two groups running each week, Thursday Evenings 6:30-7:30pm for 8-12 year olds and Friday Evenings 7:30-10:30pm for 13 years and over.

The Christian Bookshop is open Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm next to the Lighthouse Church on Haverfield Rd.

For more details follow the link on the Young People pages or www.lighthousechurch.org.uk

Exceptional work displayed at The Gleed Girls Art & Product Design Exhibition

• Date Posted: 27/07/2007

The Gleed Girls' main school hall housed some outstanding pieces of art work and products.  The Art and Product Design staff and students put together a 2 day exhibition which was opened to the general public and local businesses to view the exceptional standard of work the GCSE girls had produced.

There was a whole range of art work and products on display from colourful paintings, pencil sketches to the useable products such as rabbit hutches, a clothes rail, working guitar to baby grows.  All the items have been individually designed and crafted by the students and the pieces of work will go towards them gaining their GCSEs.

It is hoped the exhibition will become an annual event in the school calendar and we would like to encourage local artists, businesses and craftsmen to visit the exhibition to see what outstanding skills and potential the girls have.  If you would like more information please contact Marie / Sally on 01775 765637.

Successful Gleed Campus After School Club To Continue After Summer

• Date Posted: 25/07/2007

Many youngsters from The Gleed Girls' Technology College and Gleed Boys' School have already benefited from the facilities on offer at Spalding Youth Centre as part of the Campus' after-school club run at the venue.

Youngsters can try out different sports from football to carpet bowls, play pool or snooker, chill out and watch tv, use the computers or learn new skills in the craft room or even cook up a storm in the kitchen.

The club runs during term-time on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evenings from 3:30pm - 6:00pm.

Places are limited and need to be booked in advance.  To find out more or request an application form, contact Steve at the Youth Centre on 01775 722538 or Marie/Sally at the Gleed Campus on 01775 765637.

Come and Cook Sessions Held

• Date Posted: 20/07/2007

Thank you to all of the cookery staff involved in running the various cooking classes that have taken place at The Gleed Campus over the last 6 weeks.  From chocolate to bread to samosas the groups have learnt various new skills and recipes to try out at home.

We hope that everyone who took up the opportunity enjoyed the sessions and look forward to running more classes in the new school year.  Please contact us if you would be interested in taking part.

Gleed Campus Summer Fete Survives The Weather!

• Date Posted: 15/07/2007

With the weather leading up to the big day threatening to make the event difficult, the day itself went very well.  The sun shone (admittedly the wind blew too, but we couldn’t expect too much!) and many visitors came to the fete and took part in the activities available.  With a variety of things on offer from hockey, volleyball and circus skills, to hotdogs, ice creams and hook-a-duck, there was something for everybody.

We would like to thank all students and staff members who were able to join us for setting-up, running stalls and, after a long day, clearing up tables, chairs and rubbish. 

Congratulations to all of the lads who took part in the football competition and the four budding clowns who dressed up for the afternoon.

A successful afternoon of games and fun led by Mrs. Wilson and The Boys’ Charity Committee raised £160 towards the School’s QUEST scheme, and the Girls’ PFA raised £70 with their ever popular refreshments stall.

Tulip Radio's Jan Whitbourn and Chris Carter were on hand to make sure the whole afternoon ran smoothly and Hollyoaks' actor Kieron Richardson drew in the crowds to get his autograph and copies of his single.

A big thank you to all companies who were able to donate lots for the auction (kindly led by Alan Porter of A.P. Sales) which helped raise over £370.

It is hoped that next year we can build on the success of this first event and hope that many more of you will get involved.

Gleed Climbers Take On Wall

• Date Posted: 30/05/2007

During the May Half-Term holiday several students took the opportunity to come to the Gleed Campus and have a go on the mobile climbing wall brought on site in association with Spalding Youth Centre.
The wall had various levels of difficulty and those involved challenged themselves to get to the top; the more skilled members of the group even managed to scale the wall using only one hand, although the attempts to climb up backwards failed!

Well done to those who took part!