Last night teams from around Slough came together to compete in this year’s Orange Zone Youth Speaks Final hosted by Slough Rotary at The John Lister Post Graduate Centre, Wrexham Park Hospital. Rotary District 1090 includes thousands of members from … Continue reading Youth Speaks Orange Zone Final District 1090
Thursday 15th January saw Trevelyan School in Windsor host the Zone Final of Youth Speaks 2015. Schools from Ascot, Hillingdon, Slough & Windsor competed from a place in the next round, the District Final on 26th February 2015. Judging the … Continue reading Youth Speaks 1090 Zone Final Trevelyan School Windsor
Have you caught a glimpse of Celebrity Big Brother… they’re all in bits… crazy world of pressure these people put themselves under! Morning… do you know any celebrities? Today’s mission, should I choose to accept it is to find me … Continue reading I’m a Celebrity… get me a psychiatrist!
Last night the friends & families of the children of Windsor enjoyed hearing their young offspring giving presentations to a packed house, delivering them better than most adults! Youth Speaks is a National Rotary competition where a team of 3 … Continue reading Windsor & Eton Rotary Youth Speaks Heat 2014
Last Sunday evening, Sir Ian & Lady Sally MacFadyen were special guests at a dinner hosted by Windsor & Eton Rotary Club in the Pavilion at Sir Christopher Wren Hotel. “Oh what a night!” The champagne flowed before dinner, The … Continue reading Sir Ian MacFadyen Farewell Dinner
On Saturday 22nd March I had the pleasure to enjoy 8 teams from across the Region give of their best at the University of Surrey, Guildford. Obviously I thought our team was the best and they came close… I asked … Continue reading Rotary Youth Speaks South East Regional Final
Last night I was honoured to host our Rotary Zone Final and enjoy presentations by 8 teams from local schools… SENIOR WINNERS & JUDGES: Ben Newton of Windsor Vehicle Leasing, Sally Eton from Langley Hall Primary Academy Trust, Senior winning speaker from … Continue reading Being inspired by our youth…
I want to tell you a story and try and keep it light and gentle. So lend me an ear and park yourself in front of the screen for a few minutes and listen to what I have to say. … Continue reading What are words worth? Another tribute
Last week we got some great news, my nephew Alexander Foote had, at last, passed his Maths “O” Level, or GCSE, whatever it’s called, that’s not the point… the point is he needed it to go to his chosen University. … Continue reading Dyslexia : Inside the Mind of a Literary Genius J. K. Rowling
People often say to me, when I say I live in Windsor, “Oh, what a lovely town, it must be a great place to live?” And it is but the grass is not always greener as they know only too … Continue reading The grass is not always greener…
I believe that being a good orator is worth a fist full of “O” levels… if you can speak & have a pocket full of “A” levels, all the better. I first came across Youth Speaks when my daughter took … Continue reading Youth Speaks District 1090 Zone Final Winners
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