This academic year, each year group took careful consideration with choosing their year group charities, through filling out the form to show initial interests and then deciding from the shortlist. Given we never announced the results of each year group charity in assembly, I thought it would be useful to write an article summarising each of the charities, their focus areas and work they do.
I’m sure we have all heard of Black Friday, whether you use the day to score an amazing deal on something you will never use, or get a head start on your Christmas shopping (though who is actually this organised..), but have you ever stopped to think where the seemingly sinister term actually originated from?
For as long as there have been clothes, they have needed mending. It is simply a fact of life that, if you wear something lots, it will eventually need some kind of repair. Unfortunately, in this age of fast fashion, it is becoming less and less normal for one to wear clothes for long enough that they even need mending, yet alone for one to actually go and mend them. I like to think that this is largely due to ignorance, rather than laziness, and so in the name of educating the masses on the lost art of mending, I would like to impart some basic knowledge on fixing clothes.
In response to ‘US Military and Hollywood’ [11.11.22 Edition]
Establishing a country may seem like a manageable task to some: Settling clear geographical borders? Easy-peasy; Forming a functioning government? Can’t be that difficult; and bonding with other sovereign states? That’s all in the people-skills. But it is actually far more complicated to establish a country than some may think, with a process that can take decades and often involves mountains of bureaucracy, a multitude of setbacks and devastating bloodshed.
