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Yahoo
7 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Bolton School lands itself a new TV role-this time for a new coffee chain commercial
Cool beans! Bolton School has another starring role on TV - this time in the new Costa Coffee advert. The beautiful facade of the building and the interior of the historic school is used to depict a university in the commercial for the popular coffee chain. It is the latest role for the Chorley New Road school, which has been a go to location for production teams in recent years, and featured on some of the biggest TV dramas. In the new advertisement entitled 'Made with Heart", filming takes place outside and inside of the school, one of the best in the country. The minute long video follows the journey of a young girl, who is beginning life at university and finds solace and friendship in a Costa Coffee shop. A spokesperson for Bolton School said: 'We know that filming in iconic Bolton locations is great for the town in terms of civic pride and the local economy and we are pleased that the beautiful buildings at our school, both old and new, are attractive to a wide range of film makers. (Image: Bolton School) Filming at Bolton School READ MORE: 'So many alumni have noticed their school on the advert - it is great to see their comments.' This is not the first time the school has hit the silver screen. Bolton School is a popular filming location in Bolton, frequently used as a backdrop for various television dramas and films. The money earned from filming is used to support the school's bursary scheme, enabling bright students from all backgrounds to attend. Currently one in five students are on the bursary fund scheme but the school would like this to be one in three. In recent years, the school has provided the backdrop for Netflix's hit TV series, Fool Me Once, BBC's teenage detective drama, Get Even and BBC one drama starring Michelle Keegan, Our Girl. Elsewhere in Bolton, Le Mans Crescent is famous for Peaky Blinders, Alma's Not Normal, It's A Sin, Ridley and Nolly, which featured Hollywood star Helena Bonham Carter. And Bolton Town Hall became a winter backdrop for A Gentleman in Moscow with A-lister Ewan McGregor coming to town.
Daily Mail
03-05-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Anger as Princess Diana charity bars fee-paying schools from anti-bullying drive amid Government cuts
Private schools have been left stunned after being banned from hosting this year's anti-bullying campaign organised by an official Princess Diana charity, after the Government slashed its funding. The Diana Award charity has told private schools that it will no longer allow them to take part in events or host them because of 'newly defined funding priorities'. Ironically, the charity is supported by Princes William and Harry, who went to Wetherby private school, in London, and Eton in Windsor. Diana was also educated in the independent sector – at West Heath Girls' School in Kent. Private schools across the country have hosted anti-bullying talks from the charity free of charge for years, where local state schools are invited along. But Philip Britton, headmaster of Bolton School and chairman-elect of The Heads' Conference (HMC), revealed that the school had received an 'absolutely astonishing letter' last week from The Diana Award. The charity – whose mission is 'to ensure that the late Princess Diana's belief that young people have the power to change the world' is realised – told him fee-paying schools were no longer allowed to take part. Bolton School, founded in 1516 – where one in 12 pupils are on free places and one in five receive bursary support – had worked with the charity for more than a decade, hosting events for hundreds of children in the area. But instead of receiving confirmation that it could continue its work this year as expected, the school received an email, seen by The Mail on Sunday, which went to all other private schools working with the charity. It stated: 'As we approach the 2025-2026 academic year, the Anti-Bullying Ambassador Programme is evolving to better align with newly defined funding priorities. As a result, we regret to share that fee-paying schools will no longer be able to take part as hosts or participants.' Mr Britton told The Mail on Sunday: 'Bullying is not about privilege. They are all young people and The Diana Award should engage them all.' When he challenged the decision, even offering to bar his own pupils from the events but still allow free use of the school's facilities, he was told it was still not welcome. 'We provide our facilities completely free of charge to host the anti-bullying events for The Diana Award, inviting local state schools,' he explained. 'At the last event we held, we hosted 140 primary- and secondary-school pupils over two days. Twenty of our own pupils attended each day.' Last night a spokesman for The Diana Award said that the Department for Education had previously sponsored its anti-bullying programme but 'it ended with the last government' and it was now relying on new funding. The spokesman denied the new backers had told the charity not to work with private schools. A source close to the charity said its grant was axed last year under the Tories and that 'regrettably' it had not been reinstated by the Labour administration. However, Mr Britton said the decision meant that local schools would now miss out. He added: 'I am concerned The Diana Award is not working with independent schools because of perceptions of the type of pupil in them. This is simply driven by lazy and careless stereotyping of our sector. 'Independent schools should be seen as an important solution to the difficulties of education in our nation, and we are increasingly seen as the problem.'
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Bolton School old boy Sir Ian McKellen to reprise famous role in new film
Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stewart will reprise their famous X-Men roles when they join the cast of Avengers: Doomsday, Marvel Studios has announced. The movie, which is due for release on May 1 2026, has already seen Robert Downey Jr announced to play villain Doctor Doom, having previously appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) as Iron Man – making his debut in 2008, and going on to star as the character in eight further films. Sir Patrick last reprised his Professor Charles Xavier role in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, but Bolton School old boy Sir Ian has not appeared as Magneto since 2014's X-Men: Days of Future Past. Sir Ian McKellen (PA)In a post on X, formerly Twitter the Marvel Studios account appeared to list the film's cast with a live stream of chairs featuring the names of Thor actor Chris Hemsworth, Loki's Tom Hiddleston and Captain America actor Anthony Mackie. They were followed by Bucky Barnes actor Sebastian Stan, Princess Shuri actress Letitia Wright, Ant-Man star Paul Rudd, who was given a smaller chair, John Walker actor Wyatt Russell, and Namor actor Tenoch Huerta Mejia. Florence Pugh, who plays Yelena Belova, David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov, and Simu Liu, who plays Shang-Chi, have also been announced. READ MORE: Who is Sir Ian McKellen? Sir Ian McKellen admits he's 'never heard' Oasis in shock comment Bolton School students meet Sir Ian McKellen for Hamlet show The names of Beast actor Kelsey Grammer, The Sentry's Lewis Pullman, Top Gun: Maverick star Danny Ramirez and Black Panther actor Winston Duke also feature on the chairs. They will be joined by members of this year's upcoming Fantastic Four reboot, including Invisible Woman actress Vanessa Kirby, Mandalorian actor Pedro Pascal, The Bear's Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Stranger Things star Joseph Quinn. Another star joining the cast is Channing Tatum, who appeared as X-Men character Gambit in Deadpool & Wolverine. Sir Ian at Bolton School for his 80th birthday celebrations It comes after Downey Jr was unveiled to huge applause at a MCU panel at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2024, while Avengers Endgame and Infinity War directors Joe and Anthony Russo confirmed they are on board to direct Avengers: Doomsday. Russo told the Comic-Con crowd last year: 'When we directed Avengers: Endgame, Joe and I truly believed that it was the end of the road for us in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 'In the time since, through a very special story, Joe and I have come to potentially see a road forward with you.' In January, Benedict Cumberbatch confirmed his superhero character Doctor Strange will not appear in Avengers: Doomsday, but said he will feature 'in a lot' of the 2027 film Avengers: Secret Wars. Sir Ian spent his landmark 80th birthday on stage in his home town of Bolton.
