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The Citizen
10-05-2025
- Sport
- The Citizen
A new crèche and fishing stars in the flesh – school news to catch up on
A new crèche and fishing stars in the flesh – school news to catch up on Little Squirrels have space to grow A brand-new crèche at Mandini Academy has expanded the educational offering in the town. Officially unveiled on Monday, Little Squirrels crèche will enrol children from the age of three months and up, allowing pupils to remain at Mandini Academy – previously Grade 0 to 12 – for their entire school career. 'Little Squirrels has been established in response to the growing demand for high-quality early childhood care in the Mandeni area,' said Mandini Academy principal Desigan Pillay. 'The crèche offers a safe, stimulating and inclusive environment tailored to the developmental needs of infants and young children.' 'This is where our usual 95 to 100 percent pass rate in Grade 12 begins,' said Pillay. Easter fun at Ashton Ashton International College Ballito's young Ashlings delighted parents and staff during their Easter assembly. The youngsters paraded colourful bonnets which they had decorated, showing off their creativity with pride. Principal lands angling honour Crawford International North Coast preparatory principal Justin Paynter will select the country's next great deep sea anglers. Paynter, an accomplished angler in his own right, has been appointed as a selector for the SA Deep Sea Angling Association. He will draw on his personal experience, which includes national colours for angling and multiple leadership roles at the Durban Ski Boat and Point Water Sports Clubs, to ensure the best up-and-coming anglers are given their opportunities to shine. When not actively fishing, Paynter writes a regular column in Ski-Boat magazine and champions junior development and education. Trent hooks national title Promising angler Trent de Bruyn recently won rookie of the year at the SABAA Junior Bass Fishing Nationals. The Ashton International College Ballito Grade 9 pupil also helped his province to the overall team title while fishing at his first nationals in Witbank. His excellent performance in tough, wet conditions saw him place second nationally and a nomination to represent South Africa in an international tournament later this year. Olivia dances her way to world finals Ashton International College Ballito ballerina Olivia Wynne has qualified to represent South Africa at the Dance World Cup in Spain later this year. The Grade 8 pupil earned her place by way of some fantastic performances at the Dance World Cup qualifiers in Pretoria, where she represented the Break-Thru Dance Academy. She qualified in the ballet, contemporary and showstopper categories as a soloist and as a member of Break-Thru's senior elite team. Stay in the loop with The North Coast Courier on Facebook, X, Instagram & YouTube for the latest news. Mobile users can join our WhatsApp Broadcast Service here or if you're on desktop, scan the QR code below. At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
BBC News
16-02-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Norwich girls to represent England at Dance World Cup
A group of street dancers will fly the flag for England after qualifying for the finals of the Dance World youngsters, aged 10 to 13 and from Avian Dance School in Norwich, will join more than 120,000 competitors from 66 countries at the event in Spain in said it would be fundraising over the coming months to help meet the "significant cost" of their travel, accommodation, entry fees and costumes."This is an extraordinary opportunity for these young dancers and it's been a privilege watching them grow in not only technique and performance level, but also self-confidence and self-belief," said principal Harriet Wigger. "Supporting this group of young girls achieve their dreams is something we are truly proud of and we can't wait to see them shine on the world stage like the stars they are."The qualification rounds saw as many as 90 entries per category, with only the top five securing a place for of the girls will compete as a duo, with the entire nine-strong squad performing as a group during the finals in Burgos in northern Spain."This monumental experience comes at a significant cost to the dancers and their families, as each dancer must fund their journey themselves," said Avian, which is seeking sponsorship from local Dance World Cup was first held in Jersey in the Channel Islands in 2009 and bills itself as the largest all-genre dance competition for children and young adults. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
07-02-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Knaresborough dance school heads to World Cup again
A children's dance school is set to represent England at the Dance World Cup for a second year Freedom Performing Arts managed to secure sixth place at the event last year in Prague. The competition saw the group up against 5,000 dancers from 65 countries, and this July they will head to Burgos in Spain for another attempt at the group's founder Amy Meikle said: "We didn't even expect to qualify last year, let alone get sixth in the world. It gave us that little bit of confidence that maybe we could do this again". Freedom entered one piece in 2024 but will perform 10 routines involving 41 dancers this summer. They have been split into two age Meikle set up the dance school in 2010 and offers a variety of classes to children aged 3-18. The dancers have now begun fundraising efforts for the trip, having spent £20,000 on flights, accommodation and costumes for the 22 dancers who took part last came from sponsorship, raffles, bake sales and other fundraising year their target is £40,000 to help parents cover the cost of the Meikle added :"It's incredible to give them that opportunity and see them up there."Anyone who can help would be amazing, we are looking for sponsorship."Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here.
