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Yahoo
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Visitors flock to traditional summer fete in one of Bolton's most beautiful buildings
Visitors flocked to the historic Bolton Parish Church for a community day of fun/ The Big Bolton Community Fun Day took place in the beautiful building, which hosted a traditional summer fete A free-to-enter event, refreshments, crafts, games, and family activities were on the agenda. Inside the church Bolton's wonderful craftsmen and women set up stall. Jacinta Storr's mum is a bell ringer at the church, and her daughter was christened there. She came over from West Yorkshire for a hit of nostalgia. More: Children get to walk with dinosaurs as Comic Con returns to Bolton all weekend More: Annual duck race gives special honour to woman who sold thousands of tickets More: Owners of village pub speak about their exciting transformation plans (Image: NQ) "I'm here selling hand-painted glassware which is a hobby of mine," she said. "I was a chorister here and it's such a beautiful building, I live in West Yorkshire now so don't get to come often, but I made sure I was here today." Lizy Bartaby at her beauty stall (Image: NQ) Julie Lee was there with her "Rocks and Robins" stall. She said: "I work in Bolton, so I have my lunch in the church yard, it's great to be inside it today though. "I've been doing craft things like this for three or four years now." Another stallholder was Tessa Burley, who was displaying her floral arts and illustrations. Jacinta Storr at her glassware store (Image: NQ) Tessa specialises in pictures of animals, with illustrations of a barn owl and wild salmon fish being sold. Lizzy Bartaby was showing off her beauty products, and salon-quality at-home lashes. "I'm also selling Korean beauty products which are a big trend at the minute," she said. Karen Boyle was selling digital art, bracelets, and a "bit of everything" on her stall. "I normally sell swear bracelets but I thought it was probably best not to given we were in a church!" She said. She works at Bolton's Warburton factory as a full-time job but as a hobby creates the crafts on display. Olive Owens was another trader in the line of stalls, she sells jewellery using a mixture of recycled materials.
South China Morning Post
21-03-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Singapore rolls out unprecedented unemployment payouts - will it help?
When human resources adviser Julie Lee was made redundant in 2023 from a tech start-up, she sank into despair. Advertisement The 53-year-old, who had been retrenched twice before, felt burnt out and betrayed as she grew anxious about supporting her family, including her daughter, who was midway through her undergraduate degree in Australia. 'I felt it was my fault,' said Lee, who eventually started her own HR consulting business after 10 months of job searching. During that period, she attended career coaching and courses to get fresh certifications and changed her professional title to chief human resource officer. While she had to rely on her savings for her training, the financial strain was mitigated by credits from the Singapore government that subsidised the costs under the SkillsFuture initiative, first introduced in 2015. Lee said she also decided to invest in her learning to stay relevant. Advertisement From next month, the Singapore government is expected to begin giving payouts to retrenched Singaporean workers under a new unemployment benefits scheme for those aged 21 and above. Payouts will be capped at S$6,000 (US$4,500) over six months without any spending conditions attached for recipients.
Observer
18-02-2025
- General
- Observer
Ministry of Education to launch Chinese language in four schools
Muscat: The Ministry of Education organised, over the past two days, an introductory meeting on the Chinese language. The meeting targeted students and their parents in schools that will implement the teaching of the Chinese language for the academic year 2025-2026, in the governorates of Muscat and Al Dakhiliyah. The meeting included two presentations, the first entitled: "Teaching Chinese Language: A New Window to the Future in the Schools of the Sultanate of Oman" presented by specialists from the Foreign Languages Curricula Department at the Ministry. The presentation included an introduction to the Chinese language, and a cooperation plan with the International Exchange Center for Language Education of the Ministry of Education of China to teach Chinese language optionally in Sayyid Sultan bin Ahmed School (11-12) for Boys; Juwayriya bint Abi Sufyan School (9-12) for Girls in Al Amerat; Hay Al Turath School (9-12) for Boys; and Al Shatha bint Jaber School for Basic Education (9-12) for Girls in Nizwa. The presentation also addressed the inclusion of Chinese language in the 2025-2026 curriculum, and its introductory program targeting directors and vocational guidance specialists in the schools where it will be implemented, and a draft decision to form the main committee, and the working teams to select and harmonize Chinese language curricula and follow up on its teaching. The second presentation was given by Julie Lee, a Chinese language teacher at the American School in Muscat Governorate. The presentation included a practical lesson in the Chinese language for non-native speakers. On teaching the Chinese language, Abdullah Al Balushi, Senior French Language Curriculum Specialist at the Foreign Languages Department, said: 'The ministry provides a unique experience in learning the Chinese language for students wishing to study it, as the program will be applied to grades 11 and 12 students optionally, and the subject will be taught by specialists in teaching the Chinese language to non-native speakers, who speak English besides the Chinese language; in addition to providing a simplified curriculum in line with the Omani cultural context; to achieve the goals set by the ministry on the one hand, and the approved linguistic framework for the levels in the Chinese language on the other hand. The ministry will also provide educational tools, curriculum enhancement, and enrichment learning resources that support the curriculum, including printed and electronic materials. The Chinese language is currently being applied in a number of private schools in the Sultanate of Oman, and students' results and academic achievement are high.'
