Schools/colleges

PUPILS from Ashley Primary School in Walton felt the cold on Monday (5) when they took a visit to the freezers at Sainsbury's.
The 26, year six pupils, experienced the freezing conditions in the store at The Heart in Walton as part of a project about the Antarctica.

Students at Rydens School had a dramatic week enjoying a range of workshop activities thanks to the help of the RC Sherriff Trust.

An artistic woman is hoping to keep the ancient art of needlework alive by teaching it to people.

Sophie Long, 22, left the Royal School of Needlework in September this year after finishing her three year long apprenticeship course, and was offered the job of teaching adults at the institution.

Elmbridge Council is holding SHOUT! events for kids during the October half-term break.

Children can choose which activity appeals to them the most with the Play Days at Ansell Hall, Walton, and there will be a choice of sports including coached sessions on offer at Xcel Leisure Centre in Waterside Drive, Walton.

Officers from the Walton Central Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) visited Ashley Primary School in Walton-on-Thames last week and gave pupils the chance to help keep their bikes secure.

Police Constable Ian Harding, the Neighbourhood Specialist Officer for Walton Central, and Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) Toni Rowland held two sessions where youngsters had the opportunity to have their bikes marked.

More than 20 pupils, from Year Five up to Year Eight, brought their bicycles into school on Wednesday 8 October and officers were able to scribe the child's postcode on to the frame of the bicycle.

A concerned mum has succeeded in getting a crossing assistant appointed the Half Way junction in Walton where roadworks are in progress.

Alexa Ergatoudis, 41 (pictured with her son Josh, 12), convinced Surrey County Council to take the unusual step after she complained that work for a new traffic light system was an 'accident waiting to happen'.

Students at Rydens School were seeing stars and lots of them on Thursday (21) as they picked up their GCSE results.

An i-pod shuffle is up for grabs for the two best designs in a poster competition.

The prize is being offered by Elmbridge Community Safety Partnership, a group which includes Elmbridge Council and the police, and its open to children aged 5 -11.

Students at Rydens School, in Hersham Road, imitated 'Ready Steady Cook' on Thursday June 19 to promote healthy eating.

Two teams of year 9 students had 15 minutes to prepare healthy dishes from a selection of mystery ingredients and Windsor House won with Thai fish cakes and stir fry vegetables.

The event, named 'On Your Marks .... Get Set, Cook' was organised by the school's catering company Scolarest, which aimed to get young people eating healthily.

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