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Help for teachers to make PE lessons in school more engaging
|Health & Wellbeing

Help for teachers to make PE lessons in school more engaging

Primary School teachers are being offered free expert help to make PE more engaging and fun during the Covid-19 pandemic. With schools under pressure amid Government restrictions, a recent survey has shown the importance of PE, sport and exercise to children and young people. Yorkshire-based PE Planning, a company which offers high quality lesson plans for primary school teachers, has now published free resource sheets aimed at teachers struggling for new ideas to engage youngsters. Research

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Bring us some figgy pudding
|Yorkshire-Kitchen

Bring us some figgy pudding

You probably remember the term "figgy pudding" from the old Christmas song, "We Wish You a Merry Christmas." The dessert traditionally is served around Christmas and has quite a bit of Christian symbolism to tie in with the holiday. It contained 13 ingredients, which represented the 12 apostles and Jesus Christ. The cake was also adorned with a holly sprig on top to represent the crown of thorns Jesus wore in the Bible when he was crucified. Variations over the years have changed, but that is h

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Free laptop or tablet for new students at Pioneer Higher Skills Centre
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Free laptop or tablet for new students at Pioneer Higher Skills Centre

To celebrate the opening of the new Pioneer Higher Skills Centre and support students’ studies, Kirklees College is offering a free laptop or tablet to new students enrolling on one of its courses at Pioneer Higher Skills Centre in January 2021. The promotion applies to the first 100 new students aged 18 and over who enrol on either an Access or level 4 HNC course at Pioneer Higher Skills Centre. The laptop or tablet will be available once students have completed the first six weeks of their co

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A festive chocolate treat
|Yorkshire-Kitchen

A festive chocolate treat

For a purely joyous, bells-are-ringing holiday extravaganza, a bûche de Noël is simply unbeatable. Translated literally as “yule log,” it’s a traditional French Christmas cake, but anyone can make or enjoy one. Though this treat might look like the territory of professional bakers, it’s actually fairly easy to make at home. Ingredients CHOCOLATE SPONGE • 3 eggs • 75g caster sugar • 1 tbsp cocoa • 50g Doves Farm Organic Plain White Flour • butter, for tray CHOCOLATE FILLING • 50g butter • 75g

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Catherine Tydesley's first ever comedy play to be filmed at City Varieties Music Hall
|Lifestyle

Catherine Tydesley's first ever comedy play to be filmed at City Varieties Music Hall

City Varieties Music Hall is set to take a starring role in the filming of Catherine Tyldesley’s (Coronation Street, Scarborough) first ever comedy play, The Ceremony, which will be broadcast online from Sunday 13 December, with all proceeds going to Acting for Others, Theatre Artists Fund and Leeds Heritage Theatres. Starring a host of British television stars; Paula Lane (Coronation Street), Jodie Prenger (Fat Friends The Musical), Stephen Rahman-Hughes (Emmerdale, EastEnders), Samantha Giles

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Rob Brydon adds Scarborough Spa to 2021 tour
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Rob Brydon adds Scarborough Spa to 2021 tour

TV funny man Rob Brydon has added a show at Scarborough Spa to his 2021 tour. Award winning comedian Rob and his eight-piece band will take to the road next year with his new show, Rob Brydon – A Night Of Songs & Laughter, marking the first time Brydon has created a show that includes songs and music as well as his acclaimed wit and comedy. New dates have been announced which will take the tour through Autumn 2021, including two nights at the iconic London Palladium plus a visit to Scarborough

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Unexpected connections
|Travel and Environment

Unexpected connections

By Philippa Kaye "Why don’t you go to The Piece Hall?" Where? "The Piece Hall?" Why? "It’s a Grade 1 listed building and has got lots of shops" It didn’t do it for me. I didn’t go. I didn’t know what I was missing. I’ve since visited. I do now. I then said I was going to write about it and I was told that there was nothing I could write about it that hadn’t already been written. Gauntlet thrown. You see, making links and unexpected connections is what makes travel and discoveries fun. A

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A sparkling festive delight
|Yorkshire-Kitchen

A sparkling festive delight

Are you starting to plan your festive dinner party drinks? Mimosas are great for any occasion, though Christmas calls for something a little more seasonal A firm favourite is the Christmas mimosa, a sparkling delight that's full of festive flavours. The recipe has a sweet, fruity base of pomegranate and cranberry that's beautiful with sparkling wine. The fun part comes with the garnish of fresh cranberries and a sprig of real pine or rosemary. A blend of pomegranate liqueur and cranberry juic

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Women in business event at Huddersfield Giants to highlight coaching opportunities
|Business

Women in business event at Huddersfield Giants to highlight coaching opportunities

Women from across Huddersfield and West Yorkshire are invited to learn more about a new mentoring programme thanks to Huddersfield Giants. The Rugby League club has teamed up with NatWest and the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP) for the Inspiring Women event which is taking place on Tuesday 8 December. The bank and LEP are currently rolling out a free mentoring programme across the region to support women in business as part of the Government-backed Be the Business programme. Las

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School uniform charity launches ‘Winter Coat’ campaign
|Health & Wellbeing

School uniform charity launches ‘Winter Coat’ campaign

Huddersfield charity, Uniform Exchange, has issued a plea for the donation of warm winter coats to support vulnerable children across Kirklees as the impact of the pandemic continues to take its toll on local families. With 15,000 children in education in Kirklees living in poverty, the equivalent of 1 in 3 households, the charity anticipates greater demand for its services with many vulnerable families across Kirklees reaching crisis level as we head into the winter months. To enable children

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Sue wins Sceptre award
|Business

Sue wins Sceptre award

SCEPTRE AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED The winners of the 2020 SCEPTRE Awards, recognising best people and best practice in the retail destination industry, have been announced. In a virtual awards ceremony hosted by BBCTV’s Alan Dedicoat on Thursday 26th November, awards were announced in 20 categories covering all aspects of the management and operation of successful retail destinations. Graham Parker, chair of the judging panel and editor of Retail Destination, said: “In an unprecedented year tha

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Make it independent and support Leeds Kirkgate Market this Christmas
|Lifestyle

Make it independent and support Leeds Kirkgate Market this Christmas

Whilst Leeds Kirkgate Market has remained open during both lockdowns for essential traders only we are excited that our independents will be back open for Christmas. Supporting our small businesses after the year everyone has had would be the best Christmas present for independents who have, like lots of small businesses, struggled. To kick off the first Saturday of opening back up we have the return of the Vintage Fair on 5 December, in the Market Kitchen with 18 fabulous quality vintage stall

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