A GROUP of pupils from The Friary School in Lichfield are donning chef's hats and aprons at The George Hotel today as part of British Food Fortnight.The ten Year 9 and 10 pupils are spending the day with chefs at the Bird Street hotel preparing a three course meal, which they will serve to family members and teachers tonight.
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Friary pupils are cooking at The George
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Staff arrange careers fair for young people at The Friary School
STAFF at the Friary School in Lichfield are encouraging their pupils, and those of other local secondary schools, to find out more about the world of work through their careers fair.A wide range of businesses, colleges and universities from the local as well as wider area will be present at the event on Tuesday June 18.Taking place in the Friary Grange Sports Hall between 1.30pm and 5.30pm, it is offering an insight into the opportunities available within their organisations.Paul Van Block, the...
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Strong A Level performance at The Friary School
YEAR 13 students at The Friary School are celebrating their A Level examination success.
Many students achieved outstanding results, most notably Rachel Wilson, who achieved the remarkable distinction of 4 A* grades.
Other notable achievers included Ruth Townsend (A*A*A), Sam Matthews (A*A*A), Hannah Genders-Boyd (A* A A A), Alex Sharp (A*A*A B), Lewis Armour (A*A A), Natalie Haslam (A*A A), Rhiannan Hallsworth (A* A A B), Victoria Stephenson (A* A A), Ben Brookes (A A B), Grace...
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Best ever GCSE results at The Friary School
THE Friary School has achieved its best ever set of GCSE results this year, with 70 per cent of students gaining at least 5 A*-C grades including English and Maths.
88 per cent of pupils achieved at least five passes at GCSE.
Pride of place goes to Emily Townsend, who achieved the distinction of gaining A* grades in all 12 of her GCSEs, together with Robert Williams, who achieved 11 A* grades and one A. Among the other star performers who achieved high numbers of grades at A* and A were...
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Boys match girls as Friary School pupils get 'best ever' results
THE Friary School has achieved its best ever set of GCSE results this year, with 70 per cent of students gaining at least five A*-C grades including English and maths.Eighty-eight per cent of pupils achieved at least five passes at GCSE.Pride of place goes to Emily Townsend, who achieved the distinction of gaining A* grades in all 12 of her GCSEs, together with Robert Williams, who achieved 11 A* grades and one A.Among the other star performers who achieved high numbers of grades at A* and A...
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Friary pupils to benefit from school library refurbishment
AN "ambitious refurbishment" of The Friary School's library has been completed for the benefit of all pupils.New furniture, shelving, ICT facilities, and book stock are among the changes which have been welcomed by headteacher David Lister."I think the library tells you a lot about a school," said Mr Lister."We have here a welcoming, vibrant space which is a statement about how we view the importance of literacy and especially reading – probably the most vital life...
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Lichfield's Friary School benefits from solar energy scheme
THE FRIARY School in Lichfield is benefiting from a project to install solar panels in 25 schools across the county.
The panels are being funded by a community share issue which gives local people the opportunity to invest while the schools gain free electricity.
The project, undertaken by GEN Community and Southern Staffordshire Community Energy (SSCE), has seen a 50 kilowatt array of panels installed which has delivered savings.
"We are delighted to be part of the Sunny Schools' initiative,"...
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Former Lichfield student Daniel Sturridge scores England's first...
A FORMER Lichfield schoolboy is hoping to help fire England through to the next stage of the World Cup.
Daniel Sturridge, who studied at the Friary School, scored England's only goal in their first group game on Saturday but it was in vain as the Italians ran out 2-1 winners.
On Thursday night, the Liverpool FC striker will be hoping to revive England's World Cup hopes as they take on Uruguay in Sao Paulo at 8pm.
The 24-year-old, who started his career as an Aston Villa youth player and used to...
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Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge a former Lichfield schoolboy...
A FORMER Lichfield schoolboy helped set up England's equaliser in São Paulo but he could not stop them falling to a second World Cup defeat.
Daniel Sturridge, a former pupil at The Friary School in Eastern Avenue, helped create Wayne Rooney's 75th minute goal that put England back in the contest with Uruguay. But again it was in vain, just as in the Three Lions' first game against Italy, they lost 2-1.
The 24-year-old's Liverpool teammate Luis Suárez, back from a knee injury,...
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Glasgow Grand Prix a 'learning curve' for Lichfield hurdler...
TOM Burton admitted to being a little frustrated by his last-place finish at the Sainsbury's Glasgow Grand Prix.
But the Lichfield hurdler was quick to remember how far he has come and expects to be much improved at next month's European Championships.
Burton finished more than two seconds behind Olympic bronze medallist Javier Culson in the 400m hurdles at Hampden Park, as he clocked a time of 50.36 seconds.
But having run under 50 seconds three times already this year, including on the...
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Injury robs Lichfield's James Austin of Commonwealth spot
JAMES Austin admits he is unsure what the future holds for his judo career after a serious knee injury forced him to pull out of the Commonwealth Games.Austin was set to represent his adopted country of Scotland at their home games in Glasgow at the end of July in the -100kg category but a freak training injury has ruled him out.The Lichfield native expects to be out of action for the best part of a year and admits, at 31, he might be forced to call time on his competitive career.Austin said:...
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Secret life of foxes captured by Lichfield wildlife blogger...
A FRIARY High School pupil has been learning about the habits of foxes by filming them in the school grounds.Georgia Locock told the Mercury she has hours of video film of the three cubs playing and eating, and although most is in black and white because it was recorded at night, some is in colour."All the cubs have different markings so I can identify them all," said Georgia, aged 15."The area that I have been filming them in is around the main building of the school."It's...
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Lichfield teacher caught up in Jerusalem missile attack
A LICHFIELD teacher was caught up in the first missile attack on Jerusalem earlier this month.
Paul Calder, head of history at The Friary School, was in Israel during the recent escalation of the Gaza conflict.
The Friary is one of 20 'beacon schools' for Holocaust education in England and Mr Calder is also a link teacher with the Institute of Education at the University of London.
He was one of six teachers nationally to be invited to participate in the Ninth Holocaust Conference at Yad Vashem...
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A-levels 2014: Excellent results at The Friary School in...
YEAR 13 students at The Friary School have celebrated success in their A-level exams.A number of students achieved excellent results, such as Isabel Lorne, who achieved three A* grades and one A.Other notable achievers were Chris Burn (AABB), Rory Davis (A*BB), James Derry (AAC), Hazel Dewsnap (AAA), Georgia Garbett (A*AB), Euan Hammond (A*BC), Helen Kightley (ABB), Edward Litherland-Smith (A*ABD), Amber Morrigan (ABBC), Matthew Pettifor (A*BC), Tamara O'Sullivan (AAA), Demi Sanders (ABB), Chloe...
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GCSEs 2014: Students at The Friary School achieve best ever GCSE...
THE Friary School has achieved its best ever set of GCSE results for the second successive year, with 73 per cent of students gaining at least five A* to C grades including English and maths.Headteacher David Lister said: "It has been a pleasure working with this year group who richly deserve their success."As always, I would also like to thank staff and parents for their contribution to results we can all be proud of."To improve on last year's headline figure is a significant achievement,...
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Lichfield chef retains Michelin star and also wins three AA...
LICHFIELD chef Richard Turner is celebrating after his Birmingham restaurant retained its Michelin star for the fifth year running and was awarded three AA rosettes acknowledging the quality of its food.Richard (44), who attended the Friary School, and studied catering at Burton College, has run Turners in Harborne since 2007 and first scooped the coveted Michelin star two years later. The restaurant is one of only four in Birmingham to have that status meaning it arguably offers one of the...
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Friary pupils celebrate British Food Fortnight at The George
A GROUP of budding chefs from Lichfield's Friary School donned aprons this week to support The George Hotel's celebration of British Food Fortnight.The event aims to put British cuisine in the spotlight raising awareness of the diversity of home-grown, locally sourced food and drink.The 12 Friary School Year 10 students spent the day with chefs at the Bird Street hotel preparing a British themed three course meal, which included fillet of pork with spinach, locally sourced black pudding and...
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Lichfield gym is back in business after state-of-the-art revamp
A LICHFIELD leisure centre gym has re-opened after a state-of-the-art makeover.Friary Grange Leisure Centre's Evolve Fitness Suite was given the seal of approval by Lichfield District Council chairman David S Smith last Monday, November 3.Evolve Fitness has been transformed following a complete refurbishment during October half term, and opened its new doors on November 1.The gym now boasts state-of-the-art equipment such as new treadmills, cross trainers, exercise bikes and resistance machines,...
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Lichfield swimmers to take the plunge at charity Swimathon
LICHFIELD residents are being encouraged to take the plunge by signing up to this year's charity Swimathon.One of the UK's biggest annual fund-raising events, the 2015 swimming challenge will see thousands of people diving in at hundreds of pools across the country, including the city's Friary Grange Leisure Centre.It takes place on the weekend of April 18 and 19 in aid of the Marie Curie cancer charity.Registration for the event has now opened and can be entered on an individual or team...
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New Lichfield police base will be a 'centre of excellence'
A NEW police investigative "centre of excellence" is to be built in Lichfield aimed at turning the tables on criminals and giving better service to victims.Staffordshire's Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Ellis announced the facility this week, saying it will bring together investigative resources from across the south of the county including CID officers, public protection and forensic investigators.Situated next to the Friary High School, on the corner of Eastern Avenue and the...
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