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April 25, 2015, 4:30 am

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TWO Lichfield actors have landed top roles in forthcoming West End productions.Sian Brooke will play Ophelia opposite Benedict Cumberbatch in Shakespeare's Hamlet while Siobhan Dillon will play Ellen in Miss Saigon.Sian and Siobhan both attended The Friary School in Lichfield and are alumni of the Lichfield Garrick Youth Theatre which is this year celebrating its 30th anniversary.Sian (35) joins a prestigious cast for Hamlet which is to run for 12 weeks at the Barbican Theatre from August 5.As...

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Young Friary photographers impress with their camera skills

June 7, 2015, 7:00 am

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PUPILS from The Friary School have won their classes in a recent Rotary Club of Lichfield photographic competition.The theme was "light up the community" and the judges considered each youngster's three entries based on technical merit; content and composition; imagination and style.It was decided on technical merit that Georgia Locock won the Senior and Shauna Moore won the Intermediate categories of the local club competition.Both winning images were then sent onto judging in the...

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July 14, 2015, 12:52 am

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A MAJOR figure in the world of contemporary art has visited Lichfield's Friary School, where he was educated, to give a presentation to pupils.Nigel Hurst, who left the Friary in 1983, is now CEO at the prestigious Saatchi Gallery in London.He visited earlier this month with members of his family and was reunited with former teachers Dave Stephenson and Jan Wilkowski (both now retired).Jan surprised Nigel by presenting him with some of his A-level coursework from 1983. Nigel was also delighted...

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July 15, 2015, 9:00 pm

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A community art exhibition in Lichfield is showcasing the varied work of adult learners at South Staffordshire College.Celebrating the development of their technical skills and creativity over the past academic year, the display at The Friary Gallery in Lichfield Library features a broad range of work including watercolours, drawing, painting, photography, ceramics and sculpture using both two and three dimensional mediums.It has been produced by students attending beginners, intermediate and...

Tributes to Lichfield man who motivated city people to take part...

July 22, 2015, 9:00 pm

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A LICHFIELD man who, as manager of the city's Friary Grange Leisure Centre, encouraged thousands of people in the district to keep fit and participate in sport, has died, aged 83. John Travers became the centre's first manager in 1973 – when it was just a sports hall and two squash courts – and oversaw its development and expansion over two decades to include a swimming pool, additional squash courts, a sauna and fitness studio. John was a familiar sight to anyone visiting Friary...

Lichfield and Burntwood A-level results 2015: 'Excellent' A-level...

August 13, 2015, 8:05 am

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YEAR 13 students at the Friary School have been celebrating excellent A-level results. 76% of all entries received grade C or higher, the highest figure in the school's history.A number of students achieved very impressive grades, such as Louisa Bebb (A*A*A*A), Emily Townsend (A*A*A*A), Rudi Hood (A*A*AA) Robert Williams (A*A*AB) and Callum Steventon (A*AAA). Other high attainers with at least two A grades were Alex Heaume (A*AA), Kathryn Stevenson (A*AA), Isabella Caldwell (AAA), Frances...

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August 20, 2015, 3:32 am

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THE Friary School is hailing the success of its students in the GCSE examinations.Deputy headteacher Ian Rose said: "Today's results are a testament to students' hard work and determination. "As always, I would like to thank staff for their hard work and parents for their support. "With the inevitable focus on English and Maths it is pleasing to say that pass rates for both these subjects were over 70 per cent and that significant numbers of students achieved the highest grades....

Budding chefs learn cooking skills at Lichfield hotel

October 21, 2015, 4:15 am

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PUPILS from the Friary School in Lichfield donned chef's hats and aprons at the city's George Hotel recently as part of the its support of British Food Fortnight.The annual national celebration "aims to raise awareness of the diversity of delicious home-grown, locally sourced British food and drink".The 12 Year 10 pupils spent the day with chefs at the Bird Street hotel preparing a British themed three course meal, which included bacon wrapped chicken breast for main course and apple...

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Glasgow Grand Prix a 'learning curve' for Lichfield hurdler...

July 15, 2014, 1:40 am

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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...

Injury robs Lichfield's James Austin of Commonwealth spot

July 16, 2014, 9:00 pm

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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:...

Secret life of foxes captured by Lichfield wildlife blogger...

July 24, 2014, 5:00 am

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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...

Lichfield teacher caught up in Jerusalem missile attack

July 30, 2014, 6:28 am

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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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August 14, 2014, 5:00 am

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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...

GCSEs 2014: Students at The Friary School achieve best ever GCSE...

August 21, 2014, 4:15 am

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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,...

Lichfield chef retains Michelin star and also wins three AA...

September 27, 2014, 5:00 am

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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

October 3, 2014, 5:00 am

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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...

Lichfield gym is back in business after state-of-the-art revamp

November 11, 2014, 2:38 am

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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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November 25, 2015, 12:47 am

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TWO hundred students from across all year groups at The Friary School in Lichfield staged an "outstanding" production of the classic musical Les Miserables last week.Tyler Young starred as the ex-convict Jean Valjean, relentlessly pursued by Louis McCoy's obsessed police officer Javert. Patrick Grainger was the idealistic student Marius who joins the doomed students at the barricades (led by Dan Banks as Enjolras) in the uprising of 1832 and falls for the long-suffering and devoted...

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April 6, 2016, 2:00 am

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A SURVIVOR of the holocaust has visited the Friary School in Lichfield recently to tell pupils about his experiences. Harry Bibring spoke to the whole of Year 9 and Year 12 A-level history students giving them the opportunity to hear from someone who lived through one of the most horrific periods in the history of mankind. Harry, aged 90, described his life as a Jewish child in the 1930s when the Nazis took over his home city of Vienna, Austria. As a young boy he enjoyed ice skating with...

Class of 1977: Lichfield school friends reunite 40 years on

April 6, 2016, 2:00 am

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FORMER pupils of Lichfield's Friary School have been getting together for a special reunion – nearly 40 years after starting there.The weekend of get-togethers in Lichfield was arranged to coincide with the group – who joined the Friary in 1977 – celebrating their 50th birthdays.They came from all corners of the UK – and even the other side of the world – for the trip down Memory Lane.Hilary Duijndam Collins, the main organiser, who now lives and works in Leeds,...