If you're planning a bonfire party this November, you'll want your fire to last for as long as the party, and for everyone to be safe. Here are some great tips for how to build the perfect bonfire....
Having a Halloween party? Looking for inspiration for spooky recipes and ghoulish treats for the kids (or grown-ups). Try these frightful recipes sent to us by the students of Heanor Gate Science College...
Halloween has become huge in the last few years, and nearly all of us will do something to mark the day, whether it be carving a pumpkin, dressing up as witches, ghouls, ghosts, zombies or skeletons and maybe even going trick or treating! But do you know how our Celtic ancestors celebrated the 31st October? Read on as Heanor Gate Science College Students tell us all about it...
Stay safe this Bonfire Night by following some simple steps for firework safety...
...and find out where to buy fireworks in Heanor and Ripley from registered suppliers and sellers.
Derby College is asking for the views of the people of Heanor regarding its proposals to turn the empty Mundy St Campus into a new Studio School. Find out more, and have your say here....
Want to know when your child's school is open, and when to book your holidays? Check out this blog for all the dates you need until the end of the school year and find out when the kids are off school...
We are now well into the month of October, and Halloween is just round the corner and if you are looking for something to do this Halloween in Chesterfield then look no further than our SPOOKTACULAR Halloween blog...
There was a time when learning about people in different countries and cultures was confined to reading text books and looking at pictures. But how much can you really find out about a whole way of life by just reading a few pages in a book.
Wouldn't it be so much better if you could talk directly to people you are learning about, see their classrooms, their faces, their clothes; ask them questions and listen to them telling you stories about their lives?
In one of our local schools this has now become possible thanks to the power of Skype.
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