(13790,8,'2017-05-22 11:17:38','2017-05-22 11:17:38','<h1>Lewes Old Grammar School helps education rise from dust of earthquake in Nepal</h1>\r\nA school that was destroyed in the 2015 Nepal earthquake has finally reopened, thanks in part to pupils and parents living 4,500 miles away in Lewes.\r\n\r\nLewes Old Grammar School (LOGS) joined hundreds of fundraisers to come up with almost all of the $52,000 (£40,000) needed to rebuild Shree Nawa Durga Lower Secondary School in Gorkha, one of the areas worst affected by the disaster.\r\n\r\nThis term more than 200 local children, aged from kindergarten to 14, were back in their classrooms following nearly two years studying in tents and tin huts.\r\n\r\nPhil Palmer from the UK-registered charity Education and Health Nepal, which has worked hard to rebuild local services after the quake, said: “The old school was made of stone and clay, so really not safe, but the new building has a reinforced concrete frame and block walls so it’s much better able to withstand the next earthquake.\r\n\r\n“Part of the reason it took so long to construct was because it’s very hard to build anything during the monsoon season, which runs from June to September every year.\r\n\r\n“The children now have a dry, warm, safe environment to learn in and eight classrooms rather than the original five. 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By the close of the weekend more than 200,000 machines in 150 countries had been crippled.\n\n“Although the scale of this single ransomware attack on a high-profile public service is more serious than anything we’ve witnessed before, such incidents are more common than many businesses realise and the numbers are growing,” said Bennett Christmas CEO Mark Bennett. “We’ve seen SMEs of all sizes affected by similar cyber attacks . 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By the close of the weekend more than 200,000 machines in 150 countries had been crippled.\r\n\r\n“Although the scale of this single ransomware attack on a high-profile public service is more serious than anything we’ve witnessed before, such incidents are more common than many businesses realise and the numbers are growing,” said Bennett Christmas CEO Mark Bennett. “We’ve seen SMEs of all sizes affected by similar cyber attacks . It’s devastating for a massive organisation like the NHS - you can imagine how it can cripple a small firm.”\r\n\r\nAccording to recent analysis from <a href=\"http://www.beaming.biz/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beaming</a>, the average UK SME suffered more than 1,000 cyber assaults on its firewall every day in 2016.\r\n\r\n“But there has also been a steady rise in attacks that take place in front of the firewall and there’s a limit to how far they can be contained and prevented by technology – and the criminals know it,” said Mark.\r\n\r\n“Your first and best defence against these cyber crimes is your own staff. 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Either way, it’s an enormous asset to have a guiding hand – someone who you can lean and rely on when you need to, and importantly, someone to be accountable to as well.\r\n\r\nAfter all, studies show that people lose more weight and see more progress if they have a buddy. We’re also more likely to stick to a diet if someone else comes along for the ride. Think about it - business is all about networking with other people, and so mentoring is just an extension of that dynamic.\r\n\r\nThese were the thoughts that went through my mind after Lucy Standing from ViewVo approached me to be a mentor. I’ve had some outstanding work experience candidates over the years, and I’ve been fortunate enough to go on to mentor them in their chosen careers. It’s hugely interesting, but also incredibly rewarding – I often say that I learn as much from my mentee as they learn from me.\r\n\r\nUltimately, mentoring for me is about trying to make a small contribution. Thirty-one years ago, when I set up LGA, I was fortunate to not only have an excellent business adviser, but also two highly experienced PR professionals who took me under their wing. They guided me and gave me precisely the right no-nonsense advice that has stayed with me over the years. Sadly, they are no longer with us, but I’m sure they would be proud that I’ve followed their words of wisdom and have survived so long in an industry that bears no relation to the one I started in, back in the 1980s.\r\n\r\nI still have two business mentors I meet up with at least twice a year and it’s reassuring to be able to call them if faced with a decision that is hard to make alone. They offer complementary skills and I’m pleased to call them dear, trusted friends. 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Last year, more than 500 pupils from the state and private sectors took part in activities at the site, which includes a unique opportunity to join archaeologists in unearthing a Roman villa.\r\n\r\nWhile all learning is individual and ‘child-led’, Key Stage science, biology, botany, anatomy, geography, D&amp;T, history, maths, literacy and IT can link to the programme.\r\n\r\nYounger children are encouraged to observe, explore and learn about the natural environment and our impact on it, while older years also acquire bushcraft and tool work skills. In doing so, they will learn important lessons in how to evaluate and moderate risk, said Lynn.\r\n\r\nLOGS headteacher Robert Blewitt said: “The senior school already has a well-developed programme of activities that take students out of the academic environment and into situations where they have to work as a team, be inquisitive about the world around them and act on their own initiative. 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Having the opportunity to get out and stuck into Nature, learning how to work together as a team, getting fresh air, I think will fill all the children with confidence.”\r\n\r\nHer husband Andy added: “Anything that can help young children reconnect with their local environment is a very positive thing – it’s something I wish had had the opportunity to do when I was at school.”\r\n\r\nThe last word goes to the pupils themselves.\r\n\r\nFinn and Skyler, two pupils at Morley House who took part in a recent trial visit to Forest School, said:  “We all want to go again because it was really good fun. More people are going to know about the forest and how the environment works – they’ll know that it’s not OK to cut down trees, and that we have to protect habitats.”\r\n\r\nFor more on the Forest School programme, click <a href=\"http://www.forestschoolassociation.org\">here</a>.\r\n\r\nTo read the Natural England report, click <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/news/englands-largest-outdoor-learning-project-reveals-children-more-motivated-to-learn-when-outside\">here</a>.\r\n\r\n-- end --                    25 May 2017\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"6\" ids=\"13825,13826,13824,13823,13827\"]','Outdoor learning puts LOGS pupils at natural advantage','','inherit','closed','closed','','13822-revision-v1','','','2017-05-25 09:31:25','2017-05-25 09:31:25','',13822,'http://www.leagraham.com/13822-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(13829,9,'2017-05-25 09:33:09','2017-05-25 09:33:09','<h1><strong>Outdoor learning puts LOGS pupils at natural advantage</strong></h1>\nHands up - who wants to go wild at school? Well, Lewes Old Grammar School’s junior pupils have the headteacher’s permission to do just that.\n\nLOGS’ Morley House students will abandon their desks for one day a week next term to visit an outdoor classroom at Plumpton College.\n\nRun by Forest School – the learning movement that aims to reconnect a whole generation of youngsters with the natural world – pupils will be taught handy survival skills, including how to light a fire with nothing but two sticks. The real education, however, will be going on at a much deeper level, said Forest School Manager Lynn Clark.\n\n“A recent study showed children only play outdoors for an average of five hours per week. It’s sad how many have never done ordinary outdoor things like jumping in a puddle or blackberry picking. It’s having a negative impact on our children’s learning and development.\n\n“Here we allow them to explore and discover the wonders of Nature. It boosts their emotional intelligence - their self-confidence, communication skills and even spatial awareness.”\n\nA report last year from Natural England showed outdoor learning was not only a hit with pupils – whose social skills, behaviour and engagement with lessons all dramatically improved – but with teachers, too.\n\n“The study showed the teachers’ wellbeing and happiness improved because it’s such an engaging environment to teach pupils in!” said Lynn.\n\nChildren from Reception through to Year 6 at Morley House will take part in the outdoor learning programme at Plumpton, making LOGS the first in the area to sign up an entire school. Last year, more than 500 pupils from the state and private sectors took part in activities at the site, which includes a unique opportunity to join archaeologists in unearthing a Roman villa.\n\nWhile all learning is individual and ‘child-led’, Key Stage science, biology, botany, anatomy, geography, D&amp;T, history, maths, literacy and IT can link to the programme.\n\nYounger children are encouraged to observe, explore and learn about the natural environment and our impact on it, while older years also acquire bushcraft and tool work skills. In doing so, they will learn important lessons in how to evaluate and moderate risk, said Lynn.\n\nLOGS headteacher Robert Blewitt said: “The senior school already has a well-developed programme of activities that take students out of the academic environment and into situations where they have to work as a team, be inquisitive about the world around them and act on their own initiative. We wanted Junior School pupils to also benefit from that kind of learning in a safe environment appropriate for their age. The Forest School is the perfect partnership for that.”\n\n<strong> </strong>Parents have enthusiastically welcomed the addition of Forest School to the curriculum at Morley House.\n\nCandy Williams, whose daughter Evie is in Reception, said: “We’re really excited about the new Forest School initiative. I think it’s something that’s been missing from the school curriculum for a long time. Having the opportunity to get out and stuck into Nature, learning how to work together as a team, getting fresh air, I think will fill all the children with confidence.”\n\nHer husband Andy added: “Anything that can help young children reconnect with their local environment is a very positive thing – it’s something I wish had had the opportunity to do when I was at school.”\n\nThe last word goes to the pupils themselves.\n\nFinn and Skyler, two pupils at Morley House who took part in a recent trial visit to Forest School, said:  “We all want to go again because it was really good fun. More people are going to know about the forest and how the environment works – they’ll know that it’s not OK to cut down trees, and that we have to protect habitats.”\n\nFor more on the Forest School programme, click <a href=\"http://www.forestschoolassociation.org\">here</a>.\n\nTo read the Natural England report, click <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/news/englands-largest-outdoor-learning-project-reveals-children-more-motivated-to-learn-when-outside\">here</a>.\n\n-- end --                    25 May 2017\n\n[gallery columns=\"6\" ids=\"13825,13826,13824,13823,13827\"]','Outdoor learning puts LOGS pupils at natural advantage','','inherit','closed','closed','','13822-autosave-v1','','','2017-05-25 09:33:09','2017-05-25 09:33:09','',13822,'http://www.leagraham.com/13822-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(13830,9,'2017-05-25 09:33:27','2017-05-25 09:33:27','<h1><strong>Outdoor learning puts LOGS pupils at natural advantage</strong></h1>\r\nHands up - who wants to go wild at school? Well, Lewes Old Grammar School’s junior pupils have the headteacher’s permission to do just that.\r\n\r\nLOGS’ Morley House students will abandon their desks for one day a week next term to visit an outdoor classroom at Plumpton College.\r\n\r\nRun by Forest School – the learning movement that aims to reconnect a whole generation of youngsters with the natural world – pupils will be taught handy survival skills, including how to light a fire with nothing but two sticks. The real education, however, will be going on at a much deeper level, said Forest School Manager Lynn Clark.\r\n\r\n“A recent study showed children only play outdoors for an average of five hours per week. It’s sad how many have never done ordinary outdoor things like jumping in a puddle or blackberry picking. It’s having a negative impact on our children’s learning and development.\r\n\r\n“Here we allow them to explore and discover the wonders of Nature. It boosts their emotional intelligence - their self-confidence, communication skills and even spatial awareness.”\r\n\r\nA report last year from Natural England showed outdoor learning was not only a hit with pupils – whose social skills, behaviour and engagement with lessons all dramatically improved – but with teachers, too.\r\n\r\n“The study showed the teachers’ wellbeing and happiness improved because it’s such an engaging environment to teach pupils in!” said Lynn.\r\n\r\nChildren from Reception through to Year 6 at Morley House will take part in the outdoor learning programme at Plumpton, making LOGS the first in the area to sign up an entire school. Last year, more than 500 pupils from the state and private sectors took part in activities at the site, which includes a unique opportunity to join archaeologists in unearthing a Roman villa.\r\n\r\nWhile all learning is individual and ‘child-led’, Key Stage science, biology, botany, anatomy, geography, D&amp;T, history, maths, literacy and IT can link to the programme.\r\n\r\nYounger children are encouraged to observe, explore and learn about the natural environment and our impact on it, while older years also acquire bushcraft and tool work skills. In doing so, they will learn important lessons in how to evaluate and moderate risk, said Lynn.\r\n\r\nLOGS headteacher Robert Blewitt said: “The senior school already has a well-developed programme of activities that take students out of the academic environment and into situations where they have to work as a team, be inquisitive about the world around them and act on their own initiative. We wanted Junior School pupils to also benefit from that kind of learning in a safe environment appropriate for their age. The Forest School is the perfect partnership for that.”\r\n\r\n<strong> </strong>Parents have enthusiastically welcomed the addition of Forest School to the curriculum at Morley House.\r\n\r\nCandy Williams, whose daughter Evie is in Reception, said: “We’re really excited about the new Forest School initiative. I think it’s something that’s been missing from the school curriculum for a long time. Having the opportunity to get out and stuck into Nature, learning how to work together as a team, getting fresh air, I think will fill all the children with confidence.”\r\n\r\nHer husband Andy added: “Anything that can help young children reconnect with their local environment is a very positive thing – it’s something I wish had had the opportunity to do when I was at school.”\r\n\r\nThe last word goes to the pupils themselves.\r\n\r\nFinn and Skyler, two pupils at Morley House who took part in a recent trial visit to Forest School, said:  “We all want to go again because it was really good fun. More people are going to know about the forest and how the environment works – they’ll know that it’s not OK to cut down trees, and that we have to protect habitats.”\r\n\r\nFor more on the Forest School programme, click <a href=\"http://www.forestschoolassociation.org\">here</a>.\r\n\r\nTo read the Natural England report, click <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/news/englands-largest-outdoor-learning-project-reveals-children-more-motivated-to-learn-when-outside\">here</a>.\r\n\r\n-- end --                    25 May 2017\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"6\" ids=\"13825,13826,13824,13823,13827\"]','Outdoor learning puts LOGS pupils at natural advantage','','inherit','closed','closed','','13822-revision-v1','','','2017-05-25 09:33:27','2017-05-25 09:33:27','',13822,'http://www.leagraham.com/13822-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(13831,9,'2017-05-25 09:33:55','2017-05-25 09:33:55','<h1><strong>Outdoor learning puts LOGS pupils at natural advantage</strong></h1>\r\nHands up - who wants to go wild at school? Well, Lewes Old Grammar School’s junior pupils have the headteacher’s permission to do just that.\r\n\r\nLOGS’ Morley House students will abandon their desks for one day a week next term to visit an outdoor classroom at Plumpton College.\r\n\r\nRun by Forest School – the learning movement that aims to reconnect a whole generation of youngsters with the natural world – pupils will be taught handy survival skills, including how to light a fire with nothing but two sticks. The real education, however, will be going on at a much deeper level, said Forest School Manager Lynn Clark.\r\n\r\n“A recent study showed children only play outdoors for an average of five hours per week. It’s sad how many have never done ordinary outdoor things like jumping in a puddle or blackberry picking. It’s having a negative impact on our children’s learning and development.\r\n\r\n“Here we allow them to explore and discover the wonders of nature. It boosts their emotional intelligence - their self-confidence, communication skills and even spatial awareness.”\r\n\r\nA report last year from Natural England showed outdoor learning was not only a hit with pupils – whose social skills, behaviour and engagement with lessons all dramatically improved – but with teachers, too.\r\n\r\n“The study showed the teachers’ wellbeing and happiness improved because it’s such an engaging environment to teach pupils in!” said Lynn.\r\n\r\nChildren from Reception through to Year 6 at Morley House will take part in the outdoor learning programme at Plumpton, making LOGS the first in the area to sign up an entire school. Last year, more than 500 pupils from the state and private sectors took part in activities at the site, which includes a unique opportunity to join archaeologists in unearthing a Roman villa.\r\n\r\nWhile all learning is individual and ‘child-led’, Key Stage science, biology, botany, anatomy, geography, D&amp;T, history, maths, literacy and IT can link to the programme.\r\n\r\nYounger children are encouraged to observe, explore and learn about the natural environment and our impact on it, while older years also acquire bushcraft and tool work skills. In doing so, they will learn important lessons in how to evaluate and moderate risk, said Lynn.\r\n\r\nLOGS headteacher Robert Blewitt said: “The senior school already has a well-developed programme of activities that take students out of the academic environment and into situations where they have to work as a team, be inquisitive about the world around them and act on their own initiative. We wanted Junior School pupils to also benefit from that kind of learning in a safe environment appropriate for their age. The Forest School is the perfect partnership for that.”\r\n\r\n<strong> </strong>Parents have enthusiastically welcomed the addition of Forest School to the curriculum at Morley House.\r\n\r\nCandy Williams, whose daughter Evie is in Reception, said: “We’re really excited about the new Forest School initiative. I think it’s something that’s been missing from the school curriculum for a long time. Having the opportunity to get out and stuck into nature, learning how to work together as a team, getting fresh air, I think will fill all the children with confidence.”\r\n\r\nHer husband Andy added: “Anything that can help young children reconnect with their local environment is a very positive thing – it’s something I wish had had the opportunity to do when I was at school.”\r\n\r\nThe last word goes to the pupils themselves.\r\n\r\nFinn and Skyler, two pupils at Morley House who took part in a recent trial visit to Forest School, said:  “We all want to go again because it was really good fun. More people are going to know about the forest and how the environment works – they’ll know that it’s not OK to cut down trees, and that we have to protect habitats.”\r\n\r\nFor more on the Forest School programme, click <a href=\"http://www.forestschoolassociation.org\">here</a>.\r\n\r\nTo read the Natural England report, click <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/news/englands-largest-outdoor-learning-project-reveals-children-more-motivated-to-learn-when-outside\">here</a>.\r\n\r\n-- end --                    25 May 2017\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"6\" ids=\"13825,13826,13824,13823,13827\"]','Outdoor learning puts LOGS pupils at natural advantage','','inherit','closed','closed','','13822-revision-v1','','','2017-05-25 09:33:55','2017-05-25 09:33:55','',13822,'http://www.leagraham.com/13822-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(13832,8,'2017-05-25 12:51:26','2017-05-25 12:51:26','<h1><strong>Outdoor learning puts LOGS pupils at natural advantage</strong></h1>\r\nHands up - who wants to go wild at school? Well, Lewes Old Grammar School’s junior pupils have the headteacher’s permission to do just that.\r\n\r\nLOGS’ Morley House students will abandon their desks for one day a week next term to visit an outdoor classroom at Plumpton College.\r\n\r\nRun by Forest School – the learning movement that aims to reconnect a whole generation of youngsters with the natural world – pupils will be taught handy survival skills, including how to light a fire with nothing but two sticks. The real education, however, will be going on at a much deeper level, said Forest School Manager Lynn Clark.\r\n\r\n“A recent study showed children only play outdoors for an average of five hours per week. It’s sad how many have never done ordinary outdoor things like jumping in a puddle or blackberry picking. It’s having a negative impact on our children’s learning and development.\r\n\r\n“Here we allow them to explore and discover the wonders of nature. It boosts their emotional intelligence - their self-confidence, communication skills and even spatial awareness.”\r\n\r\nA report last year from Natural England showed outdoor learning was not only a hit with pupils – whose social skills, behaviour and engagement with lessons all dramatically improved – but with teachers, too.\r\n\r\n“The study showed the teachers’ wellbeing and happiness improved because it’s such an engaging environment to teach pupils in!” said Lynn.\r\n\r\nChildren from Reception through to Year 6 at Morley House will take part in the outdoor learning programme at Plumpton, making LOGS the first in the area to sign up an entire school. Last year, more than 500 pupils from the state and private sectors took part in activities at the site, which includes a unique opportunity to join archaeologists in unearthing a Roman villa.\r\n\r\nWhile all learning is individual and ‘child-led’, Key Stage science, biology, botany, anatomy, geography, D&amp;T, history, maths, literacy and IT can link to the programme.\r\n\r\nYounger children are encouraged to observe, explore and learn about the natural environment and our impact on it, while older years also acquire bushcraft and tool work skills. In doing so, they will learn important lessons in how to evaluate and moderate risk, said Lynn.\r\n\r\nLOGS headteacher Robert Blewitt said: “The senior school already has a well-developed programme of activities that take students out of the academic environment and into situations where they have to work as a team, be inquisitive about the world around them and act on their own initiative. We wanted Junior School pupils to also benefit from that kind of learning in a safe environment appropriate for their age. The Forest School is the perfect partnership for that.”\r\n\r\nParents have enthusiastically welcomed the addition of Forest School to the curriculum at Morley House.\r\n\r\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bSo5ZRoEr4&feature=youtu.be\r\n\r\nCandy Williams, whose daughter Evie is in Reception, said: “We’re really excited about the new Forest School initiative. I think it’s something that’s been missing from the school curriculum for a long time. Having the opportunity to get out and stuck into nature, learning how to work together as a team, getting fresh air, I think will fill all the children with confidence.”\r\n\r\nHer husband Andy added: “Anything that can help young children reconnect with their local environment is a very positive thing – it’s something I wish had had the opportunity to do when I was at school.”\r\n\r\nThe last word goes to the pupils themselves.\r\n\r\nFinn and Skyler, two pupils at Morley House who took part in a recent trial visit to Forest School, said:  “We all want to go again because it was really good fun. More people are going to know about the forest and how the environment works – they’ll know that it’s not OK to cut down trees, and that we have to protect habitats.”\r\n\r\nFor more on the Forest School programme, click <a href=\"http://www.forestschoolassociation.org\">here</a>.\r\n\r\nTo read the Natural England report, click <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/news/englands-largest-outdoor-learning-project-reveals-children-more-motivated-to-learn-when-outside\">here</a>.\r\n\r\n-- end --                    25 May 2017\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"6\" ids=\"13825,13826,13824,13823,13827\"]','Outdoor learning puts LOGS pupils at natural advantage','','inherit','closed','closed','','13822-autosave-v1','','','2017-05-25 12:51:26','2017-05-25 12:51:26','',13822,'http://www.leagraham.com/13822-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(13833,8,'2017-05-25 12:52:08','2017-05-25 12:52:08','<h1><strong>Outdoor learning puts LOGS pupils at natural advantage</strong></h1>\r\nHands up - who wants to go wild at school? Well, Lewes Old Grammar School’s junior pupils have the headteacher’s permission to do just that.\r\n\r\nLOGS’ Morley House students will abandon their desks for one day a week next term to visit an outdoor classroom at Plumpton College.\r\n\r\nRun by Forest School – the learning movement that aims to reconnect a whole generation of youngsters with the natural world – pupils will be taught handy survival skills, including how to light a fire with nothing but two sticks. The real education, however, will be going on at a much deeper level, said Forest School Manager Lynn Clark.\r\n\r\n“A recent study showed children only play outdoors for an average of five hours per week. It’s sad how many have never done ordinary outdoor things like jumping in a puddle or blackberry picking. It’s having a negative impact on our children’s learning and development.\r\n\r\n“Here we allow them to explore and discover the wonders of nature. It boosts their emotional intelligence - their self-confidence, communication skills and even spatial awareness.”\r\n\r\nA report last year from Natural England showed outdoor learning was not only a hit with pupils – whose social skills, behaviour and engagement with lessons all dramatically improved – but with teachers, too.\r\n\r\n“The study showed the teachers’ wellbeing and happiness improved because it’s such an engaging environment to teach pupils in!” said Lynn.\r\n\r\nChildren from Reception through to Year 6 at Morley House will take part in the outdoor learning programme at Plumpton, making LOGS the first in the area to sign up an entire school. Last year, more than 500 pupils from the state and private sectors took part in activities at the site, which includes a unique opportunity to join archaeologists in unearthing a Roman villa.\r\n\r\nWhile all learning is individual and ‘child-led’, Key Stage science, biology, botany, anatomy, geography, D&amp;T, history, maths, literacy and IT can link to the programme.\r\n\r\nYounger children are encouraged to observe, explore and learn about the natural environment and our impact on it, while older years also acquire bushcraft and tool work skills. In doing so, they will learn important lessons in how to evaluate and moderate risk, said Lynn.\r\n\r\nLOGS headteacher Robert Blewitt said: “The senior school already has a well-developed programme of activities that take students out of the academic environment and into situations where they have to work as a team, be inquisitive about the world around them and act on their own initiative. We wanted Junior School pupils to also benefit from that kind of learning in a safe environment appropriate for their age. The Forest School is the perfect partnership for that.”\r\n\r\nParents have enthusiastically welcomed the addition of Forest School to the curriculum at Morley House.\r\n\r\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bSo5ZRoEr4&feature=youtu.be\r\n\r\nCandy Williams, whose daughter Evie is in Reception, said: “We’re really excited about the new Forest School initiative. I think it’s something that’s been missing from the school curriculum for a long time. Having the opportunity to get out and stuck into nature, learning how to work together as a team, getting fresh air, I think will fill all the children with confidence.”\r\n\r\nHer husband Andy added: “Anything that can help young children reconnect with their local environment is a very positive thing – it’s something I wish had had the opportunity to do when I was at school.”\r\n\r\nThe last word goes to the pupils themselves.\r\n\r\nFinn and Skyler, two pupils at Morley House who took part in a recent trial visit to Forest School, said:  “We all want to go again because it was really good fun. More people are going to know about the forest and how the environment works – they’ll know that it’s not OK to cut down trees, and that we have to protect habitats.”\r\n\r\nFor more on the Forest School programme, click <a href=\"http://www.forestschoolassociation.org\">here</a>.\r\n\r\nTo read the Natural England report, click <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/news/englands-largest-outdoor-learning-project-reveals-children-more-motivated-to-learn-when-outside\">here</a>.\r\n\r\n-- end --                    25 May 2017\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"6\" ids=\"13825,13826,13824,13823,13827\"]','Outdoor learning puts LOGS pupils at natural advantage','','inherit','closed','closed','','13822-revision-v1','','','2017-05-25 12:52:08','2017-05-25 12:52:08','',13822,'http://www.leagraham.com/13822-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(13834,9,'2017-05-25 13:30:06','2017-05-25 13:30:06','[vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1480259532098{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 26px !important;}\"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1484048861067{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;}\"]\n<h1>Free initial consultation</h1>\n<h2>Our Birthday present to you - one hour of our time for free!</h2>\nWe\'d like you to share in our 30th birthday celebrations with a consultation on us. 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Copernicus Hackathon Call Open\r\n<a href=\"http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N63949\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N63949&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1495874515732000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH7eixZ9gRuu-al-VdIGeTXLO7QhQ\">http://www.idoxopen4business.<wbr />co.uk/eastridingbusiness/<wbr />Launch/News/<wbr />dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a1781<wbr />6a/GRUKBP3!N63949</a>\r\n\r\n24/05/2017: Vulcanus in Europe Programme - 2018-2019 Session Open to Applications\r\n<a href=\"http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N63946\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N63946&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1495874515733000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEOvYS2xE93vw9fmeCUWk7unwtgLA\">http://www.idoxopen4business.<wbr />co.uk/eastridingbusiness/<wbr />Launch/News/<wbr />dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a1781<wbr />6a/GRUKBP3!N63946</a>\r\n\r\n19/05/2017: EU-Japan Centre - 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The podcast discusses natural health topics, therapies, interviews and entertainment.\n\nListen above to hear Kathryn discuss the programme she designed to aid women going through menopause in the workplace and their line managers. Currently, there is no training for line managers to deal with this issue, which is very clearly at times affecting women’s work performance.\n\nIn the 30-minute podcast, Kathryn discusses the gender bias still in the workplace, and the policies she is helping write to address this disparity.\n<h2><strong>About Kathryn Colas: Menopause Coach </strong></h2>\nThe founder and chief executive of Simply Hormones, Kathryn is recognised for her work with public and private sector organisations in improving understanding of menopausal symptoms. 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It will be run by the UK’s only menopause in the workplace training providers, Simply Hormones.\r\n\r\nJustine Green, NEON coordinator and Caterpillar’s in-house occupational health advisor at Peterlee, said: “Only a fifth of the workforce here is female, but many of the men have partners who are going through the menopause at home and their lives can be seriously impacted by it.\r\n\r\n“If they are coming into work exhausted by their partner’s disrupted sleep patterns, for example, then it’s a health and wellbeing issue for us. There’s a huge reluctance to talk about it, though. And that’s what we need to change.”\r\n\r\nAs many as eight million women in the UK are going through the menopause and a third suffer symptoms at work, according to the British Menopause Society. 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She then continued with renditions of ‘Auf Wiedersehen Sweetheart’ and ‘A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square’, before the audience joined in for a rousing finale by singing ‘The White Cliffs of Dover’ and ‘We’ll Meet Again’.\r\n\r\nThe concert was Vicki’s latest fundraising endeavour for the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity, after she performed in Palmerston North, New Zealand on 13 March to mark Dame Vera’s 100<sup>th</sup> birthday.\r\n\r\nFollowing the concert, Vicki had the opportunity to visit Dame Vera and share memories of her antipodean performances.\r\n\r\nVicki said: “It was an honour for me to perform some of Dame Vera’s famous songs to a Sussex audience, and I was hugely encouraged by the response to the singalong. Meeting Dame Vera for the second time was the highlight of my trip to Europe and that memory will stay with me forever. 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But we’re much more than PR! An independent, hugely experienced and full-service agency, we come with lots of added extras.\n\nExplore our site to find what you’re looking for - or talk to us on 01444 235475[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/3\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1481037055157{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/contact-us/free-initial-consultation/\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1322\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/GIFT.png\" alt=\"gift\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" disable_element=\"yes\" css=\".vc_custom_1480016153155{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;background-color: #149b97 !important;}\"][vc_column css=\".vc_custom_1479847257903{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}\"][vc_column_text 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class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1155\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Bid-Writing-Market-Intelligence-Project-Support-300x300.png\" alt=\"bid-writing-market-intelligence-project-support\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1487084591905{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 7px !important;padding-right: 9px !important;padding-bottom: 9px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}\" el_class=\"lg-whatwedo\"]\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/bid/\"><span style=\"color: #d3f3f2;\">Bid writing, market intelligence and project support </span></a></h5>\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/6\" css=\".vc_custom_1480021022841{margin-top: 80px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1480020892657{margin-bottom: 0px 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css=\".vc_custom_1480017878418{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}\" el_class=\"whatwedo-image\"]<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/what-we-do/event-management-corporate-entertainment/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1158\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Event-Management-and-Corporate-Entertainment-300x300.png\" alt=\"event-management-and-corporate-entertainment\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1486471241941{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 7px !important;padding-right: 6px !important;padding-bottom: 9px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}\" el_class=\"lg-whatwedo\"]\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/events/\"><span style=\"color: #d3f3f2;\">Event management and corporate entertainment</span></a></h5>\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/6\" 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campaigns</span></a></h5>\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/6\" css=\".vc_custom_1480021054929{margin-top: 80px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1480020972151{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}\" el_class=\"whatwedo-image\"]<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1161\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Internal-Communication-and-Team-Building-300x300.png\" alt=\"internal-communication-and-team-building\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" />[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1486471179549{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 9px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}\" el_class=\"lg-whatwedo\"]\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/internalcomms/\"><span style=\"color: #d3f3f2;\">Internal communication and team 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css=\".vc_custom_1479650772409{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/why-choose-us/meet-the-team/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-718\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/susan-sm.jpg\" alt=\"Susan\" width=\"271\" height=\"271\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"1/4\" css=\".vc_custom_1479650724028{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1479650785937{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/why-choose-us/meet-the-team/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-719\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/graham-sm.jpg\" alt=\"Graham\" width=\"271\" height=\"271\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"1/4\" css=\".vc_custom_1479650732764{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px 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!important;padding-top: 0px !important;}\"]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We are a dedicated and efficient team of professionals with more than 100 years of combined experience.  We run a quality service which will raise your company’s profile, enhance your reputation and stimulate demand for your products or services.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Contact us to arrange a free, no-obligation, informal consultation by phone or in person.</p>\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"text-align: center;\" href=\"/contact-us\">[google_font font=\"Gloria Hallelujah\" size=\"36\" weight=\"400\" italic=\"0\" letter_spacing=\"\" color=\"#28BEBA\" subset=\"\"]Contact Us[/google_font]</a></p>\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/4\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1480022169762{padding-top: 26px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}\"][vc_column 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An independent, hugely experienced and full-service agency, we come with lots of added extras.\n\nExplore our site to find what you’re looking for - or talk to us on 01444 235475[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/3\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1481037055157{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/contact-us/free-initial-consultation/\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1322\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/GIFT.png\" alt=\"gift\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" disable_element=\"yes\" css=\".vc_custom_1480016153155{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;background-color: #149b97 !important;}\"][vc_column css=\".vc_custom_1479847257903{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}\"][vc_column_text 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class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1155\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Bid-Writing-Market-Intelligence-Project-Support-300x300.png\" alt=\"bid-writing-market-intelligence-project-support\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1487084591905{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 7px !important;padding-right: 9px !important;padding-bottom: 9px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}\" el_class=\"lg-whatwedo\"]\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/bid/\"><span style=\"color: #d3f3f2;\">Bid writing, market intelligence and project support </span></a></h5>\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/6\" css=\".vc_custom_1480021022841{margin-top: 80px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1480020892657{margin-bottom: 0px 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New Round Open\r\n<a href=\"http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64070\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64070&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1498204282571000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHafhWdqmHRlszzRUo5xuQ8fTSVxA\">http://www.idoxopen4business.<wbr />co.uk/eastridingbusiness/<wbr />Launch/News/<wbr />dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a1781<wbr />6a/GRUKBP3!N64070</a>\r\n\r\n02/06/2017: £2,000 Data Analytics Innovation Vouchers for Businesses to Improve Information Management\r\n<a href=\"http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64033\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64033&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1498204282571000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFjkzxFqX4iI8FFXfJqb3vAtCKSmA\">http://www.idoxopen4business.<wbr />co.uk/eastridingbusiness/<wbr />Launch/News/<wbr />dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a1781<wbr />6a/GRUKBP3!N64033</a>\r\n\r\n02/06/2017: Extended Deadline for European Solar Prize Award 2017\r\n<a href=\"http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64029\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64029&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1498204282571000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHGFMqKSQYw0ZBjDboiIE9uiKx35A\">http://www.idoxopen4business.<wbr />co.uk/eastridingbusiness/<wbr />Launch/News/<wbr />dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a1781<wbr />6a/GRUKBP3!N64029</a>','Funding alert: 09/06/17','','publish','closed','open','','funding-alert-090617','','','2017-06-22 07:58:39','2017-06-22 07:58:39','',0,'http://www.leagraham.com/?p=13888',0,'post','',0),(13889,8,'2017-06-22 07:58:39','2017-06-22 07:58:39','<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_175705310\"><span class=\"aQJ\">08/06/2017</span></span>: European Defence Agency Launches Preparatory Action on Defence Research (PADR)\r\n<a href=\"http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64106\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64106&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1498204282571000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEFMz70-XKci5E_h9s8EmFTO_Un2g\">http://www.idoxopen4business.<wbr />co.uk/eastridingbusiness/<wbr />Launch/News/<wbr />dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a1781<wbr />6a/GRUKBP3!N64106</a>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_175705311\"><span class=\"aQJ\">08/06/2017</span></span>: Information Commissioner Launches New Grant Scheme\r\n<a href=\"http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64108\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64108&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1498204282571000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEAxSueqNWqKSod5FRyNLopyoS25w\">http://www.idoxopen4business.<wbr />co.uk/eastridingbusiness/<wbr />Launch/News/<wbr />dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a1781<wbr />6a/GRUKBP3!N64108</a>\r\n\r\n06/06/2017: Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust - 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Coal RTD 2017 Call Open\r\n<a href=\"http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64172\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64172&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1498204282510000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEIZzDqliBRPT7URytVTvGKV_nvyg\">http://www.idoxopen4business.<wbr />co.uk/eastridingbusiness/<wbr />Launch/News/<wbr />dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a1781<wbr />6a/GRUKBP3!N64172</a>\r\n\r\n12/06/2017: Creative Europe - 2017 Call for Support to Literary Translation Projects Call Open\r\n<a href=\"http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64149\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64149&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1498204282510000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHhqV7YRlj3MTi53ok9DzOisXGjPw\">http://www.idoxopen4business.<wbr />co.uk/eastridingbusiness/<wbr />Launch/News/<wbr />dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a1781<wbr />6a/GRUKBP3!N64149</a>\r\n\r\n12/06/2017: Rooks Nest Ventures Launching Soon for Media Businesses Worldwide\r\n<a href=\"http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64156\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64156&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1498204282510000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEPsEamFPd9L0kCvg-05jCcmULLKw\">http://www.idoxopen4business.<wbr />co.uk/eastridingbusiness/<wbr />Launch/News/<wbr />dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a1781<wbr />6a/GRUKBP3!N64156</a>\r\n\r\n12/06/2017: Startups Awards - 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Coal RTD 2017 Call Open\r\n<a href=\"http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64172\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64172&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1498204282510000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEIZzDqliBRPT7URytVTvGKV_nvyg\">http://www.idoxopen4business.<wbr />co.uk/eastridingbusiness/<wbr />Launch/News/<wbr />dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a1781<wbr />6a/GRUKBP3!N64172</a>\r\n\r\n12/06/2017: Creative Europe - 2017 Call for Support to Literary Translation Projects Call Open\r\n<a href=\"http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64149\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64149&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1498204282510000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHhqV7YRlj3MTi53ok9DzOisXGjPw\">http://www.idoxopen4business.<wbr />co.uk/eastridingbusiness/<wbr />Launch/News/<wbr />dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a1781<wbr />6a/GRUKBP3!N64149</a>\r\n\r\n12/06/2017: Rooks Nest Ventures Launching Soon for Media Businesses Worldwide\r\n<a href=\"http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64156\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64156&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1498204282510000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEPsEamFPd9L0kCvg-05jCcmULLKw\">http://www.idoxopen4business.<wbr />co.uk/eastridingbusiness/<wbr />Launch/News/<wbr />dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a1781<wbr />6a/GRUKBP3!N64156</a>\r\n\r\n12/06/2017: Startups Awards - 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Call for 2018 Submissions\r\n<a href=\"http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64293\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64293&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1498296963431000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE55OyS3uw69GNLURGoodvfo30VcA\">http://www.idoxopen4business.<wbr />co.uk/eastridingbusiness/<wbr />Launch/News/<wbr />dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a1781<wbr />6a/GRUKBP3!N64293</a>\r\n\r\n22/06/2017: Cascading Leadership Programme Open to Applications\r\n<a href=\"http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64296\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64296&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1498296963431000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHLoGYpU6YxaQACQvW5xCeLQBVdDw\">http://www.idoxopen4business.<wbr />co.uk/eastridingbusiness/<wbr />Launch/News/<wbr />dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a1781<wbr />6a/GRUKBP3!N64296</a>\r\n\r\n22/06/2017: Launch of Venturespring Ignite Programme to Boost Scale-up Firms\r\n<a href=\"http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64314\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64314&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1498296963431000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGpiUbAjHIv0BKqtt6nsejAFimeIw\">http://www.idoxopen4business.<wbr />co.uk/eastridingbusiness/<wbr />Launch/News/<wbr />dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a1781<wbr />6a/GRUKBP3!N64314</a>\r\n\r\n20/06/2017: Extended Deadline for Connecting Europe Facility PSA Call\r\n<a href=\"http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64277\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64277&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1498296963431000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGQiA9eFx-k2T3RkkDhwUUjd15eXg\">http://www.idoxopen4business.<wbr />co.uk/eastridingbusiness/<wbr />Launch/News/<wbr />dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a1781<wbr />6a/GRUKBP3!N64277</a>\r\n\r\n19/06/2017: Just Eat Ventures FoodTech - Autumn Seed Programme Open\r\n<a href=\"http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64259\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64259&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1498296963431000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEUJxqM_mZ-vsVlezwgKpYp-zuAgw\">http://www.idoxopen4business.<wbr />co.uk/eastridingbusiness/<wbr />Launch/News/<wbr />dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a1781<wbr />6a/GRUKBP3!N64259</a>\r\n\r\n16/06/2017: Cefic Long-range Research Initiative (LRI) - 2017 Request for Proposals Open\r\n<a href=\"http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64253\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64253&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1498296963431000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE8lROPzjno6p0L_qb0dz5OcI5MGA\">http://www.idoxopen4business.<wbr />co.uk/eastridingbusiness/<wbr />Launch/News/<wbr />dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a1781<wbr />6a/GRUKBP3!N64253</a>\r\n\r\n16/06/2017: Demonstrator for Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (RAI) in Extreme and Challenging Environments - 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Call for 2018 Submissions\r\n<a href=\"http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64293\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64293&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1498296963431000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE55OyS3uw69GNLURGoodvfo30VcA\">http://www.idoxopen4business.<wbr />co.uk/eastridingbusiness/<wbr />Launch/News/<wbr />dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a1781<wbr />6a/GRUKBP3!N64293</a>\r\n\r\n22/06/2017: Cascading Leadership Programme Open to Applications\r\n<a href=\"http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64296\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64296&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1498296963431000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHLoGYpU6YxaQACQvW5xCeLQBVdDw\">http://www.idoxopen4business.<wbr />co.uk/eastridingbusiness/<wbr />Launch/News/<wbr />dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a1781<wbr />6a/GRUKBP3!N64296</a>\r\n\r\n22/06/2017: Launch of Venturespring Ignite Programme to Boost Scale-up Firms\r\n<a href=\"http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64314\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64314&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1498296963431000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGpiUbAjHIv0BKqtt6nsejAFimeIw\">http://www.idoxopen4business.<wbr />co.uk/eastridingbusiness/<wbr />Launch/News/<wbr />dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a1781<wbr />6a/GRUKBP3!N64314</a>\r\n\r\n20/06/2017: Extended Deadline for Connecting Europe Facility PSA Call\r\n<a href=\"http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64277\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64277&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1498296963431000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGQiA9eFx-k2T3RkkDhwUUjd15eXg\">http://www.idoxopen4business.<wbr />co.uk/eastridingbusiness/<wbr />Launch/News/<wbr />dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a1781<wbr />6a/GRUKBP3!N64277</a>\r\n\r\n19/06/2017: Just Eat Ventures FoodTech - Autumn Seed Programme Open\r\n<a href=\"http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64259\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64259&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1498296963431000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEUJxqM_mZ-vsVlezwgKpYp-zuAgw\">http://www.idoxopen4business.<wbr />co.uk/eastridingbusiness/<wbr />Launch/News/<wbr />dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a1781<wbr />6a/GRUKBP3!N64259</a>\r\n\r\n16/06/2017: Cefic Long-range Research Initiative (LRI) - 2017 Request for Proposals Open\r\n<a href=\"http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64253\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64253&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1498296963431000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE8lROPzjno6p0L_qb0dz5OcI5MGA\">http://www.idoxopen4business.<wbr />co.uk/eastridingbusiness/<wbr />Launch/News/<wbr />dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a1781<wbr />6a/GRUKBP3!N64253</a>\r\n\r\n16/06/2017: Demonstrator for Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (RAI) in Extreme and Challenging Environments - Phase 1\r\n<a href=\"http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64255\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64255&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1498296963432000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEKfDnbXC6ehHnkKNix_t_3J9EZsg\">http://www.idoxopen4business.<wbr />co.uk/eastridingbusiness/<wbr />Launch/News/<wbr />dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a1781<wbr />6a/GRUKBP3!N64255</a>\r\n\r\n16/06/2017: HSBC Announces £10 Billion UK SME Fund\r\n<a href=\"http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64250\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64250&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1498296963432000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE7-bHq_96O0k1a2HP3YqPtOVP5mw\">http://www.idoxopen4business.<wbr />co.uk/eastridingbusiness/<wbr />Launch/News/<wbr />dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a1781<wbr />6a/GRUKBP3!N64250</a>\r\n\r\n16/06/2017: World of Opportunity SME Grants Programme Opens to Support Exporting\r\n<a href=\"http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64238\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://www.idoxopen4business.co.uk/eastridingbusiness/Launch/News/dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a17816a/GRUKBP3!N64238&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1498296963432000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFyJiKB3lod4j385hg3m6FsCoNj3w\">http://www.idoxopen4business.<wbr />co.uk/eastridingbusiness/<wbr />Launch/News/<wbr />dd4920c2f335460fa1a9e9e74a1781<wbr />6a/GRUKBP3!N64238</a>','Funding alert: 23/06/17','','inherit','closed','closed','','13892-revision-v1','','','2017-06-23 09:50:07','2017-06-23 09:50:07','',13892,'http://www.leagraham.com/13892-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(13894,8,'2017-06-23 12:39:50','2017-06-23 12:39:50','<h1>The power of pets in the workplace - should your next hire be a dog?</h1>\r\nToday is #BringYourDogToWorkDay – the one day of the year, when you don’t have to feel guilty about leaving the hound at home.\r\n\r\nAt <a href=\"http://www.basepoint.co.uk/locations/haywards-heath\">Basepoint Haywards Heath</a>, though, it will be business as usual.\r\n\r\nWorkers here don’t need an excuse to bring their pet to the office. The Centre makes its dog-friendly policy a selling point and almost a third of its 33 self-contained units are manned by as many four as two-legged staff. Far from being bone idle, they work hard at keeping spirits up, blood pressure down and provide endless cute Twitter content.\r\n\r\nEveryone has a soft spot for Boris, a handsome golden Labrador who effortlessly upstaged his owner Alex when he first arrived. “All the girls here loved him at first sight. Alex didn’t get a second glance,” confides Assistant Centre Manager, Claire Johnson.\r\n\r\nThen there’s Buster, a cheeky young cockerpoo and his older sidekick poodle, Kola; Digby, a “talkative” cocker spaniel barely out of puppyhood, whose owner wouldn’t have had a dog if she couldn’t take him to work; the elegant whippets Kubla, Ghengis and Balti; butch terrier Bruno; relative newcomer black Lab Isla; and this month’s raw recruit, Tibetan terrier Billy, who came with a posh Crufts-winning pedigree.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_13895\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_0220.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-13895 size-medium\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_0220-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"All in a day\'s work: Buster, left, and Kola in the office at Basepoint Haywards Heath\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> All in a day\'s work: Buster, left, and Kola in the office at Basepoint Haywards Heath; and below with owner Alex (still on the phone!)[/caption]\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_0225-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-13899 aligncenter\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_0225-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\n“The beauty of a business centre is that it doesn’t have to be a lonely experience,” says Claire. “And I’ve definitely noticed the dog owners bonding, the dogs certainly do. Some licensees walk other people’s dogs and nearly everybody stops and makes a fuss of them.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_13902\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Billy@basepointhaywardsheath.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Billy@basepointhaywardsheath-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"New recruit: Billy joins the pack at Basepoint Haywards Heath\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> New recruit: Billy joins the pack at Basepoint Haywards Heath[/caption]\r\n\r\nCuriously, having all these canines around the place makes it feel more, well, human.\r\n\r\nIt’s why Nestlé introduced a dog-friendly workplace policy at its Gatwick HQ in 2015, installing special tethering stations into the floor and dedicating an area of the grounds for dog walking – Central Bark, of course. The owner of the Purina pet food brand has a dog ‘hiring’ policy – every hound undergoes checks before being issued a ‘pawsport’ to the building – and the company works hard at making sure the pets are as happy as their owners, figuring that a happy dog means a happy, productive worker. The positive PR fall out, of course, has been massive.\r\n\r\nIt’s expected that 100 dogs, out of 1,000 staff, will be registered to ‘work’ at Nestle by the end of this year and managers talk of there being a more “social” atmosphere with better communication between departments.\r\n\r\nI once worked an entire shift at a national newspaper office with my cocker spaniel curled up beside my desk. I’d like to say it was because the company had a wellbeing policy that recognised bringing your dog to work was good for mental health. But the truth is, I’d forgotten Abby was still in the boot of the car when I drove off late for my morning shift. Throughout the day, though, colleagues I barely recognised, wandered over to have a pat and a chat.\r\n\r\nThe US Center for Health Research points out that more studies are needed on the psychophysical effects of pets on our health. But it quotes a 2002 study in which researchers measured changes in heart rate and blood pressure among people who had a dog or cat, compared to those who did not, when participants were under pressure – in this case, performing a timed mathematics task.\r\n\r\n“The pet owners had lower resting heart rates and blood pressure measures at the beginning of the experiment than non-pet owners. People with a dog or cat were also less likely to have spikes in heart rates and blood pressure while performing the test, and their heart rates and blood pressure returned to normal more quickly,\" it said. \"They also made fewer errors in their maths when their pet was present in the room.\"\r\n\r\nIt concluded: “These findings indicated that having a dog or cat lowered the risk of heart disease, as well as lowering stress so that performance improved.\"\r\n\r\nIf this all this gives you paws for thought but you’re reluctant to turn your workplace into a pet crèche, then you could always hire in a spot of fur therapy (or maybe that should be furepy).\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.doggyde-stress.co.uk/\">Doggy De-stress</a>, launched last year by former animal welfare professional Rob Harris, takes dogs into companies and universities in London and the South East to help stressed-out students and workers switch off. He’s been overwhelmed by the response.\r\n\r\n“I saw the power of dogs in the workplace in my previous jobs,” he says, “and it was a light bulb moment I suppose.”\r\n\r\nHis chilled out team – many retired assistance dogs and mostly Labrador retrievers – pad around a room full of clients for 15-20 minutes at a time to be stroked, patted and played with. The sessions cost £250 an hour for a maximum of four hours.\r\n\r\nhttps://youtu.be/spAwPbN77nA\r\n\r\n“The dogs need a break after a while because it’s tiring being the subject of constant attention,” says Rob, who most recently held Doggy De-stress sessions at <a href=\"http://www.harrods.com/\">Harrods</a> HQ.\r\n\r\n“We use mainly Labrador retrievers because they’re generally more submissive and they just love being fussed. People know them as safe, happy dogs, too.\r\n\r\n“Some people just want cuddles – even to lay down on the floor with the dogs. 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The Centre makes its dog-friendly policy a selling point and almost a third of its 33 self-contained units are manned by as many four as two-legged staff. Far from being bone idle, they work hard at keeping spirits up, blood pressure down and provide endless cute Twitter content.\r\n\r\nEveryone has a soft spot for Boris, a handsome golden Labrador who effortlessly upstaged his owner Alex when he first arrived. “All the girls here loved him at first sight. Alex didn’t get a second glance,” confides Assistant Centre Manager, Claire Johnson.\r\n\r\nThen there’s Buster, a cheeky young cockerpoo and his older sidekick, poodle Kola; Digby, a “talkative” cocker spaniel barely out of puppyhood, whose owner wouldn’t have had a dog if she couldn’t take him to work; the elegant whippets Kubla, Ghengis and Balti; butch terrier Bruno; relative newcomer black Lab Isla; and this month’s raw recruit, Billy, who came with a posh Crufts pedigree.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_13895\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_0220.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-13895 size-medium\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_0220-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"All in a day\'s work: Buster, left, and Kola in the office at Basepoint Haywards Heath\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> All in a day\'s work: Buster, left, and Kola in the office at Basepoint Haywards Heath; and below with owner Alex (still on the phone!)[/caption]\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_0225-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-13899 aligncenter\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_0225-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\n“The beauty of a business centre is that it doesn’t have to be a lonely experience,” says Claire. “And I’ve noticed the dog owners definitely bonding over their pets, the dogs certainly do. Some licensees walk other people’s dogs and nearly everybody stops and makes a fuss of them.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_13902\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Billy@basepointhaywardsheath.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Billy@basepointhaywardsheath-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"New recruit: Billy joins the pack at Basepoint Haywards Heath\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> New recruit: Billy joins the pack at Basepoint Haywards Heath[/caption]\r\n\r\nCuriously, having all these canines around the place makes it feel more, well, human.\r\n\r\nIt’s why Nestlé introduced a dog friendly workplace policy at its Gatwick HQ in 2015, installing special tethering stations into the floor and dedicating an area of the grounds for dog walking – Central Bark, of course. The owner of the Purina pet food brand has a dog ‘hiring’ policy – every hound undergoes checks before being issued a ‘pawsport’ to the building – and the company works hard at making sure the pets are as happy as their owners, figuring that a happy dog means a happy, productive worker. The positive PR fall out, of course, has been massive.\r\n\r\nIt’s expected that 100 dogs, out of 1,000 staff, will be registered to ‘work’ at Nestle by the end of this year and managers talk of there being a more “social” atmosphere with better communication between departments.\r\n\r\nI once worked an entire shift at a national newspaper office with my cocker spaniel curled up beside my desk. I’d like to say it was because the company had a wellbeing policy that recognised bringing your dog to work was good for mental health. But the truth is, I’d forgotten Abby was still in the boot of the car when I drove off late for my morning shift. Throughout the day, though, colleagues I barely recognised, wandered over to have a pat and a chat and it made the whole day feel lighter and less stressed.\r\n\r\nThe US Center for Health Research points out that more studies are needed on the psychophysical effects of pets on our health. But it quotes a 2002 study in which researchers measured changes in heart rate and blood pressure among people who had a dog or cat, compared to those who did not, when participants were under pressure – in this case, performing a timed mathematics task.\r\n\r\n“The pet owners had lower resting heart rates and blood pressure measures at the beginning of the experiment than non-pet owners,” it said. “People with a dog or cat were also less likely to have spikes in heart rates and blood pressure while performing the test, and their heart rates and blood pressure returned to normal more quickly. They also made fewer errors in their maths when their pet was present in the room.\r\n\r\n“These findings indicated that having a dog or cat lowered the risk of heart disease, as well as lowering stress so that performance improved,” it concluded.\r\n\r\nIf this all this gives you paws for thought but you’re reluctant to turn your workplace into a pet crèche, then you could always hire in a spot of fur therapy (maybe that should be furepy).\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.doggyde-stress.co.uk/\">Doggy De-stress</a>, launched last year by former RSPCA and Guide Dogs employee Rob Harris, takes dogs into companies and universities in London and the South East to help stressed-out students and workers switch off. He’s been overwhelmed by the response.\r\n\r\n“I saw the power of dogs in the workplace in my previous jobs,” he says, “and it was a light bulb moment I suppose.”\r\n\r\nHis chilled out team – many retired assistance dogs and mostly Labrador retrievers – pad around a room full of clients for 15-20 minutes at a time to be stroked, patted and played with. The sessions cost £250 an hour for a maximum of four hours.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://&lt;iframe width=&quot;560&quot; height=&quot;315&quot; src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/spAwPbN77nA&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;\">&lt;iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/spAwPbN77nA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;</a>\r\n\r\n“The dogs need a break after a while because it’s tiring being the subject of constant attention,” says Rob.\r\n\r\n“We use mainly Labrador retrievers because they’re generally more submissive and they just love being fussed. People know them as safe, happy dogs, too.\r\n\r\n“Some people just want cuddles – even to lay down on the floor with the dogs. We went to one university where the students were so de-stressed they were falling asleep on them, so we ended up extending the session.\r\n\r\n“People go away with huge smiles on their faces and we’re told productivity for the whole week goes up.”\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEnd/\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The power of pets in the workplace - should your next hire be a dog?','','inherit','closed','closed','','13894-revision-v1','','','2017-06-23 11:55:58','2017-06-23 11:55:58','',13894,'http://www.leagraham.com/13894-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(13904,8,'2017-06-23 12:09:54','2017-06-23 12:09:54','&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe power of pets in the workplace - should your next hire really be a dog?\r\n\r\nToday is #TakeYourDogToWorkDay – the one day of the year, when you don’t have to feel guilty about leaving the hound at home.\r\n\r\nAt Basepoint Haywards Heath, though, it will be business as usual.\r\n\r\nWorkers here don’t need an excuse to bring their pet to the office. The Centre makes its dog-friendly policy a selling point and almost a third of its 33 self-contained units are manned by as many four as two-legged staff. Far from being bone idle, they work hard at keeping spirits up, blood pressure down and provide endless cute Twitter content.\r\n\r\nEveryone has a soft spot for Boris, a handsome golden Labrador who effortlessly upstaged his owner Alex when he first arrived. “All the girls here loved him at first sight. Alex didn’t get a second glance,” confides Assistant Centre Manager, Claire Johnson.\r\n\r\nThen there’s Buster, a cheeky young cockerpoo and his older sidekick, poodle Kola; Digby, a “talkative” cocker spaniel barely out of puppyhood, whose owner wouldn’t have had a dog if she couldn’t take him to work; the elegant whippets Kubla, Ghengis and Balti; butch terrier Bruno; relative newcomer black Lab Isla; and this month’s raw recruit, Billy, who came with a posh Crufts pedigree.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_13895\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_0220.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-13895 size-medium\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_0220-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"All in a day\'s work: Buster, left, and Kola in the office at Basepoint Haywards Heath\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> All in a day\'s work: Buster, left, and Kola in the office at Basepoint Haywards Heath; and below with owner Alex (still on the phone!)[/caption]\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_0225-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-13899 aligncenter\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_0225-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\n“The beauty of a business centre is that it doesn’t have to be a lonely experience,” says Claire. “And I’ve noticed the dog owners definitely bonding over their pets, the dogs certainly do. Some licensees walk other people’s dogs and nearly everybody stops and makes a fuss of them.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_13902\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Billy@basepointhaywardsheath.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Billy@basepointhaywardsheath-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"New recruit: Billy joins the pack at Basepoint Haywards Heath\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> New recruit: Billy joins the pack at Basepoint Haywards Heath[/caption]\r\n\r\nCuriously, having all these canines around the place makes it feel more, well, human.\r\n\r\nIt’s why Nestlé introduced a dog friendly workplace policy at its Gatwick HQ in 2015, installing special tethering stations into the floor and dedicating an area of the grounds for dog walking – Central Bark, of course. The owner of the Purina pet food brand has a dog ‘hiring’ policy – every hound undergoes checks before being issued a ‘pawsport’ to the building – and the company works hard at making sure the pets are as happy as their owners, figuring that a happy dog means a happy, productive worker. The positive PR fall out, of course, has been massive.\r\n\r\nIt’s expected that 100 dogs, out of 1,000 staff, will be registered to ‘work’ at Nestle by the end of this year and managers talk of there being a more “social” atmosphere with better communication between departments.\r\n\r\nI once worked an entire shift at a national newspaper office with my cocker spaniel curled up beside my desk. I’d like to say it was because the company had a wellbeing policy that recognised bringing your dog to work was good for mental health. But the truth is, I’d forgotten Abby was still in the boot of the car when I drove off late for my morning shift. Throughout the day, though, colleagues I barely recognised, wandered over to have a pat and a chat and it made the whole day feel lighter and less stressed.\r\n\r\nThe US Center for Health Research points out that more studies are needed on the psychophysical effects of pets on our health. But it quotes a 2002 study in which researchers measured changes in heart rate and blood pressure among people who had a dog or cat, compared to those who did not, when participants were under pressure – in this case, performing a timed mathematics task.\r\n\r\n“The pet owners had lower resting heart rates and blood pressure measures at the beginning of the experiment than non-pet owners,” it said. “People with a dog or cat were also less likely to have spikes in heart rates and blood pressure while performing the test, and their heart rates and blood pressure returned to normal more quickly. They also made fewer errors in their maths when their pet was present in the room.\r\n\r\n“These findings indicated that having a dog or cat lowered the risk of heart disease, as well as lowering stress so that performance improved,” it concluded.\r\n\r\nIf this all this gives you paws for thought but you’re reluctant to turn your workplace into a pet crèche, then you could always hire in a spot of fur therapy (maybe that should be furepy).\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.doggyde-stress.co.uk/\">Doggy De-stress</a>, launched last year by former RSPCA and Guide Dogs employee Rob Harris, takes dogs into companies and universities in London and the South East to help stressed-out students and workers switch off. He’s been overwhelmed by the response.\r\n\r\n“I saw the power of dogs in the workplace in my previous jobs,” he says, “and it was a light bulb moment I suppose.”\r\n\r\nHis chilled out team – many retired assistance dogs and mostly Labrador retrievers – pad around a room full of clients for 15-20 minutes at a time to be stroked, patted and played with. The sessions cost £250 an hour for a maximum of four hours.\r\n\r\nhttps://youtu.be/spAwPbN77nA\r\n\r\n“The dogs need a break after a while because it’s tiring being the subject of constant attention,” says Rob.\r\n\r\n“We use mainly Labrador retrievers because they’re generally more submissive and they just love being fussed. People know them as safe, happy dogs, too.\r\n\r\n“Some people just want cuddles – even to lay down on the floor with the dogs. We went to one university where the students were so de-stressed they were falling asleep on them, so we ended up extending the session.\r\n\r\n“People go away with huge smiles on their faces and we’re told productivity for the whole week goes up.”\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEnd/\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The power of pets in the workplace - should your next hire be a dog?','','inherit','closed','closed','','13894-revision-v1','','','2017-06-23 12:09:54','2017-06-23 12:09:54','',13894,'http://www.leagraham.com/13894-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(13905,8,'2017-06-23 12:17:37','2017-06-23 12:17:37','&nbsp;\r\n<h1>The power of pets in the workplace - should your next hire be a dog?</h1>\r\nToday is #TakeYourDogToWorkDay – the one day of the year, when you don’t have to feel guilty about leaving the hound at home.\r\n\r\nAt Basepoint Haywards Heath, though, it will be business as usual.\r\n\r\nWorkers here don’t need an excuse to bring their pet to the office. The Centre makes its dog-friendly policy a selling point and almost a third of its 33 self-contained units are manned by as many four as two-legged staff. Far from being bone idle, they work hard at keeping spirits up, blood pressure down and provide endless cute Twitter content.\r\n\r\nEveryone has a soft spot for Boris, a handsome golden Labrador who effortlessly upstaged his owner Alex when he first arrived. “All the girls here loved him at first sight. Alex didn’t get a second glance,” confides Assistant Centre Manager, Claire Johnson.\r\n\r\nThen there’s Buster, a cheeky young cockerpoo and his older sidekick, poodle Kola; Digby, a “talkative” cocker spaniel barely out of puppyhood, whose owner wouldn’t have had a dog if she couldn’t take him to work; the elegant whippets Kubla, Ghengis and Balti; butch terrier Bruno; relative newcomer black Lab Isla; and this month’s raw recruit, Billy, who came with a posh Crufts pedigree.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_13895\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_0220.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-13895 size-medium\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_0220-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"All in a day\'s work: Buster, left, and Kola in the office at Basepoint Haywards Heath\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> All in a day\'s work: Buster, left, and Kola in the office at Basepoint Haywards Heath; and below with owner Alex (still on the phone!)[/caption]\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_0225-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-13899 aligncenter\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_0225-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\n“The beauty of a business centre is that it doesn’t have to be a lonely experience,” says Claire. “And I’ve noticed the dog owners definitely bonding over their pets, the dogs certainly do. Some licensees walk other people’s dogs and nearly everybody stops and makes a fuss of them.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_13902\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Billy@basepointhaywardsheath.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Billy@basepointhaywardsheath-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"New recruit: Billy joins the pack at Basepoint Haywards Heath\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> New recruit: Billy joins the pack at Basepoint Haywards Heath[/caption]\r\n\r\nCuriously, having all these canines around the place makes it feel more, well, human.\r\n\r\nIt’s why Nestlé introduced a dog friendly workplace policy at its Gatwick HQ in 2015, installing special tethering stations into the floor and dedicating an area of the grounds for dog walking – Central Bark, of course. The owner of the Purina pet food brand has a dog ‘hiring’ policy – every hound undergoes checks before being issued a ‘pawsport’ to the building – and the company works hard at making sure the pets are as happy as their owners, figuring that a happy dog means a happy, productive worker. The positive PR fall out, of course, has been massive.\r\n\r\nIt’s expected that 100 dogs, out of 1,000 staff, will be registered to ‘work’ at Nestle by the end of this year and managers talk of there being a more “social” atmosphere with better communication between departments.\r\n\r\nI once worked an entire shift at a national newspaper office with my cocker spaniel curled up beside my desk. I’d like to say it was because the company had a wellbeing policy that recognised bringing your dog to work was good for mental health. But the truth is, I’d forgotten Abby was still in the boot of the car when I drove off late for my morning shift. Throughout the day, though, colleagues I barely recognised, wandered over to have a pat and a chat and it made the whole day feel lighter and less stressed.\r\n\r\nThe US Center for Health Research points out that more studies are needed on the psychophysical effects of pets on our health. But it quotes a 2002 study in which researchers measured changes in heart rate and blood pressure among people who had a dog or cat, compared to those who did not, when participants were under pressure – in this case, performing a timed mathematics task.\r\n\r\n“The pet owners had lower resting heart rates and blood pressure measures at the beginning of the experiment than non-pet owners,” it said. “People with a dog or cat were also less likely to have spikes in heart rates and blood pressure while performing the test, and their heart rates and blood pressure returned to normal more quickly. They also made fewer errors in their maths when their pet was present in the room.\r\n\r\n“These findings indicated that having a dog or cat lowered the risk of heart disease, as well as lowering stress so that performance improved,” it concluded.\r\n\r\nIf this all this gives you paws for thought but you’re reluctant to turn your workplace into a pet crèche, then you could always hire in a spot of fur therapy (maybe that should be furepy).\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.doggyde-stress.co.uk/\">Doggy De-stress</a>, launched last year by former RSPCA and Guide Dogs employee Rob Harris, takes dogs into companies and universities in London and the South East to help stressed-out students and workers switch off. He’s been overwhelmed by the response.\r\n\r\n“I saw the power of dogs in the workplace in my previous jobs,” he says, “and it was a light bulb moment I suppose.”\r\n\r\nHis chilled out team – many retired assistance dogs and mostly Labrador retrievers – pad around a room full of clients for 15-20 minutes at a time to be stroked, patted and played with. The sessions cost £250 an hour for a maximum of four hours.\r\n\r\nhttps://youtu.be/spAwPbN77nA\r\n\r\n“The dogs need a break after a while because it’s tiring being the subject of constant attention,” says Rob.\r\n\r\n“We use mainly Labrador retrievers because they’re generally more submissive and they just love being fussed. People know them as safe, happy dogs, too.\r\n\r\n“Some people just want cuddles – even to lay down on the floor with the dogs. We went to one university where the students were so de-stressed they were falling asleep on them, so we ended up extending the session.\r\n\r\n“People go away with huge smiles on their faces and we’re told productivity for the whole week goes up.”\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEnd/\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The power of pets in the workplace - should your next hire be a dog?','','inherit','closed','closed','','13894-revision-v1','','','2017-06-23 12:17:37','2017-06-23 12:17:37','',13894,'http://www.leagraham.com/13894-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(13906,8,'2017-06-23 12:33:19','2017-06-23 12:33:19','&nbsp;\r\n<h1>The power of pets in the workplace - should your next hire be a dog?</h1>\r\nToday is #TakeYourDogToWorkDay – the one day of the year, when you don’t have to feel guilty about leaving the hound at home.\r\n\r\nAt <a href=\"http://www.basepoint.co.uk/locations/haywards-heath\">Basepoint Haywards Heath</a>, though, it will be business as usual.\r\n\r\nWorkers here don’t need an excuse to bring their pet to the office. The Centre makes its dog-friendly policy a selling point and almost a third of its 33 self-contained units are manned by as many four as two-legged staff. Far from being bone idle, they work hard at keeping spirits up, blood pressure down and provide endless cute Twitter content.\r\n\r\nEveryone has a soft spot for Boris, a handsome golden Labrador who effortlessly upstaged his owner Alex when he first arrived. “All the girls here loved him at first sight. Alex didn’t get a second glance,” confides Assistant Centre Manager, Claire Johnson.\r\n\r\nThen there’s Buster, a cheeky young cockerpoo and his older sidekick, poodle Kola; Digby, a “talkative” cocker spaniel barely out of puppyhood, whose owner wouldn’t have had a dog if she couldn’t take him to work; the elegant whippets Kubla, Ghengis and Balti; butch terrier Bruno; relative newcomer black Lab Isla; and this month’s raw recruit, Billy, who came with a posh Crufts pedigree.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_13895\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_0220.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-13895 size-medium\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_0220-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"All in a day\'s work: Buster, left, and Kola in the office at Basepoint Haywards Heath\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> All in a day\'s work: Buster, left, and Kola in the office at Basepoint Haywards Heath; and below with owner Alex (still on the phone!)[/caption]\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_0225-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-13899 aligncenter\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_0225-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\n“The beauty of a business centre is that it doesn’t have to be a lonely experience,” says Claire. “And I’ve noticed the dog owners definitely bonding over their pets, the dogs certainly do. Some licensees walk other people’s dogs and nearly everybody stops and makes a fuss of them.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_13902\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Billy@basepointhaywardsheath.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Billy@basepointhaywardsheath-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"New recruit: Billy joins the pack at Basepoint Haywards Heath\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> New recruit: Billy joins the pack at Basepoint Haywards Heath[/caption]\r\n\r\nCuriously, having all these canines around the place makes it feel more, well, human.\r\n\r\nIt’s why Nestlé introduced a dog friendly workplace policy at its Gatwick HQ in 2015, installing special tethering stations into the floor and dedicating an area of the grounds for dog walking – Central Bark, of course. The owner of the Purina pet food brand has a dog ‘hiring’ policy – every hound undergoes checks before being issued a ‘pawsport’ to the building – and the company works hard at making sure the pets are as happy as their owners, figuring that a happy dog means a happy, productive worker. The positive PR fall out, of course, has been massive.\r\n\r\nIt’s expected that 100 dogs, out of 1,000 staff, will be registered to ‘work’ at Nestle by the end of this year and managers talk of there being a more “social” atmosphere with better communication between departments.\r\n\r\nI once worked an entire shift at a national newspaper office with my cocker spaniel curled up beside my desk. I’d like to say it was because the company had a wellbeing policy that recognised bringing your dog to work was good for mental health. But the truth is, I’d forgotten Abby was still in the boot of the car when I drove off late for my morning shift. Throughout the day, though, colleagues I barely recognised, wandered over to have a pat and a chat.\r\n\r\nThe US Center for Health Research points out that more studies are needed on the psychophysical effects of pets on our health. But it quotes a 2002 study in which researchers measured changes in heart rate and blood pressure among people who had a dog or cat, compared to those who did not, when participants were under pressure – in this case, performing a timed mathematics task.\r\n\r\n“The pet owners had lower resting heart rates and blood pressure measures at the beginning of the experiment than non-pet owners,” it said. “People with a dog or cat were also less likely to have spikes in heart rates and blood pressure while performing the test, and their heart rates and blood pressure returned to normal more quickly. They also made fewer errors in their maths when their pet was present in the room.\r\n\r\n“These findings indicated that having a dog or cat lowered the risk of heart disease, as well as lowering stress so that performance improved,” it concluded.\r\n\r\nIf this all this gives you paws for thought but you’re reluctant to turn your workplace into a pet crèche, then you could always hire in a spot of fur therapy (or maybe that should be furepy).\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.doggyde-stress.co.uk/\">Doggy De-stress</a>, launched last year by former animal welfare professional Rob Harris, takes dogs into companies and universities in London and the South East to help stressed-out students and workers switch off. He’s been overwhelmed by the response.\r\n\r\n“I saw the power of dogs in the workplace in my previous jobs,” he says, “and it was a light bulb moment I suppose.”\r\n\r\nHis chilled out team – many retired assistance dogs and mostly Labrador retrievers – pad around a room full of clients for 15-20 minutes at a time to be stroked, patted and played with. The sessions cost £250 an hour for a maximum of four hours.\r\n\r\nhttps://youtu.be/spAwPbN77nA\r\n\r\n“The dogs need a break after a while because it’s tiring being the subject of constant attention,” says Rob, who\'s recently held De-stress sessions at <a href=\"http://www.harrods.com/\">Harrods</a> HQ.\r\n\r\n“We use mainly Labrador retrievers because they’re generally more submissive and they just love being fussed. People know them as safe, happy dogs, too.\r\n\r\n“Some people just want cuddles – even to lay down on the floor with the dogs. We went to one university where the students were so de-stressed they were falling asleep on them, so we ended up extending the session.\r\n\r\n“People go away with huge smiles on their faces and we’re told productivity for the whole week goes up.”\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEnd/\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','','','inherit','closed','closed','','13894-revision-v1','','','2017-06-23 12:33:19','2017-06-23 12:33:19','',13894,'http://www.leagraham.com/13894-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(13907,8,'2017-06-23 12:39:50','2017-06-23 12:39:50','&nbsp;\r\n<h1>The power of pets in the workplace - should your next hire be a dog?</h1>\r\nToday is #TakeYourDogToWorkDay – the one day of the year, when you don’t have to feel guilty about leaving the hound at home.\r\n\r\nAt <a href=\"http://www.basepoint.co.uk/locations/haywards-heath\">Basepoint Haywards Heath</a>, though, it will be business as usual.\r\n\r\nWorkers here don’t need an excuse to bring their pet to the office. The Centre makes its dog-friendly policy a selling point and almost a third of its 33 self-contained units are manned by as many four as two-legged staff. Far from being bone idle, they work hard at keeping spirits up, blood pressure down and provide endless cute Twitter content.\r\n\r\nEveryone has a soft spot for Boris, a handsome golden Labrador who effortlessly upstaged his owner Alex when he first arrived. “All the girls here loved him at first sight. Alex didn’t get a second glance,” confides Assistant Centre Manager, Claire Johnson.\r\n\r\nThen there’s Buster, a cheeky young cockerpoo and his older sidekick poodle, Kola; Digby, a “talkative” cocker spaniel barely out of puppyhood, whose owner wouldn’t have had a dog if she couldn’t take him to work; the elegant whippets Kubla, Ghengis and Balti; butch terrier Bruno; relative newcomer black Lab Isla; and this month’s raw recruit, Billy, who came with a posh Crufts pedigree.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_13895\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_0220.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-13895 size-medium\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_0220-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"All in a day\'s work: Buster, left, and Kola in the office at Basepoint Haywards Heath\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> All in a day\'s work: Buster, left, and Kola in the office at Basepoint Haywards Heath; and below with owner Alex (still on the phone!)[/caption]\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_0225-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-13899 aligncenter\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_0225-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\n“The beauty of a business centre is that it doesn’t have to be a lonely experience,” says Claire. “And I’ve definitely noticed the dog owners bonding, the dogs certainly do. Some licensees walk other people’s dogs and nearly everybody stops and makes a fuss of them.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_13902\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Billy@basepointhaywardsheath.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Billy@basepointhaywardsheath-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"New recruit: Billy joins the pack at Basepoint Haywards Heath\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> New recruit: Billy joins the pack at Basepoint Haywards Heath[/caption]\r\n\r\nCuriously, having all these canines around the place makes it feel more, well, human.\r\n\r\nIt’s why Nestlé introduced a dog-friendly workplace policy at its Gatwick HQ in 2015, installing special tethering stations into the floor and dedicating an area of the grounds for dog walking – Central Bark, of course. The owner of the Purina pet food brand has a dog ‘hiring’ policy – every hound undergoes checks before being issued a ‘pawsport’ to the building – and the company works hard at making sure the pets are as happy as their owners, figuring that a happy dog means a happy, productive worker. The positive PR fall out, of course, has been massive.\r\n\r\nIt’s expected that 100 dogs, out of 1,000 staff, will be registered to ‘work’ at Nestle by the end of this year and managers talk of there being a more “social” atmosphere with better communication between departments.\r\n\r\nI once worked an entire shift at a national newspaper office with my cocker spaniel curled up beside my desk. I’d like to say it was because the company had a wellbeing policy that recognised bringing your dog to work was good for mental health. But the truth is, I’d forgotten Abby was still in the boot of the car when I drove off late for my morning shift. Throughout the day, though, colleagues I barely recognised, wandered over to have a pat and a chat.\r\n\r\nThe US Center for Health Research points out that more studies are needed on the psychophysical effects of pets on our health. But it quotes a 2002 study in which researchers measured changes in heart rate and blood pressure among people who had a dog or cat, compared to those who did not, when participants were under pressure – in this case, performing a timed mathematics task.\r\n\r\n“The pet owners had lower resting heart rates and blood pressure measures at the beginning of the experiment than non-pet owners. People with a dog or cat were also less likely to have spikes in heart rates and blood pressure while performing the test, and their heart rates and blood pressure returned to normal more quickly,\" it said. \"They also made fewer errors in their maths when their pet was present in the room.\"\r\n\r\nIt concluded: “These findings indicated that having a dog or cat lowered the risk of heart disease, as well as lowering stress so that performance improved.\"\r\n\r\nIf this all this gives you paws for thought but you’re reluctant to turn your workplace into a pet crèche, then you could always hire in a spot of fur therapy (or maybe that should be furepy).\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.doggyde-stress.co.uk/\">Doggy De-stress</a>, launched last year by former animal welfare professional Rob Harris, takes dogs into companies and universities in London and the South East to help stressed-out students and workers switch off. He’s been overwhelmed by the response.\r\n\r\n“I saw the power of dogs in the workplace in my previous jobs,” he says, “and it was a light bulb moment I suppose.”\r\n\r\nHis chilled out team – many retired assistance dogs and mostly Labrador retrievers – pad around a room full of clients for 15-20 minutes at a time to be stroked, patted and played with. The sessions cost £250 an hour for a maximum of four hours.\r\n\r\nhttps://youtu.be/spAwPbN77nA\r\n\r\n“The dogs need a break after a while because it’s tiring being the subject of constant attention,” says Rob, who most recently held Doggy De-stress sessions at <a href=\"http://www.harrods.com/\">Harrods</a> HQ.\r\n\r\n“We use mainly Labrador retrievers because they’re generally more submissive and they just love being fussed. People know them as safe, happy dogs, too.\r\n\r\n“Some people just want cuddles – even to lay down on the floor with the dogs. We went to one university where the students were so de-stressed they were falling asleep on them, so we ended up extending the session.\r\n\r\n“People go away with huge smiles on their faces and we’re told productivity for the whole week goes up.”\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','','','inherit','closed','closed','','13894-revision-v1','','','2017-06-23 12:39:50','2017-06-23 12:39:50','',13894,'http://www.leagraham.com/13894-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(13908,8,'2017-06-23 12:41:38','2017-06-23 12:41:38','&nbsp;\r\n<h1>The power of pets in the workplace - should your next hire be a dog?</h1>\r\nToday is #TakeYourDogToWorkDay – the one day of the year, when you don’t have to feel guilty about leaving the hound at home.\r\n\r\nAt <a href=\"http://www.basepoint.co.uk/locations/haywards-heath\">Basepoint Haywards Heath</a>, though, it will be business as usual.\r\n\r\nWorkers here don’t need an excuse to bring their pet to the office. The Centre makes its dog-friendly policy a selling point and almost a third of its 33 self-contained units are manned by as many four as two-legged staff. Far from being bone idle, they work hard at keeping spirits up, blood pressure down and provide endless cute Twitter content.\r\n\r\nEveryone has a soft spot for Boris, a handsome golden Labrador who effortlessly upstaged his owner Alex when he first arrived. “All the girls here loved him at first sight. Alex didn’t get a second glance,” confides Assistant Centre Manager, Claire Johnson.\r\n\r\nThen there’s Buster, a cheeky young cockerpoo and his older sidekick poodle, Kola; Digby, a “talkative” cocker spaniel barely out of puppyhood, whose owner wouldn’t have had a dog if she couldn’t take him to work; the elegant whippets Kubla, Ghengis and Balti; butch terrier Bruno; relative newcomer black Lab Isla; and this month’s raw recruit, Tibetan terrier Billy, who came with a posh Crufts-winning pedigree.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_13895\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_0220.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-13895 size-medium\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_0220-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"All in a day\'s work: Buster, left, and Kola in the office at Basepoint Haywards Heath\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> All in a day\'s work: Buster, left, and Kola in the office at Basepoint Haywards Heath; and below with owner Alex (still on the phone!)[/caption]\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_0225-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-13899 aligncenter\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_0225-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\n“The beauty of a business centre is that it doesn’t have to be a lonely experience,” says Claire. “And I’ve definitely noticed the dog owners bonding, the dogs certainly do. Some licensees walk other people’s dogs and nearly everybody stops and makes a fuss of them.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_13902\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Billy@basepointhaywardsheath.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Billy@basepointhaywardsheath-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"New recruit: Billy joins the pack at Basepoint Haywards Heath\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> New recruit: Billy joins the pack at Basepoint Haywards Heath[/caption]\r\n\r\nCuriously, having all these canines around the place makes it feel more, well, human.\r\n\r\nIt’s why Nestlé introduced a dog-friendly workplace policy at its Gatwick HQ in 2015, installing special tethering stations into the floor and dedicating an area of the grounds for dog walking – Central Bark, of course. The owner of the Purina pet food brand has a dog ‘hiring’ policy – every hound undergoes checks before being issued a ‘pawsport’ to the building – and the company works hard at making sure the pets are as happy as their owners, figuring that a happy dog means a happy, productive worker. The positive PR fall out, of course, has been massive.\r\n\r\nIt’s expected that 100 dogs, out of 1,000 staff, will be registered to ‘work’ at Nestle by the end of this year and managers talk of there being a more “social” atmosphere with better communication between departments.\r\n\r\nI once worked an entire shift at a national newspaper office with my cocker spaniel curled up beside my desk. I’d like to say it was because the company had a wellbeing policy that recognised bringing your dog to work was good for mental health. But the truth is, I’d forgotten Abby was still in the boot of the car when I drove off late for my morning shift. Throughout the day, though, colleagues I barely recognised, wandered over to have a pat and a chat.\r\n\r\nThe US Center for Health Research points out that more studies are needed on the psychophysical effects of pets on our health. But it quotes a 2002 study in which researchers measured changes in heart rate and blood pressure among people who had a dog or cat, compared to those who did not, when participants were under pressure – in this case, performing a timed mathematics task.\r\n\r\n“The pet owners had lower resting heart rates and blood pressure measures at the beginning of the experiment than non-pet owners. People with a dog or cat were also less likely to have spikes in heart rates and blood pressure while performing the test, and their heart rates and blood pressure returned to normal more quickly,\" it said. \"They also made fewer errors in their maths when their pet was present in the room.\"\r\n\r\nIt concluded: “These findings indicated that having a dog or cat lowered the risk of heart disease, as well as lowering stress so that performance improved.\"\r\n\r\nIf this all this gives you paws for thought but you’re reluctant to turn your workplace into a pet crèche, then you could always hire in a spot of fur therapy (or maybe that should be furepy).\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.doggyde-stress.co.uk/\">Doggy De-stress</a>, launched last year by former animal welfare professional Rob Harris, takes dogs into companies and universities in London and the South East to help stressed-out students and workers switch off. He’s been overwhelmed by the response.\r\n\r\n“I saw the power of dogs in the workplace in my previous jobs,” he says, “and it was a light bulb moment I suppose.”\r\n\r\nHis chilled out team – many retired assistance dogs and mostly Labrador retrievers – pad around a room full of clients for 15-20 minutes at a time to be stroked, patted and played with. The sessions cost £250 an hour for a maximum of four hours.\r\n\r\nhttps://youtu.be/spAwPbN77nA\r\n\r\n“The dogs need a break after a while because it’s tiring being the subject of constant attention,” says Rob, who most recently held Doggy De-stress sessions at <a href=\"http://www.harrods.com/\">Harrods</a> HQ.\r\n\r\n“We use mainly Labrador retrievers because they’re generally more submissive and they just love being fussed. People know them as safe, happy dogs, too.\r\n\r\n“Some people just want cuddles – even to lay down on the floor with the dogs. We went to one university where the students were so de-stressed they were falling asleep on them, so we ended up extending the session.\r\n\r\n“People go away with huge smiles on their faces and we’re told productivity for the whole week goes up.”\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','','','inherit','closed','closed','','13894-revision-v1','','','2017-06-23 12:41:38','2017-06-23 12:41:38','',13894,'http://www.leagraham.com/13894-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(13909,8,'2017-06-24 08:33:20','2017-06-24 08:33:20','&nbsp;\r\n<h1>The power of pets in the workplace - should your next hire be a dog?</h1>\r\nToday is #BringYourDogToWorkDay – the one day of the year, when you don’t have to feel guilty about leaving the hound at home.\r\n\r\nAt <a href=\"http://www.basepoint.co.uk/locations/haywards-heath\">Basepoint Haywards Heath</a>, though, it will be business as usual.\r\n\r\nWorkers here don’t need an excuse to bring their pet to the office. The Centre makes its dog-friendly policy a selling point and almost a third of its 33 self-contained units are manned by as many four as two-legged staff. Far from being bone idle, they work hard at keeping spirits up, blood pressure down and provide endless cute Twitter content.\r\n\r\nEveryone has a soft spot for Boris, a handsome golden Labrador who effortlessly upstaged his owner Alex when he first arrived. “All the girls here loved him at first sight. Alex didn’t get a second glance,” confides Assistant Centre Manager, Claire Johnson.\r\n\r\nThen there’s Buster, a cheeky young cockerpoo and his older sidekick poodle, Kola; Digby, a “talkative” cocker spaniel barely out of puppyhood, whose owner wouldn’t have had a dog if she couldn’t take him to work; the elegant whippets Kubla, Ghengis and Balti; butch terrier Bruno; relative newcomer black Lab Isla; and this month’s raw recruit, Tibetan terrier Billy, who came with a posh Crufts-winning pedigree.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_13895\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_0220.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-13895 size-medium\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_0220-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"All in a day\'s work: Buster, left, and Kola in the office at Basepoint Haywards Heath\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> All in a day\'s work: Buster, left, and Kola in the office at Basepoint Haywards Heath; and below with owner Alex (still on the phone!)[/caption]\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_0225-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-13899 aligncenter\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_0225-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\n“The beauty of a business centre is that it doesn’t have to be a lonely experience,” says Claire. “And I’ve definitely noticed the dog owners bonding, the dogs certainly do. Some licensees walk other people’s dogs and nearly everybody stops and makes a fuss of them.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_13902\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Billy@basepointhaywardsheath.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Billy@basepointhaywardsheath-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"New recruit: Billy joins the pack at Basepoint Haywards Heath\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> New recruit: Billy joins the pack at Basepoint Haywards Heath[/caption]\r\n\r\nCuriously, having all these canines around the place makes it feel more, well, human.\r\n\r\nIt’s why Nestlé introduced a dog-friendly workplace policy at its Gatwick HQ in 2015, installing special tethering stations into the floor and dedicating an area of the grounds for dog walking – Central Bark, of course. The owner of the Purina pet food brand has a dog ‘hiring’ policy – every hound undergoes checks before being issued a ‘pawsport’ to the building – and the company works hard at making sure the pets are as happy as their owners, figuring that a happy dog means a happy, productive worker. The positive PR fall out, of course, has been massive.\r\n\r\nIt’s expected that 100 dogs, out of 1,000 staff, will be registered to ‘work’ at Nestle by the end of this year and managers talk of there being a more “social” atmosphere with better communication between departments.\r\n\r\nI once worked an entire shift at a national newspaper office with my cocker spaniel curled up beside my desk. I’d like to say it was because the company had a wellbeing policy that recognised bringing your dog to work was good for mental health. But the truth is, I’d forgotten Abby was still in the boot of the car when I drove off late for my morning shift. Throughout the day, though, colleagues I barely recognised, wandered over to have a pat and a chat.\r\n\r\nThe US Center for Health Research points out that more studies are needed on the psychophysical effects of pets on our health. But it quotes a 2002 study in which researchers measured changes in heart rate and blood pressure among people who had a dog or cat, compared to those who did not, when participants were under pressure – in this case, performing a timed mathematics task.\r\n\r\n“The pet owners had lower resting heart rates and blood pressure measures at the beginning of the experiment than non-pet owners. People with a dog or cat were also less likely to have spikes in heart rates and blood pressure while performing the test, and their heart rates and blood pressure returned to normal more quickly,\" it said. \"They also made fewer errors in their maths when their pet was present in the room.\"\r\n\r\nIt concluded: “These findings indicated that having a dog or cat lowered the risk of heart disease, as well as lowering stress so that performance improved.\"\r\n\r\nIf this all this gives you paws for thought but you’re reluctant to turn your workplace into a pet crèche, then you could always hire in a spot of fur therapy (or maybe that should be furepy).\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.doggyde-stress.co.uk/\">Doggy De-stress</a>, launched last year by former animal welfare professional Rob Harris, takes dogs into companies and universities in London and the South East to help stressed-out students and workers switch off. 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The Centre makes its dog-friendly policy a selling point and almost a third of its 33 self-contained units are manned by as many four as two-legged staff. Far from being bone idle, they work hard at keeping spirits up, blood pressure down and provide endless cute Twitter content.\r\n\r\nEveryone has a soft spot for Boris, a handsome golden Labrador who effortlessly upstaged his owner Alex when he first arrived. “All the girls here loved him at first sight. Alex didn’t get a second glance,” confides Assistant Centre Manager, Claire Johnson.\r\n\r\nThen there’s Buster, a cheeky young cockerpoo and his older sidekick poodle, Kola; Digby, a “talkative” cocker spaniel barely out of puppyhood, whose owner wouldn’t have had a dog if she couldn’t take him to work; the elegant whippets Kubla, Ghengis and Balti; butch terrier Bruno; relative newcomer black Lab Isla; and this month’s raw recruit, Tibetan terrier Billy, who came with a posh Crufts-winning pedigree.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_13895\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_0220.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-13895 size-medium\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_0220-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"All in a day\'s work: Buster, left, and Kola in the office at Basepoint Haywards Heath\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> All in a day\'s work: Buster, left, and Kola in the office at Basepoint Haywards Heath; and below with owner Alex (still on the phone!)[/caption]\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_0225-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-13899 aligncenter\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_0225-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\n“The beauty of a business centre is that it doesn’t have to be a lonely experience,” says Claire. “And I’ve definitely noticed the dog owners bonding, the dogs certainly do. Some licensees walk other people’s dogs and nearly everybody stops and makes a fuss of them.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_13902\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Billy@basepointhaywardsheath.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Billy@basepointhaywardsheath-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"New recruit: Billy joins the pack at Basepoint Haywards Heath\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> New recruit: Billy joins the pack at Basepoint Haywards Heath[/caption]\r\n\r\nCuriously, having all these canines around the place makes it feel more, well, human.\r\n\r\nIt’s why Nestlé introduced a dog-friendly workplace policy at its Gatwick HQ in 2015, installing special tethering stations into the floor and dedicating an area of the grounds for dog walking – Central Bark, of course. The owner of the Purina pet food brand has a dog ‘hiring’ policy – every hound undergoes checks before being issued a ‘pawsport’ to the building – and the company works hard at making sure the pets are as happy as their owners, figuring that a happy dog means a happy, productive worker. The positive PR fall out, of course, has been massive.\r\n\r\nIt’s expected that 100 dogs, out of 1,000 staff, will be registered to ‘work’ at Nestle by the end of this year and managers talk of there being a more “social” atmosphere with better communication between departments.\r\n\r\nI once worked an entire shift at a national newspaper office with my cocker spaniel curled up beside my desk. I’d like to say it was because the company had a wellbeing policy that recognised bringing your dog to work was good for mental health. But the truth is, I’d forgotten Abby was still in the boot of the car when I drove off late for my morning shift. Throughout the day, though, colleagues I barely recognised, wandered over to have a pat and a chat.\r\n\r\nThe US Center for Health Research points out that more studies are needed on the psychophysical effects of pets on our health. But it quotes a 2002 study in which researchers measured changes in heart rate and blood pressure among people who had a dog or cat, compared to those who did not, when participants were under pressure – in this case, performing a timed mathematics task.\r\n\r\n“The pet owners had lower resting heart rates and blood pressure measures at the beginning of the experiment than non-pet owners. People with a dog or cat were also less likely to have spikes in heart rates and blood pressure while performing the test, and their heart rates and blood pressure returned to normal more quickly,\" it said. \"They also made fewer errors in their maths when their pet was present in the room.\"\r\n\r\nIt concluded: “These findings indicated that having a dog or cat lowered the risk of heart disease, as well as lowering stress so that performance improved.\"\r\n\r\nIf this all this gives you paws for thought but you’re reluctant to turn your workplace into a pet crèche, then you could always hire in a spot of fur therapy (or maybe that should be furepy).\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.doggyde-stress.co.uk/\">Doggy De-stress</a>, launched last year by former animal welfare professional Rob Harris, takes dogs into companies and universities in London and the South East to help stressed-out students and workers switch off. 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I think we all returned to England with a renewed passion for football.”\r\n\r\n--end--\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"6\" ids=\"13911,13912,13913,13914,13915,13916\"]','LOGS students get their kicks with professional football squad','','inherit','closed','closed','','13910-revision-v1','','','2017-06-26 09:42:44','2017-06-26 09:42:44','',13910,'http://www.leagraham.com/13910-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(13920,9,'2017-06-26 12:30:28','2017-06-26 12:30:28','<h1><strong>LOGS Students go for gold </strong></h1>\r\nStudents from Lewes Old Grammar School (LOGS) took home 11 medals from the ISA Athletics Finals last week, as they represented the London South County in the national competition.\r\n\r\nBattling record-breaking heat and humidity at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, the pupils came second in the competition as they won four gold, eight silver and two bronze medals.\r\n\r\nStudents from Years 7 to 10 took part in a variety of events on the day, which is organised annually by the Independent Schools Association for its 431 member schools.\r\n\r\nLeading LOGS’s victories were Hector Summers and Anouska Fairhurst, who won gold medals in Javelin, while Maia Hardman came first in the 800m sprint.\r\n\r\nYear 10 student Hannah Williams excelled in a myriad of activities, winning silver medals in the 100m race and javelin, while also competing alongside Calysta Morris, Maia Hardman and Scarlett Fox to come second in the Girls Relay.\r\n\r\nStudents from LOGS junior school, Morley House, also scored one silver and one bronze medal.\r\n\r\nJaved Alikhan, PE Teacher at LOGS, said: “The girls did an absolutely amazing job representing the school and county. It was great to see students from across the country come together in the hot weather to celebrate their love of athletics. We’re so proud of all our students who competed.”\r\n\r\n--end--\r\n\r\n<strong>RESULTS</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><u>Year 7:</u></strong>\r\n\r\n1<sup>st</sup> Javelin Hector Summers 29m91\r\n\r\n4<sup>th</sup> Jess Powell 100m 14.27s\r\n\r\n6<sup>th</sup> Jess Powell Shot Put 6m99\r\n\r\n7<sup>th</sup> Stan Pendered 1500m 5.22.95\r\n\r\n<strong><u>Year 8/9</u></strong>\r\n\r\n1<sup>st</sup> Anouska Fairhust Javelin 36m14\r\n\r\n2<sup>nd</sup> Chloe Kornevall 800m 2.30.88\r\n\r\n3<sup>rd</sup> Chloe Kornevall 200m 28.53\r\n\r\n3<sup>rd</sup> Girls Relay team Anouska Fairhurst, Chloe Kornevall, Charlotte Richardson, Amelia Bioletti\r\n\r\n7<sup>th</sup> Piper Bull Shot Put 6m78\r\n\r\n7<sup>th</sup> Charlotte Richardson High Jump 1m20\r\n\r\n2<sup>nd</sup> Atticus Mohapi Dobouny 1500m 4.36.48\r\n\r\n4<sup>th</sup> Freddie Gander 800m 2.14.96\r\n\r\n<strong><u>Year 10/11 </u></strong>\r\n\r\n1<sup>st</sup> Maia Hardman 800m 4.51.26\r\n\r\n2<sup>nd</sup> Hannah Williams 100m 13.41\r\n\r\n2<sup>nd</sup> Hannah Williams Javelin 31m11\r\n\r\n2<sup>nd</sup> Calysta Morris 200m 27.46\r\n\r\n2<sup>nd</sup> Girls Relay Maia Hardman, Calysta Morris, Hannah Williams, Scarlett Fox\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"6\" ids=\"13929,13928,13927,13926,13923\"]','LOGS Students go for gold at ISA Athletics Finals','','publish','closed','open','','logs-students-go-gold-isa-athletics-finals','','','2017-06-26 12:31:21','2017-06-26 12:31:21','',0,'http://www.leagraham.com/?p=13920',0,'post','',0),(13921,9,'2017-06-26 12:25:53','2017-06-26 12:25:53','','Caly','','inherit','closed','closed','','caly','','','2017-06-26 12:25:53','2017-06-26 12:25:53','',13920,'http://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Caly.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(13922,9,'2017-06-26 12:26:02','2017-06-26 12:26:02','','Chloe','','inherit','closed','closed','','chloe','','','2017-06-26 12:26:02','2017-06-26 12:26:02','',13920,'http://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Chloe.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(13923,9,'2017-06-26 12:26:07','2017-06-26 12:26:07','','Hector','Student Hector prepares to launch a javelin','inherit','closed','closed','','hector','','','2017-06-26 12:30:15','2017-06-26 12:30:15','',13920,'http://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Hector.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(13924,9,'2017-06-26 12:26:47','2017-06-26 12:26:47','','DCtYT6fXsAE9u7B','The LOGS Girls Relay team, representing London South. 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She’s an avid reader – she has wall-to-wall shelves full of everything from <em>Harry Potter</em> to Shakespeare - and she’s always writing, so having heard about the competition from her Uncle, she was very keen to enter the Prize. She wrote from the heart, and I think her passion for the subject is what makes the composition so powerful and beautiful. She has never been afraid to speak her mind and we learn from her on a daily basis”.\r\n\r\nYasmin said: \"I was up against some really tough competition so it was a great surprise to win. Hearing an Oxford graduate read the last three paragraphs of my essay was an unforgettable experience, and I was honoured when a Muslim family came up to me afterwards and said how deeply they\'d been touched. I feel even more motivated to keep writing!\"\r\n\r\nRobert Blewitt, Headteacher of LOGS, said: “Yasmin’s success serves as inspiration for other pupils and her writing offers a valuable insight into the diversity of culture in modern Britain. Her style is mature way beyond her years and we have high hopes for her future career.”\r\n\r\n<a name=\"different\"></a>--end--                             29 June 2016\r\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Different?</strong></span></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Yesterday evening my small family of four sat eating dinner at the kitchen table. My parents have always insisted that dinner be a meal that is eaten together with everybody enjoying the same food, but this day was an exception. </em></p>\r\n<em>My dad and brother ate a roasted sweet potato each with kale and grilled chicken and my mother and I sat beside them eating paya. To us each of our meals seemed perfectly delicious and exciting, but I had a feeling that, had anybody else walked in, they would have been confused or maybe even disgusted. Paya is the word for lamb-foot curry in Urdu. My mum laughed as she realised the humour of the situation. My white, Irish father and red-haired, freckled brother on one side of the table and myself and my Pakistani mother on the other. Situations like this remind me how special and rare my family is.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>My mum told me recently about the first time that I realised I wasn’t like the other children in my tiny school in Brighton, a town known for its overwhelming white population. I must have been seven or eight years old the day I came home and asked her, “Why can’t I have blonde hair and blue eyes like the pretty girls?”. She explained that my black hair which back then reached my waist, and my dark eyes along with my darkish complexion were all the result of my grandparents leaving Pakistan and giving up everything they had to move to a country where their children’s lives would be better and wasn’t that the most beautiful thing of all?</em>\r\n\r\n<em>A few weeks after this conversation, my school had an assembly on Eid - a Muslim religious festival. That day I stood in front of the whole school in the traditional red, sequined, Pakistani salwar kameez that my grandmother had bought me, a bindi on my forehead and I told the school about the beautiful culture from which my family blossomed. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>Over the years, my hair and skin have grown lighter and my heritage is less noticeable at a glance. I am past the age where young Muslim women first begin to wear a hijab, and have chosen not to wear one not because I’m ashamed of who I am, but because I just don’t feel it’s necessary for me. Because of all of this, people are led to believe that there’s no way I could ever be a truly dedicated Muslim. I understand why they may think this. With little or no direct contact with Muslims, their perceptions of us are shaped by the way we are portrayed in the media. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>Quite often I will be sitting in the school canteen with my friends and somebody I don’t know very well will sit beside me. They’ll see that I’m eating some lonely, wilted vegetables instead of the delicious sausages and mash that they’re enjoying. They’ll pause and I will almost hear the cogs in their brains turning. “Are you vegetarian?” they’ll ask. I’ll tell them that I’m not vegetarian, I’m a Muslim. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>This is when the questions start and I realise I have to be a spokesperson for Muslim people everywhere. They ask me why I don’t pray five times a day, why I don’t wear a hijab, if I believe in science (one of the stranger questions) and if the religion is my choice or if it was forced upon me.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Then come the questions that are harder to answer because of the minimal amount of thought that’s gone into asking them.</em> <em>What do you think of the bombings that are happening? Why don’t Muslims do something about it? Are you ashamed of your religion?</em>\r\n\r\n<em>I’m 15 years old and I’m no expert on my faith. I do know however, that it’s not what many people believe it to be. My grandmother reads the Qu’ran and prays five times a day. She’s one of the gentlest people I know. My grandfather was the same, as are all Muslim members of my family. We are all disgusted and terrified by what some people who call themselves Muslims are doing in the world. In fact, I think the worst effects of their actions is upon us Muslims. Our faith is being villainized and we are being threatened.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>I have two Pakistani cousins with beards. My grandmother is always telling them to shave because she fears that people will recognise them as Muslims and that can be dangerous. She is scared. We are all scared.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Hate crime against Muslims is on the rise and every time a Muslim is abused, we fear for our own safety.</em> <em>When will it be our turn? I’m protected by the disguise that my mixed-heritage has given me, but what about hijabi women and bearded men?</em>\r\n\r\n<em>In all of this I feel helpless and insignificant. I do my little bit by telling those who will listen what we Muslims are truly like, but I get the feeling they don’t see me in the same way they see other Muslims. They see me as different. Maybe I am. </em>\r\n\r\n<strong>Yasmin O’Mahoney,</strong> 15\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">--end-- 29 June 2017</p>\r\n[gallery columns=\"6\" ids=\"13962\"]','Student wins Orwell Prize for insightful account of Muslim life','','publish','closed','open','','student-wins-orwell-prize-insightful-account-muslim-life','','','2017-07-03 12:33:53','2017-07-03 12:33:53','',0,'http://www.leagraham.com/?p=13961',0,'post','',0),(13962,9,'2017-06-29 10:58:40','2017-06-29 10:58:40','','DSC_0181','Yasmin O\'Mahoney with her father Kieran, brother Zak and mother Shahina. 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She’s an avid reader – she has wall-to-wall shelves full of everything from <em>Harry Potter</em> to Shakespeare - and she’s always writing, so having heard about the competition from her Uncle, she was very keen to enter the Prize. She wrote from the heart, and I think her passion for the subject is what makes the composition so powerful and beautiful. She has never been afraid to speak her mind and we learn from her on a daily basis”.\r\n\r\nYasmin said: \"I was up against some really tough competition so it was a great surprise to win. Hearing an Oxford graduate read the last three paragraphs of my essay was an unforgettable experience, and I was honoured when a Muslim family came up to me afterwards and said how deeply they\'d been touched. I feel even more motivated to keep writing!\"\r\n\r\nRobert Blewitt, Headteacher of LOGS, said: “Yasmin’s success serves as inspiration for other pupils and her writing offers a valuable insight into the diversity of culture in modern Britain. Her style is mature way beyond her years and we have high hopes for her future career.”\r\n\r\n--end--                             29 June 2016\r\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Different?</strong></span></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Yesterday evening my small family of four sat eating dinner at the kitchen table. My parents have always insisted that dinner be a meal that is eaten together with everybody enjoying the same food, but this day was an exception. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>My dad and brother ate a roasted sweet potato each with kale and grilled chicken and my mother and I sat beside them eating paya. To us each of our meals seemed perfectly delicious and exciting, but I had a feeling that, had anybody else walked in, they would have been confused or maybe even disgusted. Paya is the word for lamb-foot curry in Urdu. My mum laughed as she realised the humour of the situation. My white, Irish father and red-haired, freckled brother on one side of the table and myself and my Pakistani mother on the other. Situations like this remind me how special and rare my family is.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>My mum told me recently about the first time that I realised I wasn’t like the other children in my tiny school in Brighton, a town known for its overwhelming white population.</em> I must have been seven or eight years old the day I came home and asked her, “Why can’t I have blonde hair and blue eyes like the pretty girls?”. She explained that my black hair which back then reached my waist, and my dark eyes along with my darkish complexion were all the result of my grandparents leaving Pakistan and giving up everything they had to move to a country where their children’s lives would be better and wasn’t that the most beautiful thing of all?\r\n\r\n<em>A few weeks after this conversation, my school had an assembly on Eid - a Muslim religious festival. That day I stood in front of the whole school in the traditional red, sequined, Pakistani salwar kameez that my grandmother had bought me, a bindi on my forehead and I told the school about the beautiful culture from which my family blossomed. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>Over the years, my hair and skin have grown lighter and my heritage is less noticeable at a glance. I am past the age where young Muslim women first begin to wear a hijab, and have chosen not to wear one not because I’m ashamed of who I am, but because I just don’t feel it’s necessary for me. Because of all of this, people are led to believe that there’s no way I could ever be a truly dedicated Muslim. I understand why they may think this. With little or no direct contact with Muslims, their perceptions of us are shaped by the way we are portrayed in the media. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>Quite often I will be sitting in the school canteen with my friends and somebody I don’t know very well will sit beside me. They’ll see that I’m eating some lonely, wilted vegetables instead of the delicious sausages and mash that they’re enjoying. They’ll pause and I will almost hear the cogs in their brains turning. “Are you vegetarian?” they’ll ask. I’ll tell them that I’m not vegetarian, I’m a Muslim. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>This is when the questions start and I realise I have to be a spokesperson for Muslim people everywhere. They ask me why I don’t pray five times a day, why I don’t wear a hijab, if I believe in science (one of the stranger questions) and if the religion is my choice or if it was forced upon me.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Then come the questions that are harder to answer because of the minimal amount of thought that’s gone into asking them.</em> What do you think of the bombings that are happening? Why don’t Muslims do something about it? Are you ashamed of your religion?\r\n\r\n<em>I’m 15 years old and I’m no expert on my faith. I do know however, that it’s not what many people believe it to be. My grandmother reads the Qu’ran and prays five times a day. She’s one of the gentlest people I know. My grandfather was the same, as are all Muslim members of my family. We are all disgusted and terrified by what some people who call themselves Muslims are doing in the world. In fact, I think the worst effects of their actions is upon us Muslims. Our faith is being villainized and we are being threatened.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>I have two Pakistani cousins with beards. My grandmother is always telling them to shave because she fears that people will recognise them as Muslims and that can be dangerous. She is scared. We are all scared.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Hate crime against Muslims is on the rise and every time a Muslim is abused, we fear for our own safety.</em> When will it be our turn? I’m protected by the disguise that my mixed-heritage has given me, but what about hijabi women and bearded men?\r\n\r\n<em>In all of this I feel helpless and insignificant. I do my little bit by telling those who will listen what we Muslims are truly like, but I get the feeling they don’t see me in the same way they see other Muslims. They see me as different. Maybe I am. </em>\r\n\r\n<strong>Yasmin O’Mahoney,</strong> 15</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">--end-- 29 June 2017</p>\r\n[gallery columns=\"6\" ids=\"13962\"]','Student wins Orwell Prize for insightful account of Muslim life','','inherit','closed','closed','','13961-revision-v1','','','2017-06-29 11:00:39','2017-06-29 11:00:39','',13961,'http://www.leagraham.com/13961-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(13964,9,'2017-06-29 11:01:28','2017-06-29 11:01:28','<h1>Student wins Orwell Prize for insightful account of Muslim life</h1>\r\nYasmin O’Mahoney, a talented Year 10 pupil from Lewes Old Grammar School (LOGS), has won the <a href=\"https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-youth-prize/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">George Orwell Literary Prize</a> for her passionate account about modern day life as a British Muslim.\r\n\r\nShe was awarded the national Prize for her essay ‘Different?’ on Tuesday at Pembroke College, Oxford after competing against 178 writers aged 13-18.\r\n\r\nThe final round of the Prize was judged by award-winning writer, journalist and Orwell Fellow Nicci Gerrard, while George Orwell’s son, Richard Blair, presented Yasmin with her award on the day.\r\n\r\n‘Different?’ was written in response to the competition’s brief, which asked entrants to write about the theme of ‘identity’.\r\n\r\nThe essay chronicles the fifteen-year-old’s experience growing up in a multicultural family, and includes a vivid depiction of a family dinner where the physical differences between her Irish father and Pakistani mother are thrown into relief.\r\n\r\nThe winning entry also records how the Lewes student came to terms with her Asian appearance while living in a predominantly white area, and discusses the misrepresentation of Muslims in the media by contrasting stereotypes of Islam that she encounters in her daily life with first-hand memories of her grandparents.\r\n\r\nKieran O’Mahoney, Yasmin’s father, said: “We are so proud of Yasmin. She’s an avid reader – she has wall-to-wall shelves full of everything from <em>Harry Potter</em> to Shakespeare - and she’s always writing, so having heard about the competition from her Uncle, she was very keen to enter the Prize. She wrote from the heart, and I think her passion for the subject is what makes the composition so powerful and beautiful. She has never been afraid to speak her mind and we learn from her on a daily basis”.\r\n\r\nYasmin said: \"I was up against some really tough competition so it was a great surprise to win. Hearing an Oxford graduate read the last three paragraphs of my essay was an unforgettable experience, and I was honoured when a Muslim family came up to me afterwards and said how deeply they\'d been touched. I feel even more motivated to keep writing!\"\r\n\r\nRobert Blewitt, Headteacher of LOGS, said: “Yasmin’s success serves as inspiration for other pupils and her writing offers a valuable insight into the diversity of culture in modern Britain. Her style is mature way beyond her years and we have high hopes for her future career.”\r\n\r\n--end--                             29 June 2016\r\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Different?</strong></span></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Yesterday evening my small family of four sat eating dinner at the kitchen table. My parents have always insisted that dinner be a meal that is eaten together with everybody enjoying the same food, but this day was an exception. </em></p>\r\n<em>My dad and brother ate a roasted sweet potato each with kale and grilled chicken and my mother and I sat beside them eating paya. To us each of our meals seemed perfectly delicious and exciting, but I had a feeling that, had anybody else walked in, they would have been confused or maybe even disgusted. Paya is the word for lamb-foot curry in Urdu. My mum laughed as she realised the humour of the situation. My white, Irish father and red-haired, freckled brother on one side of the table and myself and my Pakistani mother on the other. Situations like this remind me how special and rare my family is.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>My mum told me recently about the first time that I realised I wasn’t like the other children in my tiny school in Brighton, a town known for its overwhelming white population.</em> I must have been seven or eight years old the day I came home and asked her, “Why can’t I have blonde hair and blue eyes like the pretty girls?”. She explained that my black hair which back then reached my waist, and my dark eyes along with my darkish complexion were all the result of my grandparents leaving Pakistan and giving up everything they had to move to a country where their children’s lives would be better and wasn’t that the most beautiful thing of all?\r\n\r\n<em>A few weeks after this conversation, my school had an assembly on Eid - a Muslim religious festival. That day I stood in front of the whole school in the traditional red, sequined, Pakistani salwar kameez that my grandmother had bought me, a bindi on my forehead and I told the school about the beautiful culture from which my family blossomed. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>Over the years, my hair and skin have grown lighter and my heritage is less noticeable at a glance. I am past the age where young Muslim women first begin to wear a hijab, and have chosen not to wear one not because I’m ashamed of who I am, but because I just don’t feel it’s necessary for me. Because of all of this, people are led to believe that there’s no way I could ever be a truly dedicated Muslim. I understand why they may think this. With little or no direct contact with Muslims, their perceptions of us are shaped by the way we are portrayed in the media. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>Quite often I will be sitting in the school canteen with my friends and somebody I don’t know very well will sit beside me. They’ll see that I’m eating some lonely, wilted vegetables instead of the delicious sausages and mash that they’re enjoying. They’ll pause and I will almost hear the cogs in their brains turning. “Are you vegetarian?” they’ll ask. I’ll tell them that I’m not vegetarian, I’m a Muslim. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>This is when the questions start and I realise I have to be a spokesperson for Muslim people everywhere. They ask me why I don’t pray five times a day, why I don’t wear a hijab, if I believe in science (one of the stranger questions) and if the religion is my choice or if it was forced upon me.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Then come the questions that are harder to answer because of the minimal amount of thought that’s gone into asking them.</em> What do you think of the bombings that are happening? Why don’t Muslims do something about it? Are you ashamed of your religion?\r\n\r\n<em>I’m 15 years old and I’m no expert on my faith. I do know however, that it’s not what many people believe it to be. My grandmother reads the Qu’ran and prays five times a day. She’s one of the gentlest people I know. My grandfather was the same, as are all Muslim members of my family. We are all disgusted and terrified by what some people who call themselves Muslims are doing in the world. In fact, I think the worst effects of their actions is upon us Muslims. Our faith is being villainized and we are being threatened.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>I have two Pakistani cousins with beards. My grandmother is always telling them to shave because she fears that people will recognise them as Muslims and that can be dangerous. She is scared. We are all scared.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Hate crime against Muslims is on the rise and every time a Muslim is abused, we fear for our own safety.</em> When will it be our turn? I’m protected by the disguise that my mixed-heritage has given me, but what about hijabi women and bearded men?\r\n\r\n<em>In all of this I feel helpless and insignificant. I do my little bit by telling those who will listen what we Muslims are truly like, but I get the feeling they don’t see me in the same way they see other Muslims. They see me as different. Maybe I am. </em>\r\n\r\n<strong>Yasmin O’Mahoney,</strong> 15\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">--end-- 29 June 2017</p>\r\n[gallery columns=\"6\" ids=\"13962\"]','Student wins Orwell Prize for insightful account of Muslim life','','inherit','closed','closed','','13961-revision-v1','','','2017-06-29 11:01:28','2017-06-29 11:01:28','',13961,'http://www.leagraham.com/13961-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(13965,9,'2017-06-29 11:02:21','2017-06-29 11:02:21','<h1>Student wins Orwell Prize for insightful account of Muslim life</h1>\r\nYasmin O’Mahoney, a talented Year 10 pupil from Lewes Old Grammar School (LOGS), has won the <a href=\"https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-youth-prize/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">George Orwell Literary Prize</a> for her passionate account about modern day life as a British Muslim.\r\n\r\nShe was awarded the national Prize for her essay ‘<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/student-wins-orwell-prize-insightful-account-muslim-life/#different\">Different?</a>’ on Tuesday at Pembroke College, Oxford after competing against 178 writers aged 13-18.\r\n\r\nThe final round of the Prize was judged by award-winning writer, journalist and Orwell Fellow Nicci Gerrard, while George Orwell’s son, Richard Blair, presented Yasmin with her award on the day.\r\n\r\n‘Different?’ was written in response to the competition’s brief, which asked entrants to write about the theme of ‘identity’.\r\n\r\nThe essay chronicles the fifteen-year-old’s experience growing up in a multicultural family, and includes a vivid depiction of a family dinner where the physical differences between her Irish father and Pakistani mother are thrown into relief.\r\n\r\nThe winning entry also records how the Lewes student came to terms with her Asian appearance while living in a predominantly white area, and discusses the misrepresentation of Muslims in the media by contrasting stereotypes of Islam that she encounters in her daily life with first-hand memories of her grandparents.\r\n\r\nKieran O’Mahoney, Yasmin’s father, said: “We are so proud of Yasmin. She’s an avid reader – she has wall-to-wall shelves full of everything from <em>Harry Potter</em> to Shakespeare - and she’s always writing, so having heard about the competition from her Uncle, she was very keen to enter the Prize. She wrote from the heart, and I think her passion for the subject is what makes the composition so powerful and beautiful. She has never been afraid to speak her mind and we learn from her on a daily basis”.\r\n\r\nYasmin said: \"I was up against some really tough competition so it was a great surprise to win. Hearing an Oxford graduate read the last three paragraphs of my essay was an unforgettable experience, and I was honoured when a Muslim family came up to me afterwards and said how deeply they\'d been touched. I feel even more motivated to keep writing!\"\r\n\r\nRobert Blewitt, Headteacher of LOGS, said: “Yasmin’s success serves as inspiration for other pupils and her writing offers a valuable insight into the diversity of culture in modern Britain. Her style is mature way beyond her years and we have high hopes for her future career.”\r\n\r\n--end--                             29 June 2016\r\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Different?</strong></span></h2>\r\n<a name=\"different\"></a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Yesterday evening my small family of four sat eating dinner at the kitchen table. My parents have always insisted that dinner be a meal that is eaten together with everybody enjoying the same food, but this day was an exception. </em></p>\r\n<em>My dad and brother ate a roasted sweet potato each with kale and grilled chicken and my mother and I sat beside them eating paya. To us each of our meals seemed perfectly delicious and exciting, but I had a feeling that, had anybody else walked in, they would have been confused or maybe even disgusted. Paya is the word for lamb-foot curry in Urdu. My mum laughed as she realised the humour of the situation. My white, Irish father and red-haired, freckled brother on one side of the table and myself and my Pakistani mother on the other. Situations like this remind me how special and rare my family is.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>My mum told me recently about the first time that I realised I wasn’t like the other children in my tiny school in Brighton, a town known for its overwhelming white population.</em> I must have been seven or eight years old the day I came home and asked her, “Why can’t I have blonde hair and blue eyes like the pretty girls?”. She explained that my black hair which back then reached my waist, and my dark eyes along with my darkish complexion were all the result of my grandparents leaving Pakistan and giving up everything they had to move to a country where their children’s lives would be better and wasn’t that the most beautiful thing of all?\r\n\r\n<em>A few weeks after this conversation, my school had an assembly on Eid - a Muslim religious festival. That day I stood in front of the whole school in the traditional red, sequined, Pakistani salwar kameez that my grandmother had bought me, a bindi on my forehead and I told the school about the beautiful culture from which my family blossomed. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>Over the years, my hair and skin have grown lighter and my heritage is less noticeable at a glance. I am past the age where young Muslim women first begin to wear a hijab, and have chosen not to wear one not because I’m ashamed of who I am, but because I just don’t feel it’s necessary for me. Because of all of this, people are led to believe that there’s no way I could ever be a truly dedicated Muslim. I understand why they may think this. With little or no direct contact with Muslims, their perceptions of us are shaped by the way we are portrayed in the media. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>Quite often I will be sitting in the school canteen with my friends and somebody I don’t know very well will sit beside me. They’ll see that I’m eating some lonely, wilted vegetables instead of the delicious sausages and mash that they’re enjoying. They’ll pause and I will almost hear the cogs in their brains turning. “Are you vegetarian?” they’ll ask. I’ll tell them that I’m not vegetarian, I’m a Muslim. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>This is when the questions start and I realise I have to be a spokesperson for Muslim people everywhere. They ask me why I don’t pray five times a day, why I don’t wear a hijab, if I believe in science (one of the stranger questions) and if the religion is my choice or if it was forced upon me.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Then come the questions that are harder to answer because of the minimal amount of thought that’s gone into asking them.</em> What do you think of the bombings that are happening? Why don’t Muslims do something about it? Are you ashamed of your religion?\r\n\r\n<em>I’m 15 years old and I’m no expert on my faith. I do know however, that it’s not what many people believe it to be. My grandmother reads the Qu’ran and prays five times a day. She’s one of the gentlest people I know. My grandfather was the same, as are all Muslim members of my family. We are all disgusted and terrified by what some people who call themselves Muslims are doing in the world. In fact, I think the worst effects of their actions is upon us Muslims. Our faith is being villainized and we are being threatened.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>I have two Pakistani cousins with beards. My grandmother is always telling them to shave because she fears that people will recognise them as Muslims and that can be dangerous. She is scared. We are all scared.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Hate crime against Muslims is on the rise and every time a Muslim is abused, we fear for our own safety.</em> When will it be our turn? I’m protected by the disguise that my mixed-heritage has given me, but what about hijabi women and bearded men?\r\n\r\n<em>In all of this I feel helpless and insignificant. I do my little bit by telling those who will listen what we Muslims are truly like, but I get the feeling they don’t see me in the same way they see other Muslims. They see me as different. Maybe I am. </em>\r\n\r\n<strong>Yasmin O’Mahoney,</strong> 15\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">--end-- 29 June 2017</p>\r\n[gallery columns=\"6\" ids=\"13962\"]','Student wins Orwell Prize for insightful account of Muslim life','','inherit','closed','closed','','13961-revision-v1','','','2017-06-29 11:02:21','2017-06-29 11:02:21','',13961,'http://www.leagraham.com/13961-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(13966,9,'2017-06-29 11:03:05','2017-06-29 11:03:05','<h1>Student wins Orwell Prize for insightful account of Muslim life</h1>\r\nYasmin O’Mahoney, a talented Year 10 pupil from Lewes Old Grammar School (LOGS), has won the <a href=\"https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-youth-prize/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">George Orwell Literary Prize</a> for her passionate account about modern day life as a British Muslim.\r\n\r\nShe was awarded the national Prize for her essay ‘<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/student-wins-orwell-prize-insightful-account-muslim-life/#different\">Different?</a>’ on Tuesday at Pembroke College, Oxford after competing against 178 writers aged 13-18.\r\n\r\nThe final round of the Prize was judged by award-winning writer, journalist and Orwell Fellow Nicci Gerrard, while George Orwell’s son, Richard Blair, presented Yasmin with her award on the day.\r\n\r\n‘Different?’ was written in response to the competition’s brief, which asked entrants to write about the theme of ‘identity’.\r\n\r\nThe essay chronicles the fifteen-year-old’s experience growing up in a multicultural family, and includes a vivid depiction of a family dinner where the physical differences between her Irish father and Pakistani mother are thrown into relief.\r\n\r\nThe winning entry also records how the Lewes student came to terms with her Asian appearance while living in a predominantly white area, and discusses the misrepresentation of Muslims in the media by contrasting stereotypes of Islam that she encounters in her daily life with first-hand memories of her grandparents.\r\n\r\nKieran O’Mahoney, Yasmin’s father, said: “We are so proud of Yasmin. She’s an avid reader – she has wall-to-wall shelves full of everything from <em>Harry Potter</em> to Shakespeare - and she’s always writing, so having heard about the competition from her Uncle, she was very keen to enter the Prize. She wrote from the heart, and I think her passion for the subject is what makes the composition so powerful and beautiful. She has never been afraid to speak her mind and we learn from her on a daily basis”.\r\n\r\nYasmin said: \"I was up against some really tough competition so it was a great surprise to win. Hearing an Oxford graduate read the last three paragraphs of my essay was an unforgettable experience, and I was honoured when a Muslim family came up to me afterwards and said how deeply they\'d been touched. I feel even more motivated to keep writing!\"\r\n\r\nRobert Blewitt, Headteacher of LOGS, said: “Yasmin’s success serves as inspiration for other pupils and her writing offers a valuable insight into the diversity of culture in modern Britain. Her style is mature way beyond her years and we have high hopes for her future career.”\r\n\r\n<a name=\"different\"></a>--end--                             29 June 2016\r\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Different?</strong></span></h2>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Yesterday evening my small family of four sat eating dinner at the kitchen table. My parents have always insisted that dinner be a meal that is eaten together with everybody enjoying the same food, but this day was an exception. </em></p>\r\n<em>My dad and brother ate a roasted sweet potato each with kale and grilled chicken and my mother and I sat beside them eating paya. To us each of our meals seemed perfectly delicious and exciting, but I had a feeling that, had anybody else walked in, they would have been confused or maybe even disgusted. Paya is the word for lamb-foot curry in Urdu. My mum laughed as she realised the humour of the situation. My white, Irish father and red-haired, freckled brother on one side of the table and myself and my Pakistani mother on the other. Situations like this remind me how special and rare my family is.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>My mum told me recently about the first time that I realised I wasn’t like the other children in my tiny school in Brighton, a town known for its overwhelming white population.</em> I must have been seven or eight years old the day I came home and asked her, “Why can’t I have blonde hair and blue eyes like the pretty girls?”. She explained that my black hair which back then reached my waist, and my dark eyes along with my darkish complexion were all the result of my grandparents leaving Pakistan and giving up everything they had to move to a country where their children’s lives would be better and wasn’t that the most beautiful thing of all?\r\n\r\n<em>A few weeks after this conversation, my school had an assembly on Eid - a Muslim religious festival. That day I stood in front of the whole school in the traditional red, sequined, Pakistani salwar kameez that my grandmother had bought me, a bindi on my forehead and I told the school about the beautiful culture from which my family blossomed. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>Over the years, my hair and skin have grown lighter and my heritage is less noticeable at a glance. I am past the age where young Muslim women first begin to wear a hijab, and have chosen not to wear one not because I’m ashamed of who I am, but because I just don’t feel it’s necessary for me. Because of all of this, people are led to believe that there’s no way I could ever be a truly dedicated Muslim. I understand why they may think this. With little or no direct contact with Muslims, their perceptions of us are shaped by the way we are portrayed in the media. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>Quite often I will be sitting in the school canteen with my friends and somebody I don’t know very well will sit beside me. They’ll see that I’m eating some lonely, wilted vegetables instead of the delicious sausages and mash that they’re enjoying. They’ll pause and I will almost hear the cogs in their brains turning. “Are you vegetarian?” they’ll ask. I’ll tell them that I’m not vegetarian, I’m a Muslim. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>This is when the questions start and I realise I have to be a spokesperson for Muslim people everywhere. They ask me why I don’t pray five times a day, why I don’t wear a hijab, if I believe in science (one of the stranger questions) and if the religion is my choice or if it was forced upon me.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Then come the questions that are harder to answer because of the minimal amount of thought that’s gone into asking them.</em> What do you think of the bombings that are happening? Why don’t Muslims do something about it? Are you ashamed of your religion?\r\n\r\n<em>I’m 15 years old and I’m no expert on my faith. I do know however, that it’s not what many people believe it to be. My grandmother reads the Qu’ran and prays five times a day. She’s one of the gentlest people I know. My grandfather was the same, as are all Muslim members of my family. We are all disgusted and terrified by what some people who call themselves Muslims are doing in the world. In fact, I think the worst effects of their actions is upon us Muslims. Our faith is being villainized and we are being threatened.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>I have two Pakistani cousins with beards. My grandmother is always telling them to shave because she fears that people will recognise them as Muslims and that can be dangerous. She is scared. We are all scared.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Hate crime against Muslims is on the rise and every time a Muslim is abused, we fear for our own safety.</em> When will it be our turn? I’m protected by the disguise that my mixed-heritage has given me, but what about hijabi women and bearded men?\r\n\r\n<em>In all of this I feel helpless and insignificant. I do my little bit by telling those who will listen what we Muslims are truly like, but I get the feeling they don’t see me in the same way they see other Muslims. They see me as different. Maybe I am. </em>\r\n\r\n<strong>Yasmin O’Mahoney,</strong> 15\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">--end-- 29 June 2017</p>\r\n[gallery columns=\"6\" ids=\"13962\"]','Student wins Orwell Prize for insightful account of Muslim life','','inherit','closed','closed','','13961-revision-v1','','','2017-06-29 11:03:05','2017-06-29 11:03:05','',13961,'http://www.leagraham.com/13961-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(13967,9,'2017-06-29 11:03:38','2017-06-29 11:03:38','<h1>Student wins Orwell Prize for insightful account of Muslim life</h1>\r\nYasmin O’Mahoney, a talented Year 10 pupil from Lewes Old Grammar School (LOGS), has won the <a href=\"https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-youth-prize/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">George Orwell Literary Prize</a> for her passionate account about modern day life as a British Muslim.\r\n\r\nShe was awarded the national Prize for her essay ‘<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/student-wins-orwell-prize-insightful-account-muslim-life/#different\">Different?</a>’ on Tuesday at Pembroke College, Oxford after competing against 178 writers aged 13-18.\r\n\r\nThe final round of the Prize was judged by award-winning writer, journalist and Orwell Fellow Nicci Gerrard, while George Orwell’s son, Richard Blair, presented Yasmin with her award on the day.\r\n\r\n‘Different?’ was written in response to the competition’s brief, which asked entrants to write about the theme of ‘identity’.\r\n\r\nThe essay chronicles the fifteen-year-old’s experience growing up in a multicultural family, and includes a vivid depiction of a family dinner where the physical differences between her Irish father and Pakistani mother are thrown into relief.\r\n\r\nThe winning entry also records how the Lewes student came to terms with her Asian appearance while living in a predominantly white area, and discusses the misrepresentation of Muslims in the media by contrasting stereotypes of Islam that she encounters in her daily life with first-hand memories of her grandparents.\r\n\r\nKieran O’Mahoney, Yasmin’s father, said: “We are so proud of Yasmin. She’s an avid reader – she has wall-to-wall shelves full of everything from <em>Harry Potter</em> to Shakespeare - and she’s always writing, so having heard about the competition from her Uncle, she was very keen to enter the Prize. She wrote from the heart, and I think her passion for the subject is what makes the composition so powerful and beautiful. She has never been afraid to speak her mind and we learn from her on a daily basis”.\r\n\r\nYasmin said: \"I was up against some really tough competition so it was a great surprise to win. Hearing an Oxford graduate read the last three paragraphs of my essay was an unforgettable experience, and I was honoured when a Muslim family came up to me afterwards and said how deeply they\'d been touched. I feel even more motivated to keep writing!\"\r\n\r\nRobert Blewitt, Headteacher of LOGS, said: “Yasmin’s success serves as inspiration for other pupils and her writing offers a valuable insight into the diversity of culture in modern Britain. Her style is mature way beyond her years and we have high hopes for her future career.”\r\n\r\n<a name=\"different\"></a>--end--                             29 June 2016\r\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Different?</strong></span></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Yesterday evening my small family of four sat eating dinner at the kitchen table. My parents have always insisted that dinner be a meal that is eaten together with everybody enjoying the same food, but this day was an exception. </em></p>\r\n<em>My dad and brother ate a roasted sweet potato each with kale and grilled chicken and my mother and I sat beside them eating paya. To us each of our meals seemed perfectly delicious and exciting, but I had a feeling that, had anybody else walked in, they would have been confused or maybe even disgusted. Paya is the word for lamb-foot curry in Urdu. My mum laughed as she realised the humour of the situation. My white, Irish father and red-haired, freckled brother on one side of the table and myself and my Pakistani mother on the other. Situations like this remind me how special and rare my family is.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>My mum told me recently about the first time that I realised I wasn’t like the other children in my tiny school in Brighton, a town known for its overwhelming white population. I must have been seven or eight years old the day I came home and asked her, “Why can’t I have blonde hair and blue eyes like the pretty girls?”. She explained that my black hair which back then reached my waist, and my dark eyes along with my darkish complexion were all the result of my grandparents leaving Pakistan and giving up everything they had to move to a country where their children’s lives would be better and wasn’t that the most beautiful thing of all?</em>\r\n\r\n<em>A few weeks after this conversation, my school had an assembly on Eid - a Muslim religious festival. That day I stood in front of the whole school in the traditional red, sequined, Pakistani salwar kameez that my grandmother had bought me, a bindi on my forehead and I told the school about the beautiful culture from which my family blossomed. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>Over the years, my hair and skin have grown lighter and my heritage is less noticeable at a glance. I am past the age where young Muslim women first begin to wear a hijab, and have chosen not to wear one not because I’m ashamed of who I am, but because I just don’t feel it’s necessary for me. Because of all of this, people are led to believe that there’s no way I could ever be a truly dedicated Muslim. I understand why they may think this. With little or no direct contact with Muslims, their perceptions of us are shaped by the way we are portrayed in the media. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>Quite often I will be sitting in the school canteen with my friends and somebody I don’t know very well will sit beside me. They’ll see that I’m eating some lonely, wilted vegetables instead of the delicious sausages and mash that they’re enjoying. They’ll pause and I will almost hear the cogs in their brains turning. “Are you vegetarian?” they’ll ask. I’ll tell them that I’m not vegetarian, I’m a Muslim. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>This is when the questions start and I realise I have to be a spokesperson for Muslim people everywhere. They ask me why I don’t pray five times a day, why I don’t wear a hijab, if I believe in science (one of the stranger questions) and if the religion is my choice or if it was forced upon me.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Then come the questions that are harder to answer because of the minimal amount of thought that’s gone into asking them.</em> <em>What do you think of the bombings that are happening? Why don’t Muslims do something about it? Are you ashamed of your religion?</em>\r\n\r\n<em>I’m 15 years old and I’m no expert on my faith. I do know however, that it’s not what many people believe it to be. My grandmother reads the Qu’ran and prays five times a day. She’s one of the gentlest people I know. My grandfather was the same, as are all Muslim members of my family. We are all disgusted and terrified by what some people who call themselves Muslims are doing in the world. In fact, I think the worst effects of their actions is upon us Muslims. Our faith is being villainized and we are being threatened.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>I have two Pakistani cousins with beards. My grandmother is always telling them to shave because she fears that people will recognise them as Muslims and that can be dangerous. She is scared. We are all scared.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Hate crime against Muslims is on the rise and every time a Muslim is abused, we fear for our own safety.</em> When will it be our turn? I’m protected by the disguise that my mixed-heritage has given me, but what about hijabi women and bearded men?\r\n\r\n<em>In all of this I feel helpless and insignificant. I do my little bit by telling those who will listen what we Muslims are truly like, but I get the feeling they don’t see me in the same way they see other Muslims. They see me as different. Maybe I am. </em>\r\n\r\n<strong>Yasmin O’Mahoney,</strong> 15\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">--end-- 29 June 2017</p>\r\n[gallery columns=\"6\" ids=\"13962\"]','Student wins Orwell Prize for insightful account of Muslim life','','inherit','closed','closed','','13961-revision-v1','','','2017-06-29 11:03:38','2017-06-29 11:03:38','',13961,'http://www.leagraham.com/13961-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(13968,9,'2017-06-29 11:14:36','2017-06-29 11:14:36','<h1>Student wins Orwell Prize for insightful account of Muslim life</h1>\r\nYasmin O’Mahoney, a talented Year 10 pupil from Lewes Old Grammar School (LOGS), has won the <a href=\"https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-youth-prize/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">George Orwell Literary Prize</a> for her passionate account about modern day life as a British Muslim.\r\n\r\nShe was awarded the national Prize for her essay ‘<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/student-wins-orwell-prize-insightful-account-muslim-life/#different\">Different?</a>’ on Tuesday at Pembroke College, Oxford after competing against 178 writers aged 13-18.\r\n\r\nThe final round of the Prize was judged by award-winning writer, journalist and Orwell Fellow Nicci Gerrard, while George Orwell’s son, Richard Blair, presented Yasmin with her award on the day.\r\n\r\n‘Different?’ was written in response to the competition’s brief, which asked entrants to write about the theme of ‘identity’.\r\n\r\nThe essay chronicles the fifteen-year-old’s experience growing up in a multicultural family, and includes a vivid depiction of a family dinner where the physical differences between her Irish father and Pakistani mother are thrown into relief.\r\n\r\nThe winning entry also records how the Lewes student came to terms with her Asian appearance while living in a predominantly white area, and discusses the misrepresentation of Muslims in the media by contrasting stereotypes of Islam that she encounters in her daily life with first-hand memories of her grandparents.\r\n\r\nKieran O’Mahoney, Yasmin’s father, said: “We are so proud of Yasmin. She’s an avid reader – she has wall-to-wall shelves full of everything from <em>Harry Potter</em> to Shakespeare - and she’s always writing, so having heard about the competition from her Uncle, she was very keen to enter the Prize. She wrote from the heart, and I think her passion for the subject is what makes the composition so powerful and beautiful. She has never been afraid to speak her mind and we learn from her on a daily basis”.\r\n\r\nYasmin said: \"I was up against some really tough competition so it was a great surprise to win. Hearing an Oxford graduate read the last three paragraphs of my essay was an unforgettable experience, and I was honoured when a Muslim family came up to me afterwards and said how deeply they\'d been touched. I feel even more motivated to keep writing!\"\r\n\r\nRobert Blewitt, Headteacher of LOGS, said: “Yasmin’s success serves as inspiration for other pupils and her writing offers a valuable insight into the diversity of culture in modern Britain. Her style is mature way beyond her years and we have high hopes for her future career.”\r\n\r\n<a name=\"different\"></a>--end--                             29 June 2016\r\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Different?</strong></span></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Yesterday evening my small family of four sat eating dinner at the kitchen table. My parents have always insisted that dinner be a meal that is eaten together with everybody enjoying the same food, but this day was an exception. </em></p>\r\n<em>My dad and brother ate a roasted sweet potato each with kale and grilled chicken and my mother and I sat beside them eating paya. To us each of our meals seemed perfectly delicious and exciting, but I had a feeling that, had anybody else walked in, they would have been confused or maybe even disgusted. Paya is the word for lamb-foot curry in Urdu. My mum laughed as she realised the humour of the situation. My white, Irish father and red-haired, freckled brother on one side of the table and myself and my Pakistani mother on the other. Situations like this remind me how special and rare my family is.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>My mum told me recently about the first time that I realised I wasn’t like the other children in my tiny school in Brighton, a town known for its overwhelming white population. I must have been seven or eight years old the day I came home and asked her, “Why can’t I have blonde hair and blue eyes like the pretty girls?”. She explained that my black hair which back then reached my waist, and my dark eyes along with my darkish complexion were all the result of my grandparents leaving Pakistan and giving up everything they had to move to a country where their children’s lives would be better and wasn’t that the most beautiful thing of all?</em>\r\n\r\n<em>A few weeks after this conversation, my school had an assembly on Eid - a Muslim religious festival. That day I stood in front of the whole school in the traditional red, sequined, Pakistani salwar kameez that my grandmother had bought me, a bindi on my forehead and I told the school about the beautiful culture from which my family blossomed. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>Over the years, my hair and skin have grown lighter and my heritage is less noticeable at a glance. I am past the age where young Muslim women first begin to wear a hijab, and have chosen not to wear one not because I’m ashamed of who I am, but because I just don’t feel it’s necessary for me. Because of all of this, people are led to believe that there’s no way I could ever be a truly dedicated Muslim. I understand why they may think this. With little or no direct contact with Muslims, their perceptions of us are shaped by the way we are portrayed in the media. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>Quite often I will be sitting in the school canteen with my friends and somebody I don’t know very well will sit beside me. They’ll see that I’m eating some lonely, wilted vegetables instead of the delicious sausages and mash that they’re enjoying. They’ll pause and I will almost hear the cogs in their brains turning. “Are you vegetarian?” they’ll ask. I’ll tell them that I’m not vegetarian, I’m a Muslim. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>This is when the questions start and I realise I have to be a spokesperson for Muslim people everywhere. They ask me why I don’t pray five times a day, why I don’t wear a hijab, if I believe in science (one of the stranger questions) and if the religion is my choice or if it was forced upon me.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Then come the questions that are harder to answer because of the minimal amount of thought that’s gone into asking them.</em> <em>What do you think of the bombings that are happening? Why don’t Muslims do something about it? Are you ashamed of your religion?</em>\r\n\r\n<em>I’m 15 years old and I’m no expert on my faith. I do know however, that it’s not what many people believe it to be. My grandmother reads the Qu’ran and prays five times a day. She’s one of the gentlest people I know. My grandfather was the same, as are all Muslim members of my family. We are all disgusted and terrified by what some people who call themselves Muslims are doing in the world. In fact, I think the worst effects of their actions is upon us Muslims. Our faith is being villainized and we are being threatened.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>I have two Pakistani cousins with beards. My grandmother is always telling them to shave because she fears that people will recognise them as Muslims and that can be dangerous. She is scared. We are all scared.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Hate crime against Muslims is on the rise and every time a Muslim is abused, we fear for our own safety.</em> <em>When will it be our turn? I’m protected by the disguise that my mixed-heritage has given me, but what about hijabi women and bearded men?</em>\r\n\r\n<em>In all of this I feel helpless and insignificant. I do my little bit by telling those who will listen what we Muslims are truly like, but I get the feeling they don’t see me in the same way they see other Muslims. They see me as different. Maybe I am. </em>\r\n\r\n<strong>Yasmin O’Mahoney,</strong> 15\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">--end-- 29 June 2017</p>\r\n[gallery columns=\"6\" ids=\"13962\"]','Student wins Orwell Prize for insightful account of Muslim life','','inherit','closed','closed','','13961-revision-v1','','','2017-06-29 11:14:36','2017-06-29 11:14:36','',13961,'http://www.leagraham.com/13961-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(13969,9,'2017-06-29 13:12:27','2017-06-29 13:12:27','[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<h1>Welcome to the Press Room</h1>\nHere we post regular news on behalf of our clients for media use. You will find copies of all our press releases together with additional information for editors, grouped under the client\'s name.\n\nYou can also download free-to-use, high resolution images and videos by clicking on the headlines and going to the end of the release where you will find download options. We ask you to respect any copyright instructions attached to images.\n\nIf you would like to be included on our media databases to automatically receive future releases, please email us at <a href=\"mailto:pr@leagraham.com\">pr@leagraham.com,</a> telling us which sectors/areas of business you are interested in.\n\nWe are always happy to provide case studies for the media and can research and write bespoke feature packages. 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She’s an avid reader – she has wall-to-wall shelves full of everything from <em>Harry Potter</em> to Shakespeare - and she’s always writing, so having heard about the competition from her Uncle, she was very keen to enter the Prize. She wrote from the heart, and I think her passion for the subject is what makes the composition so powerful and beautiful. She has never been afraid to speak her mind and we learn from her on a daily basis”.\r\n\r\nYasmin said: \"I was up against some really tough competition so it was a great surprise to win. Hearing an Oxford graduate read the last three paragraphs of my essay was an unforgettable experience, and I was honoured when a Muslim family came up to me afterwards and said how deeply they\'d been touched. I feel even more motivated to keep writing!\"\r\n\r\nRobert Blewitt, Headteacher of LOGS, said: “Yasmin’s success serves as inspiration for other pupils and her writing offers a valuable insight into the diversity of culture in modern Britain. Her style is mature way beyond her years and we have high hopes for her future career.”\r\n\r\n<a name=\"different\"></a>--end--                             29 June 2016\r\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Different?</strong></span></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Yesterday evening my small family of four sat eating dinner at the kitchen table. My parents have always insisted that dinner be a meal that is eaten together with everybody enjoying the same food, but this day was an exception. </em></p>\r\n<em>My dad and brother ate a roasted sweet potato each with kale and grilled chicken and my mother and I sat beside them eating paya. To us each of our meals seemed perfectly delicious and exciting, but I had a feeling that, had anybody else walked in, they would have been confused or maybe even disgusted. Paya is the word for lamb-foot curry in Urdu. My mum laughed as she realised the humour of the situation. My white, Irish father and red-haired, freckled brother on one side of the table and myself and my Pakistani mother on the other. Situations like this remind me how special and rare my family is.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>My mum told me recently about the first time that I realised I wasn’t like the other children in my tiny school in Brighton, a town known for its overwhelming white population. I must have been seven or eight years old the day I came home and asked her, “Why can’t I have blonde hair and blue eyes like the pretty girls?”. She explained that my black hair which back then reached my waist, and my dark eyes along with my darkish complexion were all the result of my grandparents leaving Pakistan and giving up everything they had to move to a country where their children’s lives would be better and wasn’t that the most beautiful thing of all?</em>\r\n\r\n<em>A few weeks after this conversation, my school had an assembly on Eid - a Muslim religious festival. That day I stood in front of the whole school in the traditional red, sequined, Pakistani salwar kameez that my grandmother had bought me, a bindi on my forehead and I told the school about the beautiful culture from which my family blossomed. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>Over the years, my hair and skin have grown lighter and my heritage is less noticeable at a glance. I am past the age where young Muslim women first begin to wear a hijab, and have chosen not to wear one not because I’m ashamed of who I am, but because I just don’t feel it’s necessary for me. Because of all of this, people are led to believe that there’s no way I could ever be a truly dedicated Muslim. I understand why they may think this. With little or no direct contact with Muslims, their perceptions of us are shaped by the way we are portrayed in the media. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>Quite often I will be sitting in the school canteen with my friends and somebody I don’t know very well will sit beside me. They’ll see that I’m eating some lonely, wilted vegetables instead of the delicious sausages and mash that they’re enjoying. They’ll pause and I will almost hear the cogs in their brains turning. “Are you vegetarian?” they’ll ask. I’ll tell them that I’m not vegetarian, I’m a Muslim. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>This is when the questions start and I realise I have to be a spokesperson for Muslim people everywhere. They ask me why I don’t pray five times a day, why I don’t wear a hijab, if I believe in science (one of the stranger questions) and if the religion is my choice or if it was forced upon me.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Then come the questions that are harder to answer because of the minimal amount of thought that’s gone into asking them.</em> <em>What do you think of the bombings that are happening? Why don’t Muslims do something about it? Are you ashamed of your religion?</em>\r\n\r\n<em>I’m 15 years old and I’m no expert on my faith. I do know however, that it’s not what many people believe it to be. My grandmother reads the Qu’ran and prays five times a day. She’s one of the gentlest people I know. My grandfather was the same, as are all Muslim members of my family. We are all disgusted and terrified by what some people who call themselves Muslims are doing in the world. In fact, I think the worst effects of their actions is upon us Muslims. Our faith is being villainized and we are being threatened.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>I have two Pakistani cousins with beards. My grandmother is always telling them to shave because she fears that people will recognise them as Muslims and that can be dangerous. She is scared. We are all scared.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Hate crime against Muslims is on the rise and every time a Muslim is abused, we fear for our own safety.</em> <em>When will it be our turn? 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There’s been two recessions in the past forty years but we’ve continued to thrive thanks to our strong reputation and no-nonsense approach,” said Graham.\r\n\r\n“It’s always been rewarding to see clients’ projects through from start to finish and we’re excited for what’s next. We actually provided a car wrap for the Millennium Time Vault seventeen years ago - it’s a nice thought to think <em>Art D’Signs </em>could still be around when they dig it back up again!”\r\n\r\n<em>Art D’Signs </em>was established in 1977, providing bespoke signs to businesses and individuals alike. It is one of only a handful of sign-production companies to offer everything from hand-crafted wooden signs to state-of-the-art car wraps.\r\n\r\nNick Broom, CEO of <em>PVL UK Ltd</em>, the parent company of <em>Art D’Signs</em>, congratulated Graham and Steve on the milestone anniversary. “The depth of knowledge that the guys offer is unparalleled in the South of England, if not the country as a whole. <em>Art D’Signs </em>is a one-of-a-kind business, and we’re grateful to everyone who turned out to celebrate with us... here’s to the next 40 years.”\r\n\r\n--End --\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"6\" ids=\"13975\"]','Burgess Hill business has D\'Signs on the future as it celebrates 40 years','','publish','closed','open','','burgess-hill-business-dsigns-future-celebrates-40-years','','','2017-07-03 13:25:27','2017-07-03 13:25:27','',0,'http://www.leagraham.com/?p=13979',0,'post','',0),(13980,9,'2017-07-03 13:25:27','2017-07-03 13:25:27','<h1><strong>Burgess Hill business has D\'Signs on the future as it celebrates 40 years </strong></h1>\r\nSign-writing and production company<em> Art D’Signs </em>has celebrated its fortieth anniversary with a special event at its premises in the Victorian Business Park.\r\n\r\nThe Burgess Hill-based business marked its ruby anniversary with a barbecue attended by members of the local business community. The Mayor of Burgess Hill, Jacqui Landriani, appeared as guest of honour.\r\n\r\nGraham Harriott and Steve Wick, who run <em>Art D’Signs</em>, took the opportunity to thank clients for their continued support over the past four decades.\r\n\r\n“It’s incredible to think we’ve lasted so long. There’s been two recessions in the past forty years but we’ve continued to thrive thanks to our strong reputation and no-nonsense approach,” said Graham.\r\n\r\n“It’s always been rewarding to see clients’ projects through from start to finish and we’re excited for what’s next. We actually provided a car wrap for the Millennium Time Vault seventeen years ago - it’s a nice thought to think <em>Art D’Signs </em>could still be around when they dig it back up again!”\r\n\r\n<em>Art D’Signs </em>was established in 1977, providing bespoke signs to businesses and individuals alike. 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Their next concert ‘Music &amp; Monarchy’ provides an opportunity for up and coming young musicians to battle for a £1000 bursary to put towards their musical careers.\r\n\r\nThe finalists Ayla Sahin (violin), Claire Ward (soprano), Gideon Brooks (trumpet) and Rebekah Smith (soprano) will individually showcase their talents at ‘Music &amp; Monarchy’ before the winner is announced at the end of the evening.\r\n\r\nThis year’s competitors range from 18 to 24 and are in varying levels of education - from Ayla just finishing her A-levels to Claire and Rebekah studying for their masters and Gideon studying for his postgraduate degree.\r\n\r\nThe concert is dedicated to celebrating the 65th Anniversary of the Accession of Queen Elizabeth II. Coro Nuovo will perform ‘Zadok the Priest’ in honour of the Queen as the piece is traditionally performed at every monarch’s coronation, alongside other classics such as ‘Greensleeves’ and the ‘Triumphal Chorus’ from Aida.\r\n\r\nCoro Nuovo was formed five years ago and consists of around 50 experienced singers, many of whom are involved in other choirs and musical organisations. Performing in and around the Mid Sussex area, Coro Nuovo has been growing in popularity with the aid of their Musical Director, international opera singer Andrew Rees.\r\n\r\nThe bursary initiative is now in its second year. Last year’s winner, Hannah Corcoran, used the funds to buy a new saxophone. “The competition helps aspiring musicians in more than one way,” said Hannah. “The publicity after the event was great for raising my profile as a performer in Sussex as well as my home town of Brighton.”\r\n\r\nCoro Nuovo’s ‘Music &amp; Monarchy’ concert will take place on Sunday 16th July 2017 at 7.30 pm at the Ascension Church, Vale Road, Haywards Heath.\r\nTickets are priced at £15 – or £12 for concession and are available online: coronuovo.org.uk/tickets or by phone: 07740 946276\r\n\r\n...end...\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"6\" ids=\"13991,13990,13988,13987,13986,13985,13992,13993\"]','Aspiring Musicians Compete for Bursary in Royal Show','','inherit','closed','closed','','13983-revision-v1','','','2017-07-04 09:59:35','2017-07-04 09:59:35','',13983,'http://www.leagraham.com/13983-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(13995,10,'2017-07-04 10:01:11','2017-07-04 10:01:11','<h1>Aspiring Musicians Compete for Bursary in Royal Show</h1>\r\nCoro Nuovo, a prestigious Mid-Sussex choir, is steadily gaining a reputation for excellence. Their next concert ‘Music &amp; Monarchy’ provides an opportunity for up and coming young musicians to battle for a £1000 bursary to put towards their musical careers.\r\n\r\nThe finalists Ayla Sahin (violin), Claire Ward (soprano), Gideon Brooks (trumpet) and Rebekah Smith (soprano) will individually showcase their talents at ‘Music &amp; Monarchy’ before the winner is announced at the end of the evening.\r\n\r\nThis year’s competitors range from 18 to 24 and are in varying levels of education - from Ayla just finishing her A-levels to Claire and Rebekah studying for their masters and Gideon studying for his postgraduate degree.\r\n\r\nThe concert is dedicated to celebrating the 65th Anniversary of the Accession of Queen Elizabeth II. Coro Nuovo will perform ‘Zadok the Priest’ in honour of the Queen as the piece is traditionally performed at every monarch’s coronation, alongside other classics such as ‘Greensleeves’ and the ‘Triumphal Chorus’ from Aida.\r\n\r\nCoro Nuovo was formed five years ago and consists of around 50 experienced singers, many of whom are involved in other choirs and musical organisations. Performing in and around the Mid Sussex area, Coro Nuovo has been growing in popularity with the aid of their Musical Director, international opera singer Andrew Rees.\r\n\r\nThe bursary initiative is now in its second year. Last year’s winner, Hannah Corcoran, used the funds to buy a new saxophone. “The competition helps aspiring musicians in more than one way,” said Hannah. “The publicity after the event was great for raising my profile as a performer in Sussex as well as my home town of Brighton.”\r\n\r\nCoro Nuovo’s ‘Music &amp; Monarchy’ concert will take place on Sunday 16th July 2017 at 7.30 pm at the Ascension Church, Vale Road, Haywards Heath.\r\nTickets are priced at £15 – or £12 for concession and are available online: coronuovo.org.uk/tickets or by phone: 07740 946276\r\n\r\n...end...    4 July 2017\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"6\" ids=\"13991,13990,13988,13987,13986,13985,13992,13993\"]','Aspiring Musicians Compete for Bursary in Royal Show','','inherit','closed','closed','','13983-revision-v1','','','2017-07-04 10:01:11','2017-07-04 10:01:11','',13983,'http://www.leagraham.com/13983-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(13997,9,'2017-07-04 11:09:59','2017-07-04 11:09:59','<h1>Students excel at Sports Day</h1>\r\nStudents from Lewes Old Grammar School (LOGS) battled inclement weather to break records at their annual Sports Day last week.\r\n\r\nPupils from Year 7 to 10 took part in a variety of sporting events on the day, including discus, high jump, javelin, sprinting and shot put.\r\n\r\nRepresenting one of the school’s three Houses - Malling, Barbican or De Montfort – pupils competed to beat the sports day ‘<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/logs-sports-day/#wallofchamps\">Wall of Champions</a>’, a table maintained by the P.E. faculty with lists previous student records.\r\n\r\nMurray Heywood, Faculty Head of PE and Games at LOGS, said: “This year, we had an incredible 27 new records which really demonstrates the calibre of sporting talent we have at the school at the moment.\r\n\r\nThe children really outdid themselves – not only in terms of achievement, but also in the sheer effort they put in.”\r\n\r\nNew records were achieved by multiple students, including Jess Powell and Oskar Filskow, who scored 8.86m and 10.4m in triple jump respectively.\r\n\r\nAnouska Fairhurst launched her javelin to a new record of 36.31m, while Freddie Gander raced to a new school record in the 800m event.\r\n\r\nChloe Kornevall, Charlotte Richardson, Rebecca Wilson and Eleanor Bazard Ferns also achieved records.\r\n\r\nRobert Blewitt, headteacher of LOGS, commented: “Sports day is a chance for all our students to compete in a variety of events. It’s not just about the personal victories either, but the collective effort of gaining precious points for their houses. As always, we’re proud of all the students and I’m sure next year will see even more new records being set.”\r\n\r\nThe entire Lewes Old Grammar School ‘Wall of Champions’ is available <a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/logs-sports-day/#wallofchamps\">here</a>.\r\n\r\n--end--                  4 July 2017\r\n<h3>Sports Day Results</h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Jess Powell – triple jump – 8.86 – yr 7.    Shotput – 7m –</li>\r\n 	<li>Rebecca Wilson – Discus – 16.54</li>\r\n 	<li>Charlotte Richardson – High Jump – 1.40 – Yr 8</li>\r\n 	<li>Anouska Fairhurst – Javelin – 36.31 – Yr 8</li>\r\n 	<li>Chloe Kornevall – 300m – 43.98 – Yr 8</li>\r\n 	<li>Eleanor Bazard Ferns – Tripple jump – 8.98 – Yr8</li>\r\n 	<li>Atticus Mohapi-Dobouny – 1500 – 4.36 – yr 9</li>\r\n 	<li>Freddie Gander – 800 – 2.13 – Yr 9</li>\r\n 	<li>Oliver Simonetti – 100m – 12.22 – Yr 9</li>\r\n 	<li>Joel Newton – high Jump – 1.45 – Yr9</li>\r\n 	<li>Hannah Williams – 200m – 27.77 – Yr 10</li>\r\n 	<li>Maia Hardman – 800 – 2.26 – 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width=\"71\"><strong>13.07s</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Oliver Simonetti</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">200m</td>\r\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>27.07s</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"199\"><strong>Scarlett Fox</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"71\"><strong>27.66s</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Oliver Simonetti</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">300/400m</td>\r\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>47.49s</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"199\"><strong>Chloe Kornevall</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"71\"><strong>65.35s</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Euan Baker</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">800m</td>\r\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>2m37s</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"199\"><strong>Maia Hardman</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"71\"><strong>2m34s</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Atticus M-D</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">1500m</td>\r\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>5m35s</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"199\"><strong>Maia Hardman</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"71\"><strong>5m12s</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Atticus M-D</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">Long Jump</td>\r\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>3m81m</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"199\"><strong>Rosie Cade</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"71\"><strong>4.29m</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>George Wickendon</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">Triple Jump</td>\r\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>8m86m</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"199\"><strong>Jess Powell</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"71\"><strong>8.85m</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Charlie Cooke</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">High Jump</td>\r\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>1m25m</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"199\"><strong>Sophia Simmons</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"71\"><strong>1m40</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Hugo Sharkey</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">Javelin</td>\r\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>22.14m</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"199\"><strong>Izzy Williams</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"71\"><strong>26.40m</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Tom Coomber</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">Shot Put</td>\r\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>7m00m</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"199\"><strong>Jess Powell</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"71\"><strong>7.27m</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Conor Doyle</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">Discus</td>\r\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>16.54m</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"199\"><strong>Rebekah Wilson</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"71\"><strong>18.70m</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Rohan Doyle</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</td>\r\n<td width=\"82\"><strong> </strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"199\"><strong> </strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"71\"><strong> </strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"><strong> </strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"6\" width=\"687\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>YEAR 8</strong></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\"><strong> </strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"265\"><strong>GIRLS</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"280\"><strong>BOYS</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">100m</td>\r\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>12.74s</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Calysta Morris</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"87\"><strong>13.00s</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Oli Simonetti</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">200m</td>\r\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>26.40s</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Calysta Morris</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"87\"><strong>26.34s</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Oli 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As always, we’re proud of all the students and I’m sure next year will see even more new records being set.”\r\n\r\nThe entire Lewes Old Grammar School ‘Wall of Champions’ is available below.\r\n\r\n--end--                  4 July 2017\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"6\" ids=\"14009,14015,14014,14010,14008,14007,14005,14004,14003,14002,14001,14000,13998\"]','Students excel at Sports Day','','inherit','closed','closed','','13997-revision-v1','','','2017-07-04 11:09:59','2017-07-04 11:09:59','',13997,'http://www.leagraham.com/13997-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(14018,9,'2017-07-04 11:23:51','2017-07-04 11:23:51','<h1>Students excel at Sports Day</h1>\nStudents from Lewes Old Grammar School (LOGS) battled inclement weather to break records at their annual Sports Day last week.\n\nPupils from Year 7 to 10 took part in a variety of sporting events on the day, including discus, high jump, javelin, sprinting and shot put.\n\nRepresenting one of the school’s three Houses - Malling, Barbican or De Montfort – pupils competed to beat the sports day ‘<a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/logs-sports-day/#wallofchamps\">Wall of Champions</a>’, a table maintained by the P.E. faculty with lists previous student records.\n\nMurray Heywood, Faculty Head of PE and Games at LOGS, said: “This year, we had an incredible 27 new records which really demonstrates the calibre of sporting talent we have at the school at the moment.\n\nThe children really outdid themselves – not only in terms of achievement, but also in the sheer effort they put in.”\n\nNew records were achieved by multiple students, including Jess Powell and Oskar Filskow, who scored 8.86m and 10.4m in triple jump respectively.\n\nAnouska Fairhurst launched her javelin to a new record of 36.31m, while Freddie Gander raced to a new school record in the 800m event.\n\nChloe Kornevall, Charlotte Richardson, Rebecca Wilson and Eleanor Bazard Ferns also achieved records.\n\nRobert Blewitt, headteacher of LOGS, commented: “Sports day is a chance for all our students to compete in a variety of events. It’s not just about the personal victories either, but the collective effort of gaining precious points for their houses. As always, we’re proud of all the students and I’m sure next year will see even more new records being set.”\n\nThe entire Lewes Old Grammar School ‘Wall of Champions’ is available <a href=\"https://www.leagraham.com/logs-sports-day/#wallofchamps\">here</a>.\n\n--end--                  4 July 2017\n\nSports Day Results\n<ul>\n 	<li>Jess Powell – triple jump – 8.86 – yr 7.    Shotput – 7m –</li>\n 	<li>Rebecca Wilson – Discus – 16.54</li>\n 	<li>Charlotte Richardson – High Jump – 1.40 – Yr 8</li>\n 	<li>Anouska Fairhurst – Javelin – 36.31 – Yr 8</li>\n 	<li>Chloe Kornevall – 300m – 43.98 – Yr 8</li>\n 	<li>Eleanor Bazard Ferns – Tripple jump – 8.98 – Yr8</li>\n 	<li>Atticus Mohapi-Dobouny – 1500 – 4.36 – yr 9</li>\n 	<li>Freddie Gander – 800 – 2.13 – Yr 9</li>\n 	<li>Oliver Simonetti – 100m – 12.22 – Yr 9</li>\n 	<li>Joel Newton – high Jump – 1.45 – Yr9</li>\n 	<li>Hannah Williams – 200m – 27.77 – Yr 10</li>\n 	<li>Maia Hardman – 800 – 2.26 – Yr10</li>\n 	<li>Oskar Filskow – triple jump – 10.40 – yr 10</li>\n 	<li>Charlie Cooke – Javelin – 32.40 – Yr 10</li>\n</ul>\n[gallery columns=\"6\" ids=\"14009,14015,14014,14010,14008,14007,14004,14003,14002,14001,14000,13998\"]\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a name=\"wallofchamps\"></a></h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Lewes Old Grammar School</strong></h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Wall of Champions: Sports Day Record Holders</strong></h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\" width=\"687\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>YEAR 7</strong></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\"><strong> </strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"281\"><strong>GIRLS</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"264\"><strong>BOYS</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">100m</td>\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>13.69s</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"199\"><strong>Scarlett Fox</strong></td>\n<td width=\"71\"><strong>13.07s</strong></td>\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Oliver Simonetti</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">200m</td>\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>27.07s</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"199\"><strong>Scarlett Fox</strong></td>\n<td width=\"71\"><strong>27.66s</strong></td>\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Oliver Simonetti</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">300/400m</td>\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>47.49s</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"199\"><strong>Chloe Kornevall</strong></td>\n<td width=\"71\"><strong>65.35s</strong></td>\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Euan Baker</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">800m</td>\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>2m37s</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"199\"><strong>Maia Hardman</strong></td>\n<td width=\"71\"><strong>2m34s</strong></td>\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Atticus M-D</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">1500m</td>\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>5m35s</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"199\"><strong>Maia Hardman</strong></td>\n<td width=\"71\"><strong>5m12s</strong></td>\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Atticus M-D</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">Long Jump</td>\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>3m81m</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"199\"><strong>Rosie Cade</strong></td>\n<td width=\"71\"><strong>4.29m</strong></td>\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>George Wickendon</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">Triple Jump</td>\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>8m86m</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"199\"><strong>Jess Powell</strong></td>\n<td width=\"71\"><strong>8.85m</strong></td>\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Charlie Cooke</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">High Jump</td>\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>1m25m</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"199\"><strong>Sophia Simmons</strong></td>\n<td width=\"71\"><strong>1m40</strong></td>\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Hugo Sharkey</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">Javelin</td>\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>22.14m</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"199\"><strong>Izzy Williams</strong></td>\n<td width=\"71\"><strong>26.40m</strong></td>\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Tom Coomber</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">Shot Put</td>\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>7m00m</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"199\"><strong>Jess Powell</strong></td>\n<td width=\"71\"><strong>7.27m</strong></td>\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Conor Doyle</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">Discus</td>\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>16.54m</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"199\"><strong>Rebekah Wilson</strong></td>\n<td width=\"71\"><strong>18.70m</strong></td>\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Rohan Doyle</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;</td>\n<td width=\"82\"><strong> </strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"199\"><strong> </strong></td>\n<td width=\"71\"><strong> </strong></td>\n<td width=\"193\"><strong> </strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\" width=\"687\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>YEAR 8</strong></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\"><strong> </strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"265\"><strong>GIRLS</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"280\"><strong>BOYS</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">100m</td>\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>12.74s</strong></td>\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Calysta Morris</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"87\"><strong>13.00s</strong></td>\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Oli Simonetti</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">200m</td>\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>26.40s</strong></td>\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Calysta Morris</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"87\"><strong>26.34s</strong></td>\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Oli Simonetti</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">300/400m</td>\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>43.98s</strong></td>\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Chloe Kornevall</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"87\"><strong>62.9s</strong></td>\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Guy Driver</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">800m</td>\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>2.31s</strong></td>\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Chloe Kornevall</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"87\"><strong>2m28s</strong></td>\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Freddie Gander</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">1500m</td>\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>5m29s</strong></td>\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Euan Hanna</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"87\"><strong>5m31s</strong></td>\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Ollie Amos</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">Long Jump</td>\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>5m11</strong></td>\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Calysta Morris</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"87\"><strong>4m90</strong></td>\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Max Harrison</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">Triple Jump</td>\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>8m98</strong></td>\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Elanor Bazard Ferns</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"87\"><strong>9m79</strong></td>\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Guy Driver</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">High Jump</td>\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>1m40</strong></td>\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Charlotte Richardson</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"87\"><strong>1m64</strong></td>\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Hugo Sharkey</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">Javelin</td>\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>36.31</strong></td>\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Anouska Fairhurst</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"87\"><strong>27m47</strong></td>\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>James Rye</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">Shot Put</td>\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>7m58</strong></td>\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Calysta Morris</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"87\"><strong>10m24</strong></td>\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Lewis Loudoun</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">Discus</td>\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>16m35</strong></td>\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Rosie Cade</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"87\"><strong>23m15</strong></td>\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Lewis Loudoun</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\"></td>\n<td width=\"82\"></td>\n<td width=\"183\"></td>\n<td width=\"16\"></td>\n<td width=\"81\"></td>\n<td width=\"193\"></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n&nbsp;\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\" width=\"680\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>YEAR 9</strong></p>\n</td>\n<td width=\"19\"></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\"><strong> </strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"264\"><strong>GIRLS</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"273\"><strong>BOYS</strong></td>\n<td width=\"19\"></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">100m</td>\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>13.14s</strong></td>\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Hannah Williams</strong></td>\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>12.22s</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Oliver Simonetti</strong></td>\n<td width=\"19\"></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">200m</td>\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>27s53</strong></td>\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Mollie Beale</strong></td>\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>24.77s</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Oliver Simonetti</strong></td>\n<td width=\"19\"></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">300/400m</td>\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>48s01s</strong></td>\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Isa Rowney</strong></td>\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>58.64s</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>George Cade</strong></td>\n<td width=\"19\"></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">800m</td>\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>2m26s</strong></td>\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Maia Hardman</strong></td>\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>2m13</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Freddie Gander</strong></td>\n<td width=\"19\"></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">1500m</td>\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>5m05.4s</strong></td>\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Maia Hardman</strong></td>\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>4m36</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Atticus M-D</strong></td>\n<td width=\"19\"></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">Long Jump</td>\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>4m51</strong></td>\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Mollie Beale</strong></td>\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>5m39</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Adam Hutchins</strong></td>\n<td width=\"19\"></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">Triple Jump</td>\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>8m70</strong></td>\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Scarlet Fox</strong></td>\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>11m11</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Oliver Simonetti</strong></td>\n<td width=\"19\"></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">High Jump</td>\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>1m35</strong></td>\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Rosie Spencer</strong></td>\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>1m45</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Sam Ticehurst </strong></td>\n<td width=\"19\"></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">Javelin</td>\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>24m22</strong></td>\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Hannah Williams</strong></td>\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>31m00</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Sam Sahami</strong></td>\n<td width=\"19\"></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">Shot Put</td>\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>8m75</strong></td>\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Tess Wade</strong></td>\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>10m92</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Will Bacic</strong></td>\n<td width=\"19\"></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">Discus</td>\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>19m10</strong></td>\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Rebecca Goff</strong></td>\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>24m94</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Blaise Levine</strong></td>\n<td width=\"19\"></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\"></td>\n<td width=\"81\"><strong> </strong></td>\n<td width=\"183\"><strong> </strong></td>\n<td width=\"81\"><strong> </strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong> </strong></td>\n<td width=\"19\"></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\" width=\"699\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Year 10</strong></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\"><strong> </strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"264\"><strong> </strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"293\"><strong> </strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">100m</td>\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>13.15s</strong></td>\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Hannah Williams</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100\"><strong>12.53s</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Patrick Duffy</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">200m</td>\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>27.77s</strong></td>\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Hannah Williams</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100\"><strong>25.99s</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Patrick Duffy</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">300/400m</td>\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>50.63s</strong></td>\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Madison Packham</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100\"><strong>63.67</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Dan Holbrook</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">800m</td>\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>2m26s</strong></td>\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Maia Hardman</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100\"><strong>2m19</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Louis Watkins</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">1500m</td>\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>7m07s</strong></td>\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Beth Kembell</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100\"><strong>4m53.2s</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Sam White</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">Long Jump</td>\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>4.74m</strong></td>\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Calysta Morris</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100\"><strong>5.01m</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Oskar Filskow</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">Triple Jump</td>\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>8.47m</strong></td>\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Maddy Marsh</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100\"><strong>10.40m</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Oskar Filskow</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">High Jump</td>\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>1.35m</strong></td>\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Calysta Morris</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100\"><strong>1.60m</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Louis Watkins</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">Javelin</td>\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>25.23m</strong></td>\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Hanna Williams</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100\"><strong>32.40m</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Charlie Cooke</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">Shot Put</td>\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>7.45m</strong></td>\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Jameela Gordon-King</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100\"><strong>10.79m</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Louis Loudoun</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">Discus</td>\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>16.62m</strong></td>\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Scarlett Fox</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100\"><strong>22.58m</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Charlie Cooke</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\"></td>\n<td width=\"89\"></td>\n<td width=\"183\"></td>\n<td width=\"81\"></td>\n<td width=\"19\"></td>\n<td width=\"173\"></td>\n<td width=\"19\"></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>','Students excel at Sports Day','','inherit','closed','closed','','13997-autosave-v1','','','2017-07-04 11:23:51','2017-07-04 11:23:51','',13997,'http://www.leagraham.com/13997-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(14019,9,'2017-07-04 11:12:20','2017-07-04 11:12:20','<h1>Students excel at Sports Day</h1>\r\nStudents from Lewes Old Grammar School (LOGS) battled inclement weather to break records at their annual Sports Day last week.\r\n\r\nPupils from Year 7 to 10 took part in a variety of sporting events on the day, including discus, high jump, javelin, sprinting and shot put.\r\n\r\nRepresenting one of the school’s three Houses - Malling, Barbican or De Montfort – pupils competed to beat the sports day ‘Wall of Champions’, a table maintained by the P.E. faculty with lists previous student records.\r\n\r\nMurray Heywood, Faculty Head of PE and Games at LOGS, said: “This year, we had an incredible 27 new records which really demonstrates the calibre of sporting talent we have at the school at the moment.\r\n\r\nThe children really outdid themselves – not only in terms of achievement, but also in the sheer effort they put in.”\r\n\r\nNew records were achieved by multiple students, including Jess Powell and Oskar Filskow, who scored 8.86m and 10.4m in triple jump respectively.\r\n\r\nAnouska Fairhurst launched her javelin to a new record of 36.31m, while Freddie Gander raced to a new school record in the 800m event.\r\n\r\nChloe Kornevall, Charlotte Richardson, Rebecca Wilson and Eleanor Bazard Ferns also achieved records.\r\n\r\nRobert Blewitt, headteacher of LOGS, commented: “Sports day is a chance for all our students to compete in a variety of events. It’s not just about the personal victories either, but the collective effort of gaining precious points for their houses. As always, we’re proud of all the students and I’m sure next year will see even more new records being set.”\r\n\r\nThe entire Lewes Old Grammar School ‘Wall of Champions’ is available below.\r\n\r\n--end--                  4 July 2017\r\n<h2><strong><u>Lewes Old Grammar School Wall of Champions: </u></strong><strong><u>Sports Day Record Holders</u></strong></h2>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"6\" width=\"687\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>YEAR 7</strong></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\"><strong> </strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"281\"><strong>GIRLS</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"264\"><strong>BOYS</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">100m</td>\r\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>13.69s</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"199\"><strong>Scarlett Fox</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"71\"><strong>13.07s</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Oliver Simonetti</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">200m</td>\r\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>27.07s</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"199\"><strong>Scarlett Fox</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"71\"><strong>27.66s</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Oliver Simonetti</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">300/400m</td>\r\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>47.49s</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"199\"><strong>Chloe Kornevall</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"71\"><strong>65.35s</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Euan Baker</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">800m</td>\r\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>2m37s</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"199\"><strong>Maia Hardman</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"71\"><strong>2m34s</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Atticus M-D</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">1500m</td>\r\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>5m35s</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"199\"><strong>Maia Hardman</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"71\"><strong>5m12s</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Atticus M-D</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">Long Jump</td>\r\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>3m81m</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"199\"><strong>Rosie Cade</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"71\"><strong>4.29m</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>George Wickendon</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">Triple Jump</td>\r\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>8m86m</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"199\"><strong>Jess Powell</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"71\"><strong>8.85m</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Charlie Cooke</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">High Jump</td>\r\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>1m25m</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"199\"><strong>Sophia Simmons</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"71\"><strong>1m40</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Hugo Sharkey</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">Javelin</td>\r\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>22.14m</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"199\"><strong>Izzy Williams</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"71\"><strong>26.40m</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Tom Coomber</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">Shot Put</td>\r\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>7m00m</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"199\"><strong>Jess Powell</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"71\"><strong>7.27m</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Conor Doyle</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">Discus</td>\r\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>16.54m</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"199\"><strong>Rebekah Wilson</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"71\"><strong>18.70m</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Rohan Doyle</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</td>\r\n<td width=\"82\"><strong> </strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"199\"><strong> </strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"71\"><strong> </strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"><strong> </strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"6\" width=\"687\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>YEAR 8</strong></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\"><strong> </strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"265\"><strong>GIRLS</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"280\"><strong>BOYS</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">100m</td>\r\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>12.74s</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Calysta Morris</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"87\"><strong>13.00s</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Oli Simonetti</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">200m</td>\r\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>26.40s</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Calysta Morris</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"87\"><strong>26.34s</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Oli Simonetti</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">300/400m</td>\r\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>43.98s</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Chloe Kornevall</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"87\"><strong>62.9s</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Guy Driver</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">800m</td>\r\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>2.31s</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Chloe Kornevall</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"87\"><strong>2m28s</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Freddie Gander</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">1500m</td>\r\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>5m29s</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Euan Hanna</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"87\"><strong>5m31s</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Ollie Amos</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">Long Jump</td>\r\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>5m11</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Calysta Morris</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"87\"><strong>4m90</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Max Harrison</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">Triple Jump</td>\r\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>8m98</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Elanor Bazard Ferns</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"87\"><strong>9m79</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Guy Driver</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">High Jump</td>\r\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>1m40</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Charlotte Richardson</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"87\"><strong>1m64</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Hugo Sharkey</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">Javelin</td>\r\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>36.31</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Anouska Fairhurst</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"87\"><strong>27m47</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>James Rye</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">Shot Put</td>\r\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>7m58</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Calysta Morris</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"87\"><strong>10m24</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Lewis Loudoun</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">Discus</td>\r\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>16m35</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Rosie Cade</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"87\"><strong>23m15</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"><strong>Lewis Loudoun</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\"></td>\r\n<td width=\"82\"></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"></td>\r\n<td width=\"16\"></td>\r\n<td width=\"81\"></td>\r\n<td width=\"193\"></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"6\" width=\"680\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>YEAR 9</strong></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td width=\"19\">&nbsp;</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\"><strong> </strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"264\"><strong>GIRLS</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"273\"><strong>BOYS</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"19\">&nbsp;</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">100m</td>\r\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>13.14s</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Hannah Williams</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>12.22s</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Oliver Simonetti</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"19\">&nbsp;</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">200m</td>\r\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>27s53</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Mollie Beale</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>24.77s</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Oliver Simonetti</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"19\">&nbsp;</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">300/400m</td>\r\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>48s01s</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Isa Rowney</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>58.64s</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>George Cade</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"19\">&nbsp;</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">800m</td>\r\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>2m26s</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Maia Hardman</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>2m13</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Freddie Gander</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"19\">&nbsp;</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">1500m</td>\r\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>5m05.4s</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Maia Hardman</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>4m36</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Atticus M-D</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"19\">&nbsp;</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">Long Jump</td>\r\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>4m51</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Mollie Beale</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>5m39</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Adam Hutchins</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"19\">&nbsp;</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">Triple Jump</td>\r\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>8m70</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Scarlet Fox</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>11m11</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Oliver Simonetti</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"19\">&nbsp;</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">High Jump</td>\r\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>1m35</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Rosie Spencer</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>1m45</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Sam Ticehurst </strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"19\">&nbsp;</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">Javelin</td>\r\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>24m22</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Hannah Williams</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>31m00</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Sam Sahami</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"19\">&nbsp;</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">Shot Put</td>\r\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>8m75</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Tess Wade</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>10m92</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Will Bacic</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"19\">&nbsp;</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">Discus</td>\r\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>19m10</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Rebecca Goff</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>24m94</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Blaise Levine</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"19\">&nbsp;</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">&nbsp;</td>\r\n<td width=\"81\"><strong> </strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"><strong> </strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"81\"><strong> </strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong> </strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"19\">&nbsp;</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"7\" width=\"699\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Year 10</strong></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\"><strong> </strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"264\"><strong> </strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"293\"><strong> </strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">100m</td>\r\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>13.15s</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Hannah Williams</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100\"><strong>12.53s</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Patrick Duffy</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">200m</td>\r\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>27.77s</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Hannah Williams</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100\"><strong>25.99s</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Patrick Duffy</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">300/400m</td>\r\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>50.63s</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Madison Packham</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100\"><strong>63.67</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Dan Holbrook</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">800m</td>\r\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>2m26s</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Maia Hardman</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100\"><strong>2m19</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Louis Watkins</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">1500m</td>\r\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>7m07s</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Beth Kembell</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100\"><strong>4m53.2s</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Sam White</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">Long Jump</td>\r\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>4.74m</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Calysta Morris</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100\"><strong>5.01m</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Oskar Filskow</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">Triple Jump</td>\r\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>8.47m</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Maddy Marsh</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100\"><strong>10.40m</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Oskar Filskow</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">High Jump</td>\r\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>1.35m</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Calysta Morris</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100\"><strong>1.60m</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Louis Watkins</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">Javelin</td>\r\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>25.23m</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Hanna Williams</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100\"><strong>32.40m</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Charlie Cooke</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">Shot Put</td>\r\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>7.45m</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Jameela Gordon-King</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100\"><strong>10.79m</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Louis Loudoun</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\">Discus</td>\r\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>16.62m</strong></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"><strong>Scarlett Fox</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100\"><strong>22.58m</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"193\"><strong>Charlie Cooke</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"142\"></td>\r\n<td width=\"89\"></td>\r\n<td width=\"183\"></td>\r\n<td width=\"81\"></td>\r\n<td width=\"19\"></td>\r\n<td width=\"173\"></td>\r\n<td width=\"19\"></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n[gallery columns=\"6\" ids=\"14009,14015,14014,14010,14008,14007,14005,14004,14003,14002,14001,14000,13998\"]','Students excel at Sports Day','','inherit','closed','closed','','13997-revision-v1','','','2017-07-04 11:12:20','2017-07-04 11:12:20','',13997,'http://www.leagraham.com/13997-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
