Guest Blog: Let’s talk about collage

My name is Francesca Lawrence and I am a collage artist. I took up the art during the first Covid19 lockdown in 2020, and have been collaging ever since. I focus on cut-paper analogue collage and als…

Guest Blog: Fundraiser makes £2,420 so far in memory of Charles

If you have ever been to the Torquay Argos store you might remember seeing Charles. As well as being a store assistant, Charles was also the Torquay Charity rep, helping the store to raise thousands o…

Guest Blog: Jo’s charity skydive for mental health charities!

On Saturday 17th July I will be skydiving from 15,000 feet – all in aid of raising much needed funds for two mental health charities: Andy’s Man Club and the Women’s Wellbeing Club. When lockdown was…

Guest Blog: D. R. Webb – How I started writing

In my early teens, I realised I was gay. The friends I had and the social circles I had made it extremely difficult to accept. My family would have been, of course, incredibly supportive, but that was…

Guest Blog: We have to trust our leaders, else where are we?

By Jessica Gregory The return to school in March was different to the return in September for reasons such as bi-weekly testing and constant mask-wearing. After having been back in school for about t…

Guest Blog: Study tips during another lockdown

By Jessica Gregory Maybe you’re a student, already exhausted from numerous online lessons and the unlimited messages from your teachers and classmates. Perhaps, you’re a parent, dreading the thought …

Guest Blog: Can secondary school students cope with another lockdown?

By Jessica Gregory The 23rd of March this year brought education a whole new look, with online lessons and an independence students had never had before. Although this brought many positives for som…

Guest Blog: Me and free school meals

This blog is not a political one and not meaning promote any one side or support any sort of political argument, its merely viewpoint of an adult who was once a child who received free school meals. …

Guest Blog: Free school meals

By Jessica Gregory Article 27 on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child claims: “I have the right to have a proper house, food and clothing”. And yet, the majority of MPs voted against extendin…

Guest Blog: Self Care – Lesson’s I’ve Learned in 2020 So Far

The Best Self Care Tips for 2020 & Lessons I Have Learned Hello again! After all the stress I have endured getting essays finished and in on time, I now have the chance to sit back, reflect and s…