More than 1,000 trees have been snapped and cut down just days after being planted in a "senseless act of vandalism". Nottingham City Council planted a total of 1,600 trees at the Clifton Playing Fields in Farnborough Road on December 6, in a bid to help improve the local environment and meets … [Read more...]
New initiative supports Clifton pupils’ transition to secondary school through the joy of reading
Read On Nottingham has teamed up with the leading independent children’s publisher in the UK, Usborne Books, to gift every single child starting Year 7 at The Nottingham Emmanuel School and The Farnborough Academy a copy of Scavengers by Darren Simpson. The literacy-focused project aims make … [Read more...]
Bridgford event company moulding the event managers of the future in Clifton
In-keeping with their ethos of supporting and giving something back to the local community, UK event management company Blue Monday Events has given their time to work with a group of hugely talented and passionate students from Farnborough Academy in Clifton to create their first event from … [Read more...]
School pupils have specialist training in rugby
A total of 120 pupils from three Nottingham academies were joined by top coaches from Leicester Tigers Rugby Club for a day of specialist training in Arnold. Boys and girls from Arnold Hill Academy, Farnborough Academy in Clifton and Rushcliffe School in West Bridgford - all part of the Trent … [Read more...]
Clifton pupils’ career ambitions go sky high at East Midlands Airport
Students from the Farnborough Academy in Clifton have be3n given a rare opportunity to get a close-up view of the world of aviation. It’s all thanks to a two-year-long employability project launched by the school in partnership with East Midlands Airport, aimed at getting pupils excited about the … [Read more...]
CLIFTON SCHOOL RAISES £6,000 FOR PUPIL TRIP
Five hundred pupils from a Clifton school got to go on a fun end-of-year trip at no cost to their parents, thanks to a huge fundraising effort by staff and students. The Farnborough Academy in Clifton succeeded in raising a fantastic £6,000 so it could send all of its Key Stage 3 pupils on a trip … [Read more...]
PUPILS PROVE THEY’VE GOT THE X FACTOR!
Rising young pop stars from two local schools showed off their musical talents at an X Factor-style competition. Thirteen acts from Rushcliffe School in West Bridgford and Clifton’s Farnborough Academy battled it out to win the final of the City Lights talent competition, in a bid to follow in … [Read more...]
CLIFTON TEENAGER LOOKS TO INSPIRE OTHERS
A young Clifton resident is hoping to inspire others after writing his first novel. James Carver, 16, published ‘The Book of Time’ recently after being diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). He told The Local News: “We had a pretty good idea for a while that I probably … [Read more...]
GRAFFITI PATH CHARTS STUDENTS’ CAREER HOPES
Year 8 pupils from The Farnborough Academy in Clifton convinced more than 200 Nottingham University students and lecturers to take part in their graffiti art project to highlight young people’s career aspirations. The youngsters, aged 12 and 13, were invited by Nottingham University to create the … [Read more...]
CLIFTON PUPILS ARTWORK AT NOTTINGHAM CONTEMPORARY
Artwork and animations created by students from Farnborough Academy in Clifton went on show at the Nottingham Contemporary gallery last weekend. The group of 20 students were at the gallery for a special preview of the exhibition, before their creations went on display to the public as part of an … [Read more...]