Leek Life Magazine

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The latest issue is now also available online

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There's a great informative film screening here which is taking place in the Staffordshire Moorlands :-)

The latest issue of Leek Life will be out soon but is available online now.

Lot's of schools are closed today due to the weather conditions – here's the latest list for the Staffordshire Moorlands.
If your child's school is not on this list – please double-check: https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/…/s… /schoolclosurelist.aspx - for any updates of schools added to the list.
All Saints' CE(A) First School, Leek ... Beresford Memorial CE(A) First School, Leek Biddulph High School Blackshaw Moor CE(VC) First School, Leek Churnet View Middle School, Leek Cicely Haughton Community Special, Wetley Rocks Endon Hall Primary School, Endon Endon High School Hollinsclough CE Academy Horton Lodge Com Sp & Key Learning Cent, Rudyard Hutchinson Memorial CE(A) First School, Checkley Ilam CE(VA) Primary School Kingsfield First School, Biddulph Knypersley First School, Biddulph Leek First School Leek High School Manifold Church of England Academy Moor First School, Biddulph Moor Moorside High School, Werrington Oxhey First School, Biddulph Painsley Catholic College, Cheadle Rushton CE(VC) Primary School, Rushton Spencer Springfield Community Special School, Leek Squirrel Hayes First School, Biddulph St Michael's CofE (C) First School, Horton St. Anne's CE(VC) Primary School, Brown Edge St. Bartholomew's CE(VC) Primary School, Longnor St. Edward's CofE Academy, Cheddleton St. John's CE (VC) Primary School, Wetley Rocks St. Leonard's CE(VA) First School, Ipstones St. Peter's CE(A) First School, Alton St. Peter's CE(VA) Primary School, Caverswall The Meadows Special School, Leek Waterhouses CofE Primary Academy Westwood College, Leek Woodcroft First School, Leek Woodhouse Middle School, Biddulph
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An almost four inch high snow drift here outside our content editor's office in Leek! Please share your snow pics below :-)

Congratulations Sally!
Sally Furness wins The Dean’s Award following her success on the Foundation Degree in Creative Art and Design at Buxton & Leek College.
At school in the 1980s Sally had shown artistic promise but didn’t get the opportunity to fulfil this at the time and life took her career in other directions. Many years later the opportunity arose to study part time at Leek School of Art for their Foundation Degree in Creative Art & Design Practice.
... Graduating in 2017 she passed the course with Distinction. Her success was further marked with the Dean’s Award from the University of Derby of whom Buxton & Leek College are a part. It is awarded to the top 10% of students for Academic Achievement.
Sally said: “I am very proud to receive this award. I thoroughly enjoyed my studies at Leek and had excellent support and tuition over the three years. It has been challenging and very hard work especially with having a day job as well but well worth it. I would encourage anyone thinking of going back to college as a mature student to give it a go.”
The Foundation Degree in Creative Art & Design Practice is a three-year, part-time course which is perfect for students wishing to establish themselves as contemporary artists, designers and makers.
Throughout the course students can experience a broad range of art, craft and design practice, such as: painting, printmaking, fine art, ceramics, crafts, textiles, surface pattern and photography.
Sally is now further developing her artistic talent and the entrepreneurial skills which were an important part of the course. Joining a collective of artists called Take Ten who are drawn from the Buxton and Leek areas, she is looking forward to exhibiting and selling work this summer. She is also planning to join the ‘Top Up’ course at Leek School of Art in the future. This is an exciting recent addition giving those with the Foundation Degree or equivalent qualifications the chance to ‘top up’ part-time over one-year and qualify with a BA (Hons).
Currently the public is invited to see the work of the BA Hons Creative Art & Design Practice students, for themselves at this year’s Degree Show at the Foxlowe Arts Centre, which runs until 10 February.
Anne-Lise Frazer, Curriculum Leader of Visual & Perf Arts at Buxton & Leek College said:
“The diverse range of students work currently on display in the Degree Show exhibition at the Foxlowe demonstrates the talents of our students. We feel very proud that Leek School of Art which is part of Buxton & Leek College offers the opportunity to study from Access to HE courses to full BA honours.”
For more information about University Level Art & Design courses or to apply, visit Buxton & Leek College website: https://www.blc.ac.uk/university…/unive rsity-level-courses/… or call 0800 074 0099.
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Calling all community and voluntary organisations! Here's an informative event which is taking place in Leek regarding all kinds of funding opportunities. Free event but booking essential.

There's a fantastic exhibition which opened at the Nicholson Institute in Leek on Saturday. It has been organised by the 2nd Leek Scout Group which is celebrating it's centenary year!
Read all about it in our article below, which was published in our January/February edition of the Leek Life Magazine.
A Scouting group in Leek is celebrating 100 years in the town this year....
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The latest issue of Leek Life is out now and also available online.

Happy New Year to everyone from all at Leek Life Magazine :-)

Leek Life is always a good read, and lets you know what is going on locally

Ian

Leek Life is always a good read, and lets you know what is going on locally

Ian

Leek Life is always a good read, and lets you know what is going on locally

Ian

Leek Life is always a good read, and lets you know what is going on locally

Ian