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June 2009 - Issue 23
Runners stream through

Handbridge at the start
of the Chester Half
Marathon last month
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QuAlITY cOunTS
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IT’S been a good month for

Queen’s Park High after the school
announced that it had made the
shortlist for Secondary School
of the Year. The award ceremony
takes place this month and we
wish the school the best of luck. 14 22
They are also celebrating earning
the prestigious Quality Mark
award.
This month’s edition has more
QPHS news, along with the second
part of our Curzon Park history
feature, all the local news and our
regular gardening article, healthy
and beauty with Jane Bryant from 36 40
the Hough Green Clinic, podiatry
column, finance with Simon
Dangar and a recipe from the Publisher Talkabout Publishing
Grosvenor Pulford.
Contributors Tracy Sheedy, Clive Howard,
Peter Colhoun and Leigh Myers
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 HANDBRIDGE’S Lucy Adams has been crowned Miss Chester 2009.

Twenty-year-old Lucy, who lives in Castle View, was among 12 finalists at the Crowne Plaza
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The university student chose a 50-year-old ball gown which she had bought from Oxfam.
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 AN old steam boat built in Saltney should be returned from South America, according to
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 CHILDREN at Overleigh St Mary’s are aiming to stay safe on the roads by taking part in
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They have also used their bikes for an African Biking Breakfast to raise money for the
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 ARCHAEOLOGISTS and students are working together on a month-long excavation

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QUEEN’S Park High School has been invited to attend a prestigious awards ceremony
month as a result of beingshortlisted for the Secondary School of the Year Award.
Organised by the Times Educational Supplement (TES), the awards look beyond
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Queen’s Park is one of six schools included in the final shortlist for the Secondary
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every student gaining at least one GCSE, a £2 million refurbishment and the reduction in
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Head teacher Andrew Firman said :“I am delighted the judges have recognised the great
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bit like the Oscars for schools!”
Quality counts as school hits the mark
Staff proudly show the Quality Mark award
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THE QPHS team of Rob Eadie, Chris Thomas, Aaron Allen and Scott Wallace who
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quartet finished fourth and won £100 for the school in the University Challenge-style quiz.
QUEEN’S Park High School has

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Mark. STUDENTS put in some good performances in the
The national award that shows West Cheshire AC School’s Track and Field Cup.
Queen’s Park is an inclusive school The event, which is a forerunner to the Chester
and provides appropriate levels and District Championships in July, took place at
of support and challenge for all the athletics track at Cheshire Oaks High School.
students. This ranges from Gifted
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the quality of extra opportunities Putt, Joel Langmead (Yr 8) 4th in Long Jump,
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curriculum. 3rd in 800m, Melissa Needham (Yr 8) 6th in Long
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inclusive practice in ten categories by Fishburn (Yr 10) 5th in 800m, Iansa Guimaraes-
collecting evidence. Two assessors Wright (Yr 10) 3rd in Long Jump and Merika
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this evidence and meeting parents, Queens Park High School finished a respectable
students, governors and staff. 7th place overall with the boys claiming 5th spot
The report highlights relationships in their competition. The girls managed 10th place
with parents and carers as being a
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remain as they are, as they are subject to legislative changes.
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Serves 4
Ingredients:
Lamb
4 8oz lamb steaks
200g mint sauce
3 cloves garlic chopped
50ml olive oil
Zest and juice of 2 lemons
Mint & Yoghurt Dressing

200ml natural yoghurt
10 leaves fresh mint
(shredded)
Juice of 1 lemon
Salt and pepper
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making the dressing
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50g pitted dates finely chopped Moroccan Cous Cous
50g dried apricots finely chopped Bring the juice and 200ml water to the
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50g shelled cooked peas herbs, until lightly brown. Add to the cous
50g diced tomatoes cous along with the tomato and herbs and
2 diced shallots mix. Check seasoning and place to one
side.
Method:
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