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Pub re-opens
THEWalnut Tree pub in East Far- leigh has re-opened with a hus- band andwife teamat the helm. Debbie and Jason Tharp cur-
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rently run theGeorge Inn in Leeds but have teamed up with owners ShepherdNeame tomake £100,000 worth of refurbishments. The em- phasiswill be ongoodbeer, quality food and a friendlywelcome.
Charity bingo s ns
PUPILS at InvictaGrammar School raised £220 for an overseas charity with an evening of prize bingo. The students staged the event in
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Awards night marks Invicta achievements
ACHIEVEMENTS by students at Invicta Grammar School have beenrewardedat anawardsnight. Prizes for GCSE results were
aid ofAfrican International Chris- tianMinistry, based inUganda. A spokesman said: “It was a
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great evening and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.We’ll do it again next year, hopefully.”
RAIL chiefs want to plant red light traffic cameras on the road approaching Beltring level cross- ing. NetworkRail has askedborough
planners for permission to install the kit on Gravelly Ways to nab driverswho jump the barriers.
YMCA MAIDSTONE The body achieves what
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December 2 & 3 Dickensian Christmas Rochester Castle grounds and High Street, Rochester Packed with shopping stalls, Rochester becomes a feast of Victorian delights. There are lamp-lit parades, carols to be sung, Father Christmas to be met and even a guaranteed snowfall, framed by Rochester’s fairytale cathedral and castle. You’ll also see some familiar, fabled characters from Dickens’ much-loved stories. Highlights include the Seven Poor Travellers Procession, the Grand Parade, a candlelit procession, the open-air carol concert, and street performers. FREE EVENT
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presentedbyNHS social care chief, HelenGreatorex. The school celebrated the “su-
perb” results of the year 11 stu- dentswith 65%of all grades at 7 to 9 orA*/Agrades. Teacherswere especiallypleased
in light of the “high volatility” of the reformed exams this year, said a spokesman. The results showed:
67 students achieved eight or moreA*/Aor 9 – 7 grades; 114 students achieved 5 ormore A*/Aor 9 – 7 grades; nine students achieved nine grades 8, 9 orA*; 27 students achieved eight grades 8, 9 orA*. Aswell as a new1-9 grading sys-
temfor the GCSEs, pupils are also rated by the newsecondary school bench-marking system,Progress 8.
Aspokesman for the school said:
“The provisional figures released by the Department for Education showed that Invicta students achieved a Progress 8 score of 0.96, meaning that they achievedalmost a grade higher than their peers of similar ability across the subjects. “This places Invicta among the
top 14% of secondary schools na- tionally. “The hard work of all the stu-
dents and staff at the school along with the continued support of par- ents has contributed significantly to the excellent results that the stu- dents have achieved this year.”
The schoolwas this year ranked
in the top10 best secondaries in the country, based on official data. The Real School Guide used 51
measures tocome toits conclusions and ranks IGS seventh across the country and among the best in Kent,with a five star, 86%rating. In July 2018, head teacher and
joint CEO of the Valley Invicta Academies Trust (VIAT), JulieDer- ricksaid: “Ibelieve that the achieve- mentswe have aredown to the fact that we all have a collaborative drive for the same thing: outstand- ingcare,outstandingeducationand outstanding opportunities.”
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