AROUND THE COUNTIES COUNTY NEWS JUNE 20206
PUPILS RELEASE 100 BLUE MORPHO BUTTERFLIES TO MARK SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH’S 100TH BIRTHDAY!
Stratford-upon-Avon Butterfly Farm marked the 100th birthday of Sir David Attenborough on Friday 8 May with a memorable celebration bringing together local schoolchildren, visitors and staff to honour one of the world’s most treasured naturalists and broadcasters.
Pupils from Thomas Jolyffe Primary School and Stratford-upon-Avon Primary School joined the special event, releasing 100 beautiful Blue Morpho butterflies into the Butterfly Farm’s rainforest Flight Area. The butterflies, known for their brilliant iridescent blue wings, arrived as pupae from the Butterfly Farm’s sister facility, Fallen Stones in Belize.
The event was also attended by MP Manuela Perteghella, the Mayor Dani Hunter, BID Manager Aaron Corsi, and Siân Smith from Shakespeare’s England. The event held particular significance for the Butterfly Farm’s founder, Clive Farrell, whose early career was shaped by working alongside Sir David Attenborough on a documentary filmed at his very first butterfly house in 1983.
Clive Farrell, owner of Stratford Butterfly Farm, said “Sir David Attenborough has inspired generations of people to appreciate and protect the natural world. To celebrate his 100th birthday in this way, surrounded by children and butterflies, felt incredibly fitting. His influence on my own journey and on wildlife conservation worldwide has been extraordinary. We would like to thank Thomas Jolyffe Primary School, Stratford-upon-Avon Primary School and everyone who joined the celebration and helped make the occasion so special”.
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COUNTY NEWS JUNE 26 HISTORIC CATHEDRAL SCHOOLS
LAUNCH THE THREE CHOIRS SCHOOLS GROUP
Three of the country’s oldest cathedral schools – Hereford Cathedral School, The King’s School, Gloucester and The King’s School, Worcester – have joined forces to form the Three Choirs Schools Group, a partnership aimed at strengthening educational excellence and broadening opportunities across the region.
Rooted in a shared cathedral foundation and Christian ethos, the partnership brings together schools with more than 2,600 pupils and over two millennia of combined history. Each school will retain its independence, governance and leadership.
The initiative will introduce joint enrichment events for pupils and shared professional development, while exploring operational efficiencies to reinvest savings into teaching and learning.
Dr Michael Gray, Executive Headmaster of HCS said: “This partnership represents an exciting new chapter for our schools allowing us to strengthen our cathedral foundations and deliver exceptional
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education in a rapidly changing world.”
www.threechoirsschoolsgroup.co.uk
The celebration aimed not only to honour Sir David’s remarkable legacy, but also to inspire younger generations to connect with nature and understand the importance of conservation.
The team at Stratford-upon-Avon Butterfly Farm described Sir David as a continual source of inspiration whose work has helped people across the world develop a deeper understanding of wildlife, biodiversity and environmental protection.
To learn more about the Blue Morpho butterfly, Morpho peleides, the Butterfly Farm will be hosting Butterfly Lifecycle demonstrations over the May half term, from 23 - 31 May, daily at 11:00am in the Discovery Zone.
To see hundreds of spectacular butterflies, insects, reptiles, and spiders visit the Butterfly Farm from 10am to 6:00pm, last entry 5.30pm. Open every day of the week except Christmas Day. For more information including purchasing gift vouchers, admission prices and group rates, please visit the website at
www.butterflyfarm.co.uk or telephone on 01789 299288.
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