Slimming team ditch four wheels for two
EMPLOYEES at Slimming World’s head office switched from four wheels to two as part of the UK’s biggest cycle commuting event “Cycle to Work Day 2019”.
This is the 10th year Slimming World employees at the Derbyshirebased head office have taken part in the annual event – with a record 17 RIPLEY Academy of Dance student, Libby Swanwick, is preparing for her dancing dream to come true!
Libby, 10, Pease Hill, Ripley, has successfully auditioned for a part in Derby Live’s Christmas pantomime Peter Pan!
Libby beat off stiff competition for a place in the cast. There were hundreds of hopefully young dancers competing. The audition comprised of singing and dancing and Libby thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
The icing on the cake came a few days later when she received an email to say she had been successful! Libby has already attended a costume call and is looking forward to rehearsals starting in the autumn.
Libby, daughter of Emma and Peter and sister to Owen, is a keen dancer and attends lots of classes at Ripley Academy of Dance. She also already has several credits to her CV with the BBC and other TV and Film production companies.
Miss Cutting, principal of Ripley Academy of Dance, said “I love Libby’s work ethic. She is always very attentive in class and works members of staff cycling to work on the day. The initiative encourages people to build more activity into their daily routines and cut down their carbon footprint.
After their ride in, all of the cyclists were treated to a healthy cooked breakfast in the organisation’s on-site restaurant. to her maximum potential all of the time. We are all so pleased for her and her latest accomplishment! I look forward to watching her grow and flourish with the latest experience”.
Slimming World’s Cycle to Work organiser Paul Siddall, said: “It was yet another incredible turnout for Cycle to Work Day this year, we had a total of 17 riders taking part – with one of our enthusiastic cyclists even doing a 50-mile round trip.
“At Slimming World we try to make it as easy as possible for our AWARDS for a range of achievements were handed out to students at Saint Benedict Catholic Voluntary Academy’s Summer Presentation Evening.
Students received awards in front of a packed audience of parents, family members, carers and staff at the academy, in Duffield Road, Derby.
House awards were also made, with the Athletics Day Trophy going to Kolbe House and the Attendance Shield being won by Teresa House.
Deputy head teacher Hazel Boyce welcomed everyone before Sherri Medcalf, chair of governors, spoke followed by executive head teacher Kevin Gritton.
He talked about the success of the England cricket team at the recent World Cup and how their strength came from their diversity.
Mr Gritton said: “I would like to say a huge well done to a fantastic group of young people. You are here for a specific reason, because you have excelled at something.
“I would like to share with you some of my observations and I thought it would be good to talk about the England cricket team because I think they are just like Saint Benedict.
“Their strength comes from their diversity and here at Saint staff members to be fit and healthy, so as well as free fruit, a subsidised healthy restaurant, and an on-site gym with showers and changing facilities. We also offer our employees the opportunity to get a bike and safety equipment at a discounted price. Supporting initiatives like Cycle to Work Day is Benedict we are a global community and because of this diversity our children leave here more equipped.
“The cricket team worked really hard and got there on their own merits, earning their way in life. They also showed real resilience. In some way, those of you sitting here tonight, you were resilient, whether it was by doing your homework, coming to school and giving your best effort in class, you showed great resilience.”
Each of the house leaders spoke about the achievements of their own houses since their inception, including more than £10,000 being raised for charity and 1,483 Christmas shoeboxes being collected. The house system is an amazing and fun way to encourage and inspire everyone to lead a much healthier and happier lifestyle, too. A massive thank-you to our incredible catering team, who cooked up a delicious breakfast for the cyclists – it was a lovely treat and definitely gave us something to look forward to after our ride to work.” being replaced by heads of year from September 2019.
New prizes were handed out in the form of First Source Resilience Awards, which saw students who had made the extra effort or shown exemplary conduct rewarded with an Echo Dot, kindly provided by company First Source.
Ex-students who had recently taken part in Project Arusha also returned to talk about the work they did. Each year a handful of students who have finished Year 13 are chosen to travel to Arusha, a town in Tanzania, East Africa, during their gap year to teach for three months. In the classroom they mainly help students with their English although some have helped to teach maths and music.