Congratulations to Georgina Millington who has been awarded the VQ Learner of the Year Award for the London Region. Taking place as part of the 2013 VQ Day celebrations, these awards recognise outstanding skill, achievement and commitment of vocational learners across the country.
Georgina studied hairdressing at Carshalton College completing her VRQ Level 2 and 3 qualifications at the same time as entering competitions and lots of external courses to gain as much experience as possible. Whilst completing the Level 3 Georgina opened her own salon. The salon did so well she decided to support the industry and share her skills and take on Apprentices. Georgina dedicates a lot of her time to their training at work and has seen them through the completion of their Level 2 & Level 3.
Georgina started at Carshalton College when she left school. She was always a very dedicated student and worked hard to complete her Level 2 in Hairdressing early. She started Level 3 in 2010 and was entered by Carshalton College into the National Hairdressing Competition with the rest of the Level 3 group and won her category.
Some of the Apprentices Georgina works with have had personal difficulties to overcome of which she has been hugely supportive, enabling them to complete both qualifications and now work for her as stylists.
Georgina has recently opened a second salon which is also doing very well. She has put one of her members of staff in her salon as manager; this person also trained at Carshalton College and was supported and trained by Georgina.
Janice Child, Curriculum Manager for Hairdressing describes Georgina
"She is an inspiration to all students and employers, for her dedication to the industry and the Apprenticeship system. Training new Apprentices, she supports them through any difficulties enabling them to have the confidence and self-worth to achieve their dream. Georgina is a credit to us all."
Carshalton College has a great
reputation for their Hairdressing courses and Apprenticeships. The hairdressing
courses have been running for over 50 years since the College opened, making it
one of the few original vocational courses on offer. There is a front of house
Renaissance salon that is open to the public, which is a realistic working
environment and a training salon where learning takes place in a creative
atmosphere. The staffs are all dedicated practitioners who continue to work in
industry alongside their teaching role, keeping updated of new trends,
innovative ideas and practices.
Please visit our website for more information at www.carshalton.ac.uk
LINGFIELD'S first XI enjoyed a great weekend with victories in both the league and cup.
On Saturday, Lingfield beat Long Ditton by 44 runs in a top of the table clash in the Surrey County League Division One, scoring 197-7 from 45 overs having won the toss and electing to bat first.
Mark Lloyd again starred with the bat, scoring 60 runs, while Simon Hooker scored an unbeaten 52 to help his side up to 197, having been in trouble at 58-5.
In reply, Long Ditton got off to a good start with openers Anand Desai (33) and Jason Matthews (37) starting well, racing to 50-0.
But when Hooker dismissed the dangerous Matthews, it sparked a change in Lingfield's fortunes with a flurry of wickets, which included three run outs.
Carr (2-31), Henry Mitchell (2-18) and Mark Hendry (2-35) all helped Lingfield to victory as the hosts were dismissed in 42.3 overs.
Meanwhile, on Sunday, Lingfield thrashed Hampton Hill in the second round of the Surrey County League Cup.
Batting first, Lingfield posted 235-5 from 45 overs, with Carr (74), Callum Forbes (59) and Oli White (42) all making decent contributions.
In response, Hampton Hill never looked like getting close to the target, with Andrew Daw (4-29) the pick of the Lingfield bowlers as they were dismissed for just 70 runs in 23.1 overs.
STAND-IN skipper Vikram Solanki conceded his side had been "comfortably outplayed" as they were thrashed by 178 runs at Essex.
Chasing what would have been a record 40-over target of 313 to win after choosing to field first at Chelmsford, the visitors collapsed to 134 all out.
Graham Napier took seven Surrey wickets, including four in four balls in a brilliant 25th over of the innings, and a dejected Solanki admitted his side were second best.
"It's very disappointing," he said. "We were pretty much outplayed. There was one outstanding performance from the opposition, Napier had a pretty decent night out but we were comfortably outplayed.
"All facets if you think about it, they played a pretty complete game and we were just slightly short in our skills.
"And when we lost the early wickets having to chase a big total as was required it was always going to be difficult. Then obviously Graham Napier managed to get the ball to move laterally and was able to put us under pressure in that middle phase when we were trying to recover."
Surrey elected to field after winning the toss, meaning they would be batting under lights.
It was on the same track that the home side had amassed their 40-over record score of 368-7 against Scotland 24 hours previously, but Essex coach Paul Grayson admitted he had been undecided about whether his side would have batted or bowled had they won the toss.
Solanki added: "I had a little bit of hesitation, but those are decisions that have been made.
"We can sort of harp on about them if you like, but the fact of the matter is that we were outplayed."
Essex openers Hamish Rutherford (18) and Tom Westley (34) got the Eagles off to a solid start with an opening stand worth 48 in 7.1 overs, but when they fell, Mark Pettini and Ravi Bopara – released from the England ODI squad to play – put on 70 for the third wicket.
The spin of Gary Keedy did for Pettini on 43, but that brought Owais Shah to the crease.
He and Bopara put on 54 before the latter holed out off Azhar Mahmood for 54, and Ryan ten Doeschate came and went for 12 before Shah and James Foster came together.
The pair batted for just 3.3 overs but in that time amassed 56, with Foster's inventive stroke play eventually bringing him 39 from 18 balls, while Shah made 68 from 53 deliveries.
Both fell to Jon Lewis, the pick of the bowlers with 3-57, but it was a night to forget for Tom Jewell, whose three overs went for 43 runs as Essex closed on 312/7.
In reply, Napier took his first wicket with his second ball, bowling Jason Roy for two, and when Steve Davies fell for 14, Essex sensed blood with the score at 32-2.
That brought Ricky Ponting to the crease but his first one-day knock in Surrey colours lasted just five balls – and brought two runs – before Napier knocked his middle stump out of the ground.
Solanki was then cleaned up by Reece Topley to leave Surrey 51-4.
Garry Wilson and Mahmood regrouped nicely, putting on 62 in 12 overs, but the required run rate had already crept up to more than two a ball before the 25th over – an over which will live long in the memory of those at the ground.
It began with a dot ball, and then four wickets in the next four balls as Napier bowled Mahmood, had de Bruyn and Jewell trapped lbw and then bowled Lewis as well.
Surrey were reeling at 113-8, and Napier removed Stuart Meaker for his seventh – career-best one-day figures for the 33-year-old – before David Masters rounded things off by having Keedy lbw to secure a handsome win for the Eagles.
On Napier's great over, a rueful Solanki added: "It was a great over. It doesn't happen too often.
"The other guys as well, they executed their skills better than us and that's why we're on the receiving end."
Congratulations to catering student Nelson Dombele who has been shortlisted for the top ten finalists in the Jamie Oliver Home Cooking Skills Competition for 2013.
Nelson Dombele, 18 years old, joined Carshalton College in 2012 on the NVQ Level 1 Certificate in Hospitality Services. The Jamie Oliver competition asked any aspiring chefs aged between 14 to 19 years to produce a dish from three options. Contestants could choose from creating a dinner for family and friends, food for a school fete or a hot plate for a canteen.
Nelson selected the dinner for family and friends producing a Spaghetti Bolognese main course served with garlic bread and a chocolate dessert. Along with creating the dish, the submission including a statement on why this menu was created, the planning involved in the meal and pictures and video footage.
Nelson created the dish at the Nightingale restaurant kitchen in the College and it was seen and sampled by fellow students. Nelson chose the combination because of his close family life and it is a dish that would appeal to a number of ethnic backgrounds.
Tutors Sandra Marshall and Ian Elson described Nelson's enthusiasm
"Nelson is a passionate student who works hard and is very detailed in his work ethnic, taking every task to heart to produce the best. Taking part in this competition provided a great opportunity for students to have freedom to develop a menu of their own choice and be unique, stepping up from the day to day course work they are given."
Nelson's passion came shining through when talking about his choice of studying catering
"I chose catering after being inspired by my mum and grandmother. I just enjoy being in the kitchen, it feels like home. The environment of working in a kitchen means you have to be fired up and always focussed to be prepared."
The competition finalists will have their dishes judged by Jamie Oliver and the winner announced on 17 June. Vouchers to dine at one of Jamie Oliver's restaurants will be given to the winner plus £50 worth of JME vouchers to spend on cookware and books at Jamie Oliver's online shop, a personalised signed book and their winning entry will be posted on Jamie Oliver's blog. For 2nd and 3rd position there will be a selection of Jamie Oliver goodies will be given as prizes.
Good Luck Nelson!
THIS summer will see the Save the David Lean Cinema Campaign going "on the road" with films being shown at three festivals across the borough.
As part of the Croydon Heritage Festival, the campaign is putting on a French-themed evening on Saturday, June 15, at 7.30pm at the Shirley Community Centre, in Shrublands Avenue, Shirley.
A week later, in keeping with the Purley Festival's live music emphasis, the 1963 film Monterey Pop is being shown in the Parish Church of St John the Baptist centre in Dale Road, Purley, starting at 8.15pm.
And finally on Wednesday, July 10, Terence Malik's To the Wonder will be screened at the Harris Academy South Norwood in Cumberlow Avenue, as part of the South Norwood Arts Festival.
The screening starts at 7.30pm.
Campaign chairman Adrian Winchester said: "Our partners in Shirley, Purley and South Norwood have all been good friends to the campaign, helping us to raise our profile and grow to a membership of over 700.
"We are therefore delighted to be doing something for them in return."
All events are free.
To book seats, e-mail savedavidlean@gmail.com or telephone 020 8656 0168.
The campaign was started to oppose Croydon Council's plans to close the 62-seat David Lean Cinema at the Clocktower in Katharine Street, as part of its 2011 cost-cutting programme.
JUST when everyone thought Roke could not attract any more drama, it appears the issue has spread to another school in the area.
Harris has managed to attract the anger of the neighbouring Kenley Primary School which says the company's plans for a new school name and uniform are far too similar to their own.
Georgina Catanach, Kenley Primary's headteacher, wrote to parents at the end of May to urge them to write to Harris.
"As you are aware Roke Primary School has been forced to become an academy," she said. "I was dismayed to find out that their suggested name is 'Harris Primary Academy Kenley' and the new uniform is navy blue. It has been noted by parents at Roke that this is very, very similar to Kenley Primary, in name and uniform."
She even had to assure parents that Kenley would not be subsumed into a Roke academy.
"It is important that Harris Federation appreciate that there cannot be two schools named Kenley in the area," she said.
Harris have refused to even consider keeping Roke in the school's new name.
POLICE are investigating claims that a woman from Purley was sexually assaulted by a man claiming to be a taxi driver on her way back from the weekend's Epsom Derby.
The woman, in her 20s, was coming back from a party in Tadworth, Surrey, on Saturday when a man offered her a lift in his car.
When she refused, she said the man pushed her to the ground and assaulted her in the street.
She managed to escape the man and fled to Tattenham Corner station, where a man helped her onto a train home at about 10pm.
Surrey Police are now carrying out a house-to-house investigation to try and locate the exact spot the woman was attacked.
The suspect has been described as black, with short hair, muscular and with a south London accent. He was wearing a white T-shirt with a collar and dark trousers.
Detective Sergeant Mark Parry appealed for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward.
The victim also lost two gold bangles during the attack.
Contact Detective Sergeant Parry by calling Surrey Police on 101.
THE Rotary Fields, in Purley, will be transformed next weekend into the venue for what is regarded as the most impressive display of classic vehicles to be staged in the area.
The Classic Car Show is being organised by the Rotary Club of Croydon Whitgift as part of the Croydon Heritage Festival, which was launched this week.
It will be held on the fields, in Brighton Road, on Sunday, June 16 from 10am to 5pm, and will feature classic cars ranging from Aston Martins, Jensens and Jaguars to Morris 1000s, Minis and a Ford Consul.
The cars, which date back as far as 1934, will take part in two parades around the field during the day
In addition the police will be bringing along the historical vehicles collection from their museum in Hampton and the London Fire Brigade and London Ambulance Service will also be turning up with their own historic vehicles.
There will also be plenty of entertainment for children, including face painting, bouncy castle, balloon race.
And for the adults there will be a barbecue, beer and wine, and strawberries and cream.
Entrance on the day is £3 for over-16s with a first child getting in free and other children being charged £1.
All proceeds from the event will go to the Rotary charities The Wave Trust – dedicated to tackling child abuse and family violence – Sanderstead Neighbourhood Care and the Rotary Foundation.
DEVELOPERS should be helping improve areas in which their developments are built, Labour councillor Pat Ryan has said this week.
He wants the council to upgrade run down sports facilities in Upper Norwood Recreation Ground but accepts the authority is strapped for cash.
Cllr Ryan said he believed that money donated by developers as part of planning gain from developments should be ploughed directly into their locality and not used for general improvements.
He said that would enable local priorities to be set to help local residents, citing as an example the tennis and basketball courts in the recreation ground off Chevening Road, which need resurfacing, while nets and fences also need repairing.
Cllr Ryan said: "This is not down to vandalism, the problems have all occurred through age.
"We lack sports facilities in the area and the council needs to show it is interested in supporting young people."
"If it could not afford to pay, it should be urging developers, who benefited from coming into the area to provide specific financial support."
Councillor Jason Perry, the council's cabinet member for planning, regeneration and transport, said under previous Section 106 planning gain contracts, money from developers was channelled into specific projects such as improving transport, and not necessarily local areas.
