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Bridlington Purla Boat Seaside Nightmare - Tourists Beware! / Holidays & Outings
The long Bank Holiday weekend is well underway, and many day trippers can be expected to hit the coastal seaside towns such as Bridlington. Whilst it's a time of letting ones hair down and relaxing. However don't make the mistake of letting your guard down too much as seaside fun could easily turn into a nightmare day trip.
Our day trip began nearly 2 miles North of Bridlington Harbour, a long walk towards our final destination, completely oblivious of the fate that awaited one of us as wee made the mistake of going on a Purla boat trip.
So tourists always beware!
By N Walayat
GCSE Exam Results 2017 'Top, Top Marks' at Silverdale School, Sheffield /
I was GCSE results day Thursday, when 16 year olds across England and Wales will have been busy popping down to their secondary schools to find out if they managed to get their requisite GCSE grades for the courses they intend enrolling on for September start.
Overall minimum pass grades awarded of C/4 are marginally down on last year by 0.6% to 72%. Whilst a C is a pass, given the competition to get accepted on courses then the ultimate objectives are to achieve the A* and 9 grades for selected subjects. So if a student is choosing to enrol on 3 A-levels in September than objective would be to achieve 3 A*'s in those 3 chosen subjects as a sign of having the capability in achieving a similar grade at A level.
Anyway here is Adnaan's story one of thousands of Sheffield student's getting their A level results today at Sheffield's secondary schools such as Silverdale school, with the mainstream media interest more on how things when in the more inner city schools.
Adnaan started Silverdale school in September 2012
It's now 5 long years later and time to see if all that hard work has paid off.
Child Injured on Purla Speed Boat Bridlington Harbour / Holidays & Outings
Everyone loves going to the sea side on a hot summers day. Just be careful if you pop down to Bridlington Harbour and decide to take a ride on the speed boats such as Purla, as our experience was that they cram too many people onto the boat i.e. 5 on the front row. Unfortunately this increases the risks of getting injured as was 12 year old Sami's experience.
The problem is that if your sat at to close to the ends of the front row then there is a good chance your going to get your face banged on the rim that curves round to the front, especially if your a child. Luckily it could have been worse. Also the staff just wanted us to move on because our bleeding son was apparently putting off other people from riding their speed boat, even shouting at us to move on!
So if your in Bridlington, and choose to take a speed boat ride then make sure they don't cram too many people in the front row at least, as you want your head to be well away from that front rim!
By Nadeem Walayat
What Happened to Six Thousand Sheffield's Street Trees 2017 - Felling's Documentary / Sheffield Local Issues
Formerly Britain's greenest city, Sheffield has become infamous world wide for the felling of thousands of the cities biggest and best street trees. This documentary answers the many questions of exactly what is happening and why and what are the likely economic and environmental consequences to follow the initial felling of 6,000 trees by the by Spanish Ferrovial owned Amey, as the first tranche of 6000 trees to be felled nears completion. The consequences of which Sheffield will pay a heavy price for decades to come, and not just economic consequences in terms of lost capital value to Sheffield's property market, but health and environmental consequences, as at a time of heightened climate change awareness, Sheffield City Council is going in the opposite direction to recommended climate change alleviation measures of greater tree leaf coverage so as to soak up carbon from the atmosphere and offer people and properties shade during the ever hotter summer months.
So do watch this documentary to understand what is happening to Sheffield's trees, as the first tranche of 6,000 felled trees will likely be followed by many more thousands of trees to be felled in future years.
Here is our documentary that explains what has been happening to Sheffield's trees, as the first tranche of 6,000 felled trees will likely be followed by many more thousands of trees to be felled in future years.
Sheffield Tramlines Music Festival 2017 at Peace Gardens /
Sheffield is holding it's annual Tramlines Music festival weekend (Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd July), with music stages situated not just across the city centre but across many of Sheffield's best parks, pumping out music to cater for all tastes, and you don't have to pay for expensive wrist bands to enjoy the Tramlines experience as there are many free stages across the city such as in the Peace Gardens which we visited Saturday amongst other venues. Here's how the Peace Gardens music went down, where the crowd was about half that of last year, probably due to a poor weather forecast for Saturday. And remember that Tramlines continues Sunday across the city for its third and final day.
By Anika Walayat
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Are Sheffield's High Rise Tower Blocks Safe? Grenfell Cladding Fire Disaster / Sheffield Local Issues
The residents Grenfell Tower have paid the heavy price for the cladding refurbishment craze that has been sweeping Britain for the past decade. One of 30 to 50 year old social housing tower blocks, many of which that should have been demolished but instead are being dolled up with cladding and insulation to reduce energy costs to make them externally more appealing to both residents, visitors and most importantly nearby affluent areas as was the case with Grenfell Tower, a pocket of social housing in Kensington, probably the most affluent area of Britain.
Britain has over 4,000 similar tower blocks across the land which has triggered city councils to in a panic start checking the materials used to refurbish and clad their own tower blocks. Sheffield has over 100 tower blocks across the city, many of which have recently been refurbished with exterior cladding.
So are Sheffield's High RIse Flats Safe?
And how many more Grenfell's until the local authorities arrive at the logical conclusion that most of the tower blocks built during the 1960's 70's need to be torn down and rebuilt.
By Nadeem Walayat
Millhouses Park Sheffield - Boating Lake, Play Areas, Outdoor Gym and Eid Festivals / Parks
Millhouses park is situated 3 miles south west of Sheffield city centre, off Abbeydale Road South.
Find out why Millhouses Park rates at 9 out of 10 - A small flat park towards the South of the city and is home to the annual Muslim Eid Festival. It has many, many facilities for the kids including a boating lake, and several distinct play areas, and also has a great outdoor gym.
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Graves Park Sheffield - Highland Fling - Rates 10 / 10 / Parks
Graves park is Sheffield's largest park and is located 3 miles south of the city centre, with the main entrance off Hemsworth Road.
The Graves Park features the annual Highland Fling, has lots of animals on show, ranging from large prize cows to owls to ferrets and the usual pets such as Dogs. Also there are lots of rides and many food stalls. Find out why the Graves Park rates 10 out of 10 in this fun to watch video.
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GoggleSprogs 2016 Scouting for Kids at Dobcroft Junior School Sheffield (Channel4) / Fun Time
This week the producers of Channel 4’s Gogglesprogs came to our school, Dobcroft Juniors to choose some children who will be sat on a sofa and watch TV, and then they will film how they react to what they are watching, so it is a kid’s version of Goggle-box.
In this video I explain what happened, so you know too what to expect when they come to your school scouting for children.
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Norfolk Heritage Park Sheffield - Rates 6 / 10, Annual Fayre, Battle Re-enactments / Parks
Norfolk Heritage Park is located 1 mile south east of Sheffield city centre. Entrances are off Guildford Avenue and Granville Road.
The annual Norfolk Park Fayre has battle re-enactments most years and is good family fun with lots of activities and displays. Find out why Norfolk Heritage Park rates at 6/10 in this video.
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Endcliffe Park Sheffield, 7/10 - Zippos Circus, Fairs, Play Areas a Chin-Ups / Parks
Endcliffe Park is situated 2 miles to the south west of the city centre with the main entrances of Rustlings Road and Hunters Bar.
We rate Endcliffe Park at 7 out of 10. The park hosts annual fairs and circuses in its large open space. Is a flat park good for biking and jogging that has a decent play area and good climbing frames for teenagers and adults, though teenagers when in large gangs can become abusive. And where the park ends continues on to the Sheffield Round Walk.
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Botanical Gardens - Sheffield Parks - Rated 10 / 10, Featuring Tropical Pavilion and a Bear Pit! / Parks
Sheffield’s botanical gardens are situated 1 mile south west off the city centre, the main entrance is off Clarkehouse road. Other entrances are off Botanical Road and Thompson Road
Find out why the Botanical Gardens rates 10 out of 10. As this gem at the heart of the city reveal's its secrets including a tropical pavilion featuring all year round tropical plants, its many distinct outdoor areas including a bear pit! Find out more in this fun to watch video.
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EU Referendum Government Pro Remain Propaganda Facts Check / Politics
The Conservative government over the next few weeks will complete sending out a propaganda leaflet to 27 million households at a cost to British tax payers of over £9 million in an attempt to convince the electorate to vote to remain in the European Union that this video attempts to facts check whether the claims stand up to close scrutiny or not.
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Best Muslim Baby Girl Names 2016 - Amelia, Lian, Malika, Jennah, Eva, Eliza... / Home
It's Day 26 in the New Baby House and we are still trying to pick a good muslim baby girls name, including from Amelia, Lian, Samia, Janet, Amera, Malika, Jennah, Jasmin, Eve, Eva, Anna, Jenneh, Aleeza, Eliza. So many, many names to choose from.
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Sheffield SNOW 2016 - Weather and Climate Change Report / Sheffield Local News
The very mild warm winter has turned into a colder than usual spring that includes snowfall today. Whilst the snow has already started to melt in the cities, the snow remains heavy in the countryside and on the roads so be careful when driving.
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