MONEY TALKS IN TEAM TALKS

MONEY TALKS IN TEAM TALKS

When the New Curriculum was being introduced, a gathering of Heads had been assembled to find  out more about what was involved. It was exciting that the New Curriculum acknowledged the need  for there to be more sport in schools; of particular interest, one...
PAR FOR THE COURSE  

PAR FOR THE COURSE  

My father was an exceptional golfer. For many years he played off scratch (meaning his handicap  was zero) and he once reached the semi-finals of the English Amateur tournament. Two days before  he died, aged seventy-three, he won a small local golf...
WATCH THIS SPACE  

WATCH THIS SPACE  

In an article in March 2011, the journalist Mike Norrish wryly noted that “Cricket seems to have run  out of ways to spice things up. It’s even been left behind by Formula One, where Bernie ‘The  Rainmaker’ Ecclestone is implementing devilish plans which...
DON’T STOP PLAYING  

DON’T STOP PLAYING  

Freddie Mercury and Winston Churchill were very different people! Freddie Mercury was a hugely  popular singer-songwriter as the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen, whose greatest hits include  ‘Killer Queen’, ‘Somebody to Love’, ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’...
THE X FACTOR  

THE X FACTOR  

X marks the spot for hidden treasure! X is the unknown factor in a mathematical equation! In  modern parlance, X represents something indefinable, unforgettable, different, compelling and  attractive; it stands out above others. The television franchise of...