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14. Great Scott! Top award for city headteacher
Headteacher Scott Simpson-Horne pictured
during one of his cooking lessons
A Plymouth headteacher has won a prestigious national award for his commitment to teaching practical life skills to his students.
Scott Simpson-Horne, headteacher at All Saints Academy Plymouth won the Head of Fish competition, part of the Fish in School Hero programme.
The competition saw school leaders from across the country taking part and and Scott’s creativity and passion for healthy eating stood out.
Scott, who is deeply committed to promoting health and wellbeing among students, eagerly took up the challenge to teach a hands-on lesson about cooking a healthier version of fish and chips.
The demonstration, which took place with a group of Year 7, 8 and 9 students showcased a variety of fish types – salmon, cod, and basa – alongside oven-baked sweet potato wedges, homemade tartare sauce, and a freshly made salad. The lesson was designed to teach students not only cooking techniques but also key topics such as sustainability, shopping locally, and budgeting for healthy meals.
13. Freight company celebrates 50th anniversary with golden trucks
Armoric directors Kath Lewis and Kevin
Willcock with one of the new trucks
A Plymouth company specialising in refrigerated transport, is celebrating its 50th anniversary with the purchase of three new gold coloured trucks, assisted by vehicle and asset finance provider, Ignition.
Armoric Freight currently has a fleet of 13 high-spec, temperature controlled trucks, which are replaced every four years to ensure they remain in prime condition for transporting chilled goods across Europe.
This year, three needed replacing, so directors Kath Lewis and Kevin Willcock decided to mark the company’s special birthday with eye-catching golden livery for each of the three new Volvo, MAN and DAF refrigerated vehicles.
Ignition, based in Truro, has worked with Armoric Freight for many years, providing finance for new trucks on a rolling basis and supporting the company as it has grown.
12. Much needed extra parking spaces for Royal William Yard
The new car parking space will be in the
former reservoir (below) and access will be
available from Devil’s Point car park.
Photos: Hannah Hawke
A new area is being developed at Plymouth’s historic Royal William Yard, with work commencing on an extension to the parking facilities to create over 100 additional spaces.
The project represents the next stage in its regeneration and is one of several initiatives underway this year, as the Yard continues to evolve during its 200th anniversary year.
Work began at the end of March to convert the former reservoir at Devil’s Point into much-needed additional parking for the bustling waterfront destination. The work is expected to take six months to complete.
11. National award for Plymouth project
CAP director Kate Winstanley presents the award to Sgt Mark Williams at the ceremony held at the Houses of Parliament
A Plymouth project supported by Devon & Cornwall Police has received a national award, recognising the work carried out to engage with young people to reduce alcohol related crime and antisocial behaviour (ASB).
Plymouth Community Alcohol Partnership (CAP) is a project that seeks to reduce harm associated with underage alcohol use. Their work has reached over 700 young people.
Involved in the project are a group of local organisations, including Plymouth Community Homes, Youth Outreach teams, and the local neighbourhood police team.Plymouth CAP have received a Spotlight award, recognising the innovative youth engagement work that has been carried out and the positive difference this has had on the community.
10. KFC team’s new takeaway special – bags of litter!
KFC Marsh Mills. Plymouth
Staff from KFC took to the streets of the local area to mark the Great British Spring Clean – the annual nationwide campaign to clean up local communities.
The 11-strong litter picking team from the Marsh Mills eatery were joined on the day by Deputy Lord Mayor Councillor Pauline Murphy and her Consort Councillor Mark Coker, collecting more than eight bags of litter.
New research by KFC has revealed that more than 10 per cent of the city’s population have littered in the last year.
However, the research revealed an overwhelming desire among people in Plymouth to have clean and litter free communities. 84% of adults in Plymouth say they hate seeing rubbish in their communities, with a large majority saying that it makes them feel sad and angry.
Joining forces with Keep Britain Tidy’s Greater British Spring Clean for the fifth year running, KFC has a number of measures in place to combat litter in Plymouth.
9. Satellite Family Hub opens in Honicknowle
Plymouth’s first Family Hub satellite site has opened at the YMCA in Honicknowle.
Family Hubs support families from pregnancy through until children are 19-years-old, or up to 25-years-old for young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
As a satellite site, YMCA Plymouth will serve as an extension to the nearby Four Woods Family Hub on Crownhill Road which is operated by Barnardo’s. This new initiative will bring essential Family Hub services closer to families in the local area, making the support on offer more accessible and convenient, reducing barriers such as distance and transportation challenges.
8. New Plymouth College War Memorial will honour all pupils lost in service
The Plaque, honoring those who lost their lives in service.
Plymouth College is holding a commemoration service to honour the pupils lost in service for their country since the founding of the school in 1887.
The service will take place at Plymouth College on the June 6 at 2pm and will be conducted by the Rt Revd James Grier Bishop of Plymouth.
Luke Pollard MP who is currently the Parliamentary Undersecretary of State for the Armed forces will be unveiling the Memorial which comprises of a large granite stone sourced locally from Caradon Quarry. The Bronze plaque has also been sourced locally using The Sign Maker at Yelland Farm, Umberleigh.
Members of the school’s Combined Cadet Force will be parading at the service and pupils from the school will be playing the Last Post and performing in the choir. Former pupils of the school (OPMs) will also be in attendance.
Plymouth College, which has a proud affiliation with the armed forces and even now has a very active Combined Cadet Force representing all three services, has prepared many pupils for a long and successful career in the armed forces.
7. Contractor appointed for £13 million adult centre
Artist’s impression of the new adult centre in Outland Road
A new facility for adults with complex needs and learning disabilities in Plymouth is one step closer to becoming a reality, following the appointment of the building contractors.
Devon Contractors has been awarded a £9 million contract by Plymouth City Council to build the facility, which will be based on the site of a former council depot on Outland Road.
It will offer both a day service and respite care, with seven en-suite bedrooms, seven self-contained flats and accommodation for support staff.
6. Funding go-ahead for new school-based nursery at Laira Green Primary School
Laira Green Primary School’s plans to create a school-based nursery within their school have received a huge boost thanks to new Government funding.
The school set out its plans in November last year and carried out a consultation. It has now been awarded capital funding from the Department for Education to develop its new nursery, Laira Green Preschool, which will provide teacher-led, play-based care.
In December, the school agreed with the local authority that it would lower its age range to start from two-years-old, so the nursery will support two, three and four-year-olds.
The funding will be used to reconfigure areas of the school building to offer a purpose-built environment for younger children to enjoy.
5. Surprise! Surprise! Mum Abi is millionth visitor at The Box
Mum Abi arrives with her daughters Rosa and Lilah… to be welcomed by Councillor Jemima Laing Photos: One Plymouth
A mother received an especially warm welcome when she arrived at The Box on April 2 with her two daughters to discover she was the millionth visitor to come through the doors since the museum and gallery opened.
It was a major milestone for The Box, which has gone from strength to strength since opening during the pandemic in 2020.
Not only has it attracted visitors from Plymouth and much further afield, The Box has also won an array of awards and attracted national media attention with its world-class temporary art programme, working with partners such as the Tate, National Portrait Gallery, The Hepworth, The National Gallery and The Whitworth.
4. Changing Futures for another year
Plymouth City Council project that helps to improve the lives of some of the city’s most vulnerable residents has received funding for an extra year of life-changing work.
Changing Futures Plymouth works in partnership with local organisations to improve the outcomes for people experiencing multiple disadvantage across the city.
Since its inception in 2021, the programme has worked with victims of domestic abuse, people living with mental health challenges, families and individuals who have experienced homelessness, those involved in substance use, and people who have had contact with the criminal justice system.
3. Surprise party for ‘inspirational’ centenarian
Dolly – an absolute inspiration Photo: Livewell Southwest
A Plymouth centenarian has put her long life down to growing up on a Devon farm and the routine which it instilled.
Dorothy ‘Dolly’ Moore was given a surprise party by the team at the Short Term Care Centre in Mount Gould organised to celebrate her 100th birthday. They also asked colleagues from Livewell Southwest to send cards, and she received a total of 117 to open!
When Dorothy was born on the family farm in Coryton, near Lifton in 1925, her older sister said she looked like a dolly and the name stuck.
She said the routine of ‘farming life’ instilled many good habits in her for a successful life. She was home schooled and, as a teenager helped her father, mother and sister with the milk round.
In her spare time, she loved going to the village dances and continued to enjoy dancing well into her nineties.
After World War Two, Dolly worked as a nanny with several families in Devon and London. She then became a school cook up until her retirement.
2. The art of colour at Theatre Royal Plymouth
Work by Laura Edmunds
The artists of Plymouth Colour Collective return to Theatre Royal Plymouth (TRP) for their 2025 Summer Exhibition – and this year, they’re also showcasing the work of guest artists from across Devon and Cornwall.
The Collective – Brian Pollard (paintings) Arth Lawr (paintings and woodcut), Lou C Fused Glass (glass art), Laura Edmunds of Serendipity Sea Crafts (beach clean art), and Henry Sells (paintings) – all work very differently but their pieces have one thing in common: colour.
For this year’s exhibition, which runs from June 24 to July 19, they’ve invited six artists to join them: painters Amy Teague and Abi Douglas, both from Plymouth, paper cut collage artist Clover Robin from Teignmouth, textiles artist Gill Sargeant from Okehampton, water colourist Mary Boreham from Kingsbridge and painter Paul Nicholls from Mithian in Cornwall.
1. Pounds House to be auctioned off
Pounds House – empty for eight years and in need of major refurbishment
A search is on for a ‘sympathetic new owner’ who can revive and restore a Grade II listed mansion house in the heart of Plymouth.
Pounds House in Central Park is in need of a new lease of life and the City Council, which owns the building, has looked extensively at options but has not identified a use for it and has now decided to open up its future to other interested parties.‚
Councillor Chris Penberthy, Cabinet Member with responsibility for assets said: “We constantly review our properties and assets to make sure they provide value in meeting the needs of our services to residents and helping us deliver priorities for the city.
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