Somerset’s first trampoline park has announced it will open its doors to budding bouncers next month. Flip Out Somerset, a new £1.5m leisure attraction, plans to welcome its first jumpers at the end of September. Full story: Read more
Best ever high grades achieved by Strode College students
With the best ever high grades achieved at Strode College for A Levels and advanced level vocational qualifications, and another outstanding set of results, students and staff have plenty to celebrate. Over 600 students completed courses at Strode this summer and many returned to college to celebrate their excellent results with friends and staff and to look forward to exciting times ahead. Full story: Read more
YHA’s young adventurer urges young people in the region to speak out about mental health issues
YHA’s ambassador and young adventurer Alex Staniforth is urging young people in the region to speak out about their mental health issues, tell someone they trust and seek help. His advice follows his completion of an epic 72-day, 5,000 mile challenge – #ClimbtheUK, which involved him climbing the highest points in all of the UK’s 100 counties, including Dunkery Beacon in Somerset and Lewesdon Hill in Dorset, to raise awareness of young people’s mental health as well as raise more than £22,000 for the mental health charity YoungMinds.