College News

Ho Ho Ho! With the Christmas season quickly approaching, the music industry has been popping out many presents, which we do not have to wait until the 25th for! 

‘Routes - Dudley’, a new Youth Hub in Merry Hill shopping centre, was opened on the 18th of October by the Mayor of Dudley - Councillor Hilary Bills. The youth friendly space is operated by a service called Cranstoun that has been helping local people rebuild their lives for over 50 years. Cranstoun whose company motto is ‘Empowering people, empowering change’ hopes to provide a safe and welcoming environment for people aged 13-25. The hub will provide advice on areas including but not limited to mental health, education and career planning and support young people (over the age of 16) to stop vaping/ using e-cigarettes and give additional support to young people who need it, for example: young people suffering from domestic abuse. Advisors will be available to ensure resources and support is prompt and relevant. Young people can access this support, information and advice through walk-ins on Tuesday-Friday 3pm-7pm and Saturday 10am-2pm. 

With the recent additions of Year 12 journalists writing for The Campus Collective, three have been specially selected to write for the Stourbridge News. I had the absolute pleasure of interviewing our journalists – Anna Rizos, Phoebe Neech, and Alfie Poole – getting to know more about them as journalists, and as people navigating life around college! Through Sa series of questions, I was able to gain more understanding of who they were as individuals, discussing things such as their A-Level choices, their preferred style of writing, and some of the things they have learnt along the way! 

I am sure everyone can agree that online shopping makes life much more convenient and products much more accessible. You can search on an international market and receive your order as soon as the next day. However, online shopping has drawn business away from local stores, resulting in a declining local economy, and causing closures on our high streets. 

“Lest We Forget” ... Each year, these words are spoken across England on November 11th as a way of honouring soldiers whose efforts helped to end the ‘Great War’, a world-wide conflict which involved over 30 nations between 1914 and 1918.  

Christmas starting in Octo-bah Humbug! 

“Why do you care if people like it or not-it's not their life?” 

As the season begins to change and don an orange aesthetic, one can only change with it. From adding layers of clothing to choosing warmer drinks, everyone is acclimatizing to Autumn’s arrival. 

From the canteen in Foley to the tent in the quad, our college for some time has had limited social spaces. Chambers is often out of use due to the various activities hosted by the college, meaning many students are faced with limited seating areas. So how is this situation being handled? 

The lowdown on the local candidates