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News in Brief - 30.10.2009
News in Brief Star-spangled K9 charity night A HOST of Tenerife stars will be appearing at a gala charity evening on 17^th November, organised by K9 Animal Refuge and Friends of the animals. Starlights Show Bar, at Coral Mar Square, Costa del Silencio, will be hosting the event, and the five-euro entrance ticket comes with a buffet. Entertainers include Mike Edwards, Cy Benson, Jesse Garon, Ian Anderson and Aidy Evans, and there’s a raffle and tombola, plus a video book stall. The evening starts at 8pm, so arrive early. You can even reserve a seat in advance by calling 677 507 270. Entrance tickets will go into a draw at the end of the evening, and all proceeds from the night will go to K9/FOTA. Lions Club to open in Playa San Juan LIONS Clubs international plan to start a new branch in Playa San Juan – the first in the Guia De Isora area – early next year The club will be English speaking, for men and women, but all nationalities will be welcome. Lions Clubs are charitable groups, staging events to raise money for local and international concerns. This club will focus on holding open social events, weekly or bi-weekly, based in the Playa San Juan area. Explanatory meetings are to be held in November and December for all interested parties. For more details, call Alan Glaves (669 838 846), or Ken Ward (647 247 800). Welsh choir set to raise the roof FOR one night only! Santiago del Teide Lions Club are proud to present the James Lambert Singers in concert Saturday 7^th November. The 30-strong, internationally-renowned, North Wales choir will be appearing at El Marques, in Puerto de Santiago. The concert starts at 7pm and a full, sit-down buffet is included in the 20-euro entrance price. Popular local singer Ian Anderson is the support act to the 30-strong choir, who are appearing in Spain for the first time. The Wrexham-based singers have a lively repertoire of popular music, which includes well-known songs from the 40s, right up to numbers from more modern shows and films. For more details about the concert, or for any details of the Lions Clubs, call Jon on 627 386 648. Britannia students enjoy lesson around the world – in one day! WHO says it takes 80 days to go around the world? On 20^th October, the students of Britannia School took part in a 24-hour relay lesson, which took them right around the globe in their normal school day. They chatted online to other schoolchildren as far away as New Zealand and Malaysia in the morning, and by the afternoon they had circumvented the planet and were talking to fellow students in such countries as Peru, Argentina and Mexico. The event formed part of the Cambridge exam board’s International Global Perspectives Day, which is a new IGCSE qualification, and Britannia School helped to pilot this syllabus during the last academic year. This study course responds to a growing need for students to understand the multi-cultural and mobile world in which they live. It promotes an international outlook and cross-cultural awareness, which are the tools students need in a global marketplace. As a result of this, the Global Perspectives Day was a celebration of 80 schools from more than 30 countries around the world, including classes from the UK, the US, New Zealand, Peru, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Canada, Spain, Norway, France, Jordan, China, Cambodia, Egypt, Pakistan, Brazil, Argentina, Italy and the UAE. The students had huge fun talking to their peers around the world, finding out about their lives, their schools and their cultures. Proud Britannia are now preparing a presentation, which will enable students and parents to view soon at www.britanniaschoolonline.com