As a prolific runner, Parkrun often features in my Saturday mornings, and in thousands of others’ around the UK alone. As its name suggests, Parkrun is a run in a park - yet it is so much more. With over 600 parkruns in the UK, and over 1500 worldwide, there is an overwhelming multitude of …
High School Musical – SVC 2019
The annual SVC musical again took place at the end of January, this year showcasing ‘High School Musical’. The childhood favourite portrayed by SVC students was a showstopper; most of the nights sold out, with all the seats filled. Mr K even mentioned that it was ‘the best school production he had ever seen’, and …
World Book Day
The same question is posed every year: what is world book day? What is its purpose? Is it just celebrating books? Back for the 21st year, marked in more than 100 countries, World Book Day is more than just about books: it is an essential opportunity for children at primary and secondary school to engage …
Soham’s Got Talent!
Following on from our hugely successful first Soham’s Got Talent competition in 2017, on 29th November, the PAC auditorium was sold-out for the latest offering of talent from Soham Village College. After the first auditions in the week before the contest, it became evident that the competition would be fierce this year. It was a …
The 2018 Parliamentary Debate Competition
On Friday 30th November, eight year 10 students went to Beechurst hall to give their arguments for and against the marriage age being raised from 16 to 18. They had to debate in front of two year 10 English classes, Mr Hampson and Lucy Frazer: the local MP. Overall, the winners were Claire McLeod …
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SVC Christmas Concert 2018!
The sell-out Christmas Concert again took place near the end of term, just before Christmas - this year on the 12th of December. After the stress of rehearsal upon rehearsal, dodging exams in order to get the pieces perfect and the days slipping past in the run up to Christmas, everything went to plan. Once …