The Regional Final Showcase includes all the best unsigned acts in the region in a showcase to judges which in the past have included national radio, regional press, BBC Introducing, record labels & celebrity judges (with judges getting more prestigious as the competition progresses) as well as a huge live crowd! (more…)
Ollie Moors, in Year 11 was once again selected to represent the South East at British Cycling’s Inter-Regional Track Cycling Championships in Newport, Wales. Ollie had a great few days, he broke his personal best for flying 200m 12.289 secs with a speed of 36.413mph, came 5th in the Madison, 5th in the team pursuit and won a silver medal for team sprint with a time of 50.814 (breaking their personal best from the school games). The South East came 4th overall which is a great acheivement considering their nearest training velodromes are in Newport, Wales and Manchester.
On 28 May we took seven cattle to the annual Heathfield Show and came away with a fantastic four first prize cards!
Our star performers were Oathall Rustic Milkmaid 2 in the dry cow class, her daughter Oathall Rustic Milkmaid 5 in the heifer calf class, and Ava Frohmader in the handlers class. Oathall Rustic Milkmaid 5 won the East Sussex Ayrshire Cattle Club Perpetual Tankard.
OCC student Ben Keegan was the winner of one of the most prestigious awards to be handed out at this years show. Fifteen year old Ben who recently completed a land-based course at Oathall, scooped The Henry Noakes Young Achiever Trophy, named after one of Heathfield Agricultural Society’s founding members. Ben was presented with his trophy by Angela Deakin, the daughter of Henry Noakes.
Ben has been a star student at Oathall but it was his work with our pig herd and his support for younger students on the farm which prompted Mr Wood to write a glowing testimonial on his behalf.
Ben has reared his own pigs and turned them into sausages some of which were enjoyed at the stockman’s BBQ at the south of England show recently!
