The Queen officially declared Greenwich a royal borough of London in February to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee. Greenwich has been an important borough and linked to British royalty since medieval times. It is now one of only FOUR boroughs in the whole of the UK which is officially a royal borough. In July and August, [...]
It’s only the beginning of February and we already have students booked from over 20 different countries and 3 continents! One of the best things about all our Bucksmore summer centres is the internationality and the limited nationality mix from each country. Bucksmore is a great opportunity to make new friends from all over the [...]
To celebrate the launch of Bucksmore’s Flickr stream we are delighted to announce our first photo competition. Theme: YOUR HOME TOWN. At Bucksmore we are always interested in where our students come from. We welcome people from all over the world and we want to find out as much as possible about the international Bucksmore [...]
On Tuesday, The Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip (The Queen’s husband!) was at Corpus Christi college for a meal to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of Captain Scott’s expedition to the South Pole. He ate in the very hall where all our Young Leaders and WUP students have all their dinners (see picture). If you [...]
Plumpton ‘s 2011 Centre Manager and Activity Manager will be reunited in 2012 to bring you another amazing summer. This is Mr Tom’s 4th year with Bucksmore and amazingly this will be Mr Paul’s fifteenth summer with us! Wow. Full list of confirmed returning staff for 2012: Plumpton: Mr Paul, Mr Tom, Miss Naomi, Mr [...]
Everybody’s favourite Irish Centre Manager is back at King Edward’s for yet another year! Gareth is just one of the many centre staff who return year after year to make Bucksmore Summer Programme’s truly special.
We are delighted to announce that Lara Lorenz has won the Bucksmore 2011 Diary writing prize. Lara’s prize is an Ipod Shuffle which is on its way to her now. Keep your eyes peeled for more Bucksmore competitions which promise more great prizes!
We are proud to announce that for 2012 we are welcoming two new centres and three new courses. Culford School, near to Bury St Edmund’s, will host the “Bucksmore Sport” Programme. The new “Bucksmore Choice” programme will take place at the University of Cambridge’s Churchill College. Our other new course for 2012 is “Bucksmore Three [...]
The sample timetable for the Three Capitals programme included a tour of the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. As part of the Olympic Games there is a football match taking place on the planned day of the visit. We have therefore decided to take students to the National History Museum of Wales. This museum is the most popular heritage [...]
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