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Poultry Club inspirational!

The Poultry Club at Brymore, run and organised by the Brymore Boys (with a helping hand from Mrs Whyte) has inspired another Somerset school to set up a similar scheme. The Brymore Poultry Club is a long established tradition at the school and is another way of the boys showing off their resourcefulness and responsibility by keeping their own chickens within a set-aside area of the school. There are chicken houses, … Continue Reading

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Elite Fitness at Norton Manor Camp

On a cold Sunday morning in December; eleven of our brave souls sought to climb the highest heights in terms of physical endurance and strength.  Things that Brymore boys have in abundance due to the magnificence of their dedication to activities such as Chads, fitness and circuits but to name a few. Even a broken down minibus was not to deter us.  A big thank you to Mr Kingston for his jump leads … Continue Reading

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Christmas Smiles!

‘Smiles for Christmas’ was chosen as an opportunity to allow Brymore School a chance to give something back to the local community of Cannington.  There are 48   elderly people who live in supported housing in Cannington and most of these will have spent Christmas on their own.  The boys and staff of Brymore really hoped to make this one to remember for them and so worked with Homes in Sedgemoor … Continue Reading

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Brymore Meat for Sale

We are currently selling Brymore meat from the farm just in time for Christmas but it is selling fast. We have new season lamb and rare breed pork available, including sausages, at reasonable prices (as below, correct at time of writing) and to purchase just contact the farm on 01278 652428 or email brymorefarm@brymore.somerset.sch.uk Rare breed pork: Leg = £10 per kilo / chops = £5 per pack / knuckle = … Continue Reading

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Brymore Welcomes Wild West

Brymore School, with the help of the Boots and Saddles Western Re-enactment Group, recreated the famous Wild West on the grounds in Cannington. The recent flooding had put paid to one visit but with a frosty morning firming the ground the re-enactment group set up the O.K. Corral and set to work dressing up as characters from the Wild West, including Wyatt Earp himself. They then began going through scenarios … Continue Reading

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Rain doesn’t stop Brymore

On Wednesday 21st November, after much overnight rain, the village of Cannington and the surrounding area was completely flooded with many roads closed. Brymore resolutely remained open and despite the bottom of the drive being covered with water and our tree-lined driveway in an almost river like state boys made it up in a tractor – true Brymore Resourcefulness, Responsibility and Resilience at its very best! More photos can be viewed on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/BrymoreSchool  

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Smiles for Christmas

‘Smiles for Christmas’ is Brymore’s chance to give something back to the local community of Cannington.  There are 48 elderly people who live in supported housing in Cannington and most of these will spend Christmas on their own. The boys and staff of Brymore are hoping to make them ‘Smile this Christmas’ with a surprise. Each Boarding House will compete against each other to create a Christmas hamper. The best design will win and … Continue Reading

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Boys deliver new calf

A number of our Year 11 boys helped ‘Tabatha’ our Jersey cow deliver her new calf, ensuring that their practical Agriculture lesson was definitely a vocational experience that day.

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Author Beth Webb visits

Published local author, Beth Webb, came into the school to meet with the members of Brymore Book Club this week. With it being close to Halloween and with Beth a writer of some gruesome and scary tales the LRC was dressed up to resemble a witches coven in time for some spooky storytelling. Beth has had 14 books published to date  aimed at children whether younger (Junkyard Dragon) or older (The Dragons … Continue Reading

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Boarding common rooms get a makeover

Over the half term break Mr Coll and Mr Watts, along with local artist Becca Fox, have updated all three of the boarding house common rooms. A huge amount of preparation and design went in to the graphics of each house and with the colour schemes being allocated to the individual common rooms, the result is a thought-provoking, inspiring and welcoming environment. With School House coloured a deep red, Kemp as a light … Continue Reading

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