Student Newsletter - Issue 20

18 June 2010

"Every why hath a wherefore."
The Comedy of Errors, Shakespeare

Dear Students
This issue, with World Cup fever upon us, you won’t be surprised to read a contribution from an Italian football fan.  At the same time, for those who really don’t want to join in, we’ve tried to provide some alternative culture and trips for you.  Does the Shakespeare quote above apply to Robert Green’s bungled save against USA at the weekend?  Perhaps only an England fan can answer that!
The Editorial Team

Events Coming Up

London - Saturday 19th June
This will be the London trip to cap all trips.  With a packed schedule to include Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, the London Eye, Tower Bridge and the Tower of London as well as lunch by the river Thames and a boat trip.  Then there is a visit to Camden market, the largest pub in London and a shopping trip to Piccadilly Circus and Oxford Street.  Phew, I’m exhausted just writing about it!

Cost: Just £10.  
Meet: At college, 9am


Thorpe Park – Saturday 3rd July

If you like to pump up the adrenaline then Thorpe Park, with 30 exciting rides, is the place to go!  Go from 0-80 in just under 2 seconds, survive a death defying vertical drop, spin through 10 insane loops, and throw up when you visit the horror maze.
(Ed: OK, it doesn’t say “throw up” on their website, but on top of the whirlwind London trip….)

Cost: Approximately £35 inc. travel and entry.


Blue Reef Aquarium Friday 25th June
Come face to face with amazing sea life with everything from seahorses to giant crabs and lobsters  as well as tropical sharks. Discover more about these creatures' incredible lives in over 40 naturally recreated displays.
Meet: 1pm at college

Tennis
Every Thursday.  If the weather’s bad, table football or air hockey in the common room.

The World Cup
By Filippo, from Italy

The World Cup  started on 11 June in South Africa, and lots of people are interested in it. Spinnaker College, as an international  college, is influenced too.  Everyone is supporting their favourite team, and consequently there are lots of different opinions about which is the best!  From an objective point of view, front runners may considered to be Spain, England, Argentina and Brazil (winners  5 times over), not forgetting Germany, France and, of course, Italy, the current champions.

Student of the Month

Congratulations to Mohammed Alsharrari (centre).

A visit to Salisbury and Stonehenge - A Trip into Pre-history
by Isidro Vinagre Penalba

It was a rainy day when we departed to Salisbury by train. When we arrived we went out of the train station and we could see the Cathedral spire far away from us.

We walked through the city and we could see how beautiful Salisbury was, with crowded streets of people who were going shopping and old-fashioned houses. Salisbury High Street is one of the most crowded places in the city. There is also an open market on Tuesdays and Saturdays, markets have been held regularly since 1227!  And you can buy different goods there.

Finally we arrived at Salisbury Cathedral and then we actually realized how big and high it was. In fact the height of the spire looked endless When we came out of the Cathedral we had coffee, tea and cookies to get one’s strength back.

After that, we bought a bus ticket and we got on a double-decker coach where we had a fun time looking at the Salisbury Plain countryside. When we got off the bus we could feel the magic of Stonehenge intact. The rain stopped and the sunshine came through the clouds.

Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument composed of an earthwork surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones. Archaeologists believe that the stone monument was erected around 2,500 BC (4.500 years ago). The site was added to the UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites in 1986. We took a lot of cool pictures of us close to the prehistoric monument.

Later we got on the coach again to visit Old Sarum, which is the site of the earliest settlement of Salisbury. We walked through the remains of the former Royal Palace and we saw both the ditch surrounding the hill and the Cathedral ruins.

Finally we got on the bus for the last time in order to go to the train station and come back to Portsmouth. We were all excited about the experience we had lived and I recommend visiting these gorgeous places.

Moscow State Circus
by Moneer from Saudi Arabia

We met at the school at 5 o’clock in the afternoon. And then we went together to the circus that was on the seafront. We had to pay £7.50.  When we entered we sat and we saw the show.  It was very funny because we saw the clowns. It was a nice show – we saw acrobats climbing and the skills of people who work in the circus.  We really enjoyed attending the show and we left the circus at 7 o’clock in the evening.  Everyone said the show was AMAZING!
Business School Party

Everyone enjoyed pizza and drinks at our student party for the Business School.

What’s On around Portsmouth

Comedy of Errors – Shakespeare’s Globe on Tour – 17- Sun 20 June
Open air performance of Shakespeare’s greatest (and shortest) farce.

Tickets: from New Theatre Royal £10 concessions/£15

Southsea Food Festival 17-20 June
International market in Palmerston Road on 17-18 June followed by demonstrations, sampling and more over the weekend (19-20).

An Audience with Charles Dickens 23 June
Gerald Dickens is now touring the country with this show highlighting the work of his great, great grandfather Charles Dickens.
7.30pm King’s Theatre  £7 students

Square Tower Open Evening
16th June 2010 and 14th July 2010
A rare opportunity to see inside this 500 year-old building, once a store for gunpowder and Royal Navy meat, as well as the governor’s residence.
Square Tower, Broad Street

The Band of HM Royal Marines Monday 21 June
Her Majesty’s Royal Marines Portsmouth Beat Retreat in Guildhall Square.
12 noon. FREE

Port Solent Boat Show
25 -27 June 10-5pm Free entry
Venue: Port Solent. Nearest Railway stations 1 mile away at Cosham and Portchester
Alien Invasion

City Museum 26 June-23 Jan 2011     Free Entry
Come face to face with a Martian! See an army of famous - and infamous - aliens, monsters, props and costumes from some of Hollywood's biggest sci-fi blockbusters.