- Posted on 20th May, 09
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I’d just like to say a big thanks to all of you who have come to my talks in Brighton, Dover and Greenwich. It has been great fun meeting everybody!
This evening I will be speaking at BT Centre in London, kindly hosted by BT, and I was delighted to hear that tickets have almost sold out! There may still be a few left however so log on to www.roundbritain.org for more details or to find out about other venues I will be speaking at along the way.
Ellen
- Posted on 4th May, 09
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After the excitement of the fantastic start of the Ellen MacArthur Trust Skandia Round Britain Voyage of Discovery from Cowes on Sunday, I am really looking forward to tomorrow. Not only will I be visiting the Musto store in Market Street in Brighton between 3 and 4.30 p.m., but I will also be giving my first public speech for ages at the Brighton Hilton Metropole at 6.30 p.m.. Apparently loads of you have already bought tickets - thank you! - but there are still a few left, so visit
http://www.roundbritain.org/index.php/audience/
for further details. And if you can’t make this talk, hope to see you somewhere else en route!
Ellen
- Posted on 2nd May, 09
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If you are in Cowes on the Isle of Wight tomorrow, look out for Scarlet Oyster which will be passing in front of the Royal Yacht Squadron at about 5 p.m.. I’m really over the moon to be joining the five young people onboard - Harriet, Joseph, Jack, Rachel and Chloë - for the first leg of the Ellen MacArthur Trust Skandia Round Britain Voyage of Discovery. Scotland, here we come! To follow the trip, visit www.roundbritain.org
Ellen
- Posted on 24th April, 09
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Ellen in library at Anthony Gell School where she read about sailing as a child
I went back to school recently…literally!…with an impromptu visit to my old school, Anthony Gell in Wirksworth. It is now a specialist sports college and it was great to reminisce about the old days with Headteacher David Baker. I also went back to the school library to have a look at the books that I borrowed while I was there and which inspired me to sail! (see photo)
I also had the opportunity to go to another really interesting school in the area, Herbert Strutt Primary School in Belper.
18 months ago, the school moved from an old building in the centre of Belper to a new build on a brand site. Everyone, from Headteacher John Murday to the teachers and pupils alike, appears to have a real sense of pride in what is a very nice-looking building which has been designed to be as energy efficient as possible. In talking with the Head John, some of the key sustainable elements that have worked well are rain-water harvesting for loos, PV cells for lighting, bore holes for heating and hot water and effective double glazing.
However, the final element of the jigsaw needed to get the school to a carbon neutral position is a 25m wind turbine – and the school has had difficulties getting planning permission for this for the last two years.
I have to say I really enjoyed these visits and it was really heartwarming to see two schools with inspirational heads who are working hard to motivate and to look after their pupils.
Ellen
