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A SCHEME to get more of Bradford's young people engaged in writing and poetry by providing literary role models is helping turn reluctant writers into budding bards.
The National Literacy Trust Hub in Bradford was set up to deal with the large numbers of young people in the city who left school with poor skills in reading and writing.
The trust recognised that one issue facing the district was the high number of boys who had poor literacy skills, many of whom seemed reluctant to pick up a book. Several schools in the district were identified as having a "significant gender gap" when it came to reading.
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Work to transform a blighted piece of land into a £100,000 community facility featuring a bike track, sports pitches, a play area, an outdoor classroom and allotment land has begun.
Horton Park Primary School in Dawnay Road was awarded money last year to develop an eight acre plot of scrubland which lies next to it and which is also in the centre of the Canterbury estate.
When the scheme is complete it will be known as the Canterbury Community Learning Space.
Working with Bradford Council, which owns the land, the school secured £65,000 from landfill tax funder WREN, £20,000 from public health and the remainder coming from school budgets.
A NEGLECTED plot of land in the middle of a Bradford estate will be transformed into a vibrant community area thanks to a £100,000 makeover.
The eight-acre patch of land on the Canterbury Estate, next to Horton Park Primary School, is currently unkempt and blighted by regular flytipping.
But plans are now underway to create sports pitches, a bike and running track and play equipment that will be used by the school and open to the wider community.
Working with Bradford Council, the school has been successful in securing £65,645 from the landfill tax funder WREN and £20,000 from Public Health.
The school has also committed over £30,000 towards the project, which will be known as the Canterbury Community Learning Space.
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PUPILS at a Bradford primary school have visited London to take part in a chess tournament involving schools from around the country.
Horton Park Primary is the first school in Bradford to work with Chess in Schools and Communities, a London-based charity that works to promote chess, mainly in primary schools in the UK.
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The 10-year-old was looking at the card in front of him which showed an image of a fish. “Samak,” he said decisively.