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Witchford Village College is built on the former site of RAF Witchford, in use during the Second World War. Today we held our Remembrance Ceremony to honour the lives lost during the First and Second World Wars and subsequent conflicts. We also honoured those who flew from RAF Witchford and of those the ten men who laid down their lives for our Country.

The college has recently updated its canteen facilities and it seemed appropriate to officially open Witchford Mess on Armistice Day. Sue Aldridge from RAF Witchford Museum was ‘honoured’ to cut the ribbon and declare The Mess officially open. As a finale to a very busy morning, we welcomed David Martin, Chairman of the Ely Branch of the Royal British Legion who signed affiliation papers with Principal Daniel Baxby, overseen by other branch members.

Witchford Village College recently opened its doors to local Year 5 and 6 pupils and their parents for its annual Open Evening. The theme for the night was ‘Hollywood’ and prospective students had the chance to see the college and meet the staff, whilst taking part in subject-based activities with a touch of glitz and glam!

A brand new IT facility, known as The Hub, opened at Witchford Village College this week. The school is currently undergoing an exciting refurbishment project. There are new maths classrooms, a practice music room and refurbished toilets. Over the summer work started on replacing windows and flat roofs with the main hall receiving a much-needed redecoration.

WVC at the Shakespeare School Festival Workshop

Yet again, students rose to the challenge and created some amazing cakes which were sold in aid of MacMillan Cancer Support as part of the national MacMillan Coffee Morning. We raised £185-50. A huge thank you to everyone who made and bought cakes.

Last week, two of our keen Film Studies students had the opportunity to spend the day at Cambridge-based Audio Analytic as part of our work experience scheme. We are very grateful to Neil Cooper, the Head of Marketing, for arranging the day and for the Company’s hospitality and welcome. Audio Analytic are a company working on software to empower machines with a sense of sound. They invited students to attend as they had a BBC production team interviewing the CEO of Audio Analytic. The BBC also filmed the technicalities of how they capture sound. Our students’ report follows:-

Last Wednesday the Witchford Village College Year 10 music class went to the Cambridge Junction for a Creative Careers trip. There were many music workshops to take part in; a tour of the building and an interviewing panel. The day was incredibly interesting and I had a brilliant experience.

Students, parents and staff came together this morning at Witchford Village College to celebrate this year’s GCSEs. All of the hard work, effort and commitment paid off for the students, as they opened their envelopes containing their results.