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BBC News
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Biddulph's Festival of Brilliant hopes to inspire children to read
Organisers of a festival in Staffordshire hope to inspire hundreds of children to Festival of Brilliant at Biddulph Old Hall will include theatre, dance, acrobatics, circus acts and author readings in the grounds of the 14th Century Bird, Director of Outside Arts, described reading as a gift and has set out to make the annual event as enjoyable as possible for children."We passionately believe that stories and reading have the power to transform people's lives for the better and make them happier," she said. One thousand pupils from across the Staffordshire Moorlands will attend the event on Friday and a public celebration will take place for families on Saturday. Ms Bird said reading for pleasure was at an all-time low and that competition for children's attention had never been higher."Books can offer confidence, creativity, innovation, empathy and can really feed children's mental wellbeing," she said."There's no surprise there's a correlation there between instances of mental health challenges in young people at the same time as there's this big dip in reading for pleasure."We want the children to be able to suspend their disbelief and step into a fairytale world."Her creative team have listened to local librarians, authors and families to shape their programme of events for the of the ideas suggested by a youth advisory group of teenagers was a Harry Potter film night, which will take place on Friday evening. A number of popular children's authors will attend the event, including the Children's Laureate Frank Cottrell organisers said they hoped that by staging the event in July it would spark an enthusiasm for reading ahead of the summer holidays, a period when children generally read less frequently.
BBC News
01-07-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Child dies in hospital after Biddulph medical emergency
A child has died in hospital after a medical emergency in air ambulance, paramedics and police were called to a property in Woodland Street in Biddulph at about 15:00 BST on gave the child emergency treatment at the scene before they were also treated in an ambulance on the way to hospital, West Midlands Ambulance Service a spokesperson said despite the attempts to save them the child was pronounced dead by doctors shortly after arriving at hospital. Staffordshire Police said the child's family was being supported by specialist officers. Follow BBC Stoke & Staffordshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Daily Mail
30-06-2025
- Daily Mail
Onlookers left 'in tears' as young child dies after being air lifted to hospital and police descend on street close to school
A young child has died after police descended on a street near a school in front of 'tearful' onlookers. Photos taken at Woodland Street in Biddulph, North Staffordshire, show an ambulance parked where emergency services arrived on scene yesterday afternoon. Three uniformed officers and two marked cars with flashing lights were positioned in the entrance to a school, Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy, locals said. An air ambulance took off after landing on playing fields off Church Road but police later confirmed an unidentified youth had died. An eye witness told StokeonTrentLive: 'There's lots of people here and some of them are tearful. 'There's no cordon or police tape anywhere but there is a PCSO stationed outside a home. There's also two car with their lights flashing on the grounds of the school.' A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: 'We were called at 2.50pm on Sunday to a property in Biddulph. 'A child was taken to hospital by air ambulance. Sadly, the child was pronounced dead by doctors a short time later. 'The child's next of kin are aware and are being supported by specialist officers at this difficult time.' West Midlands Ambulance Service have been contacted for comment.
The Sun
30-06-2025
- The Sun
Horror as young child dies after being airlifted to hospital from house as cops swarm street
A CHILD has died after being airlifted to hospital. Cops swarmed a residential street near Stoke-on-Trent on Sunday afternoon after the alarm was raised. Staffordshire Police have confirmed the unidentified child was pronounced dead by doctors shortly after arriving at the Royal Stoke University Hospital. An air ambulance landed on playing fields off Church Road, Biddulph, with multiple police cars sent to the scene in Woodland Street. A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: "We were called at 2.50pm on Sunday to a property in Biddulph. "A child was taken to hospital by air ambulance. Sadly, the child was pronounced dead by doctors a short time later. "The child's next of kin are aware and are being supported by specialist officers at this difficult time." 1
BBC News
27-06-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Biddulph veteran thanks hospital after competing in Invictus Games
A veteran who competed in the Invictus Games has presented hospital staff with his kit to thank them for helping him realise his long-held Shenton, who served in the British Army for 25 years, fractured his neck and skull when he fell off his bike while training in August 52-year-old, from Biddulph, Staffordshire, was treated at Royal Stoke University Hospital and staff guided him through an eight-month rehabilitation than five years after his accident, Mr Shenton was selected to represent Team UK in the Invictus Games, competing in Nordic Skiing and indoor rowing at the 2025 event in Canada. Four months after the contest, he returned to the hospital during Armed Forces Week and presented staff with a display case containing the kit he competed Shenton said he would not have been able to take part in the event – a dream of his since leaving the army - without the help of the "incredible" people who treated him. "I really wanted to make the donation to say thank you for all the work they have done because they quite literally saved my life," he said."Having been in the rehab gyms at Royal Stoke, and being at that low point having the collar on my neck and almost learning how to walk again, I thought this [the display] might inspire somebody to keep going."Mr Shenton served in Bosnia, Kosovo, Northern Ireland and Afghanistan before he was medically discharged from the army due to suffering with depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). He first applied to be on Team UK in the in 2018 Invictus Games in Sydney but he was rejected. Mr Shenton had two more unsuccessful applications before he was finally chosen for the 2025 competition, following his came 19th in Nordic Skiing and achieved a personal best in the indoor rowing during February's Parkinson, a senior therapy technical instructor who was involved in Mr Shenton's care, said seeing his progress made her job "all the better"."You come to work every day wanting this sort of thing to happen but often never see the end of the journey," she said. "To see how well Rob is [doing] is so rewarding." Follow BBC Stoke & Staffordshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
