 MAGDALEN COLLEGE SCHOOL We are a co-educational, comprehensive secondary school and sixth form centre located in the community of Brackley, Northamptonshire. In September 2004, MCS achieved specialist status in Maths & Computing. We aim to use our specialisms to promote and enrich teaching & learning on a school wide basis. www.magdalen.northants.sch.uk  TOWN CRIER My name is Anthony Church (BEM) and I am the official Town Crier to the Town Councils of Banbury, Chipping Norton and Daventry. I am a Fellow of the Loyal Company of Town Criers (FLCTC), a member of the Ancient and Honourable Guild of Town Criers (MAHGTC) and a member of the European Contingent of Town Criers (ECTC). I am also a Fellow of the Britannic Guild of Toastmasters (FBGTM). I became a professional Toastmaster in 1995 whilst working for Oxford City Council and trained as a Butler for their Civic and Corporate events, I was trained under the watchful eye of Alan Myatt who is a professional Toastmaster and the Town Crier of Gloucester and is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the worlds loudest Crier. It was Alan who got me into Town Crying when he could not fulfil a function in Oxford and asked me to stand in for him, he lent me a hat, a coat and a bell and away I went and the rest is now history. In 2003 I applied for a job as Mace Bearer to the Mayor of Banbury but when they found out I was a Town Crier they decided to appoint me as the Official Town Crier for Banbury Town Council. www.oyez-oyez-oyez.com  UP 'N' OVER DOG TRAINING CLUB Up 'N' Over DTC was founded in April 2000 for the training of Dogs in Obedience and Agility. The nine founding members who had worked for dog rescue for some years, recognised the need for a Fun Club, which allows dog owners not wishing to compete in these disciplines to still be able to train their dogs in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. We accept all breeds - not just Collies! It is encouraging to know that most members join by recommendation of existing members or local veterinary practices. We believe that in today's environment it is important that our dogs are trained to be acceptable members of society and consequently our three obedience classes aim to achieve the Kennel Club Good Citizen Awards for Bronze, Silver and Gold. Our aim is to promote and encourage responsible dog ownership www.upnover.freeserve.co.uk  ACRS QUADS & INFLATABLES ACRS is a family run business, based in Oxfordshire, with a number of years interest in motorsport and bikes and more recently quad bikes. Seeing how much fun our quad bikes have brought to our children and friend's children we setup ACRS to bring the excitement and amazing experience to others. We are available for hire at public or private events: anything from school fetes, birthday parties, festivals to steam rallys etc. It's a great way to entertain children and spice up fetes. www.acrsquads.com  DRIVING AMBITION Driving Ambition was established by Mark Prewett in 1990 and originally covered the Thame/Aylesbury area. Mark is a Grade 6 Driving Standards Agency approved instructor (cars) - instructors are graded from l to 6 (highest). Before training as an instructor Mark managed Audio & Visual Systems (Audvys Ltd Aylesbury) and also worked in radio - producing and presenting programmes on BBC Radio Oxford. From 1993 to the present day Driving Ambition covers Brackley, Silverstone,Towcester and Buckingham and surrounding areas .Local Villages covered include : Turweston, Evenley, Helmdon, Croughton, Middleton Cheney, Mixbury, Syresham, Whitfield, Halse, Farthinghoe, Marston St Lawrence, Greatworth. Driving Ambition also offers Under 17's off road driving lessons at Turweston Aerodrome. These are available for under 17's or anyone needing a quiet safe environment for a first lesson. We also do off road driving experiences for the blind / partially sighted. www.drivingambition.info Many thanks to Mark Prewett for providing many of the pictures on this website.  Brackley Music Festival Brackley Music Festival started with a week-end in July 1996. The founder, Norman Teager, had the idea of bringing together music for all tastes, presented by local musicians young and old, amateur and professional. Since then, every summer the Festival has provided a platform both for the great variety of music groups and musicians who live in and around Brackley and also for those who are nationally and internationally recognised. A much loved contributor to those early music festivals was Edward Palmer, Conductor of the Jubilee Choir (also well remembered by students in the MCS Maths department). The Festival in 2001 was dedicated "to the memory of Eddie Palmer, a stalwart of music and the festival in Brackley for many years". His family set up a scholarship for talented young organists, one of whom, Nicholas Prozillo, we had the pleasure of hearing in a recital in July 2005. Now, in 2007, Brackley Music Festival has expanded to cover two whole weeks. We shall be celebrating our 12th anniversary with some of the original groups who are still going strong, the Jubilee Choir, the Music Schools, and Brackley and District Brass Band. Joining them over the two weeks will be jazz bands, barbershop and chamber music ensembles, country and western, opera and flamenco performers. www.brackleymusicfestival.co.uk |