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After such a long wait it was unveiled on Monday 26th Feb that Cartmel College will be sporting new colours after Easter. Along with the new colour all the new branding of the college should also be completed by the end of Easter. So when you come back from your holiday break it will be [...]

Hello Again! Welcome to the second edition of The Griffin. This is the first edition of the magazine to go out under the editorship of both Matt and I. It has been a struggle getting another issue out in such a short space of time, especially as I waited until I was joined by my [...]

Featured on the website at the moment is information on all the JCR exec, including what exactly they do and their full profiles which you caught a snippet of in the last Griffin A second great feature of the website is the inclusion of a Cartmel sports page. Hosted within this section are all the [...]

Name: Matt Connor Position on the executive: Magazine Editor Block Rep: Grange Date of birth: 14th February 1987 Degree: Film and Philosophy Year of study: 2nd My life’s ambition is….to have a photo published in National Geographic. Summarise yourself with just three words: Contemplative, Ridiculous, Pre-Raphaelite Anything else? My current addictions are nachos, sleeping in [...]

I hope everyone is as excited as I am about Extrav this year, because it is going to be awesome. After voting on the themes that the college wanted the results were as follows: 5th place – Cartmel Revival 4th place – Fizzy Pop (I was truly gutted about this!) 3rd place – James Bond [...]

With the arrangements for the One World Week fashion show going quite swimmingly it’s a great relief. With a large number of volunteers for models I’m sure there will be at least one person you recognise. The models will be showcasing a range of clothes from a number of different shops. Confirmed so far are: [...]

As much as everyone loves Spoons (mainly bottom… top Spoons can be very rude!) I have recently decided that Lancaster must hold some marvels within its eateries range besides the much beloved Spoons, and after much research I am now so glad that I strayed! I felt that it was my duty to share this [...]

As some of you will already know there is going to be a charity bungee jump taking place on the 4th of March in Galgate organised by RAG. We are a charitable lot here at Cartmel and already a number of residents have signed up. If you have ever fantasised about jumping from 180 feet [...]

Coming up in week 9 to coincide with Red Nose Day and One World Week there will be a head shaving event taking place in Cartmel Bar/JCR. Basically it will be an opportunity for you to give something other than money (as we as students know how hard it is to come by) to aid [...]

Ingredients 4 Thin slices of Bread 25g/1oz Butter 50g/2oz Sultanas or Currants 400ml/14 fluid oz Milk 2 eggs 25g/1oz Granulated Sugar 1. Grease a medium pie dish. 2. Cut the crusts off the bread and spread with plenty of butter, then cut into squares or triangles. 3. Arrange a layer of bread, buttered side up, [...]