Churchill Community College Presentation

Bby Kay, Sam, Matthew, David, Nathan and Louis.

Newcastle Upon Tyne

•Newcastle is in the North East of England.

•Located on the River Tyne.

•In 2010 the population of Newcastle was 292,200.

•People from Newcastle are known as the Geordies.

•Newcastle is home to football team Newcastle United who are currently 8th out of 20 in the Barclays Premier League.

Coal MiningThe Wallsend Colliery consisted of 7 pits which were active between 1778 and1935.

By 1924 the Colliery employed 2,183 people. Its most prominent manager wasmining and railway engineer John Buddle whohelped develop the Davy Lamp.

Between 1767 and 1925 there were 11 major incidents recorded at the Colliery resulting in over 2090 deaths.On June 18th 1835 a gas explosion in one of the tunnels killed 102 miners, the youngest of which was aged 8 and the oldest, 75.

Shipbuilding in NewcastleOvertime, shipbuilding has been a big part of Newcastle’s

manufacturing status. The earliest record of shipbuilding in

Newcastle was in 1296, in which a large, wooden galley was

constructed. Since then, ships have been constructed out of

steel, and used steam rather than a sail. Shipbuilding was

carried out on both sides of the River Tyne, with the two main

shipbuilding areas in Newcastle being Elswick and Walker.

Newcastle was the third largest producer of ships in Britain, until

after WW2, where it began to decline due to lack of modernisation

and competition overseas. Swan Hunter is an example of a

shipbuilding company in Newcastle, who built ships such as the

HMS Express and HMS Exeter

BridgesBetween Newcastle and Gateshead, there are four bridges

which connect the two urban areas:

1- Tyne Bridge – Built in 1928 by Dorman Long. It is one of the main symbols of Newcastle.

2- High Level Bridge – Built in 1849 by Robert Stephenson. It is the world's first road/rail bridge.

3- Swing Bridge – Built in 1876, designed by William Armstrong. Built on the site of the Old Tyne Bridges.

4- Millennium Bridge – Built in 2002 by architects, Wilkinson Eyre ,and structural engineers, Grifford. Often nicknamed “The Blinking Eye” due to it’s tilting motion.

Churchill Community CollegeChurchill is located in the North East of England in atown called Wallsend.Churchill is a sporting college so there is alwayssports going on around the college.The headteacher of the school is called Mr Baldwin.Churchill Community College was called WillingtonHigh School.For the last two years our school has gotten 100%A*-C in their GCSE results.Our sixth form has also got a 100% pass rate lastyear.Last year the year 10 football team won the countychampionship cup.

Matthew SmithI am 15 years old and i go to Churchill Community College.

My hobbies include: Playing/Watching Football, I support Arsenal FC because I havewatched them since I was little. I enjoy playing on the Xbox One. I like to watch crimeprogrammes such as Sherlock and Crimewatch. I also like to watch action films, suchas Avengers Assemble, Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Hunger GamesAt School my favourite subjects are Maths, Ict and Business. My worst subject isEnglish.

I like to watch videos on youtube and look through the internet.

I like to listen to Imagine Dragons and Jay Z.My Favourite colour is blue.

Louis Hill•I am 16 years old.

•My hobbies are;

playing on my PlayStation 4, running, I am also looking to do the Junior Great North Run.

I also like watching films. My favourite film is The Hobbit.

I like going to other countries because I enjoy meeting new people and seeing new sites.

I also like listening to music.

My favourite subject in school is maths and my least favourite is English.

David Beck•I am 15 years old

•My Hobbies are:• Watching & Playing Football (I have a Season Ticket For Newcastle United)• Football Refereeing• Judo (Black Belt)