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Hello and Welcome to Main Academy News From here you can navigate your way around Walter's latest adventures on a local, national and international level. News is assembled in latest date first order. |
| March 16th 2009 Michael Foster MP writes in support of the Paddle for Life
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| March 13th 2009 The Rt Hon Jacqui Smith MP - Home Secretary, writes to Prime Minister Gordon Brown in support of the Paddle for Life signing at the G20
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| March 10th 2009 Lord Stern signs the Paddle for Life and discusses the Energy Climate crisis with David Train
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| March 4th 2009 Peter Luff MP writes in support of the Paddle for Life at G20
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| February 23rd 2009 World Leaders to celebrate the Paddle for Life
David Train writes to Rt Hon Prime Minister Gordon Brown MP - View letter here |
| February 2009 President Barroso signs the Paddle for Life with Liz Lynne MEP and David Train in Strasbourg.
"Last week Liz contacted me and I was delighted to hear that she had inspired President Barroso to sign the Paddles for Life at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. I was even more delighted to learn that the paddle signing would take place in the Winston Churchill Building.The Paddle for Life is the symbol and first step of a set of ideas to inspire people at all levels of society, throughout the world,on board and working together to solve the world's latest and greatest threat. I am sure that Winston Churchill would have been delighted to have played his part in inspiring other world leaders to take in this greatest of all battles for the survival of civilisation. When I was with President Barroso, he grasped the paddle and held it high. In my imagination I thought of Churchill, as President of Europe,and at the heart of Europe, paddle in one hand, his other spelling outhis "V" for victory sign, inspiring people and leaders across the worldto leap on board to fight in the battle". David Train Feb 2009
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| April 2007 Prime Minister Tony Blair signs the Paddle for Life. A place in the crew for everyone - even a Prime Minister! Tony Blair joins in signing the paddle to support all the work of the paddle for life programme. |
| April 2007 The Parliamentary sword and shield becomes the paddle for life. The Speaker of the House of Commons signs the paddle and joins the crew.
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| 2007 Olympic rings - Champion and Coach working together. Lord Coe joins former Olympic Coach David Train in signing the Paddle for Life
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| May 2006 Liberty Bell Boat 001 "The Spririt of David and Climate Change" launches on the River Avon. The MAIN Academy goes GLOBAL with the flat packed wooded classroom on the water. The very first wooden bell boat designed for world travel starts it's voyage to America from it's spiritual home of Fladbury. The design is being replicated in America to spearhead the paddle for life programme. Liberty Bell 001 was decked out with celebratory flags and accompanied by Walter, Winnie and Gran We. |
