Latest People: The Counsul Honoraire & Rockinghorse Charity

French classes with the Consul Honoraire; Rockinghorse dress-down fundraiser’s third year

Consul Honoraire visits Sussex Downs College

Monsieur Francois Jean, the Consul Honoraire of Brighton and Port Manager of Newhaven, visited Sussex Downs College on Tuesday 25 November to meet with the Café French Conversation class. The class posed questions to the Consul Honoraire to develop their French-speaking skills.

The informal conversation, held over coffee and cake, included plans for Newhaven port, UK’s ‘little Paris’, the Embassy and French restaurants, and ten students from French classes at the College took part.

The class enables mature students to learn a new skill in an informal setting; in the words of one, it’s his
reason for getting out of bed on a Tuesday morning!
www.sussexdowns.ac.uk

Dress as an Elf on the Twelfth … is back!
Dress As An Elf On The Twelfth is back for a third year, and Rockinghorse Children’s Charity is looking for schools and businesses to get involved in the dress down day.

The idea is to donate £1 to wear red and green on Friday 12 December 2014, and help make life better for sick children in Sussex this Christmas.

Rockinghorse is the official fundraising arm of the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital (the Alex) in Brighton, raising money for life-saving and cutting-edge medical equipment. All funds raised from the Dress As An Elf On The Twelfth dress-down day will go towards the charity’s Christmas Toy Box Appeal, to provide specially created toy boxes for long-term patients staying at the Alex.

Join in the festive spirit by getting your nursery, school, college, community group or business involved in the Dress As An Elf On The Twelfth fundraiser and you really could make a difference to children in hospital this Christmas.

Whether you wear red socks, a green jumper or dress up in full elf attire, get involved on Friday 12 December and donate £1 to Rockinghorse Children’s Charity.

To sign up or find out more, call the Rockinghorse team on 01273 330044,
email elf@rockinghorse.org.uk or visit www.rockinghorse.org.uk/get-involved
for your Dress As An Elf On The Twelfth fundraising pack.