AN Otley girl will be taking up a coveted place at a London drama school. Emeli Mumford will attend the Urdang Academy from September 2021 to do a BA in Professional Dance and Musical Theatre. Formerly of Westgate Primary and Prince Henry s Grammar School Emeli has been treading the boards locally in school shows, with Damien Poole Theatre Arts in Harrogate and with Upstagers - most recently as Princes Shahazerad in Sinbad at The King s Hall in Ilkley in 2020. She has also performed nationally in three shows with British Youth Music Theatre, with a fourth planned for this summer. Emeli has reached the final of the national West End Calling Singing Competition two years in a row. She has also raised more than £2500 for Save the Children in recent years, writing Christmas songs and recording them with local children. She is currently working as an early years support assistant at Ghyll Royd School.
GHYLL Royd Nursing Home in Guiseley has maintained its ‘Good’ rating following a recent routine Care Quality Commission inspection. The home says the rating is a good reflection of the hard work of staff, as they care for residents with kindness and dignity.The nursing home has recently appointed a new registered home manager Steve Edgar, who joined in January after 30 years working as a nurse. It is in the process of investing in new technology from Person Centred Software to manage the day-to-day care planning of the residents Mr Edgar said: “I have been so impressed with the team at Ghyll Royd since I joined, working hard to care for our residents, particularly throughout the difficult pandemic period. Person Centred Software’s Mobile Care Monitoring is a huge step forward for the home, allowing us to deliver high-quality care efficiently, and means we can invest more time with the residents”