Winnall Rock School Lockdown Rockdown. Hannah Williams front, second from left, and Mayor of Winchester Vivian Achwal third from left in the back row THE last year saw Winnall Rock School dismantle their permanent studios and only meet via online and socially distanced workshops. But now the young musicians are preparing to play live music together again at the Theatre Royal Winchester on Thursday July 15. Reflecting and recalling the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, WRS members will showcase their recent work in a show called
Lockdown Rockdown.
The Voice 2021. Project Coordinator Peter Brown said: “Although the pandemic has disrupted our usual approaches, we have risen to the challenge and taken inspiration from it to create our music in new ways and different styles.
When most active managers underperform, how can investors identify the few who are likely to consistently outperform?
As the saying goes, even a stopped clock is right twice a day. And with a seemingly growing number of institutional investors believing that long-term outperformance is elusive and questioning the potential rewards from active management, any outperformance that does occur is often met with cynicism and an expectation that it will be temporary.
The move towards passive management has been among the strongest and most consistent trends among institutional investors over the past decade or more.
Furthermore, with high market valuations, significant index concentration and a potentially disorderly transition to a low-carbon economy, isn’t it time we tried to breathe new life into the debate on the role of the elusive and rare active managers who really achieve outperformance?
Retailer Chris Redmond said he did not want the local community to get into the habit of avoiding the centre of town altogether. “By keeping the streets open and hopefully freeing up some car parking . we just want to keep it easy for people, with the least amount of disruption,” he said. “We don’t want to scare them off that they never come back again.”
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Ashburton retailers Chris Redmond, of Redmonds, and Richard Wilson, of Sparrows, express their delight following a decision by the district council to fund better access while the town centre is being upgraded.
Ashburton retailers Chris Redmond, of Redmonds, left, and Richard Wilson, of Sparrows.
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The Ashburton District Council confirmed additional funding to keep multiple intersections open, as construction continues on a multimillion town centre revitalisation.
Retailers, struggling due to restricted access to large portions of the CBD, sought further support at a council public forum a fortnight ago. The wanted one lane left open at the intersections during construction.
Council unanimously agreed to additional funding to help the businesses which have been impacted, but details were initially kept under wraps.
Retail Advisory Group spokesman Bob McDonald said, in correspondence to fellow retailers, that the business community should feel very grateful following the decision.
By Hannah Rees
Tom Davies, founder of Movement Restored and Chris Redmond, director of Running Head First. Picture courtesy of The Proper Mental Podcast A Wirral-based podcast has been launched to encourage others to talk about their mental health. The Proper Mental Podcast was launched by friends, Tom Davies and Chris Redmond, in February. The podcast releases new episodes every Monday on Spotify, Amazon and iTunes. The friends found that chatting about their mental health helped them during their own struggles. They hope the podcast can inspire others to join them and normalise the conversation on mental health. Tom Davies said: “When you’re struggling, speaking out is so difficult. We use the word relatable a lot because were not experts, we can’t give people advice, but it’s the relatability of hearing other people.