Tired of the long winter? Need to get out, forget all your worries and feel young again? Why not pop along to Wymondham College and be enthralled by 50 or 60 young people singing and dancing in Hairspray?

This is the show that has been running in London for several months to packed-out houses and is about to be toured round the country, but not in Norfolk.

Sit back and enjoy the sheer verve and enthusiasm of these lively and talented students romping their way through a story-line about the early 60s in America. We guarantee your feet will soon start tapping.

Performances  Tuesday to Friday, 9^th to 11^th March 7.30pm, 12^th March 4.30pm.

Tickets on sale in the College Library £8.00 or phone the College on 01953  609000

School notes

• Wymondham College is a non-selective state foundation school for girls and boys aged from 11-18. It has over 1100 pupils comprising both boarding and day students.

• Outstanding academic results place the school regularly in the top 200 comprehensive schools in the UK (163rd in 2007), with over 96% of students gaining 5 or more A-C passes at GCSE in 2008.

• It is nationally recognised as a centre of excellence, with Technology College Status for Mathematics, Science, IT and Design Technology. It also holds special status for languages and has received the International Schools Award.

• Demand for State Boarding Schools has risen by 50% in the last four years. Source: Boarding Schools’ Association (BSA)

• State Boarding Schools combine a free, state education with paid-for accommodation for boarders, with the average cost currently £7,740 to £8,280 per year. Fees in the independent sector average £20,000 – 25,000 per year.

• There are 5,000 places currently available in the UK across 34 state boarding schools.

• Wymondham College expansion programme with £9.8 million of funding was completed in Summer 2008. This has provided  increased availability of places, with a focus on boarding in a state of the art new Sixth Form Centre.

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